Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego to Eco
Theory U Presencing Foundation Program with in-person Guest Speaker Otto Scharmer
Join us on
From June 22 to 26, 2027
June 22 – 26, 2027
Residential workshop
Location:
Landgut Stober
Behnitzer Dorfstraße 27-31
14641 Nauen OT Groß Behnitz
Germany
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Language:
English
This program is organized and hosted by PI Europe gGmbH
At a Glance
This retreat-style workshop is designed for leaders, teams, and practitioners across different sectors, to learn and experience the core tools and methods developed by the Presencing Institute. The highly applied program will introduce concepts and practices for leading profound innovation and change, both within organizations and across societal systems. Participants are encouraged to bring their specific application into the program.
The program is also part of the Presencing Institute's practitioner certification pathway.
This will be the only in-person Presencing Foundation Program being offered in 2027 in Europe.
Schedule
The program begins on
Tuesday, June 22 at 6.00 pm CEST with dinner
and ends with a packed lunch at 1:00 pm CEST on
Saturday, June 26, 2026.
Rates
Regular Early Bird 4.656* € / Regular: 4.746* €
Reduced Early Bird 3.456* € / Reduced: 3.556* €
Regular Rate applies to: corporations, donor organizations, philanthropists, impact investors, consultants, etc.
Reduced Rate applies to: non-profits, social leaders, individuals with moderate income, community activists, members of the academic community, etc.
Early Bird rate ends on February 28, 2027 or when the limited number of spots available is filled.
Tuition includes 19% VAT, shuttle from and to Berlin, course materials, *accommodation in single room (556 €) and all meals - beginning with dinner on Tuesday, June 22 and ending with lunch on Saturday, June 26, 2026.
*If you join with another person and would like to book a double room (358 €/pp)
or
*If you would like to book a double room for single use (716 €/pp) please reach out before registration
For any questions regarding the tuition, please contact the team
Shuttle from and to Berlin
A complimentary shuttle ride will be organized from Berlin main train station on June 22 at 3:00 pm and on June 26 leaving at 1:15 pm at the venue back to main train station.
If you travel individually to the venue you can find more information here.
KOMPASS Germany
Cancellation Policy
The amount paid minus a € 500 cancellation/processing fee will be refunded for all cancellations received in writing before March 1, 2027.
After that date registration is binding. Cancellation or a refund of the participation fee is not possible. However you may arrange for a substitute participant at least two (2) weeks before the program.
In the event that the program is canceled, postponed, interrupted, or unable to proceed as planned due to circumstances beyond the organization's control, including but not limited to natural disasters, severe weather, acts of war, terrorism, public health emergencies, government restrictions, or other force majeure events, no refunds will be issued. The organization reserves the right to modify, reschedule, relocate, or provide alternative programming at its discretion.
Travel expenses or any other additional costs are the responsibility of the participant and will not be refunded.
Description
- How can I learn and lead in moments of disruption in ways that allow me to connect to a future potential, rather than re-enacting patterns of the past?
- What allows me to sense deeply into a challenge and generate “action confidence” in fast changing environments?
- How do I develop the capacity to connect with inner creativity or “source”?
- How can I apply these tools and practices in the organizations and teams I’m a part of?
- How do I create “social soil” that allows for deep system transformation?
This four-day hands-on retreat and workshop is designed for leaders and teams at all levels. Participants have an opportunity to explore Theory U and Presencing as a collective leadership methodology for sensing and facilitating profound innovation and change both within organizations and across societal systems. The program is designed as a U-process to allow you to experience the U-process in depth and to apply the methods and tools to your work.
You will join about 75 participants from across sectors, generations and continents. The workshop will invite you to slow down, connect with your core intention and draw inspiration from the collective capacity this gathering generates. You will leave with a meaningful long lasting network.
Social Presencing Theater (SPT), Theory U’s embodiment and Social Arts practice, is weaved throughout the four days to deepen insight and experience. Stories and case studies support you in customizing this approach to your own situations at home.
Case clinics are a structured opportunity to work through your specific challenges, projects and aspirations with peer support.
Individually joining participants can take away insights for their work as well as teams, for which it is of particular value to support them in creating a shared vision for projects and prototype new ideas.
In our experience a good spread of participation across the sectors - corporate, civil society, government, academia - is part of the magic of this program. Since we are trying to ensure a balanced mix, we might contact you prior to confirming your participation.

What you’ll learn
The course is organized around different practices from Theory U and Presencing. This includes anawareness-based systems change framework, a variety of tools, concepts and processes including:
- Theory U introduction– frameworks, principles, process, methods, and tools
- Shifting self and system from “ego-system to eco-system” awareness and action
- Applying Levels of Listening and Dialogue
- Daily Awareness Practice
- Embodied Practices with Social Presencing Theater
- “Case clinics” to cultivate collective creativity around tangible leadership challenges
- Actualizing emerging opportunities through crystallizing and prototyping
- Real world stories applying Theory U
Our guiding principle is that the necessary changes in the world occur at various levels, spanning from the individual and team levels to the organizational, cross-organizational, community, civil society, and industry levels.
Team
Otto Scharmer will be joining as guest faculty on day one and day two.
