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Bill Torbert’s pioneering work on Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry addresses head-on the root issue of the crisis of our economies, and of our underlying models of economic and social science thought.

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Bill Torbert offers us his final, signature book—an anti-heroic memoir named Numbskull in The Theatre of Inquiry: Transforming Self, Friends, Organizations, and... Social Science. Bill is a renowned senior member of the adult development, leadership, and organization transformation fields, award-winning researcher, consultant, and teacher. Numbskull shares Torbert's dramatic early life in Spain, Austria, Italy, and Somalia, then at Yale, the Southern Methodist University Business School, and the Harvard Ed School, culminating with the creation of The Theatre of Inquiry. Read more here: http://www.williamrtorbert.com/numbskull/

Otto Scharmer comments on the book: "We live in a moment of profound disruption, a crisis of our economies and of our underlying models of economic and social science thought. Bill Torbert’s pioneering work on Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry addresses this root issue head on. His concept of integrating first-, second-, and third[1]person action inquiry are foundational for transforming social science to better illuminate our collective agency in bringing forth a new world. Highly recommended!”

And Frédéric Laloux (Author of Reinventing Organizations) says: “‘Numbskull’ is as delightful and charming as I experienced Bill Torbert when we met. Both vulnerable and witty, both memoir and scholarship, this book not only shares Bill’s profound contributions, but his remarkable journey that brought them to life.”

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Join us on Tuesday 6th April at 12pm EDT / 6pm CEST on the Clubhouse audio app for a conversation on how Theory U can (or has) helped us navigate through the so...cial and emotional disruption caused by the global pandemic.

We have created our “Theory U Club” (or open community space) to start establishing a presence there, as part of our philosophy of sensing into - and leading from - the emerging future. Our long-term vision is to foster an inclusive and vibrant audio holding space that will cover all time zones and a multitude of languages, so that we can bring the Presencing Institute and Theory U work beyond barriers, to more people than ever. We will be experimenting our way forward together: the more, the merrier! So we greatly welcome your participation and engagement.

You can read more in this article: https://www.presencing.org/…/b462d3b6-7459-43c6-896f-95a9c4…

And this will be the link to join:
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