Three steps of U journey

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Introduction
The three steps of the U journey are: 1. Observe, observe, observe 2. Retreat and reflect 3. Explore by doing

This requires an: open heart, open mind and open will.

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 * One way of learning is by reflecting on experiences in the past.
 * But sometimes it is better to learn by connecting with emerging future possibilities.
 * Otto Scharmer talks about sensing and actualizing emerging future possibilities.
 * Discontinue the old habitual ways of operating, the old habits of judgment, and totally immerse yourself into the reality you're dealing with.

Three steps of the U journey

 * Observe, observe, observe: Totally immerse yourself into the places of most potential, the context that can teach you most about how to deal and respond to the situation and the challenge that you're dealing with.
 * Retreat and reflect: The second good practic is to retreat and reflect, allow the inner knowing to emerge. So you first go out into the world and observe, observe, observe. Talk to operators out on the streets. Then everyone comes back together and shares what they learned. Share your insights gathered across places. And then, when everyone is listening you do it with a mindset that's not only asking what is it that's really wanting to emerge in the world there, but also what is the story of the future that I want to be part of, that we want to be part of?
 * Explore by doing: Rapid cycle prototyping

The success of an intervention depends on the interior condition (open heart, open mind and open will) of the change maker.