u-lab: Leading From the Emerging Future

Many of us feel that we want to be part of a different story - we just don’t know how. u-lab is all about the ‘how.’ - Otto Scharmer

Change is happening really fast. The uncertainty, disruption, and complexity we currently face is accelerating rather than resolving and the path through the chaos to a regenerative future seems unclear.

Finding that path requires a journey that takes us to the root causes of society's dysfunction to shift the dynamics underlying systems. Through this journey we explore the questions:

• How can we learn to lead in these times?
• What are the skills, capacities, and resources that will support us?
• Where are the individuals, groups, and organizations that we can connect and collaborate with?

u-lab supports change-makers globally with the tools, methods, and spaces to bring about meaningful transformations in the communities, organizations, and systems they care deeply about.

Through u-lab, individuals and groups around the world are guided through a learning-by-doing experience where they apply the methods and tools of Theory U to issues that matter to them, building their capacity to lead transformative change in the process.

Important reminders:

• The u-lab course and all materials are available at no cost. The option exists to pursue a verified certificate from MIT Learn for a fee of $99.
• The facilitated u-lab course, including live broadcast sessions from MIT Learn is 8 weeks in duration: September 25, 2025 to November 20, 2025. Course materials will be made available two weeks prior, beginning September 11, 2025, so you can get acquainted with the course format and platform before we begin.
• After November 20, 2025, the course will be available as a self-paced learning experience until May 30, 2026. The course will not be monitored between November 20, 2025 and May 30, 2026.