ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... 1
CONTENT ...................................................................................................... 2
LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................... 4
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................ 5
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 6
1 OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................. 8
1.1 GOAL .................................................................................................. 8
1.2 CURRENT STATUS OF RESEARCH ......................................................... 9
1.3 IMPACT ............................................................................................... 9
1.4 METHODICAL APPROACH ..................................................................... 9
1.5 STRUCTURE OF DOCUMENT ............................................................... 10
2 THE MOMENT OF “MIRACULOUS” CHANGE IN THE THEORY U
CHANGE PROCESS ................................................................................... 12
2.1 THE THEORY U METHODOLOGY ......................................................... 12
2.1.1 The Philosophy ......................................................................... 13
2.1.2 The Theory U Process ............................................................. 16
2.1.3 Coaching Tools and Methods ................................................... 18
2.1.4 “Miraculous Change” - The Presencing Effect ......................... 19
2.2 EXAMPLES OF THE PRESENCING EFFECT ............................................ 20
2.2.1 Arizona Cactus Pine Council .................................................... 20
2.2.2 Regional Health Transformation Denmark ............................... 21
3 SELECTED SCIENTIFIC MODELS AND RESEARCH RESULTS ....... 23
3.1 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ..................................................................... 23
3.1.1 The Flow Effect ........................................................................ 23
3.1.2 Mindfulness .............................................................................. 25
3.1.3 The Role of Emotions for Learning ........................................... 27
3.2 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS .................................................................. 29
3.2.1 The Psychology of Biases ........................................................ 29
3.2.2 The Prospect Theory ................................................................ 32
3.3 NEURO-SCIENCE ............................................................................... 33
3.3.1 Neurocardiology ....................................................................... 33
3.3.2 Neurophysiology ....................................................................... 36
3.3.3 The Unconscious Mind ............................................................. 37
4 THE ANALYSIS OF THE “MIRACULOUS” CHANGE ......................... 39
4.1 CORRELATING THE FLOW EFFECT ...................................................... 39
4.2 CORRELATING MINDFULNESS ............................................................. 41
4.3 CORRELATING THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS FOR LEARNING ....................... 43
4.4 CORRELATING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BIASES ...................................... 45
4.5 CORRELATING THE PROSPECT THEORY .............................................. 48
4.6 CORRELATING NEUROCARDIOLOGY .................................................... 49
4.7 CORRELATING NEUROPHYSIOLOGY .................................................... 51
4.8 CORRELATING THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND ............................................. 51
4.9 SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS .................................................... 52
5 THE SYNTHESIS OF A NEW EXPLANATORY MODEL ..................... 55
5.1 THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL OF THE PRESENCING EFFECT ............. 55
5.1.1 Biological Influences ................................................................. 56
5.1.2 Psychological Influences .......................................................... 57
5.1.3 Sociocultural Influences ........................................................... 57
5.2 APPLICABILITY OF THE PRESENCING EFFECT ....................................... 58
6 DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ............................................................. 61
6.1 DISCUSSION OF WORK DESIGN, APPROACH AND RESULTS .................. 61
6.2 QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ................................................ 62
7 SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 64
8 REFERENCE LIST ................................................................................ 68
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ................................................................................ 76