U-procedure and Theory U. U-procedure and Theory U is a change management method to change unproductive patterns of behavior.
It was developed by Dr Friedrich (Fritz) Glasl and Dirk Lemson of the NPI (Netherlands Pedagogical Institute) in 1968[1][2] and presented systematically from the 1980s. It has been used in organisation development and social development since that time.[3][4][5] Following Dr Glasl's special interest in conflict issues, the method has also been explicitly developed to handle to the consciousness and process issues associated with relational dynamics and conflict resolution.[6] Since the early 2000s it has been elaborated as Theory U (also called "U" methodology) by C. Otto Scharmer. Presencing Institute. Theory U.