Awareness-based systems change is an action research approach to transformation that considers systems change from the view of evolving consciousness. It is an emergent cross-sectoral, inter- and transdisciplinary field focused on the process of co-inquiry into the deep structures, or interiority, of social systems—what we call social fields—in order to see, sense and shift them toward greater collective well-being. Through its focus on social fields, awareness-based systems change approaches shine a light on the less visible dimensions of social and relational reality creation: the dynamics, processes and particularly the levels of awareness that underlie and shape individual and collective behavior.
The Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change (JASC) is a place for creative scholarship that is breaking new ground in research and further evolving this emergent field. The journal aims to reveal and support both rigor and relevance in these new forms of scholarship. It is also a place for highlighting current interesting examples of promising transformative practices and hotspots of innovation and to co-inquire into these. We aim to showcase innovative systems change methodologies, theory and research that may not be seen elsewhere and, as such, are deeply committed to providing a platform for diverse voices in systems change. We see ourselves as one element of a larger intention to support a community of researchers and practitioners who work to advance the field of awareness-based systems change by co-developing the concepts, methods, tools and frames needed to illuminate and catalyze the evolution of social fields.
JASC is delighted to announce that we are now listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) with Seal designation for best practice in open access publishing.
JASC is published by the Presencing Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA https://www.u-school.org/
Website ISSN: 2767-6021
Print ISSN: 2767-6013
© Stefani Beck, Third Way Fallacy, 2025
