Resilience and Innovation in Turbulent Times
presented by
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada
June 18-23, 2012
The times are calling for leadership that is resilient, daring,
and innovative. This leadership reaches across old divides,
bringing together unlikely partners to "build the road as they walk
it" towards a more sustainable and resilient future. Where will we
find this leadership if not in ourselves, our businesses, and
communities? In this one-day session you will hear voices and
stories from across generations, across sectors, and across the
globe. Together we will share our discoveries and surface patterns
of success.
Be prepared for a day that will engage, challenge, and inspire,
and that will leave you with fresh ideas for your own innovations
back home.
The four-day Intensive is an immersion in the practices, skills,
and connections you need to deepen your leadership and accelerate
your work. Here you will learn new skills and practices, in
community with thought leaders, artists, meditation teachers, and
inspired change-makers from around the world.
You will leave ready to:
• step into leadership in a way that is authentic for you
• engage uncertainty and change as your ally
• bring out the leadership in others
• navigate effectively through challenge and complexity
• apply new lenses and strategies to your current leadership
goal or project
The Leadership Intensive weaves together three integrated
streams: foundations of authentic leadership, skill-building for
action, and community dialogue and exchange. Learn more about
ALIA's leadership programs.
Foundations in authentic leadership
Each day begins with a session that strengthens mindfulness and
creativity. This sets a shared foundation for new learning while
also introducing practices that can be applied back home. These
sessions are led by experienced mindfulness teachers and
professional artists. Read more about ALIA's application of
mindfulness and creative process to leadership.
Skill-building for action
Choose one of the following 15-hour parallel tracks, each led by
master practitioners in their fields.
Focus on personal leadership in action:
•Beyond Yes: Lead Wisely and Live Fully by Mastering the
Negotiation Within with Erica Ariel Fox
•Cutting Through Complexity: Working with Power, Timing, and
Action with Barbara Bash, Michael Chender & Chris Grant
•Leader as Spiritual Warrior: Transforming Difficulty into the
Way of Generosity and Power with Jerry Granelli & Margaret
Wheatley
Focus on collaboration, innovation, and systems
change:
•Scenarios for the Next Generation of Resource Leadership with
Art Kleiner & Mary Stacey
•Change Lab: Co-Creating New Social Realities with Adam Kahane
& Lenneke Aalbers
•Gifts of Significance: Appreciative Inquiry and the New
Philanthropy with James Hodge, Gordon Johnson & Tiffany
Paynter
Community dialogue and exchange
• Engage in small-group dialogues, informal conversations, and
plenary conversations and events.
• Use the community to shed new light on your project. You will
have opportunities to present your work, invite input, and see what
others are learning in their own contexts.
• Leave with rich relationships and webs of connection that will
continue to support you back home.
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Testimonials
"The Summer Institute was profound, tribal, fun,
transformational. My decision-making has taken on new meaning and
purpose." -John Crace, Principal, WHW Architects, Halifax,
Nova Scotia
"Coming to ALIA was like finding an oasis in the desert. The
experience has continued to revitalize me and refuel my
work." -Ann Badillo, Coach and Consultant, Palo Alto,
California
"I was impressed by the caliber of the faculty, the depth of the
conversations, and the purposefulness of everyone involved."
-Helene Liu, The MasterMinds Group, Hong Kong