Program Session #: 279 | Submission: 10548 | Sponsor(s): (PTC, ODC, MSR, SIM, MED)
Scheduled: Saturday, Aug 2 2014 10:00AM - 12:30PM at Pennsylvania Convention Center in Room 115 AB
Connecting Inner Transformation as a Leader to Corporate and Societal Change: The Power of Words
Distinguished Speaker: Subhanu Saxena; CIPLA;
Distinguished Speaker: Otto Scharmer; MIT Sloan;
Distinguished Speaker: Peter M. Senge; Society of Organizational Learning;
Distinguished Speaker: Susan Skjei; Naropa U.;
Host: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler; Alliant International U.;
Organizer: Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong;
Organizer: Fedor Ovchinnikov; Center for Evolutionary Leadership;
According to Otto Scharmer (Forthcoming 2014), "In most systems today, we face a situation where we collectively create results that nobody wants. We create environmental destruction. We create inequity. We create less and less happiness and well-being in spite of more and more GDP per person." This PDW highlights how shifting the inner place from which you operate, so you connect to the sources of your own self, your own humanity, your own energy, your own creativity, is key to transformative change. This can enable leaders to reframe difficult issues, develop creative strategies, and shift the environment in the workplace. We focus particularly on the power of words in this global process: how we speak and listen and hear one another, regardless of cultural, political, and religious divides, will impact whether we can envision and implement the kinds of changes we feel are needed. The panelists are internationally respected leaders, educators, and consultants who have cultivated awareness personally for years, led or facilitated systemic change, and trained leaders to do so. They will discuss the interdependence of contemplative practices and societal action in the context of moving beyond collective paralysis to putting people and the planet first. Breakouts will allow everyone to participate actively. Among our questions are: "How does my quality of attention and connection with people impact how I perceive key strategic decisions?" and "How can we bring about the creation of new containers for conversation that bridge the divides that separate us?" The session will be highly interactive and may include moving towards personal action research projects in breakouts.
Search Terms: Mindfulness , transformation , societal change
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Saxena, S.; Scharmer, O, & Goldman Schuyler, K. (Forthcoming 2014). Connecting inner transformation as a leader to corporate and societal change. In Goldman Schuyler, K. (Ed). Leading with spirit, presence, and authenticity. San Francisco: Jossey Bass/Wiley.