Art of Convening Biography
Claudia Eisinger
Certified Convening Leader
Managing Associate
Fifth Element Associates
1069 Sunset View Rd
Colchester, VT 05446
802-878-9380
claudia@fifthelementassociates.com


BIOGRAPHY

Claudia is passionate about creating appreciative environments where people feel valued, where authentic engagement is cultivated - leading to deep relationships of trust, and where creativity and inspiration thrive in service of the greater good...

“It is vital that each one’s voice and unique perspective is heard and that each one’s gift is valued, especially in an environment where a shared vision can be cultivated and honored.  It is a doorway to healing humanity and collectively realizing our true potential.  Then, we can co-create a bright future of possibility and success in innovative ways that work for all.”

Expertise

• Over  18 years as professional convener, facilitator, and group moderator globally, nationally, and locally
• Over 5 years working intensively in the understanding, application, practice, and development of the Art of Convening™ (AoC) and AoC Guild
• Co-pioneered unique, in-person and virtual experiential learning approaches for AoC
• Skilled international, qualitative marketing research specialist in branding, marketing, and communication research in the public, private, and non-profit sectors spanning education, health and human services, finance, consumer goods and manufacturing
• Keen understanding of and expert in conducting research with women and leading-edge youth
• Honed capacity to “see” and “sense” the cultural and social context of diverse groups, systems,  and countries and uncovering the true drivers of motivation, behavior, and behavior change
• Skilled at leading multi-dimensional and collaborative projects that call on the contributions of  a variety of experts and specialists in their fields

Qualifications and Positions

• Certified Convening Leader (CCL),in the Art of Convening© 2010 – present
• Art of Convening© Advanced Graduate, 2008-2009
• Art of Convening© Core Graduate, Series 19, 2005-2006
• Appreciative Inquiry Facilitators Training, with David Cooperrider, Case Western Reserve, 2004
• Managing Associate, Fifth Element Associates, http://www.fifthelementassociates.com/ , 2003 – present
• Professional Research Certification (PRC) “Expert”, Marketing Research Association (MRA),  1998- present
• Held leadership and senior positions in qualitative research in London, UK and Burlington, VT, 1993 - 2003
• Professionally trained in international qualitative research in the UK and work that spanned Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America, 1990 - 1997
• B.Sc. in Applied Economics and Business Management, minor in Marketing, Cornell University, 1990

Claudia feels most alive when she is cooking with abandon, sailing into the setting sun in an 18-knot breeze, Alpine skiing on blue-sky day, or hiking a tall peak, especially in service of a good cause and when such experiences are shared with good friends and family.  She is also a traveler at heart, having been around the globe, and loves “getting” a culture like a local.  Claudia lives with her husband, daughter, host daughter from Armenia, and dog on Lake Champlain just north of Burlington, Vermont.