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Eamonn Kelly

 Powerful TimesDecember 9, 2008: Making Your Contribution in Powerful Times
with Eamonn Kelly, CEO, Global Business Network, a member of the Monitor Group, Author, Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World
The unknown, unexpected, and unimagined have long been central to the human drama, and yet the level of uncertainty today is radically higher than ever before. Over the past five centuries, the industrialized world has developed certain bedrock assumptions—assumptions that are now crumbling around us through massive technological, political, and social changes.

Eamonn will explore how the practice of scenario thinking offers a way to prepare for what’s coming—and transform this moment of uncertainty into unprecedented opportunity. By integrating traditional strategy approaches with those that rely on intuition, collective insight, emotional and spiritual intelligence, morality, and wisdom, we can move toward a new future, not in fear, but with conviction and sustained attention.
Website: http://www.gbn.com
VisionHolder n/aNovember 19, 2008: Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life
with Richard Leider, coach, author and founding partner, Inventure Group
Drawing on ancient and contemporary wisdom, as well as modern research, Richard Leider and David Shapiro provide insightful ways of thinking and being that help us find meaning and purpose in the second half of life. This deeply reflective book uses a safari, (referencing a trip the authors took to Africa in 2006) as a metaphor to show how the second half of life can be a journey of discovery.

In what may be their most personal book to date, Richard and David share dozens of moving stories, from both their own experiences and those of their safari companions, that offer sometimes surprising examples of lives well-lived, lives that exemplify the qualities of authenticity and wholeheartedness that they believe are essential to finding meaning and purpose in the second half of life. There are many pathways to putting our whole selves into life, especially during the second half, and in "Something to Live For," Richard and David explore many routes to vital aging.
Website: http://www.inventuregroup.com
Maggie Jackson

October 22, 2008: Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age
with Maggie Jackson, award-winning author and journalist
Distracted details the steep costs of our current epidemic deficits of attention, while revealing the astonishing scientific discoveries that can help us rekindle our powers of focus in a world of speed and overload.

Maggie Jackson will discuss her controversial thesis about the downsides of the information age, and how the distractions from modern technologies lead to less critical thinking and less fulfilled lives. She explores the causes and effects of the erosion of attention, including media culture, the internet and personal communication devices, and even our fast-food culture, and how these impact relationships, work and personal identity. She details some advances in "attention science," a field in cognitive neuroscience, and what they tell us about how people can overcome their distractions. And she shares what listeners can do to stop the erosion of attention in their lives.
Website: http://maggie-jackson.com 
Angeles Arrien

 September 16, 2008: The Four Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary
with Angeles Arrien, cultural anthropologist, award-winning author, educator, and consultant
The Four-Fold Way™ Program is an educational experience that demonstrates how to "walk the mystical path with practical feet." It is designed to increase our respect for nature and each other, and enhance our ability to work cooperatively and creatively in teams. The program inspires "spirit in action" using the cross-cultural components of leadership and communication skills, creative problem-solving, health care, and education. The Four-Fold Way™ Program emphasizes four major principles that integrate ancient cultural wisdoms into contemporary life.
The Way of the Warrior or Leader
The Way of the Healer or Caretaker
The Way of the Visionary or Creative Problem Solver
The Way of the Teacher or Counselor
Website: http://www.angelesarrien.com/


Peter Block August 26, 2008: Community: The Structure of Belonging -Part Deux
with Peter Block, Author, Consultant and Partner, Designed Learning
Peter Block’s book "Community: The Structure of Belonging" (click book cover to order) articulates a potent design for creating living communities whenever and wherever people gather, through the realization that everyday acts of citizenship are acts of leadership. The radical notion that belonging to a community as a citizen leader can transform the human relationship to the planet, is both genius and imperative.
Website: http://www.peterblock.com
Pre-Reading: Leadership as Convening; Community Handout
Sarah Susanka July 15, 2008: The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters
The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really MattersBestselling author, architect and cultural visionary, Sarah Susanka is leading a movement that is redefining the American home. Her "build better, not bigger" approach to residential design has been embraced across the country and her "Not So Big" philosophy has sparked international dialogue. Join us for a "not so big," but clearly meaningful conversation.
Websites: http://www.susanka.com/, http://www.notsobiglife.com/
VisionHolder June 10, 2008: Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges
with Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the founding chair of ELIAS (Emerging Leaders for Innovation Across Sectors), co-author, Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future, Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society
noneUsing his experience working with some of the world's most accomplished leaders and innovators, Otto Scharmer has shown in Theory U how groups and organizations can develop seven leadership capacities in order to create a future that would not otherwise be possible. The “U” process, first introduced in his previous work Presence, is expanded, deepened, and offered in comprehensive detail. The shift in awareness he documents allows us to connect to our best future possibility and realize it.
Website: www.ottoscharmer.com
Pre-reading: "Addressing the Blind Spot of Our Time" - An executive summary of "Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges"
Robyn Waters May 13, 2008: Finding Success From The Inside Out: "It's not about what's
next...It's about what's important"
with Robyn Waters, Author, Keynote Speaker and "Hired Gun Visionary"
Trendmaster Robyn Waters often encourages her clients to reframe their thinking—to tap into the hearts and minds of their customers by focusing less on what’s next and more on what’s important. It is sage advice that Robyn herself followed as she transitioned her successful retail career from a prestigious, high-demand leadership position within Target Corporation--as Vice President of Trend, Design and Product Development-- to a new, more balanced life as a consultant, author, and speaker. In this candid and compelling conversation, Robyn will talk about her personal journey of self-discovery and how her drive for professional success eventually transitioned into a pursuit of happiness, meaning and personal fulfillment.
Website: http://www.rwtrend.com
Peter Block April 16, 2008: Community: The Structure of Belongingnone
with Peter Block, Author, Consultant and Partner, Designed Learning
Peter Block’s book "Community: The Structure of Belonging" (click book cover to pre-order) articulates a potent design for creating living communities whenever and wherever people gather, through the realization that everyday acts of citizenship are acts of leadership. The radical notion that belonging to a community as a citizen leader can transform the human relationship to the planet, is both genius and imperative.
*Pre-order special http://www.designedlearning.com/ for Community: The Structure of Belonging. Order by Friday, May 2 and you will only pay $16.00 +S&H (cover price of $26.95 +S&H).
Website: http://www.peterblock.com
Dr. Verna Price March 18, 2008: The Power of People: Four Kinds of People That Can Change Your Life with Dr. Verna Cornelia Price, President & Principal Consultant, J Cameron & Associates; founder, Girls in Action mentoring initiative
Do you know that you are powerful beyond measure? Personal power is an
internal spiritual force within all of us that is simply waiting to be realized and used. Is your life what you want it to be? Could you be suffering from the 'subtracter syndrome'? A nationally recognized motivational speaker, and founder of an impactful mentoring program for high school girls, Girls in Action, Verna says that subtracters in your life can block your access to health, happiness and success. It's time to do something about it!
Website: http://www.drvernaprice.com
Rayona Sharpnack February 12, 2008: Trade-Up!: 5 Steps for Redesigning Your Leadership and Life from the Inside Out with Rayona Sharpnack, Founder, Institute for Women's Leadership
Sometimes the world seems like it has been and always will be set in its ways; then someone nudges our beliefs or opens our eyes, and a whole new universe of possibility becomes available. That’s what trading up can do for individuals, organizations, and societies. Trade Up! outlines the 5 steps to help leaders gain awareness of ideas or assumptions that are are no longer valid, to trade up from limiting beliefs and behaviors to those that will help them change the world.
Website: http://womensleadership.org
Leif Utne January 22, 2008: Witness the Future: YouTube with a Conscience
with Leif Utne, VP Sales and Marketing, Quantum Shift TV
An innovative new Web broadcaster is using the power of the Internet to inspire children and youth in schools across North America to make a difference. Quantum Shift TV is a 21st Century storyteller renewing the cultural values of community, care and interconnectedness through the use of leading edge technology and citizen journalism. They have been inspired by research from the Max Plank Institute in Germany confirming the belief that people are more likely to take positive action when they are seen to be doing so. Ultimately they want to shift this culture from 'me' to 'we' through a socially responsible media business that shares the stories of those who positively impact social and environmental change on our planet.
What makes Quantum Shift TV unique: the quality of their embeddable video player, the type and quality of content/editorial filter, and the video contest platform that allows organizations to run their own video contests within the context of social and environmental activism.
A key function to create engagement: every video contains up to 3 "take-action" links, so that the viewing is not just passive, but encourages interaction and action.
Two Upcoming Actions: Action 1, Action 2
Join us for an exciting conversation with an emerging visionary who lives life in the quest of creating a sustainable, just, loving, empowered world.
Website: http://www.quantumshift.tv

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