Noetic leadership is a visionary concept with ancient roots. When Claire Lachance, CEO of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), first brought it to my attention, I felt an immediate sense of its significance and a personal Yes! Check out the webinar we did as part of IONS Noetic Global Gatherings, and read my blog post on my meeting with Edgar Mitchell and the meaning of the Greek word nous . See the recording of the webinar here: https://tinyurl.com/ybnz6sep A Chance Enco

One of the fundamental questions for those who believe in listening, respect, and tolerance is what to do with people who appear to us as dominating, certain of their positions, and intolerant of those who disagree with them. Tea and Intolerance  is a five-part series exploring the political emergence of a Tea Party, and what that represents in the larger social and political collective. (originally published 2010) Tea and Intolerance: Part One Tea and Intolerance, Part Two:

Note from the authors : We, Alan Briskin and Kathia Laszlo, have been in deep exploration on Unfolding Wisdom as part of the design process for an upcoming retreat on this topic. The retreat is meant for leaders, facilitators, consultants and change agents who are curious about the tension between intuitive knowing and its practical application in organizations and society. Our rich conversation has become fertile ground for our future time together. The following post will

Third annual conference September 3–7, 2018 Beuerhof Farm, Vulkan Eifel, Germany We are all at once both a composition and a composer. We have the ability not only to compose the future of our own lives, but to help compose the future of everyone around us and the communities in which we live. ~ Maya Angelou With colleagues Gisela Wendling, David Sibbet, and Holger Scholz, we are excited to announce the third annual gathering of our Leading as Sacred Practice conference. We

On May 12, 2017, the Goi Peace Foundation convened a symposium at United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan. The theme, “Co-creating a World in Harmony and Balance” , was an expression of the Fuji Declaration and Soul of WoMen Initiative begun two years earlier. I have worked with the Goi Peace Foundation for many years and was witness to the development of both the Declaration and Initiative. This symposium brought together thirty-five global leaders to address five perplex

Leading as Sacred Practice : A Retreat & Conference September 5-9, 2016 http://facilitation.kommunikationslotsen.de/training/leading-as-sacred-practice/ Please join me and my colleagues, David Sibbet, Gisela Wendling, and Holger Scholz for an extraordinary five days of learning, reflection, and collective discovery.  During our time together we will investigate how ritual, ceremony, and the natural world are central to remembering and recreating the sacred in contemporary ti

Does spirit exist in all forms of life?  Is there a divine spark within us if we look closely enough? Some scholars speculate spiritual intelligence requires an intellectual capacity to contemplate the Cosmos.  So it is not surprising humans speculate that only other humans can have spiritual intelligence - especially given the reluctance of apes, whales, dogs, and cats to hold seminars on the subject. Last May, I had the great fortune of being welcomed into a community o