Apply today - accepting applications for the fall 2010 cohort

Become an instrument of innovation, renewal, health and wholeness for the world through the OSR Master's Program.

The OSR Master's Program delivers an innovative curriculum that prepares adult learners to design and lead systemic organizational change.

Apply today!  Accepting applications for the fall of 2010.

For more info contact:  Paula Brekke, brekkep@seattleu.edu

A dialogue with Fritjof Capra and Linda Booth Sweeney on Thursday, November 5

Systems Thinking - Systems Practice: A dialogue with Fritjof Capra and Linda Booth Sweeney

Join us for a dialogue with Fritjof Capra and Linda Booth Sweeney, friends and colleagues for many years.  They will share their experiences in teaching the theory and practice of systems thinking, and in particular the experiences from their joint OSR seminar on November 5th.

Space is limited.  Register Now

Location:  Seattle University, Teilhard de Chardin Hall, Room 142

Contact Paula Brekke for questions - brekkep@seattleu.edu

206-296-5898

Scholarships available for OSR students to attend process workshop on Nov. 5 & 6

Scholarships are now available to OSR students to attend a Process Work workshop, Thursday and Friday, November 5-6, in Seattle at the Westin Hotel, following the Pegasus conference. The scholarships will be provided through Friends of Hitotsubashi University as part of the university’s international outreach program, for participants who have a demonstrated student status or demonstrated financial need. The workshop tuition is $500 for the two days, and scholarships range from $250 to $500 (100%) of that. If you are interested contact Tish Robinson.

A little more info includes: Julie Diamond works with Stephen Schuitevoerder as the Director of Training and Program Development at the Process Work Institute of Portland, a graduate center devoted to research and training in the Process-oriented model of individual and organizational transformation, developed by Arnold Mindell. She has been working in the field of human and organizational change for over 25 years, and consults and trains internationally and locally on leadership development, group dynamics, team development and conflict facilitation for organizations, businesses, government agencies, NGOs, non-profits, schools and universities. Past and current clients include New Zealand Health Funding Authority, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Macedonian Trade Union, Greenpeace, Portland Police Bureau, New South Wales (Australia) Department of Education and Training, Nike, Intel, Cascade AIDS Project, and Community Services Northwest.

When the going gets tough - next Pegasus webinar

Diana McLain Smith will present the next monthly Pegasus sponsored webinar on September 16 at 2:00 pm eastern. After successful sessions with Robert Fritz and Robert Dickman, Pegasus is getting great feedback from participants and wants to keep building the audience.

Diana will talk about how the quality of relationships at work can create value or destroy it, particularly “When the Going Gets Tough.” The presentation will include time for Q&A.

To learn more about this webinar go to: http://www.pegasuscom.com/webinars/smith.html

Virtual real-time collaboration

What tools and principles do we need to help change to unfold around global issues?

OSR has always been on the cutting edge of change management. Lucy Garrick (OSR-12) has joined a group of global change management practitioners who are forging the way. They are developing the first in a series of technical trials using social and technological development as a means for developing better organizations, and a better world.

The first in a series of virtual workshops will be conducted in May using the principles of Open Space as a way to convene and discuss both tools and global issues. More than 60 people from around the world have already signed up to participate. This is an opportunity to learn more about the tools and to network and connect with colleagues on a global scale around issues that interest you.

Learn more.

Organizational excellence series in process work

Dr. Stephen Schuitevoerder, a well-known international facilitator and trainer, is offering a unique opportunity to learn about Process Work in Seattle. Developed by Jungian analyst Arnold Mindell in the 1970s, Process Work is an innovative approach to individual and collective change that brings psychology, group dynamics, spirituality, and creative expression together in a single paradigm.

This 4-part program focuses on the deepening of practice and skills and is offered as a 4-day training twice a year for a period of two years. The series will explore Process Work applications to system and organizational development in depth with a broad focus on individual, relational, and group development. Specific areas covered include executive coaching, group facilitation, organizational and world change, and 2-party conflict; with exploration into power and rank, marginalized roles, and the concept of deep democracy. For more information about the Process Work Institute.

In Seattle (specific location will be communicated to final participants):

Module 1: April 30-May 3, 2009 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Module 2: October 10-13, 2009 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Module 3: May 20-23, 2010 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Module 4: October 14-17, 2010 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

Cost: $770 per 4-day module. Total cost is $3080. A non-refundable deposit of $350 is due on acceptance to be applied to Module 4. A corporate, CHEA accredited rate is available. Please inquire.

For more details, please contact: Jan Gelman (206-320-9830) or Clarice Sieden (OSR X)  (206-621-3540)

2009 Northwest Leadership Summit features Peter Senge

Peter Senge, recently named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top 20 most influential business thinkers and author of The Fifth Discipline and The Necessary Revolution, plus a panel of Pacific Northwest executives will discuss how companies around the world are boldly leading the change from “business as usual” tactics toward transformative strategies that are essential for creating a flourishing economy and sustainable world. Sponsored by the Center for Leadership Formation at Seattle University.

2009 Northwest Leadership Summit
Tuesday, May 5th, 8:00 am–12:00 pm
Town Hall Seattle
Tickets: $125, includes continental breakfast
Seating is limited so reserve your tickets today!
Questions? Email EMBA@seattleu.edu or call 206-296-2529