Birds of a Feather Dinners

After settling in with our food and each other, we will have an hour long “Emergent Conversation” where we are in ONE conversation that is focused on what is alive and present for each of us, between us, among us.

Share a recollection or dream or feeling from your childhood that you wish to summon into your present and future. Or just take a moment to reminisce and share something that made you happy and allow that feeling to be shared in conversation. Let’s get to know one another through the lens of our childhood dreams.

Together let's explore the principles and practices that compassionate leaders need for the rapidly changing organizational environment of this hybrid world. Join us in lively discussion around best practices for the future of compassionate leadership.

As we round out two years of being in the pandemic, what is getting you through it? Is it a daily ritual, a memory, a future event, or are you comfortable just being? What spark keeps your fire burning or the music playing in you? Who or what do you need to thank? Talk to us.

Con-spire = Breathe Together. Should our personal meditation practice intersect with the socio-economic-political world? How? How do act with inclusivity, compassion, wisdom so as not to deepen divides? Is a few minutes of mindfulness just 'mindfulness-washing'? Can it have an impact?

A "listening circle" discussion on how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves to a new narrative that allows us to reimagine and rewrite our story and journey of happiness - whether it is as a business leader envisioning a company's future or an individual working on his/her own personal inner dialogue. The "constellation" of this narrative experience is the same using food as a mode of discussion to reimagine the dishes that arrive on the table...how can we shift our biases and belief about our "dish" (story) and the "dishes" (stories) of others in a non-judgmental way to create a culture of compassion and not of competition; to build a culture of understanding and not of undermining; to nurture a culture of collaboration and not isolation.

How can we help schools mindfully integrate technology into their curricula to everyone's satisfaction? Not just as a tool to enhance academic studies, but as an everlasting part of an integrated, fulfilling life? We invite technologists, educators, and contemplative practitioners to grapple with these questions and discuss the the various approaches we use to cultivate healthy relationships with each other, ourselves, and our devices in the 21st century context.

As conscious leaders, we often are called to dismantle harmful, inequitable, and outdated systems and to challenge assumptions about the structures of the organizations or industries in which we work. Whether it's a new way of structuring teams, compensation, hierarchical systems, or the workweek, what are the challenges and successes you've experienced?…