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Weekend Getaways
Spiced with the beauty of nature in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains,
MQI Weekend Getaways focus on critical thinking and shifting perceptions.
Getaways are offered dependent on requests and the questions and needs that
emerge through the dialogues underway at the Institute. Below, Getaways that are
offered during the Spring/Summer 2005 timeframe are listed first (see Event
Schedule) and have descriptions and baseline
agendas connected to the overview comments.
- Exploring Reality through Many
Perspectives
- An important first step in harnessing the power of self as an agent of
change is to understand the different perspectives and theories about how we
as humans create our reality. During this Weekend Getaway, we will explore
reality from the perspectives of literature, living systems, consciousness,
science and spirituality. Each of us participates daily in the process of
creating our reality as we share our thoughts and feelings with others and, in turn,
stay open to the thoughts and feelings of others. No matter what approach we
believe drives our thinking and behavior,
we create our
reality. There are many aspects to this process of creation that help
our ability to effectively promote this reality. Some key aspects that will
be addressed through exercises and dialogue are: discernment and discretion,
balance, trust, sharing, context and flow. Additional information on
what attendees will learn, the learning approach and who should attend is
included in the
Description. A baseline
Agenda is also
provided. See also Reality under current research.
- Learning for
Personal & Professional Growth
- In this highly participative Getaway & Grow weekend attendees have the
opportunity to reflect on their own basic questions that matter and at the
same time take a big step in
learning how to learn.
Few of us are aware of what research has found that can help us learn,
increase our knowledge and be able to use it better. The weekend begins with
developing a common language to talk about data, information, knowledge,
wisdom, intelligence, meaning and understanding. The weekend continues with
a review of classical ways of learning and then proposes a new model called
"Learning from the Inside Out." This model helps us understand what happens
when we learn and how we can make better use of the potential of our
brain/mind for learning. Each attendee will select one or more areas they
desire to learn about and, using the Institute library, the Internet and
working together, have the opportunity to begin a learning project and
report their results to the group. Several learning techniques such as
dialogue, conversation, lucid dreaming, intuition and perspective shifting
will be briefly presented and used in exercises. Considerable time is set aside for
personal reflection and relaxed conversation with others. The goal is to
provide a path and an environment where each participant can think about their
goals and begin their own personal journey. Additional information on what
attendees will learn, the learning approach and who should attend is
included in the
Description. A baseline
Agenda is also provided. See also Learning
under current research for additional papers and graphics.
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- New Ways of Thinking and Knowing
- Knowing can loosely be defined as hearing beyond words, seeing beyond
images, sensing beyond appearances and feeling beyond emotions. This Weekend
Getaway will focus on methods to increase individual sensory capabilities
and the ability to consciously integrate these sensory inputs with our tacit
knowledge, that knowledge within each of us that is created by past learning
experiences but cannot be put into words. More and more in a changing and
complex world we have to rely on "gut" instinct, or an internal sense of
knowing, to make decisions and take actions. This session will address the
cognitive capabilities of observing and perceiving, the cognitive processes
that transform our observations and perceptions into understanding, and the
use of Self as an agent of change. Additional information on what attendees
will learn, the learning approach and who should attend is included in the
Description.
A baseline Agenda
is also provided. See also Knowing under current
research for additional papers and related graphics.
- Human Relationships in the Professional World
- Relationships provide the foundational network for learning and the
growth of knowledge, and are our medium for functioning in the world. As our
understanding of the importance of knowledge and knowledge sharing in our
organizations increases, we begin to recognize the important place of
personal and professional relationships in the functionality of our lives.
This Getaway Weekend will explore ways to build our relationship networks,
with exercises and personal reflection exchanges focused on sharing what
each of us has learned in and about the complex web of professional
relationships. This rich pulsing of feeling and reflection will be focused
on developing new perceptions and opportunities for building future
professional relationships. See the paper on Relationship
Network Management.
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