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 The Art of Conflict harnesses the energies of conflict, diversity, and chaos to create cultural change. As individuals, families, and organizations, we typically alternate between avoiding conflict and enacting conflict that does harm. Leaders skilled in the art of conflict facilitate the recognition and engagement of differences necessary for creative collaboration and cultural change. This workshop explores these themes and the power of imagination in practicing the art of conflict. Potential themes for the day include:
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Program Leader:  Aftab Omer, Ph.D. is President and core faculty at the Institute of Imaginal Studies. Formerly a faculty member in the Psychology Department at Sonoma State University, his research has focused on the emergence of human capacities within transformative learning communities. His work has included assisting organizations in tapping the creative potentials of conflict, diversity, and chaos. Born and raised in South Asia, he was educated at M.I.T. and Brandeis University. His article entitled "The Spacious Center: Leadership and the Creative Transformation of Culture" has recently been published in Shift: At the Frontiers of Consciousness, the Institute of Noetic Science's quarterly publication. |
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Institute of Imaginal Studies Located in the San Francisco Bay Area – 47 Sixth Street, Petaluma, CA 94952 Phone: 707-765-1836 – Fax: 707-765-2351 – info@imaginal.edu – www.imaginal.edu – forward this program to a friend |
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