Manifesto
- There is a fascinating emerging body of knowledge in the field of adult development.
- Notably, the insights around cognitive development are not fully accessible yet.
- How would our world look if we applied these evolving insights to the fields of businesses, education, politics etc?
- CAD, the Center of Applied of Dialectics, opens up a platform for practitioners in the field of adult development, integrating research into their practice, exchanging findings and thereby nourishing each other, empowering others to do likewise.
Next salons:
Salons always contain these elements: information, experience, reflection and connection. They start with arriving and breakoutsessions 30 min early with the option to stay after the official session for another 30 min to enable connections;
- Kristian Stalne, Stefanie Greca: IDGs - InnerDevelopmentGoals: How can we develop as adults to better address complex challenges?
Mo Jan 31st 2022, 7pm CET / 12.00 noon CST; (~1,5h); https://zoom.us/j/4078847969?pwd=K1ZxbWxEdi9aaXdJdGJKaTVuTEk0QT09; Room-Nr 4078847969, pw "lebt"; Calendar entry - Roman Angerer, The Role of Dialectics in Homeostatic Hierarchical Integration through Communicative Action; Wed 16th Feb 2022, 7pm CET / 12.00 noon CST (~1,5h); https://zoom.us/j/4078847969?pwd=K1ZxbWxEdi9aaXdJdGJKaTVuTEk0QT09; Room-Nr 4078847969, pw "lebt"
- Mike Vessey (topic to be determined); Tue 15th March, 7pm CET / 12.00 noon CST (~1,5h); https://zoom.us/j/4078847969?pwd=K1ZxbWxEdi9aaXdJdGJKaTVuTEk0QT09; Room-Nr 4078847969, pw "lebt"
- Lisa Norton, topic tbd, probably around "Uncertainment", Tue April 19th 2022, 7pm CET / 12.00 noon CST (~1,5h); https://zoom.us/j/4078847969?pwd=K1ZxbWxEdi9aaXdJdGJKaTVuTEk0QT09; Room-Nr 4078847969, pw "lebt"
- Carole Griggs, Ted Strauss, topic tbd, probably related to their book "iConscious: Accelerating Human Potential", see also https://iconscious.global/
Thu 19th May 2022, 7pm CET / 12.00 noon CST (~1,5h); https://zoom.us/j/4078847969?pwd=K1ZxbWxEdi9aaXdJdGJKaTVuTEk0QT09; Room-Nr 4078847969, pw "lebt"
Starting with autumn 2022 we are planning to shift the format - having two persons being in open dialogue, starting with a topic; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. which person and which topics you would be most interested in!
Past Salons:
- Rainer von Leoprechting, Jackie Thoms: Adult Development Assessments: Influencing Senior Team Engagement - Benefits, Case Studies, Insights
Tue May 25th 2021; recording: https://youtu.be/_g-LHTTGIYo - Bernhard Possert, MindOpening Dialogue Platform: Scaling Development? Tue June 22nd 2021; recording: https://youtu.be/DWYsSd4JSuM
- Nick Shannon, Metathinking, Tue Sept 21st 2021; recording: https://youtu.be/Jr4i4FBzQkU
- Graham Boyd, Illustrating the 28 Dialectic Thoughtforms through their application in the system described in the book "Rebuild: Leadership, the Economy and You" - A toolkit for builders of a better world; recording: https://youtu.be/J11Xiud-Md4
- Jan de Visch, The Practice of Deliberately Developmental Facilitation in Organizational Development: The use of digital and analog tools to strengthen critical reflection and enhance learning; Tue Nov 23rd 2021, recording: https://youtu.be/Cgrn2hubHSE
- Otto Laske, in dialogue with Graham Boyd, Rainer von Leoprechting, Nick Shannon, Jan de Visch, Alan Snow and Michael Basseches: "CDF: A Social-Science Framework For Understanding Human Agency"; Video: https://youtu.be/7gZSrQXXZgM
- Daniel Goertz, Is vertical stage development real, BS, both, or neither? Mo 10th January 2022: video: https://youtu.be/jAFJlglaBeo
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The current expert practitioners holding the platform:
- Bernhard Possert, Austria, Possert KG, www.possert.at, MindOpening Dialogue: handling challenges, growing your mind - www.mindopeners.net, weaver of CAD
- Rainer von Leoprechting, Austria, Frændi, www.fraendi.org, accompanying leadership teams to make the best of the transitions of our times
- Nick Shannon, UK, https://metathinking.org/, see the book of Nick and Bruno Frischherz, link to ESRAD, the European Society for Research in Adult Development
- Jackie Thoms, UK, Frændi, www.fraendi.org, accompanying leadership teams to make the best of the transitions of our times
- Iva Vurdelja, USA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivavurdelja/ , (link to dissertation)
CAD - Otto Laske / interdevelopmentals.org
- Otto Laske entrusted his intellectual heritage to CAD. We are grateful to Otto Laske for this generous contribution.
- Fraendi is using his material to train people to develop individual profiles. If you are interested to work with this material please contact Rainer / fraendi.org to get trained and licensed.
The setup of CAD is financially supported by the EU, as it is part of the CADRA project - Cognitive Adult Development, from Research to Application - see https://fraendi.org/cadra/