St Jean Retreat 2015 Brochure English...

Use this summer break to explore the spirit of collaboration. Improve your professional competencies in dealing with intractable problems. Explore complex situations that challenge you personally and professionally. Step back and reflect on your professional goals

and leadership capacities. Join others who face these same work challenges and learn together.

The Art of Co-‐Creation and Innovation Collaborative leadership in today’s complex environment

Workshop Summer 2015, 4 to 7 August ~ Saint Jean de Laur, Lot, France

Presented by Beatrice Benne et Etienne Collignon with Bryan Ungard, Decurion COO, our “Leader in Residence”

© 2015 Beatrice Benne and Etienne Collignon

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN

• Your organization has a vision for a more sustainable future but you are not achieving it.

• Your organization’s culture is not able to evolve fast enough to keep up with what you need to learn and to create.

• Not everyone in your organization is aligned with, and working toward, the same vision.

• Your organization does not collaborate effectively internally, and externally with your partners, to achieve your business goals.

These statements often reflect the situations in which organizations find themselves when they need to transition from obsolete to new models of management, operation and leadership.

The tension that exists between an organization’s existing state and its desired state provides an opportunity for its leaders to explore the motivations for change and the constraints that prevent a new vision from being realized.

Typically, such an exploration and change process will require:

• A deep understanding of the nature of the complex challenges faced by the organization;

• The practice of systemic tools and frameworks that engage multiple stakeholders in learning conversations aiming at deepening the understanding and reframing of the challenges;

• The development of a culture of innovation grounded in trust, reciprocal relationships, and creative leadership.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This workshop is for leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs in all industries who want to develop their leadership skills and awaken their inner wisdom to improve their capacity for creative vision and foresight and their capability to lead transformative change in complex environments.

This workshop will empower you to become a more effective leader and change agent. Our goal is to equip you with the most advanced systemic approaches for leading change and innovation. The processes, frameworks and tools that will be presented are derived from research in the fields of complexity, biology, psychology, sociology, education and organizational sciences.

YOU WILL LEARN

• To see the complex challenges you face with “new eyes”.

• To diagnose a complex situation and uncover the structural dynamics and cultural norms that constrain it.

• To mobilize your organization to address complex challenges in a collaborative way.

• To lead more effectively by redefining the role of leadership in today’s complex organizational world.

• To design generative and collaborative strategies for change.


THE LEARNING PATH

1. Begin the Journey • Discover who I am as a leader and who we are as an

organization.

• Explore the challenges we face and the systemic dynamics that created them.

2. Open Mind and Heart

• Uncover and illuminate the possibilities of the system I/we want to create.

• Create a vivid image of the future system thriving.

3. Analyze the System

• Identify and appreciate the constraints that prevent us from achieving the changes we want to see.

• Map the innovation ecosystem and explore its possible evolution.

4. Uncover Emerging Solutions

• Listen for new insights and learning.

• Explore possible scenarios for the future.

• Develop new personal and leadership competencies.

5. Develop Prototypes and Action Steps

• Learn frameworks and tools for successful transformative engagements.

• Design generative and collaborative strategies for change.

6. Anchor the learning

• Choose specific approaches and methods to continue your learning and growth.

• Develop and tell the story of the ‘new’ leader you want to become.

THE LEARNING APPROACH

This learning journey, presented above in a very comprehensive way, will be redesigned at the beginning of the workshop to meet the specific needs of the participants.

The workshop will gather a group of 6 to 12 leaders who will engage in deep collective reflection and will support each other in addressing both their personal transformation as well as creating innovative strategies to overcome professional challenges.

The models and frameworks that we will learn and practice include:

• Systemic thinking

• Individual and organizational learning

• Deep inquiry

• Active listening

• Dialogue

• Collective intelligence

• Organizational creativity

• Transformative leadership

• Stakeholder engagement process design

• Ecosystem mapping

• Story telling

The participants will spend most of the time experimenting with and applying the above models and frameworks on their own work situation and challenges. This work will be done both individually and in teams.


OUR VENUE

We have chosen to host this unique four-‐day workshop in the verdant setting of Quercy, in South West France, ninety minutes north of Toulouse airport. Winding through the Quercy is the River Lot, with its rocky plateau “Causse,” Neolithic stones, cave paintings and dry-‐stone “gariottes” [shepherd’s huts]. All this is our theater. We'll tap into the energy of the land and its habitats—a co-‐created place which has shaped the people and that the people have shaped since time out of mind.

The core retreat is hosted at Beatrice’s family’s country property, nurtured by generations and carrying the rich history of her family over the centuries. The property includes all the modern comforts, while keeping its original style and charm.

2015 RETREAT SCHEDULE

Tuesday Aug 4th to Friday Aug 7th (arrival on Monday Aug 3rd evening)

The course length is four full days. We will meet at the retreat facility at 6:00 PM on Monday Aug 3 for an informal welcoming dinner. After dinner, we will gather in a circle to introduce ourselves and share our intentions for the retreat.

Our daily schedule will be:

• Morning session: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

• Lunch: 12:30pm – 2:00 pm (on site)

• Afternoon session: 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Mid-‐morning and mid-‐afternoon snacks and beverages will be provided. All lunches will be taken on site.

You will be free every evening with the exception of Wednesday evening, when we will meet for dinner at a nearby restaurant.


RETREAT FEES

The fees include the facilitation of the workshop, meals and snacks. Lodging not included. See our addendum for lodging options nearby.

Regular Rate (OT*) 1690 € Reduced Rate (OT*): 1490 € Regular Rate (TTC*): 2028 € Reduced Rate (TTC*): 1788 € OT = Tax Not Included TTC = With Tax Regular rate: this rate is for “professionals” working for governments, corporations, and any for-‐profit organizations in any industries.

Reduced rate: this rate is for individuals, non-‐profit organizations and charities.

You are responsible for your travel cost, including the drive to the property.

Registration and Contact Information

For more information, please contact us:

Beatrice Benne: beatrice@soma-‐integral.com Etienne Collignon: [email protected]

To make a reservation, please fill out the registration form below, e-‐mail it to us and mail a copy of the form with your check to the indicated address on the form.


ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Founder of “The Learning Person” company, he supports the development of individuals, teams and organizations. Among recent activities : “Innovate in pedagogy” programme, for teachers at Ecole Centrale de Paris ; “Universitarian Diploma of Collective intelligence”, at University of Cergy Pontoise ; “Innovation and Dynamic of countries” programme offered by ’IHEST -‐ Institut des Hautes Etudes pour la Science et la Technologie.

In the Solvay Group (chemicals and plastics products), he held management positions of teams, projects and networks in the areas of training, quality, sustainable development, development of the organization and collective intelligence. He was director of innovation for the Solvay Group in France for 7 years.

Etienne was President for SOL France from January 2009 to January 2012, the Society for Organizational Learning.

He is Chairman and founder of the non-‐profit organization TeamFactory. Based on a model developed at the University in Finland, TeamFactory aims to develop entrepreneurs and support practitioners of coaching for entrepreneurs.

Etienne holds a Ph.D. in management sciences. He is Judge at Versailles Commercial Court (Yvelines, France).

Beatrice brings to her clients a broad range of skills and expertise including systems thinking; a living systems approach to organizational management and change; strategy development; adaptive leadership capacity development; creativity; and a collaborative approach to problem investigation and resolution.

Over the past 15 years working in diverse organizational settings—from large corporations to startups—Beatrice has gained experience in facilitating change, leading process improvement projects, and creatively combining ideas from different fields for the design of strategic business solutions. With her unique ability to combine rational analysis and perceptive intuition, Beatrice is able to successfully navigate the intricacy of highly complex organizational environments, while maintaining a sharp focus on the expected outcomes and performance of the projects she leads.

Beatrice has been a faculty in diverse MBA programs in the USA where she taught Strategic Management and Systems Thinking courses. She holds a M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Architecture at the University of Berkeley, California, and a Diploma of Architect from the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Beatrice Benne is an independent consultant living in California, USA. She founded Soma Integral Consulting in 2010 with a mission to facilitate the resolution of adaptive challenges by designing purposeful organizations, while focusing on the wellbeing of social and environmental ecosystems.

Etienne Collignon is a teacher in learning engineering and certified coach.

Etienne’s passion is the art of learning together to humanize society. « The learning person », « Innovative teaching » and « Change leader » are his three basic themes for research and coaching.


ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Bryan Ungard joined The Decurion Corporation, Los Angeles, USA, in 2006 as its Chief Information Officer and is now the company’s Chief Operating Officer. As Decurion’s COO, Bryan is directly accountable for how the operations of its businesses realize the purpose of the company, which is to provide places for people to flourish.

A company with over 1,200 employees, Decurion owns and operates a portfolio of businesses including movie theaters, commercial real estate, and senior living facilities. Decurion operates its businesses so that there is no tradeoff between excellent business performance and human flourishing.

The firm has developed an operating philosophy and an operational model that puts the principles of meaning, learning, growth, wholeness, and community into action in the daily operations of the businesses. Decurion has realized that by focusing on how the businesses can flourish it can create the conditions for the people to flourish as well.

Bryan brings more than 30 years of experience in technology, business, and organizational transformation. He co-‐founded and served for more than 15 years as partner and principal consultant of Silenus Group, a systems integration company that provided systems and services to large companies such as IBM, Ford, La-‐Z-‐Boy, and Caterpillar in addition to numerous small and medium-‐sized businesses.

Through building and running his own company Bryan saw firsthand the pervasive ineffectiveness of organizations to perform excellently. He also became increasingly aware of how rare it was for people to grow and flourish in business organizations. Beginning in 2004, Bryan became deeply involved in exploring new ways of thinking about organizations, human development, and breakthrough performance and began his practice in organizational transformation. Bryan now knows through personal experience that businesses can be a place of profound learning and growth, for individuals, the learning community, and the whole organization. He also knows that transforming an organization into such a place requires different ways of thinking, different leadership skills, and different operational methods. Bryan believes that there is an emerging wave of organizations that are determined to create, in their own way, places for people to flourish and to make a difference in the world.

Bryan received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Hiram College and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. He has two children and lives and works in Los Angeles, California.


Registration Form Cost and Payment

Please choose your individual rate:

___ Regular rate (2028 €) ___ Reduced rate (1788 €) Cancellation Policy

You may send someone to take your place or cancel up to six weeks prior to the date of your retreat. We will refund the full amount of the workshop minus 30 € for administration fee.

If you send your cancellation notice less than six weeks prior to the date of your retreat, or fail to attend, you will be liable for the entire workshop fee. We appreciate that this is an important investment for you and your company and we will try to accommodate your needs the best we can.

If, due to insufficient registrations or any other reasons, we had to cancel the session, we will refund in full the amount you have already paid.

_______________________________ ____________________ Signature Date

1) Email your completed and signed registration form to: [email protected]

2) Mail your completed and signed registration form and your deposit check to:

Etienne Collignon The Learning Person 16 Avenue du Général Leclerc 75014 Paris France

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