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Aug 1, 2008
                 
     
Dialogue Processes: Online Graduate Course
Sep 8 - Dec 5, 2008 via internet
Fifth Women's Circle of Development: "A LIfe in Relationship"
Oct 3-6 '08 & Apr 9-12 '09 in Holden, Massachusetts, USA
2008 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation
Oct 3-5, 2008 in Austin, Texas, USA
Generative Dialogue: Changing the World One Conversation at a time
Oct 16 - Nov 13, 2008 (5 consecutive Thursday eves.) in Vancouver, BC
Experimenting with Intention: Using Your Thoughts to Change the World - and Your Life
Sep 12-14, 2008 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA (at Kripalu)

June 15, 2008
           
 
John Parker  •  Betsy Rabyor  •  Joel Wendt
EXCERPT: Democratic Dialogue -A Handbook for Practitioners by Bettye Pruitt and Philip Thomas
[drawn from the collective experience of four international aid organizations: CIDA, IDEA, OAS and UNDP]
14th International Summer University
Be The Change - Youth for a Future Without War
July 21-30, 2008 in Tamera, PORTUGAL
Pioneers of Change - Inviting pioneers across ages and networks
10th Anniversary Global Celebration & Gathering
Sep 8-12, 2008 in Axladitsa-Avatakia, GREECE
Fall Presence Walkabout with Glenna Gerard
Sep 14-21, 2008 in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, USA
Berkana Women's Retreat
Sep 20-28, 2008 in Axladitsa-Avatakia, GREECE

May 1, 2008
     
           
Bill Baker   •  Maureen Jenkins   •  Denise Noël   •  Louise van Rhyn
Berkana's Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter
May 7-10 in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA  •  Jun 9-11 in Cochrane, Alberta, CANADA
Community Conference: The Power of Collective Wisdom
July 3-6, 2008 in Berlin, GERMANY
Global Arts Retreat
July 11-18, 2008 in Ananda Village, CA
Wise Action/Lasting Impact:
How to Design & Facilitate Meaningful Conversations Around Complex Issues
July 13-16, 2008 on Bowen Island, BC, CANADA
A Special Presence Walkabout: Exploring the Frontiers of Collective Consciousness
July 13-20, 2008 in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, USA with Glenna Gerard

Mar 22, 2008
           
     
Be the Change Symposium
Mar 29, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
Art of Hosting and Convening Conversations: Taking Social Innovation to Scale
Apr 3-6, 2008 in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Masterful Facilitation: Becoming An Inspired Facilitator - A 3-Tier Institute
May 14-16 •  Jul 13-16 • Oct 27-29, 2008 in Vancouver, CANADA
Co—Creative Stakeholder Engagement: New Ways of Thinking, Leading & Engaging
Jun 9-10 and Oct 16-17 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, CANADA
Third International Dialogue on Festival in the Workplace
Jun 15-17, 2008 in Nassau, Bahamas
The Shambhala Institute: Authentic Leadership in Action Summer Institute
June 24-30, 2008 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA

Feb 29, 2008
           
     
Presencing Global Classroom: An Introduction to Theory U by Otto Scharmer
Mar 22-28, 2008 online via internet
Leading Like a Woman: The new Paradigm for Wholeness and Balance at Work and in Life
Apr 10-13, 2008 in Troy, New Hampshire, USA
Conversation Week : Sponsored by Conversation Cafe
Mar 24-30, 2008 (almost) everywhere
Spring Ceremony of Renewal: Guided by FireHawk & Pele Rouge, Patricia & Craig Neal
Apr 17-20, 2008 in Willard, Wisconsin, USA
Living Systems Thinking: Using Nature's Tools to Grow as Living Organisations
monthly in Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Embodied Presence Practice: Cultivating Awareness of the Field
June 5-8 in Rosendale, New York, USA
Diana Durham • Marie-Lou Kuhne Millerick • Carlotta Tyler

Jan 28, 2008
       
         
       
In Memory of John O'Donohue, 1954-2008
Photos of the Earth by Astronaut Sunita Williams - sent by Richard Austin
The Landscape of the Quest
A journey following the story of King Arthur and the Grail Quest through Britain's West Country
Apr 27-May 1, 2008  in the UNITED KINGDOM
Kelvy Bird • Dennis Brown • Dan Cohen • Elizabeth Fadell • Robert Gass
Jyri Holvila • Jerry Kaiser • Lucinda Winslow

Dec 23, 2007
                   
           
         
Festival in the Workplace - Roosevelt Finlayson
The Creativity of Group Awakening: A Celebration for the New Year
Dec 30, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008 in Leyden, Massachusetts, USA
Living Spiritual Elders Project: Two 8-week Discovery & Discussion Series
Jan 7-Feb 25 & Mar 10-Apr 28, 2008 in Sarasota, Florida, USA
Women Moving the Edge of Collective Presence
Feb 1-4, 2008 in Geetbets, BELGIUM
Opening to Inner Wisdom
Feb 2-3, 2008  in Sarasota, Florida, USA
Coming Into Your Own: A Program for Women
Feb 19-23, 2008 in Briarcliff, NY, USA  •  Apr 27-30, 2008 in Newick, UK
Positive Energy: Findhorn Easter Conference
Mar 22-28, 2008  in Findhorn, SCOTLAND
Dialogue Processes: Online Graduate Course
Feb 4 - May 16 via internet

Nov 16, 2007
           
       
A Beautiful Revolution: Art installation of paintings and sculptures
by Dana Lynne Andersen, Ginger Gilmour and Annie Harrison,
through Nov 30, 2007 in San Francisco, California, USA
Song of Creation: Inspirational meditation featuring the paintings of Dana Lynne Andersen
Diapraxis: A Transformational Approach to Creative and Effective Group Collaboration
Dec 7-9, 2007 in Craryville, New York, USA
CWI Worldwide Maps: People, Events & Visitors
Club of Budapest's World Wisdom Council Video - Tokyo, JAPAN
Monterrey 2007 Forum (Sep 20-Dec 8, 2007) - Monterrey, MEXICO

Oct 31, 2007
         
           
       
       
Children of Iran: A Message of Peace from the Children
Sara McLachlan: A promotional video that aided 1,000,000 the instant it was produced
Veriditas Labyrinth Pilgrimage at Grace Cathedral: Healing in the Imaginal Realm
Nov 2-3, 2007 in San Francisco, California, USA
Living Systems Thinking: Using Nature's Tools to Grow as Living Organisations
Nov 28-29, 2007 in Aukland, NEW ZEALAND
Methods for Strategic Collaboration: Foundations Training
Dec 3-6, '07 in Amado, Arizona, USA •  Feb 20-22, '07 in SINGAPORE
At the Edge of Emergence: Dialogue & Retreat
Dec 13-16, 2007 in Leura, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Advanced Dialogue Facilitation : Creating Powerful Conversations
Apr 28-May 2, 2008 in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, USA
Winter Dreaming Ceremony: with FireHawk & Pele Rouge
Jan 23-27, 2008 in Ben Lomand, USA

Sep 30, 2007
       
       
   
The Power of Place - An Invitation
Dialogue and Field Dynamics: Connecting the Visible with the Invisible
Nov 1-4, 2007 in Florissant, Colorado, USA
Co—Creative Stakeholder Engagement: New Ways of Thinking, Leading & Engaging
Oct 29-30, 2007 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Wisdom Unfolding: Dialogues from Beyond the Self - Conference on Constellation Work
Oct 4-7, 2007 - Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA
Dynamic Facilitation Seminars with Jim Rough
Oct 9-11, '07 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA (beginning of Year-long intensive)
Oct 31-Nov 2, '07 in Victoria, BC •  Dec 4-7, '07 in Frankfurt, GERMANY (seminars)
4th International Congress: Fields of Conflict; Fields of Wisdom
"Dangerous Images of Me and the Other & their Transformation into Collective Wisdom"
May 9-11, 2008 in Wurzburg, GERMANY
The Great Turning (Practice of Wisdom Council):
 Education, Leadership and Activism for a Life Sustaining Civilization
Oct 17-20, '07 in Moultonboro, New Hampshire, USA
Essentials of Dialogue: Creating Powerful Conversations
Feb 9-13, 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
with Glenna Gerard (The Dialogue Group) & Elizabeth Fadell (The Enterprise Group)

Aug 30, 2007
           
           
Global Presencing Classroom: An Online Introduction to Theory U
Sep - Oct, 2007 via the Internet
Growing Elder,Not Older: Spiritual Retreat for Women and Men
Oct 13-14, 2007 - Woodbridge, Ontario, CANADA
Women Moving the Edge: for Women exploring emergent collective leadership
Oct 26-29, 2007 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
Leadership for Collective Intelligence II: Advanced Program - Steps to Mastery
Oct 2007 - May 2008 in York Harbor, Maine, USA
Presencing: Collective Leadership for Profound Innovation and Change
Dec 3-7, 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

July 22, 2007
               
 
       
       
Global Elders: Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, and Desmond Tutu Have Convened a Group of Leaders...
July 18, 2007 news release • Nelson Mandela speech (video, transcript)
Leading Like a Woman: The New Paradigm for Wholeness and Balance at Work and in Life
Oct 11-14, 2007 in Troy, New Hampshire, USA
The Nature of Collaboration and Performance in Social Systems
A Society for Organizational Learning Knowledge and Innovation Network Retreat
Sep 12-14, 2007 in Silver Falls, Oregon, USA
David La Chapelle Retreats
Aug 15-19, 2007 and Oct 10-14 in Silverton, Colorado, USA
Embodied Presence Practice: Cultivating Awareness of the Field
Oct 4-7, 2007 in Rosendale, New York, USA
Women's Learning Journeys by Berkana Institute
Sep 30-Oct 3 in MEXICO  •  Oct 27-Nov 8 in SOUTH AFRICA
Berkana's Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter in 2007
Sep 9-12 in Louisville, Kentucky , USA  •  Nov 16-18 in Bangor, Pennsylvania, USA

May 30, 2007
           
       
Peri Chickering • Michael Conforti • Robert Hanig • Roger Harrison • Reola Phelps • Mitch Saunders
Addressing the Blind Spot of Our Time by Otto Scharmer
               an executive summary of the new book, Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges
Medicine Wheel Teachings: A Foundation Ceremonial Journey in the Study of Restoring Wholeness
July - Dec, 2007 in Boulder Creek, California, USA
Fields of Healing: Wisdom and the New Sciences (Summer Conference)
July 10 - 17, 2007 in Assisi, ITALY
Co-Creating What's Next: A Learning Lab for Sensing and Shaping the Future
Jul 25 - 27, 2007 in Berkeley, California, USA
Global Campus: International Summer University
July 19 - 28, 2007 in Tamera, PORTUGAL
Synergy: Approaching Collective Wisdom (Ten Day Summer Camp)
July 26 - Aug 5, 2007 in Belzig, GERMANY
Story Field Conference: Invoking a New World Through Story
Aug 26 - 31, 2007 at Shambhala Mountain Center, Colorado, USA

Apr 18, 2007
                   
   
World Map showing recent visitors to the CWI site
Berkana Women's Leadership Revival Tour
Apr 23 in Montreal, Quebec • May 11 in Westbrook, CT • May 17 in Chicago, IL •
       May 19 in Minneapolis, MN • Jun 7 in Louisville, KT • Jun 22 in Nashville, TN
Family Constellations and Their Contribution to Health with Bert Hellinger
May 1 & 2, 2007 - Rockville, Maryland, USA
Awakening Global Action: Leadership, Indigenous Wisdom, Dialogue for a Transforming World
July 31 - Aug 7 in Ubud, BALI
New magazine and website: Offerings, A co-creative field for evolving women
Margaret Benefiel self-portrait
An excerpt of the Argentina Dialogue, from
Solving Tough Problems: An Open Way of Talking, Listening and Creating New Realities by Adam Kahane
The Art & Practice of Presencing workshop with Otto Scharmer and Peter Senge
Jun 15, 2007 at Omega in Rhinebeck, New York, USA
Living Spiritual Elders Project: Discovery and Discussion Series
May 28 - July 16, 2007 - Saco, Maine, USA
Joan Lederman self-portrait

Mar 9, 2007
             
       
Call for Photos: Doorways, Tunnels, and Threshholds
Conversation Week: Celebrating the Power of Conversation to Change the World
March 25-31, 2007 Happening wherever you are
9th International Conference on Science and Consciousness
Apr 20-25, 2007 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Dialogue as a Spiritual Practice: A Four-Part Series
Apr 27-29; Jul 6-8; Oct 5-7; Nov 16-18, 2007 in Saugerties, New York, USA
Creating Productive Conversations: An Action Design Institute 5-day program
April 29-May 4, 2007 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
World Cafe Europe
May 3-5, 2007 in Dresden, GERMANY
Presencing: Collective Leadership for Profound Innovation and Change
May 14-18, 2007 in Hancock, Massachusetts, USA
Kabbalah, Myth, and Archetype: Reviving the Ancient Teachings
with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
May 18, 2007 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Feb 19, 2007
               
           
SUN Magazine: Resource for cultivating capacities for collective wisdom
Evolutionary Leadership for Sustainability
Feb 20-23, 2007 in Sausalito, California, USA
Nexus for Change: Advancing participative change methods
Mar 22-23, 2007 in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Mind & Life Summer Research Institute
June 3-9, 2007 in Garrison, New York, USA
Presence Walkabouts with Glenna Gerard
Jun 24-Jul 1 and Sep 30-Oct 7, 2007 in New Mexico, USA

Jan 28, 2007
       
Sense of Wonder: Maintaining The Capacity to Be Surprised - book excerpt
by Jon & Maureen Jenkins
Three Circles - Business/Technology/Spirituality: A Newsletter from the Kaipa Group
Emergent Change: A Co-Creative Approach
Feb 5-8, 2007 in Chinook, Washington, USA
Coaching at the Core: Seminar
Feb 9-11, 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Dialogue Game: Learn about the Power of Questions
Feb 17, 2007 in Fulda, GERMANY
Applied Collective Wisdom: Gateways into Collective connectedness
June'07/Oct'07/Jan'08 in BELGIUM
The Shambhala Institute for Authentic Leadership: Summer Program
June 24-30, 2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA

Dec 18, 2006
                   
                 
           
A Spiritual Experience: Slide Show with Music
Winter Dreaming Ceremony
Jan 25-28, 2007 in Santa Cruz, California, USA
Coming into Your Own: A Retreat For Women in Transition
Feb 21-25, 2006 in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Dialogue Processes: Online Grad Course
Feb 5 - May 18, 2006 via internet
Embodied Presence Practice: Cultivating Awareness of the Field
April 12-15, 2007 in Rosendale, New York, USA
Women Moving the Edge: Women and Leadership for the Future
Mar 3-6, 2007 in Heerlijckyt van Elsmeren, BELGIUM
Meeting in Circle: DVD of Multi-cultural Intergenerational Womens' Group

Nov 12, 2006
               
SEEDED CONVERSATIONS: An Invitation for Your Participation    
Our first two conversations:
Speech by Albrecht Mahr at the international conference on Collective Wisdom

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