IfGIC Webinar with Christine Gerike and Kazuma Matoba Global social witnessing is at its core the emergent human capacity to mindfully attend to global events with an embodied awareness, thereby creating an inner world space mirroring these events. In the evening, 18 people gathered to practice Global Social Witnessing. Kazuma Matoba gave an a short […]
Culture is always a factor in conflict, whether is plays a central role or influences it subtly and gently (LeBaron, 2003), and culture definitely shapes how we understand that incompatibility, what actions and reactions are seen as appropriate, and what possible solutions would look like. An understanding of culture is needed in order to understand […]
Webinar with Martin Bruders and Kazuma Matoba IfGIC veranstaltet von 30. März bis 2. April 2020 „Global Social Witnessing_Conference.Lab“ an der Universität Witten/Herdecke. (www.globalsocialwitnessing.org). Nach Herrmann, Matoba & Wagner (2018): Global social witnessing is at its core the emergent human capacity to mindfully attend to global events with an embodied awareness, thereby creating an inner […]
Forum 2020 in Witten From the 30th March until the 3rd April 2020 at the Witten/Herdecke University in Witten, Germany Global Social Witnessing_Lab 2020 Vision: In the 21st century the university has a major responsibility for creating spaces in which a cosmopolitan society can be prepared for the future; where students are encouraged to explore […]
A project dedicated to blended adult learning for the socio-ecological transition kicks off in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Ireland, from the 13th untill the 17th October 2019. Blended learning combines the best aspects of digital learning opportunities and place-based experiential learning. This project will help adult educators to improve their ability to deliver blended transformative learning for […]
KA1 as Driver for Continuing Professional Development IfGIC won the myVita Award for the participation in the KA1 project as one of few, who as sending organisation got funding from the EU. The Award was granted during the conference in Thessaloniki on the 26th September 2019 and Agata was there to present IfGIC and the […]
The Integral Retreat was designed for individuals, groups and organizations who are interested in team-building activities or individuals who want to increase their toolbox and awareness skill-set. It is also designed for staff members of any public or private organizations active in the field of education and training. Its Appreciative Leadership with integral components, provided […]
Rik Spann – Academy for Improvisation and LeadershipPlay what you know. And then play above that. Miles Davis The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and how people think. Gregory BatesonIn this short presentation we will look at what might happen when you hold together two […]
Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown explain that the Great Turning is happening simultaneously in three areas or dimensions that are mutually reinforcing and equally necessary. They identify these as: “Holding actions” to slow the damage to Earth and its beings; Analysis of structural causes and the creation of alternative institutions; A fundamental shift in […]
After two-years preparation, the IfGIC course “Cosmopolitan Communication – Foundations” will start on January 14th 2019 at Ubiquity University. Ubiquity University is an accredited, online University that offers competency-based badges, certificates and degrees at the Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral level. IfGIC is a partner of this University and will offer more courses in the future. […]