OVERVIEW

The new Foundations II for Compassionate Systems Leadership workshop is designed as a follow-up course for alumni of an introductory Compassionate Systems workshop. We believe this workshop will be of value to educators who are using the Compassionate Systems tools and practices on a regular basis and who would like to gather new ideas of how to integrate the framework into their work settings. We are offering this as a blended workshop in which some may choose to attend in person while others may choose to attend virtually. The workshop is practice-based and will be co-led by Compassionate Systems Master Practitioners who work in a variety of educational settings.

This offering is a collaboration between the California System of Support (California Department of Education and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence), the Center for Systems Awareness and the MIT Systems Awareness Lab. 

The Tentative Agenda (Subject to change)

Day 1 Agenda

• 8:30-9:30 Welcome, introduction & purpose of workshop
• 9:45-12:30 Exploring "stuckness" in the system of education using systems dynamics to illustrate the causes of unintended outcomes in education via archetypes such as "success to the successful", "accidental adversaries" and Tragedy of the Commons.
• 12:30-1:30 Lunch
• 1:30-3:00 Cycle #1: Compassionate Systems Master Practitioners share examples of how they have been using a variety of Compassionate Systems tools and practices in their educational contexts. Includes an integrated practice session with participants' own examples.
• 3:20-4:50 Cycle #2: Compassionate Systems Master Practitioners sharing examples of how they have been using a variety of Compassionate Systems tools and practices in their educational contexts. Includes an integrated practice session with participants' own examples.
• 4:50-5:00 Closing and feedback

Day 2 Agenda

• 8:30-9:20 Opening ritual
• 9:40-12:20 Working through the "stuckness" with systems awareness. How we, through a focus on well-being, compassion and generative social fields, can identify leverage points in the archetypes and lead the way to compassionate systems change.
• 12:20-1:45 Lunch with dialogue walk
• 1:45-3:05 Cycle #3: Compassionate Systems Master Practitioners sharing examples of how they have been using a variety of Compassionate Systems tools and practices in their educational contexts. Includes an integrated practice session with participants' own examples.
• 3:25-4:45 Cycle #4: Compassionate Systems Master Practitioners sharing examples of how they have been using a variety of Compassionate Systems tools and practices in their educational contexts. Includes an integrated practice session with participants' own examples.
• 4:45-5:00 Closing and feedback

Day 3 Agenda

• 8:30-9:30 Opening ritual
• 9:45-11:15 Case clinics
• 11:30-12:30 Closing circle

PARTICIPANT COMMITMENTS

Participants agree to: Attend 100% of the three-day convening

Dates and Times

Dates: May 15-17, 2023

Start and End Time: 8:30 am-5:00 pm (Pacific Time) (May 17 ends at 12:30 pm)

Location

Ventura Beach Marriott, 2055 Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001, USA (In-person only)

Billing & Cost of Attendance:

• $2,000 - Overnight Package (including 3 nights lodging, 3 breakfasts, and 2 lunches)
• $1,250 - Commuter Package (including 3 breakfasts and 2 lunches)

Registration Deadline:

Overnight Package: Please register by April 14

Commuter Package: Please register by April 28

(Overnight The room block is limited, so please register at your earliest convenience. If you register after April 14, then your overnight accommodation may not be made by the Center. You will be responsible to make your own reservation at a hotel and will be registered for the Commuter Package.)