As part of the ongoing development of the IofC UK Advanced Conscious Leadership Programme (ACLP), Business Circles are being offered online for Business, Business School and Social Enterprise leaders who want to devote themselves to changing organisational models, attitudes, offerings and products.
Facilitated by Anton Smith (see speaker profile below), Business Circles are collaborative discussion sessions for leaders on various aspects of organizational change. Not simply a ‘post-pandemic’ perspective, these 90-minute discussions are grounded in an understanding that current organizational models and processes are not human centered nor holistic in approach. Its time to focus on the ‘New Possible’, and not the ‘New Normal’!
Each session will follow an agenda centered around the following key concepts:
Spaces are LIMITED for this session; first come, first served. Please note that all sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
This event is for business leaders across all sectors.
May Women in Leadership RoundtableJoin host Simone Müller for A balanced approach to leadership featuring Jacqueline McLeod!
The upcoming roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:
Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.
Use the ‘Contact Us’ button at the bottom of the page to email the host for an invitation!
Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.
Jacqueline was a health professional and clinician until her lifelong passion for self-development led her to the studies of spirituality and alternative health. Her book Feminine Masculine Balance introduces a paradigm shift that is a pathway to a more peaceful, progressive and nourished society.
April Women in Leadership Roundtable
Join host Simone Müller for The alchemy of evolving feminine leadership featuring Genevieve Boast! This roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:
Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants. Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
Use the ‘Contact Us’ button at the bottom of the page for your invitation to join!
Simone is an International Leadership Development Consultant and Coach focussing on emerging Leadership frameworks. Based on her own experiences in International Leadership positions, Simone felt called to explore the gender paradigm at work and is now supporting female leaders in her Coaching practice. Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.
An adventurer, whistle-blower, and insatiable optimist, Genevieve has dedicated her life to telling and creating a story that unites us as human beings, reinitiating us back into the web of life on earth.
Her business, Beyond Human Stories, reflects that passion – as a speaker, facilitator and coach she helps people all over the world master the art and science of story-making. Her first book Tough Bliss: Restorying Life was published in 2018 and she has just co-written and published The Soulistic Journey: A pilgrimage to the source of your being with Resurgence with Editor and Publisher Lorna Howarth.
Genevieve has an Msc in Responsible Sustainable Business and continues that work in the fields of new business, indigeny and sustainability.
Qualities & Strategies of Peacemakers – Online
Qualities & Strategies of Peacemakers (QSP) is a course of five modules, each based on a documentary film, followed by interactive analysis.
The films show examples of reconciliation after conflict in a variety of contexts: inter-national, inter-religious, inter-ethnic and post-colonial. After an introduction and viewing of the film, participants take part in an interactive analysis facilitated by Dr Omnia Marzouk and/or Peter Riddell.
QSP is for anyone over the age of 18, in particular those who want to respond to past or present instability in their countries. It aims to enrich their understanding of peacemaking, and stimulate new ideas for ways forward.
QSP is free of charge, but voluntary donations to extend the programme are appreciated.
This course meets each Tuesday, 8:30 to 10:45 BST/UTC+1, from 30 March to 27 April. (Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Pacific)
Please plan to join the course 15 minutes prior to the starting time. All sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
Please use this link to access the Introduction, Course Content and Application Form.
We can all think of examples of relationships that are not in a healthy state, between humans, or between humans and our natural habitat. It goes without saying that everyone wants to live in a peaceful environment. But how to bring peace? Perhaps examples of outstanding peacemakers can stimulate fresh ideas of steps that we can take.
The course consists of five short modules based on documentary films of peacemakers in very different contexts. In each module, a viewing of the film will be followed by facilitated interactive analysis, when participants will together reflect on:
Questionnaires will be sent to participants before each module to note their observations while they watch the film, and there will be time to reflect further after the film.
The course is an introduction to an approach to peacemaking that was developed by Frank Buchman, the founder of what is today known as Initiatives of Change.
So it is natural to start with a recent film about him, ‘The Man Who Built Peace’, as it sets the context for all the other modules. The facilitated analysis focuses on the evolution of his strategy in different situations, from founding a hostel for street kids in the early 1900s, to ‘turning round’ a failing college, to creating an international network for moral and spiritual renewal, to being decorated by the governments of France and Germany, as well as of Japan and the Philippines, for his contribution to reconciliation between them after the Second World War.
The second film, ‘For the Love of Tomorrow’, takes a particular example of Buchman’s approach, which took place in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. The discussion after the film focuses on the roles of a team of people, trained by Buchman, who worked together to enable an embittered French politician become a significant agent for post-war reconciliation with the Germans.
The third film, ‘The Imam and the Pastor’, also shows how a change of heart in individuals can lead to initiatives which have a far wider impact. In this case, the context is religious conflict in northern Nigeria in the early 1990s, where two rival militia leaders came together to train a task force of imams and pastors to travel to mediate in flashpoints.
The fourth film ‘An African Answer’ is a sequel to the previous film and focuses on healing ethnic conflict. Here we see the imam and the pastor in Kenya applying the mediation approach that they developed in Nigeria, after serious post-election violence in 2007-8. In the discussion, participants will analyse the mediation process step by step.
The final film, ‘Beyond Forgiving’ is a story of post-colonial reconciliation from South Africa. Shortly after the end of Apartheid, a black guerrilla commander ordered a revenge shooting in which a white girl died. Some years later, the girl’s mother finds an opportunity to confront the guerrilla commander, and they speak of the painful realisations for both of them as they begin to journey together.
The main aim of the course is to absorb as much wisdom as possible about the healing of broken relationships from these stories of remarkable people.
The course relates to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
The course is free of charge, but please consider a voluntary contribution.
Ramadan – A Youth Perspective
This April has some of the most important religious celebrations of the year, including Ramadan. The Sustainable Communities Programme hosting an open event for sharing, reflection, and music open to all faiths and none. A reflective space was created for young people to share some of the deep virtues of Ramadan and service towards humanity. Check out the article of the event.
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Creating Space to BreatheThis session offers women from all backgrounds the chance to take a pause from their busy lives. The 90-minutes gives an opportunity to reflect on daily concern, and offers a path to help filter out the ‘noise’ to work towards finding a focus for the days and weeks ahead. The session is guided by Creators of Peace UK facilitators and are participatory.
‘I appreciated the chance to clarify some clear actions for the week ahead. (And a week on I can say it really has helped – I feel so much more on top of things this week!) It was a privilege to get the chance to hear the common joys and struggles of the others in the group – it helped me to widen my horizons and to feel empathy.’ – Past Participant
Thursday, 12 August
4:30 – 6:00 PM BST
Interested in participating? Use the button below to contact us for the details!
Advocating for a New Story of our Shared Humanity
Advocating for a New Story of our Shared Humanity are five-week conversation circles for building trust and community. Participants will work through five discussion points together during the two hour duration of their conversation group, but the session itself is designed with four aims in mind:
These sessions are considered a continuation of Peace Circles and there are limited spaces available. Please note that due to the connected nature of the conversation circles you will need to commit to attending all 5 sessions per conversation circle. Open to all genders.
March–April
Mondays, 22 March – 19 April
4-6 PM GMT (BST after 28 March)
Interested in participating? Use the button below to contact us for the details!
March Advanced Conscious Leadership Business Circle
As part of the ongoing development of the IofC UK Advanced Conscious Leadership Programme (ACLP), Business Circles are being offered online in January, February and March for Business, Business School and Social Enterprise leaders who want to devote themselves to changing organisational models, attitudes, offerings and products.
Facilitated by Anton Smith (see speaker profile below) Business Circles are collaborative discussion sessions for leaders on various aspects of organizational change. Not simply a ‘post-pandemic’ perspective, these 90-minute discussions are grounded in an understanding that current organizational models and processes are not human centered nor holistic in approach. Its time to focus on the ‘New Possible’, and not the ‘New Normal’!
Each session will follow an agenda centered around the following key concepts:
Spaces are LIMITED to 12 persons per session; first come, first served. Please note that all sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
This event is for business leaders across all sectors.
Advanced Conscious Leadership Business CirclesAs part of the ongoing development of the IofC UK Advanced Conscious Leadership Programme (ACLP), Business Circles are being offered online in January, February and March for Business, Business School and Social Enterprise leaders who want to devote themselves to changing organisational models, attitudes, offerings and products.
Facilitated by Anton Smith (see speaker profile below) Business Circles are collaborative discussion sessions for leaders on various aspects of organizational change. Not simply a ‘post-pandemic’ perspective, these 90-minute discussions are grounded in an understanding that current organizational models and processes are not human centered nor holistic in approach. Its time to focus on the ‘New Possible’, and not the ‘New Normal’!
Each session will follow an agenda centered around the following key concepts:
Spaces are LIMITED to 12 persons per session; first come, first served. Please note that all sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
This event is for business leaders across all sectors.
March Women in Leadership RoundtableJoin Simone Müller for Leading with your feminine energy – a roundtable session on Zoom focussing on:
Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants. Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
Use the ‘Contact Us’ button at the bottom of the page for your invitation to join!
Simone is an International Leadership Development Consultant and Coach focussing on emerging Leadership frameworks. Based on her own experiences in International Leadership positions, Simone felt called to explore the gender paradigm at work and is now supporting female leaders in her Coaching practice. Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.