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The Integral Framework in Action
Behind the Scenes of Change,
Complexity and Sustainability
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Date: Wednesday, May
20
Time: 14.15 - 16.00
Place: Aud. 4, Eilert Sundts Hus
University of Oslo, Norway
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Anne Caspari will be talking about how an integral framework
can be applied to international environmental planning projects and
broader sustainability issues. She will introduce the main aspects
of an
integral approach, which provides a new way of understanding highly
complex emerging geo-political situations and eco-social issues. Using
examples from her research, she will discuss the implications of this
approach for climate change adaptation. Her talk will also give a
glimpse on how to design successful solutions, initiatives and projects. |
For more information pls. contact Karen O'Brien
Chair, Global Environmental Change and Human Security Project Department
of Sociology and Human Geography
University of Oslo, Norway
Email: karen.obrien@sgeo.uio.no
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Leadership, Governance and Corporate Sustainability
MBA Course at European
School of Economics, London
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This course underpins the philosophy
of the ESE that encompasses self- discovery and personal development
as applied to leadership in business. The aim is to equip students
with the understanding, the motivation and the “how”
to discover what they are suited for and to hone them with a competitive
edge in a global market.
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Students will learn to express themselves more authentically in order
to create value. Using Ken Wilber’s Integral Framework, this
course takes a value based approach to leadership, governance and
corporate sustainability.
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Business Ethics
Postgraduate Master
Course at European School of Economics, Rome
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This course offers students
a fully integrated, multi-disciplinary framework to understand both
ethical issues and personal values in themselves, in other individuals,
organisations and societies.
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The course will provide
a profound ethical decision making framework, and insights into the
foundations of value based leadership. Case studies will exemplify
the elaboration of ethics programs, policies and ethical audits.
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Il Café Paesaggio - L'approccio
integrale al paesaggio
Lecture held on February
3, 2008
Lecture on landscape in the Ruspoli Castel of Vignanello on Sunday,
Feb 3rd 2008. The lecture is about how to approach landscape in
its manifold significance and interpretation.
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Taking some input from the basic thought behind
the “World Café” concept, the idea is to discuss
landscape from all different kind of angles together with the audience.
In the “Landscape Café”, we will have a look at
landscape ecology, aesthetics, architecture, as well as planning and
discussing what each discipline has to offer in order to deepen the
understanding of both genesis and meaning of landscapes such as the
Tuscia. A more integral picture will emerge, a process which will
be supported by the application of the integral theory on the subject.
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Integral Approach to Climate Change and Agriculture
Lecture held in Greece, November
9, 2007
Anne Caspari was invited to talk about changing behaviour in the field
of agriculture and climate change at the final conference of the EU
ACCRETe project in Aeghio, Greece. |
K. Firus, A.
Caspari at the conference in Aeghio |
The ACCRETe project was about becoming aware of
the interdependencies “agriculture – climate change”,
and was coordinated by the Province of Parma (Italy) together with
nine partners from Italy, Greece, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia
and Romania.
The partners worked together to develop tools to raise awareness and
to inform about the link between agriculture and climate change. The
aim of the final conference was to present the results of the project
and to encourage more awareness among people and operators of the
sector so that attitudes may be changed.
The presentation
of the “Integral Approach to Climate Change and Agriculture":
Interior and Exterior Factors in Changing Behaviour” , with
the collaboration of K. Firus of T-6 ecosystems (Rome, Italy) received
excellent feedback amongst experts and locals. |
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Integral EMASeasy™ Training |
Integral ‘Train the Trainer’ Seminars in Germany and
Portugal for leading Environmental Consultants who apply environmental
management systems for small and middle sized companies (EMASeasy™,
Ecomapping™).
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on Ecomapping. It was developped to help SME's to process an environmental
management system (EMS) grounded on their baseline assessment. For
ECE Eco-Conseil Entreprise, Brussels. The integral trainings were
set in the framework of EMASeasy™ workshops for environmental
consultants in Germany and in Portugal held by Heinz W. Engel of
Ecoconseil Entreprise, Bruxelles, for the European Commission.
The integral part of the training focused on enhancing the effectiveness
of the consultants’ communication towards clients and stakeholders.
The challenge for environmental consultants is often to be able
to carefully frame a sustainability proposal in a way that truly
resonates with the client’s mindset.
The training transmitted a method to what experienced, intuitive
communicators do naturally, sensing the appropriate communication
for their audience. Effective and conscious communication that truly
respects the value system of a person or group is a requisite for
success.
The integral training focused on the aspects of how to translate
‘green values’, sustainability messages and quality
management intentions across different value systems to existing
and potential clients with different motivators, in order to enhance
the dissemination and the application of the EMASeasy™ tool.
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Integral Education
Education in integral |
Education in the integral key offers students a fully integrated,
multi-disciplinary framework, a set of practical guidelines and
planning tools. The integral framework is a comprehensive map for
an extensive cross-cultural comparison of human capacities for any
given area. It provides students of all professional backgrounds
and mind-sets with a deep understanding of current best practices
that govern economical, environmental, and social sustainability,
sustainable development, social responsibility and ethics.
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to use this framework, any professional, practitioner or decision-maker
can fairly easily adopt a more comprehensive, effective and balanced
approach to specific problems and their solutions. |
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Through the application of Ken Wilber’s integral framework
and Spiral Dynamics integral to sustainability concepts, students
learn a cutting edge approach to the most pressing issues of today’s
sustainability problems and challenges, and study how to organise
knowledge and to successfully design their own projects.
The following courses are held in the integral key at the European
School of Economics (ESE), Rome, Italy: “Managing Sustainability
and Corporate Responsibility”: Post Graduate Master Course
(MSc) and “Business Ethics” (MBA).
Lectures are also given at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”,
Faculty of Architecture, as essential part of the courses “Landscape
Ecology” and “Environmental Planning”. More
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Managing Sustainability and Corporate Reponsability
Students Works, April
2008
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The following works represent study cases elaborated by students
of the MSc Course "Managing Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility"
at the European School of Economics.
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Students coming from Germany,
Italy, Spain, Serbia, Albania, Hungary, Egypt, Panama, Mexico and
Columbia have used the Integral Framework to analyse the dynamics
of the Fair Trade business sector. |
The works represent ongoing research and the opinion expressed are
exclusively those of the respective students.
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Lecture: Integral
Framework in Action, University of Oslo |
Imagination
is more important
than knowledge.
Albert Einstein
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