Sponsored by Boulder Integral

This event is better suited for those who already know Spiral Dynamics.  However, beginners are welcome too! We will make sure that you catch up!  We love curious minds and open hearts.  This event is very much about application of the theory to real world situations!  Come, join many people who are truly making an impact during these times of uncertainty.

Fri. 6 – Sun. 8, March 2009
9am – 6pm (some social gatherings maybe later in the evening after dinner)

Venue: Boulder Integral
2805 Broadway Street, Boulder CO 80304
303 541 1540

HURRY! Early Bird – Register by Feb. 20th $395 ($345 for members) Sorry, Early Bird registration has now ended.
Register between Feb. 21 – Mar. 5 for $495  ($445 for members)

While literally thousands of people around the world have been exposed to the basic SDi theory, few have been engaged in in-depth applications in the real world.

This three-day immersion in Spiral Dynamics will focus on both the theory and specific applications within a myriad of world opportunities, challenges, and problems.

This is your opportunity to experience a full practical immersion in both the theory and its application, to equip you to actually start making a practical difference in the world.

At this event at Boulder Integral, led by Dr. Don Beck, you will:

• Get to know the teachings of the late Professor Clare W. Graves and learn more about his life as a man and a scholar (by one of his actual students).
• Gain new insights into this bio-psycho-socio systems framework, many of which will be new to all participants.
• Learn what change is actually all about. Since so many talk the talk but don’t know how to walk the walk, we will ask those crucial questions that few of the talking heads about change ever even consider: What is the nature of change? What are the preconditions for change? What is it that changes when change occurs? In particular, we will consider: Change FROM what TO What?
• Be introduced to the new concept “MeshWorks Solutions,” with an actual case-study from our colleagues in the Netherlands.
• Explore the power within the MeshWorks Solutions (MWS) and Transpartisan Initiatives  (TPI) that Don Beck introduced a decade ago. These innovative methodology emerged from his lengthy South African experiences.
• Be among the first to learn about a new branch of psychology titled “Psychology at the Large-Scale: The Design and Transformation of Whole Societies.”
• Participate in a dynamic scenario activity designed for the emergence of Palestine as “The Hong Kong of the Middle East,” as well as the Build Palestine Initiative (with Elza Maalouf, CEO of the Center for Human Emergence – Middle East)

The primary thrust of this high-energy, fast-paced three-day event will be on the events and change occurring at the large scale – on human groupings in communities, movements, cities, cultures, nations, and bioregions that require an understanding of the basic DNA-like cultures that lurk at their core, as well as the currents which hold these codes in place.

There will be a number of exciting additions to the usual moving SDi experience, and you also get the opportunity to introduce your own projects for feedback from the Spiral Dynamics team of experienced agents.

This event will also include an “Evening with Memetic Movies” (along with soft drinks and popcorn) with Ben Levi, a familiar face in Boulder and veteran SDi practitioner.  He will illustrate the richness of the values system codes and currents through the use of movie scenes and situations. You will also be exposed to a number of assessment systems within the new Memetic Mirrors exercise and research packages. (This will include participation in the popular onlinePeopleSCAN technology.)

There are no qualifications to attend this new learning experience from the Spiral Dynamics World.  Even if you have not yet attended a Spiral Dynamics event or seminar before, we will teach you quickly, so you can benefit along with veterans. We will send out pre-workshop readings and video links to help get you prepared.  All we request are bright people with a curiosity for learning, a passion for impacting the world, and an open mind.  You will benefit from more than 35 years of experiences in both theory and practice, led by Dr. Don Beck and his colleagues from around the world.  Also, don’t forget, much of this workshop will be shaped in part by the specific interests and inquiries of the participants: “What you always wanted to know about Spiral Dynamics but were afraid to ask.”

So, bring your full self!  Come to Boulder and Dance the Integral with us. This will be a weekend you won’t soon forget.

• Early Bird – Register by Feb. 20th $395 ($345 for members)
• Register between Feb. 21 – Mar. 5 for $495  ($445 for members)

(Fees do not include meals.  Light snacks will be provided.  There are many great restaurants just a hop across the street.)

• A few scholarships are available at $395 (which used to be the early bird price).  Please send email to Nomali@boulderintegral.org stating your need. We will try our best to accommodate.

• Give a New Year gift!  Sponsor a friend or someone in need to engage in a learning opportunity!

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• Registration will start at 8:30 am on Friday, March 6th, 2009.
• The event will start at 9:30 am

For questions, please send email to Nomali@boulderintegral.org

Who is Dr. Don Beck?

Don Beck has been developing, implementing, and teaching the evolutionary theory of Spiral Dynamics for more than three decades. Beck has elaborated upon the work of his mentor, Clare Graves, to develop a multidimensional model for understanding the evolutionary transformation of human values and cultures. As cofounder of the National Values Center in Denton, Texas, and CEO of the Spiral Dynamics Group, Inc., Beck is employing the Spiral Dynamics model to effect large-scale systems change in and among various sectors and societies of the world. He is the author of Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership & Change, written with Christopher Cowan in 1996.

Beck’s long consulting career has taken him to such diverse settings as 10 Downing Street to consult with Tony Blair’s Policy Unit; the south side of Chicago to address the problems faced by inner-city schools; the World Bank to consider the future of Afghanistan; and the boardrooms of major banks, energy companies, airlines, and government agencies. In his 63 trips to South Africa between 1981 and 1988, he had significant impact on political leaders, the business sector, religious leadership, and the general public in order to help bring about the peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy. Out of his experiences there, Beck wrote The Crucible: Forging South Africa’s Future (1991) with Graham Linscott.

Before his work in South Africa, Beck taught for twenty years at the University of North Texas. There he was named Outstanding Professor in 1978, named Honor Professor in 1979, and listed as an “Outstanding Educator in America” in 1980. Beck has also been the team psychologist for The South African Springboks, winners of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and has been associated with the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, the Texas Rangers (baseball), and the U.S. Olympic Committee for Men’s Track and Field. He writes a “sports values” column for the Dallas Morning News. He makes his home in Denton, Texas.

Learn more about Dr. Don beck here

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