Whether at work, at home or in the community, camaraderie is key to our personal wellbeing, the health of global society and the success of any well-meaning project. In this upcoming workshop, Rejiv Mehta, a leader in nurturing connections, will reveal a groundbreaking method (based on twenty years of research) that enables groups to flourish. You’ll be invited to reexamine your work and social environments through thought-provoking maps of daily life, ‘collective self-reflection’ and powerful stories. Our hope is that you’ll leave this interactive session feeling inspired and more confident in navigating your own path to productivity, belonging and joy in community.

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This session will include a deep dive into the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing’s six-dimensional Wellbeing Model.While stress is a natural and inevitable part of life, learning how to navigate it skillfully in our daily life can test the best of us. In this session, the body’s stress response will be explored, and participants will learn and practice tools for responding more resourcefully to life’s inevitable challenges and stressors. The role of mindfulness in mitigating stress will be discussed, and tips will be provided for developing in-the-moment mindful stress reduction practices that support making friends with and responding to, rather than reacting to our daily stressors.

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Discover how emotional intelligence (EI) can help you better handle workplace challenges, build stronger relationships with coworkers, and enhance your daily interactions on the job. How can understanding and managing emotions make you more effective in your role and improve your work experience?

Join Nick Fabrizio from Cornell's Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy as he breaks down the five key parts of emotional intelligence that matter in your daily work: self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, social skills, and motivation. Learn practical ways to use these skills to handle workplace stress, communicate better with teammates, and create more positive interactions at work.

Get hands-on tools like mindfulness techniques, better listening skills, and ways to both give and receive feedback that you can use right away on the job. This interactive session will give you real strategies to:

• Deal with difficult situations more effectively

• Work better with different personalities

• Reduce workplace stress

• Build stronger connections with coworkers

• Improve your overall job satisfaction

• Learn skills you can put to use immediately to make your workday better and create more positive relationships with the people you work with.

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How can we feel heard and truly understand others?

In a world of constant opinions and distractions the ability to truly listen has become a rare and radical act. All too often, we struggle to feel heard and we miss opportunities to listen more deeply to each other. 

At this special event, author and coach Emily Kasriel will share her work on Deep Listening as a proven approach to help you engage more meaningfully and to truly understand others. Drawing on rigorous academic evidence and real life experiences, Emily will reveal a more effective way of engaging with others, particularly across divides. At a time of deep division and social disconnection, Deep Listening offers us a way to slow down, be more present and create space for curiosity, empathy and respect.

By taking part in this event, you will learn how to use this transformative approach to have more profound connections with people around you and to understand them better, even where you disagree. Whether as a partner, leader, parent, friend or colleague, this may be the most valuable life skill you’ll ever learn.

About the speaker

Emily Kasriel is an author, coach and experienced media executive who has worked extensively with the BBC, reporting and producing from five different continents. She developed the Deep Listening approach at King's College Policy Institute and the London School of Economics. She is also an accredited Executive Coach and a workplace mediator. 

Emily led a BBC British Council project signing up over 1000 young people from 119 countries for her training in Deep Listening – following a pilot of 150 in Lebanon and 300 IBM executives. She has also worked with diverse cohorts of leaders, from the British Army to McDonald’s. Emily ran the BBC Crossing Divides project as well as leading arts and culture, religion and ideas departments at the BBC World Service. She was previously a Senior Adviser to the Skoll Foundation and a Visiting Fellow at Said Business School at the University of Oxford. She has an MA from the University of Oxford and another from Syracuse University.

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This session will include a deep dive into the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing’s six-dimensional Wellbeing Model. Prior to the session, you will be encouraged to take a short confidential wellbeing assessment. During the session, you will learn practical, evidence-based tips for strengthening your personal wellbeing in each of the six dimensions of wellbeing. Time will also be allocated for you to reflect on what wellbeing and good self-care means to you, and to chart out a thoughtful, tailored plan for strengthening your personal wellbeing.

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Over the past year, it’s become clear that workplace wellbeing and leadership are deeply connected. Too often, mental health is treated as an individual issue—something to be managed outside of work. But the reality is that our workplaces shape how we see ourselves, manage stress, and find purpose.

Join Pete Johnson and Angela Samata as we explore how leading with kindness can be key in improving organisational health, supporting employees through distress, and creating cultures where people feel valued, heard, and able to thrive.

What We’ll Explore:

- How kindness leads to healthier, more successful organisations

- Why workplace culture plays a key role in mental health and wellbeing

- The importance of staying present with employees in distress instead of signposting them away

- Why leading with compassion is about action, not just intention—building trust through everyday behaviours

- How investing in kind leadership creates energy, productivity, and long-term success

It isn’t about following a formula—it’s about showing up differently, creating safe spaces for people, and proving that trust and belonging are more than just words. Join us to explore what it means to lead in a way that makes a real difference.

We are super excited for Angela (a TEDx speaker, BBC presenter, and trainee psychotherapist) to join our panel. She brings a wealth of leadership experience from across sectors, combining lived experience and strategic insight to drive meaningful change in mental health and wellbeing.

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How can we find meaning in the chaos?

At a time when life feels faster, harsher and more chaotic than ever, many of us are left asking: what really matters?

At this special event, renowned psychologist and researcher Professor Michael Steger will explore how we can reclaim meaning and purpose in life, even in the midst of modern chaos.

Drawing on decades of research, compelling stories and moments of humour and humanity, Michael will help us understand the "purpose crisis" so many of us are feeling today. He’ll unpack why we’re burning out, what really brings our lives direction, and how purpose can guide us from where we are now to where we truly want to be. This isn’t just a talk - it’s an opportunity to reflect, reconnect and reimagine what matters most.

Whether you’re feeling stuck, searching for greater fulfilment, or simply curious about how to live with more clarity and intention, this event will give you practical insights and genuine encouragement for your next step forward.

Michael F. Steger PhD, is Founder and Director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose, and Professor of Psychology, Colorado State University. He gives talks on meaning and purpose and leads workshops and retreats around the world. He has a B.A. in Psychology from Macalester College, an MS in Counseling from the University of Oregon and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and Personality Psychology from the University of Minnesota.

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Did you know that people who feel more hopeful are far more likely to reach their goals? Or that hope can play a key role in fighting poverty? Studies show that hope is essential for better quality of life, health, and well-being, and can even help tackle global challenges like climate change. On the other hand, losing hope can lead to bad choices and slow progress. Join Kathryn Goetzke for a 90-minute workshop where you’ll learn the five “Shine Hope” keys, how to measure hope, and ways to bring more hope into your everyday life. You’ll also learn how to use your own story to build hope and see how communities, schools, and colleges are bringing hope to life. Sign up now to join the community in unlocking the transformative power of hope!

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How can we turn mindfulness into action - personally, politically and socially? Mindfulness has the potential to make a significant impact in our world at a time when we are facing multiple challenges. But for this to be realised, we all need to step up to meet the current issues of our time. In the keynote "Agency and Connection in the Polycrisis: Mindfulness as a Foundational Capacity for Societal Transformation," Jamie Bristow discusses the profound interrelated shocks from cultural, technological, and environmental changes, collectively known as the polycrisis. Discover how mindfulness, as an innate capacity that’s amongst the most foundational and transformative for both our agency and ability to connect, has a key role to play.

This event is part of the International Conference on Mindfulness (ICM:2024) post-conference programme. Open to all. 

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