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Introduction to ​Polarity Thinking™ Workshop
2021-11-22 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
A joint program between Polarity Partnerships, LLC and the Leadership Forum, Inc.

The Leadership Forum Community and Polarity Partnerships are offering an Introduction to Polarity Thinking™ Workshop. This is a 4-hour virtual experience for those interested in deepening their understanding of Polarity Thinking™. The class will be conducted by Polarity Partnerships and will include participation in a polarities assessment. This class is limited to 20 participants so register now to reserve your seat. Check Date and Registration Options Below.
During the 2021 Summit, Polarity Partnerships provided a glimpse into the value of the Polarity Thinking™ to supplement Or-thinking with And-thinking when appropriate. This short session created a vision into how these tools and concepts can be used to help build understanding for decisions that have “and” options. The beauty is that it surfaces perspectives that perhaps haven’t been considered or fully understood, leading to better decision making and openness to change as part of Conscious Leadership.
Upon completion each participant will receive a free Individual Practitioner License for 6 months from Polarity Partnerships (a $125 value). This license gives consultants, coaches, internal trainers and professional advisors use of the Polarity Map® & Principles and the resources on the Polarity Resource Portal (excludes the ability to create Polarity Assessments™). After the 6 months, participants may extend their license through Polarity Partnerships for a $250 annual fee.
This workshop is an ideal next step for those who are exploring becoming a Certified Practitioner in Foundations and Professional Applications Certification (PACT)™. The Leadership Forum Community will be offering a full certification program in 2022 at a reduced rate for the Leadership Forum Community. Learn more about the benefits of this robust 30-hour certification program here: Link to Polarity Partnerships Watch for announcements about accessing this certification program at reduced rates through the Leadership Forum Community in 2022.
Introduction to Polarity Thinking™ Workshop
Date and Time: November 22, 2021; 9:00AM to 1:00PM EST
Only 20 seats available – Register Now!

LEVERAGE POLARITIES FOR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP SUCCESS
2021-11-11 14:00 - 15:00
By: Cliff Kayser, VP, Mastery and Coaching Programs, Polarity Partnerships and Barry Johnson, Founding Partner, Chairman & Creator of The Polarity Map® , Polarity Partnerships
Polarities are energy pairs we can leverage to achieve our preferred future faster with greater sustainability. They often show up as tough decisions or tensions: Should we centralize for system integration or decentralize to support entrepreneurial initiative? Should we preserve our core traditions or go after innovation? Also, leadership polarities live within us: Should we be clear or flexible? Should we be grounded or visionary?
With polarities, the answer is that we need both. To be effective with polarities, we need to use “AND” in our thinking. We need to leverage the benefits of centralization AND decentralization. When we use “OR” thinking to “solve” a polarity, we get in trouble. We are less likely to achieve the results we want. If we do get those results, it will be slower than necessary and will not be sustainable.
Polarities are unavoidable, unsolvable, indestructible, and unstoppable. This set of realities could be a bit troublesome except for two other realities of all polarities—they are free and can be leveraged.
In this session, you will learn:
• How to leverage or-thinking and and-thinking
• The five-step: seeing, mapping, assessing, learning, and leveraging
• How to map a polarity using the Polarity Map.
• About and experience individual and system level assessment using the Polarity Assessment

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SPIRIT IN THE POLARITY: Duality, Interdependence, and Oneness
2021-11-09 19:00 - 21:00
This is a 4-Evening Workshop meeting on Tuesdays
Dates:
4 Tuesday Evenings, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
November 9, 16, 30, and December 7, 2021
Available by: Join by Videoconference or Watch Online Recordings (learn more about videoconference)
Price: General Public: $100.00 | One Spirit Graduates: $ 90.00
One Spirit Elective Credit: 1.0

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Action Or Contemplation? Accountability Or Unconditional Love? Continuity Or Transformation? When “Or” thinking is misapplied when And-thinking is required, the result is disunity and unnecessary suffering from polarization and chronic dysfunction. Applying “And” thinking to these and other interdependent pairs or “polarity” tensions (aka paradox or dilemma) creates a shift from intractable battles to an invitation to the dance in the interdependency. And-thinking has been used and celebrated the world over for helping businesses, governments, schools, congregations, and communities address the complexity of interdependency by supplementing “Or” thinking with “And-thinking,” when And is required. Many spiritual and wisdom traditions describe these “And-dances” of interdependent Unity in the One Spirit, which is also pervasive in nature. Rumi writes,
Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds’ wings.
This interactive course was designed for the One Spirit community by two pioneers in the field. They will explore the spiritual nature of polarities with you and how to apply your learning in a variety of interspiritual contexts.
Participants in this course will:

Increase capacity to love and serve by learning how Polarity Thinking transforms tensions into preferred futures

Apply the basics of the Polarity approach to deepen and broaden your understanding of interdependence, interconnectedness, and Oneness

Explore polarities present in major spiritual and wisdom traditions

Receive 1-year access to the Polarity Resource Portal that will support the application of your learning during and after the course

Leadership Forum 2021 Summit: Leading to Repair - "And", The Grace Between Right or Wrong
2021-07-14 09:00 - 16:00
“And”, The Grace Between Right or Wrong
How can Polarity Thinking help heal a community or organization?
Cliff Kayser MSOD, MSHR, PCC
Chandra Irvin, M.Ed., MDIV
Margaret Seidler, MPA

Learn about the power of “AND.” Participants leave the session invigorated with a renewed sense of empowerment and hope for a better future in our communities and workplaces. They begin to see the possibilities of the influential roles they can play going forward using a polarity lens. Participants surface their issues of interest, where finding common ground, in spite of differences, can reverse the energy of resistance and polarization.
This session will focus on a case study on Polarity Thinking in the Charleston Illumination Project where the aim was to better society by giving equal voice to citizens, finding common ground for the good of the whole community, and adopting ideas for change embraced by a city police chief and his department in Charleston, SC. With that foundation, you will explore how a polarity lens can be utilized in reducing polarization and increasing willingness for healing and repairing within your organization and communities.
The Charleston Illumination Project grew out of the community response to a race motivated mass shooting in a black church in Charleston, SC in 2015.

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PACT™ CERTIFICATION PLUS WILDERNESS RETREAT
2020-11-03 09:00 - 2020-11-06 15:00 | Kayser Ridge Retreat & Learning Center, 375 Breakthrough Lane, Berkeley Springs, WV, 25411, United States
LEARN HOW POLARITY THINKING™, THE PACT™ PROCESS, THE POLARITY MAP® AND POLARITY ASSESSMENT™ ARE THE MOST ROBUST SUITE OF PRACTICES AND TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ACHIEVE YOUR DESIRED RESULTS FASTER AND MORE SUSTAINABLY

This program is designed for HR, OD and Consulting / Coaching professionals to become certified to deliver Polarity Thinking™ processes and apply our most advanced tools including the Polarity Assessment™. In addition to our standard 3 Day Intensive course, this program includes a day long wilderness experiential learning program, Basic Tai Chi / Yoga Practices and Evening Bonfires.
The course has no pre-requisites and completing the program qualifies you for 27 ICF CCEU credits.
In today’s world of increasing interdependency and complexity, it is vital to utilize problem solving AND both/and thinking to address your most strategic challenges and opportunities. The research is clear – leaders, teams and organizations that leverage Polarities well outperform those that don’t. Discover how to leverage your most strategic Polarities (AKA paradox, wicked problems, chronic tensions, dilemmas, etc.) to become more innovative, agile, profitable and competitive immediately and over time.
In addition to gaining new knowledge, skills and experience to expand your professional practice, you’ll Leverage the Multarity of the Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual realms towards the Greater Purpose of your whole person development.

Program Includes
3 Day PACT™ Certification Workshop Intensive
4 hours 1-1 Coaching and Mentoring on First Client Projects
1 Year Consultant Access to the Polarity Resource Portal™
Volume I of Barry Johnson’s New Book
Lodging in a beautiful wilderness setting
Healthy, delicious group meals
PLUS
Light Outdoor Experiential Learning
Basic Thai Chi/Yoga Practices
Evening Bonfires

ICF Coaches completing this course qualify for 27 CCE Credits – 14 Core Competencies and 13 Resource Development Credits.

Certification & Licensing in PACT™ Foundations and Professional Applications
Step 1: Seeing – Appreciate complex challenges and opportunities and see more of the whole reality
Step 2: Mapping – Identify desired results, values, and competencies
Step 3: Assessing – Utilize the Polarity Assessment™ to gather quantitative metrics from key stakeholders
Step 4: Learning – Make meaning from Assessment results, gaining insight into current strengths and vulnerabilities
Step 5: Leveraging – Develop and execute strategies to achieve and sustain desired results.

Integrate PACT™ and the Polarity Assessment™ into Your Context & Practice
Training and Development Leadership and Executive Coaching Organization Effectiveness Consulting Strategy Development & Execution Vision, Mission and Culture Alignment Individual & Organization Effectiveness Executive Coaching Leadership Development Organization Design and Structure Conflict and Diversity Community Development
Leverage the Multarity of Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual for Whole Person Development

Polarity Thinking Virtual Open House to learn about GMU's Polarity Thinking Program
2020-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Webinar
Join us on Wednesday September 9 from 12 noon to 12:45 p.m. for our Polarity Thinking Virtual Open House to learn more about George Mason University’s Polarity Thinking program and its tools. Drop in anytime during this informal discussion to get your questions answered.
Polarities are interdependent forces that create tension in complex situations. This certification helps you see how “both/and” Polarity Thinking helps create leverage for the complex and critical challenges that all leaders, teams, and organizational systems face.
In support of the health and safety of our students and university community, Polarity Thinking will be delivered in a live virtual format. Self-directed work will supplement live virtual instruction throughout the duration of the certification program.
Two sections (both in the live virtual format) are open for Fall 2020 enrollment:

Section 1 (on Mondays): October 12, October 26, November 9, and November 23
Live virtual instruction for section 1 will occur on these dates from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Section 2 (on Thursdays): October 15, October 29, November 12, and December 3
Live virtual instruction for section 2 will occur on these dates from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

Join us for the virtual open house:
Wednesday September 9 from 12 noon to 12:45 p.m.
Hosted by Melissa Schreibstein, M.S., ACC, Director of Well-Being Programs, GMU Center for the Advancement of Well-Being
Featuring Polarity Thinking Instructor Cliff Kayser, MSHR, MSOD, PCC, Vice President of Polarity Partnerships and GMU Coaching Fellow
Join Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting ID: 980 5477 4408
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Join by Phone:
Dial-in#: 301-715-8592
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Global Forum for Higher Education and Scientific Research (GFHS)
2020-04-02 - 2020-04-04 | Cairo, Egypt
Cliff Kayser will speak at the Global Forum for Higher Education and Scientific Research (GFHS)!
This year marks the second edition of The Global Forum for Higher Education and Scientific Research (GFHS). The first global initiative of its kind in Egypt.
The forum is organized under the auspices of H.E. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at Al-Masa Capital premises on the 2nd-4th of April 2020. Gathering more than 1000 leaders, influencers, and practitioners from all over the world in the fields of scientific research, innovation, government, higher education, and philanthropy with the intention of conducting insightful action-oriented discussions and attaining wide-ranging perspectives for the purpose of envisioning the future of Higher Education and Scientific Research in a global, interconnected, and borderless world context.
GFHS 2020 themes will be revolving around the inevitable quest of preparing youth to the continuously changing demands of the workforce primarily by adopting a “business ready” system in our higher education institutions.
The forum will also include an exhibition area for Higher Education and Scientific Research stakeholders showcasing their organizations’ potential and demonstrating their achievements on the employability levels.
GFHS 2020; where the future is exclusively, in action.

Polarity Foundations and Professional Applications Certification
2019-10-24 17:00 - 2019-10-27 12:00, 2019-10-13 17:00 - 2019-10-16 12:00, 2019-08-15 17:00 - 2019-08-18 17:00, 2019-05-26 17:00 - 2019-05-29 12:00 | Kayser Ridge Retreat & Learning Center, 375 Breakthrough Lane, Berkeley Springs, WV, 25411, United States
Would you like to register or chat? Email ckayser@xperienceit.com

Polarity Keys to Mentorship Program Success
2018-10-17 11:30 - 12:30 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 300 Army Navy Dr, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
Presented at The International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN) 10th Anniversary Conference
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Plenary Speaker: Polarity Keys to Mentorship Program Success (Crystal Ballroom, lobby level)
Cliff Kayser, MSHR, MSOD, PCC
President & Founder, Xperience, LLC

Stepping Into Purpose Retreat — A Weekend in Nature
2018-10-12 14:00 - 2018-10-14 15:00 | Kayser Ridge Retreat & Learning Center, 375 Breakthrough Lane, Berkeley Springs, WV, 25411, United States
Is this a time of transition in your life? Are you interested in being clearer about what you want in your life and your purpose? Is it time to slow down and listen deeply? Come join us!
Dates: Friday, October 12, 2018 2pm – Sunday, October 14, 2018 3pm
The Retreat

Work with a model for wholeness that draws on the four seasons and directions of the compass
Step into nature and your senses – this can be hiking, walking, or sitting in community and alone
Be introduced to rituals and practices that can enhance your inquiry, exploration, intuition, sense of fun and imagination
Experience a supportive community that enhances your experience through story-telling, mirroring and sharing of intentions.
If interested, sample different types of meditation, Tai Chi, poetry, yoga and visual art

Why Nature?
Research has shown that simply being in nature enhances the positive emotions of joy, awe, optimism and courage. The energetic waves found in nature are those found in the human brain when in deep meditation. Nature de-stresses us and reminds us who we truly are.
Nature allows us to walk our talk, to choose a different path, to experience getting lost and finding our path again. Those lessons come from listening to our bodies, hearts and souls.
Nature allows us to sharpen our senses and to have a more expansive, deeper and slower experience. Nature doesn’t judge us or make meaning for us or nudge us in any way. Nature simply is – and in relationship to nature, we can test ourselves, listen to our inner voice and listen to what nature might even tell us about ourselves and our next steps, life phases or paths. We come from nature – it is our home.
Who are your guides?
Christiane Frischmuth, a certified wilderness rites of passage/vision fast guide, coach, team builder and Yoga Teacher with over 25 years of experience in guiding people to discover their true soul and bring it into being. She has participated in many vision fasts and wilderness rites of passage as well as survival training and wilderness first aid. She is an avid backpacker and hiker.
Cliff Kayser, MSHR/OD, PCC a professionally certified coach, polarity thinking teacher and practitioner with thirty years of experience as an organizational development working with leaders, teams, and organizations. Cliff has practiced Tai Chi for 30 years and has a deep appreciation for eastern philosophies and wisdom teachings.
Sally Colella, MA, PCC is a profesionally trained facilitator, coach, meditation teacher and yoga instructor. With over more than thirty years of experience working with leaders and groups in global organizations, she has coached thousands of individuals in finding deeper meaning in their lives, work and relationships.
Logistics
We will provide simple meals and accommodate those who eat fish/poultry, vegans, vegetarians and those who are gluten-free. We suggest eliminating or reducing alcohol and caffeine during the retreat to enhance your ability to tune into all your natural senses.
We will be based at the Lodge at Kayser Ridge. The large, light-filled space includes a number of comfortable areas to gather together or reflect individually. Sleeping spaces range from single bedroom to dorm-style accommodations and all bathrooms are shared. There are two kitchens and storage space for personal food and beverage items.
Spacious decks invite to experience open sunny views and starry nights.
What are my payment options?
Full payment for the program is $350.
$100 Deposit due upon acceptance to program to secure your place. Payment is due in full by 8/30/2018.
We accept checks for payment.
Would you like to register or chat? email sally@colellaassociates.com or christiane@gfconsulting.org

Leveraging Polarity Thinking for Coach and Client Development: Cultivating Competency for "Both/And" Thinking Webinar Series
2018-10-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom Webinar
The International Coach Federation Maryland Chapter (ICF-MD) Professional Development Community of Practice Presents…
Leveraging Polarity Thinking for Coach and Client Development: Cultivating Competency for “Both/And” Thinking Webinar Series

Presenters: Cliff Kayser, PCC and Joy Goldman, RN, MS, PCC
Monday, September 17, 2018 • 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
AND Tuesday, October 2, 2018 • 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Zoom Webinar: Two-Part Series
** This is being offered as a two-part series, with each webinar being offered as a stand-alone session as well. **
$30 – ICF Member / Global Member | $40 – Non-Member (One Session ONLY)

$50 – ICF Member / Global Member | $60 – Non-Member
(Webinar Series – Both 9/17 & 10/2 Sessions)
*REGISTER HERE FOR WEBINAR SERIES*
Earn 1.5 (each webinar) Core Competency CCEUs
Polarities (aka Paradoxes, Dilemmas, Wicked Problems, etc.) are unavoidable — we’re all “in” them, whether we’re aware of them or not. When Polarities in issues and challenges are identified and leveraged well, the end-goals and objectives can be attained with increased speed and sustainability. Coaches and Clients who leverage polarities well have a distinct performance advantage over the ones that don’t.
9/17 kicks-off part one of a two-part series with an interactive focus on a key polarity all Coaches face in the coaching relationship. Learning and applying the Polarity Map® and process to a tension of our own, will enable us to better apply the process with Clients. Part two on 10/2 brings attention to common polarity tensions Clients face and we’ll apply the same process interactively using the Polarity Map® to explore and organize the wisdom in the room.
Learning objectives participants can expect to achieve are:

Improve Coach and Client performance by providing an overview/awareness between solvable problems and unsolvable (but leverage-able) polarities;
Simplify some of the complexity in the Coach / Client relationship;
Learn how resistance in polarity tensions can be used as a resource; and,
Support accelerating learning and development for Coaches and Clients.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of part 1 (9/17 — COACH FOCUS), participants will be able to:

Distinguish between solvable problems and unsolvable (but leverage-able) interdependent pairs or “polarities,” and review a list of common polarities that all Coaches are “in”;
See and Map a polarity in the Coaching relationship using the Polarity Map®;
Support “leverage” (maximizing the upside benefits in the polarity tension and minimizing the downside limitations) by identifying Coaching Action Steps and Early Warning Signs.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of part 2 (10/2 — CLIENT FOCUS), participants will be able to:

Distinguish between a solvable problem and unsolvable interdependent pairs or “polarities,” and review a list of common polarities that all Clients are “in”;
See and Map a polarity that has relevance for any client using the Polarity Map®;

Support “leverage” (maximizing the upside benefits and minimizing the downside limitations) by Identifying Coaching Action Steps and Early Warning Signs.
Participants will take a brief polarity assessment which will measure their perception of how well they leverage “Challenge” And “Support” in their coaching work. You will learn aggregate results during the webinars. This should only take five minutes or less to complete.
