Oren Slozberg's guest appearances

Oren Slozberg

Exploring Nature, Culture and Inner Life

Vicki Robin

David Smith

Michael Samuels

Frances McDormand

Michael Pollan

Richard Grossman

Caroline Casey

Richard Tarnas

Rachel Lang

Henry David Thoreau

David Steindl-Rast

Michael Lerner

BJ Miller

Norman Fischer

Walt Whitman

OwlTail

Diana Lindsay

~Part of the Widening Circles Series Co-Presented with Healing Circles Global~Join Oren Slozberg and Diana Lindsay, co-directors of Healing Circles Global for a conversation on the beginnings of Healing Circles and how it has evolved into a global resource for healing, social connection, and meaningful service.In this conversation, we’ll explore:The ideas from Christina Baldwin, Ann Linnea, Parker Palmer, Michael Lerner, and Janie Brown that deepen the work of Healing Circles Global.Offering welcoming, safe, and nourishing circles for healing and connection for anyone from anywhere at no to low cost.Providing meaningful experiences of learning, service, and belonging for our global community of healing circles volunteers.Creating a sustainable, loving, global community for healing circles work.Find out more about Healing Circles Global: healingcirclesglobal.orgFind out more about The New School at Commonweal: tns.commonweal.org.***Don't forget to like and subscribe. And, to get news of upcoming events or new resources, follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/TNSCommonweal) and Instagram (instagram.com/tnscommonweal/).

~Part of the Widening Circles Series Co-Presented with Healing Circles Global~ Join Oren Slozberg and Diana Lindsay, co-directors of Healing Circles Global for a conversation on the beginnings of Healing Circles and how it has evolved into a global resource for healing, social connection, and meaningful service. In this conversation, we’ll explore: The ideas from Christina Baldwin, Ann Linnea, Parker Palmer, Michael Lerner, and Janie Brown that deepen the work of Healing Circles Global. Offering welcoming, safe, and nourishing circles for healing and connection for anyone from anywhere at no to low cost. Providing meaningful experiences of learning, service, and belonging for our global community of healing circles volunteers. Creating a sustainable, loving, global community for healing circles work. Find out more about Healing Circles Global: <a href="http://healingcirclesglobal.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">healingcirclesglobal.org</a> Find out more about The New School at Commonweal: <a href="http://tns.commonweal.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tns.commonweal.org</a>. *** Don't forget to like and subscribe. And, to get news of upcoming events or new resources, follow us on Facebook (<a href="http://facebook.com/TNSCommonweal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/TNSCommonweal</a>) and Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/tnscommonweal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/tnscommonweal/</a>).

2021:04.30 - Diana Lindsay & Oren Slozberg: Healing Circles Global: Healing in Community

Oren SlozbergDialogue, Art, and Group IntelligenceWicked Problems: problems that are difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize. (Wikipedia)Many of our core issues—like climate change, economic inequality, and the Middle East—are examples of “wicked problems.” How can we use group intelligence to re-wire our thinking and address these challenges? One approach is through facilitated engagements with visual art, such as the image above.Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Commonweal’s new chief strategies officer and director of the new Dialogue, Art, and Innovations program, Oren Slozberg. Oren demonstrates and explores a visual-arts based process he helped develop and popularize world-wide called Visual Thinking Strategies. VTS builds group intelligence and can be the foundation for a dialogue on complex social issues.Oren SlozbergOren joined Commonweal in November 2013 as the chief strategies officer and the director of the Dialogue, Art, and Innovation program. Prior to Commonweal, he was the national executive director of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). He started at VTS in May 2006, bringing more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and the arts to the organization. Oren is an expert trainer in VTS, and he has trained hundreds of educators in the process, working in a variety of setting ranging from teachers in elementary schools to college faculty.Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Oren Slozberg Dialogue, Art, and Group Intelligence Wicked Problems: problems that are difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize. (Wikipedia) Many of our core issues—like climate change, economic inequality, and the Middle East—are examples of “wicked problems.” How can we use group intelligence to re-wire our thinking and address these challenges? One approach is through facilitated engagements with visual art, such as the image above. Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Commonweal’s new chief strategies officer and director of the new Dialogue, Art, and Innovations program, Oren Slozberg. Oren demonstrates and explores a visual-arts based process he helped develop and popularize world-wide called Visual Thinking Strategies. VTS builds group intelligence and can be the foundation for a dialogue on complex social issues. Oren Slozberg Oren joined Commonweal in November 2013 as the chief strategies officer and the director of the Dialogue, Art, and Innovation program. Prior to Commonweal, he was the national executive director of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). He started at VTS in May 2006, bringing more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and the arts to the organization. Oren is an expert trainer in VTS, and he has trained hundreds of educators in the process, working in a variety of setting ranging from teachers in elementary schools to college faculty. Find out more about The New School at <a href="http://tns.commonweal.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tns.commonweal.org</a>.

2014.03.25:  Oren Slozberg - Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) w/ Michael Lerner