integral life practice

ILP

Integral Life PracticeA long term program of practice for developing

Integral Leadership using the AQAL Integral framework.

“Integral is not a tool, it’s a way of Being ” Rochelle Fairfield, Master of Integral Theory Program, JFK University, 2008

Integral Emergence 2008©

Outline Integral Life Practice

What is it What it means for Integral Leadership

ILP Design Overview

AQAL Assessment Quadrants, Levels, Lines, States, Types

Embodiment – a practical ILP demonstration Visioning Designing Participating/Reviewing/Recording

The Future Heading toward Integral Leadership

Q & A


IntegralLifePractice


Integral Life Practice

Mind, Body and Spirit in Self, Culture and Nature.

Why have ILP: what are the benefits to Leadership ?

Towards functional Integration: “BEING” Integral


Transforming –

YOU


ILP Design Overview - 3 Stages

1 - AQAL Assessment

2 – Visioning & Inquiry

3 - Designing

4 – Participating, Recording and Reviewing

Triple Loop Inquiry

2nd Person : Dialoging

1st Person : Intentions - Feelings

3rd Person : Vision statement



1st Person :Thinking - Feelings

3rd Person : Mapping


1st Person :Thinking - Feelings

3rd Person : Outcomes


AQAL Integral

Assessment AQAL – Quadrants, Levels, Lines, States, Types

A Comprehensive Assessment of Human Functioning


The Quadrants


Developmental Levels – A General Overview

How do I determine my LEVEL ?


Lines of Development The Integral Psychograph - Multiple Intelligences


3rd Stage : Everyone - Worldcentric

2nd Stage :Just my Group - Sociocentric

1stStage : Just me - Egocentic

4th Stage : Everything - Kosmocentric

States – Managing Energy

HIGH

LOW

ResourcefulUnresourceful


What behavioral Type am I? Which personality inventory should I use ?

MBTI - INFJ MYER – BRIGGS TYPE INVENTORY

The Enneagram


D.I.S.C personality test

Transforming –

YOU


2 – Visioning – 5 years from today • What capacities do you see in your Self in the future ?

• What’s different about you.

•What defines you in this future ?

•What Really / Deeply matters to you ?

What is stopping this from happening ?

What am I not doing ?

•How are my energy levels

• How is my presence ?

• How could my health be improved



•What relationships do I want to have ?

• What is it about these relationships that really matters to me ?

•On what level am I present with those I am close too ?

•Do I want to deepen these relationships ?



• Is my job in line with my purpose ?

• Am I happy at work ?

• How can I make more of a contribution to my role ?




I

We

It

It’s

I – Subjective - Individual • What Really / Deeply matters to you ?

• What capacities do you see in your Self in the future ?

• What’s different about you ?

•What defines you in this future ?




WE – Inter-Subjective – Individual

•Are my relationships with those around me as open and strong as I would like ?

• What is it about these relationships that really matters to me ?

•What would it look and feel like to be closer in your relationships ?

•Do I want to deepen these relationships ?




IT – Objective - Individual

•How are my energy levels at work and home ?

• How is my presence with my clients and in personal life ?

• How could my health be improved and what would it bring to my work , and home life ?

•What would a more present and energetic you look like ?




IT’s – Objective – Collective

•Is my job in line with my purpose ?

• Am I happy at work ?

• How can I make more of a contribution to my role ?

•What would be your perfect role ?

•Picture yourself in that role – what makes it perfect ?




• Meditation ( recommended )• Journaling • Shadow work ( recommended ) • Therapy• Sitting quietly • Reading • Creative writing • Prayer

• Dieting • Weights • Conscious Eating • Vegetarianism • Exercise • Yoga• Pilates

• Conscious Ethics • Communication• Relationships • Conversational practice • Sexual exploration • Group Therapy • Marriage Therapy • Coaching• Conscious parenting • Intimacy exercises

• Coaching • Community service • Mentoring ( at work )• Donating• Child Sponsorship • Creating community projects• Business coursers • MBA extensions• Exploring new business application

3 – Designing ( choose one from each box)


List the four things you have chosen !

How many times a week are you going to do each one of these activities ?

What are you hoping to gain from each of them ?


4 – Participating - Recording - Reviewing


• Subjective “I” Practice :

•Times per week =

• Objective “It” Practice :

•Times per week =

• Intersubjective “We” Practice :

• Times per week =

• Interobjective “It’s” practice :

• Times per week =

Recording Transformation – Buy a journal and record EVERYTHING ! Expression - Writing, Poetry, Song lyrics Physiological changes Changes in awareness Changes in state of Mind and Being Affective and emotional adjustments Increases in Intimacy and Compassion

– not just to humans.

Feelings, Emotions, Thoughts


“ As I see it, the dilemma of our times can be stated thusly : We need an integral culture to emerge because it is only through its capacity to embrace the complexity of our global problems that we will find adequate solutions”

Jon Geselle,

Master of Integral Theory Program, JFK University, 2007


Heading into the future

Integral suggestions for Business and Leadership in the future !

• Collaboration : Mutli Company : Joint Venture – not everything has to be competitive • Personal Development – Using ILP and other methods on a company based scale • Vertical Assessment – Not just types, but Levels. • Ethics – An Integral Approach • Embodiment – Not just 3rd person external theory• Multiple Bottom Lines – All 4 Quadrants • Executive Development – Starting at the top • Sustainability – A long term view : Not Starbucks culture • Consistency – No more transforming weekends

Education !


Questions ?

Q & A


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