News & Events

March 1, 2010

Master Class in Change for Sustainability Concludes for 2010

ISIS Academy Master Class 2010 in Stockholm


[Updated 30 May 2010]

Our 2010 Master Class was a great success, and graduates have returned to their homes, in eleven different countries, literally all over the globe. If you are interested in applying to our next Master Class, click “Contact” and send us an email.

To get a sense of what the Master Class consists of, you can read the following description of this year’s class, which ran from 16-22 May 2010, in Stockholm.

A COURSE TO ACCELERATE ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION …

Master Class BrochureYou are already committed to making change. You have knowledge and experience. But now you’re looking to learn the tools, techniques, and processes that will help your clients or your company to address risks and opportunities linked to sustainability to accelerate transformation.

The ISIS Academy Master Class, six days of intensive hands-on learning, brings years of sustainability learning and experience into laser-like focus.

Alan AtKisson and our international faculty of experts will guide you through theory, reflection, and practice, working in teams and individually.

You’ll go home refreshed, inspired … and equipped with the tools and insights to make change happen.

Learning objectives:

  • Fluency in global sustainability issues … so you can help people grapple with the great challenges of our time
  • Mastering the ISIS Method … working with Indicators, analyzing Systems, developing Innovations, and planning Strategy for sustainability …. and how to lead others through the process.
  • Learning the best tools … how to apply ISIS through the AtKisson ISIS Accelerator tools, as well integrating ISIS with other popular tools, to greatly expand your capacity to respond to almost any sustainability challenge
  • Developing practitioner excellence … using group facilitation, personal coaching, communication, training techniques, and technical analysis skills to help you be at your personal best in a demanding profession
  • Understanding yourself … defining your strengths and planning for your own long-term development as an effective change agent for sustainability

To read the program details and to register, click here.

Compass Schools Workshop widens the Network

Click here to download the Compass Schools workshop brochure

[Updated 30 May 2010]

The recent Compass Schools workshop in Thailand was a well-attended success. Despite the political troubles in that country, participants came to Chiang Mai from several countries in Asia, representing international schools and one major university.

Plans are already under way to schedule the next Compass Schools workshop. For a sense of what the workshop covers, please review the following. Send an email via the “Contact” link if you would like more information.

A two-day workshop on how to chart your school’s course … to sustainability.

Prem Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Sat-Sun, 15-16 May 2010 (Opening dinner night of Friday, 14 May)

Registration now closed, the workshop is concluded - Please click here to download the original registration brochure

“Sustainability asks us to look at the world differently … and to look at the mission or purpose of education differently.”

For those teachers and administrators who are both passionate and serious about meeting the challenges of sustainability, the AtKisson Group’s new Compass Schools program provides you with the tools, methods and ‘Community of Practice’ Network to make real transformational change in how your school learns, how it operates, and how it interacts with its broader community.

Schools are in an ideal position to model sustainability practices that inform and influence the broader community. From developing new future visions and measureable indicators, to creating new education initiatives using a systems approach, to facilitate self-sustaining change, a school can be the catalyst for the social change that sustainable development calls for.

The AtKisson Group’s ‘Becoming a Compass School’ workshop brings years of sustainability learning and practice into sharp focus, over a fast-paced 2-day period. During these two days, you will learn in depth and handson the Compass School Network concept and our ISIS Accelerator tools and methods for transforming education in all aspects and dimensions. You will also learn from your peers, since there is already a wealth of knowledge and sustainability education practice happening in many corners of international education.

Finally, you will have the opportunity to deepen your self-knowledge and motivation as an agent of change for what you care most about, equipping young people with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to contribute to a sustainable world.

The ‘Becoming a Compass School’ Workshop will help you move quickly from where you are now toward where you want to be.

Our trainers / facilitators will guide you through theory, reflection and practice. You will go home refreshed with new ideas, inspired, and equipped with tools and insights that will allow you to make change happen.

Download the brochure and register today …

February 2, 2010

James Hansen, Alan AtKisson to speak on webinar, Feb 4, 2010

Join renowned climate scientist James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and Alan AtKisson, President of the AtKisson Group, for a one-hour discussion of what happened at CoP-15 (the Copenhagen Climate Summit), what didn’t, and what to do now.

This special one-hour webinar is jointly sponsored by the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) and the ISIS Academy (the AtKisson Group’s sustainability learning and training division).

Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010

Time: 3 PM EST (US East Coast), 9 PM CET (Europe)

Registration: $25, or free to members of the ISSP

Link to register:

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/545902810

Hope to see you there!

Cassandra

Cassandra Troy
Virtual Marketing Manager and Customer Service Avatar
The AtKisson Group

December 3, 2009

Climate Interactive - The State of the Deal

We are pleased to share with you the Climate Interactive Scoreboard, a live widget that shows the current status of the global deal on climate change.  The display shows what the likely temperature increase will be, by 2100, if the current commitments made by the countries were all implemented. The display is live and is updated in real time as new commitments are made or as commitments are changed. Produced by our good friends at Sustainability Institute.

October 1, 2009

2-Day Sustainability Change Agent Training with Alan AtKisson, November 16-17, 2009, San Francisco Bay Area

From the Sustainable Silicon Valley Website …

To go directly to registration for this two-day workshop, go to:  http://changeagent.eventbrite.com/

Sustainable Silicon Valley, a consortium of companies and other organizations in the south San Francisco Bay area, is sponsoring this in-depth, hands-on training for sustainability change agents with Alan AtKisson, internationally renowned author, strategic consultant and change agent. This course will deepen your understanding of sustainability and provide you with the tools necessary to facilitate real change. In this workshop, you will learn a suite of tools aimed at breaking sustainability down into its essential elements in order to identify levers for effecting change, bringing to life the method described in his new book, The ISIS Agreement: How Sustainability Can Improve Organizational Performance and Transform the World.

The ISIS Method helps you navigate through any process and maximize the impact of your actions.These tools enable groups to explore challenging problems in a systematic way and to generate solutions that take into account complex systems dynamics.

Topics include:

•    Indicators and Assessment
•    Systems Thinking
•    Change Agent Skills
•    Sustainability Process Design
•    Communicating Sustainability
•    Planning and Evaluation

AtKisson’s ISIS Intensive Workshop deepens your understanding of sustainability and raises the bar on your ability to lead and facilitate change.

For two decades, Alan AtKisson and his colleagues have been helping people and organizations to achieve their sustainability objectives … and turn a passion for change into a capacity for making things happen. Join us!

Who Should Attend:

This training is appropriate for anyone who wants to accelerate the adoption of sustainability in their company, organization or community. Executives, managers, sustainability or environmental coordinators/managers, citizens, Green Team Leaders, individual contributors, consultants, educators, elected leaders, students, people in career transition. We encourage you to attend with colleagues, so that you can work together to implement what you learn when you return to your organization.
Continental breakfast will start at 8am. Lunch and snacks will also be served.

Local Hotel Info:

For those coming from out of town, we suggest 3 local hotels.

Residence Inn-Silicon Valley / 
(408) 720-1000
750 / Lakeway Dr, Sunnyvale, CA

The Plaza Suites / 
(408) 748-9800
3100 / Lakeside Dr, Santa Clara, CA

Embassy Suites Hotel - Santa Clara / (408) 496-6400
2885 / Lakeside Dr, Santa Clara, CA

To buy a ticket and register for this two-day workshop, go to:  http://changeagent.eventbrite.com/

For more detailed information about ticket prices, location and logistics, contact Marianna Grossman, Executive Director of Sustainable Silicon Valley, our partner in offering this workshop:
mgrossman (at) sustainablesiliconvalley.org

Now based in Europe, Mr. AtKisson was the co-founder of Sustainable Seattle and has been helping sustainability change agents improve their skills for nearly two decades. Mr. AtKisson consults with large companies, business associations, governmental initiatives, cities, foundations, global NGOs, and the United Nations, helping people to find new and accelerated strategic pathways forward. His previous works include the book  Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimist’s World.

August 13, 2009

Becoming a Compass School —
Workshop in Thailand, Oct 2009

compassschoolflyer2009-smA two-day “Train the Trainer” workshop on how to chart your school’s course … to sustainability.

Prem Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Sat-Sun, 10-11 Oct 2009 (Opening dinner night of Friday, 9 October)

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE >> /  REGISTER NOW >>

“Sustainability asks us to look at the world differently … and to look at the mission or purpose of education differently.”

For those teachers and administrators who are both passionate and serious about meeting the challenges of sustainability, the AtKisson Group’s new Compass School tools, methods and ‘Community of Practice’ Network can give you the means to make real transformational change in how your school learns, how it operates and how it interacts with its broader community.

Schools are in an ideal position to model sustainability practices that inform and influence the broader community. From developing new future visions and measureable indicators, to creating new education initiatives using a systems approach, to facilitate self-sustaining change, a school can be the catalyst for the social change that sustainable development calls for.

The AtKisson Group’s ‘Becoming a Compass School’ workshop brings years of sustainability learning and practice into sharp focus, over a fast-paced 2-day period. During these two days, you will learn in depth and handson the Compass School Network concept and our ISIS Accelerator tools and methods for transforming education in all aspects and dimensions. You will also learn from your peers, since there is already a wealth of knowledge and sustainability education practice happening in many corners of international education.

Finally, you will have the opportunity to deepen your selfknowledge and motivation as an agent of change for what you care most about, equipping young people with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to contribute to a sustainable world.

The ‘Becoming a Compass School’ Train the Trainer Workshop will help you move quickly from where you are now toward where you want to be.

Our trainers / facilitators will guide you through theory, reflection and practice. You will go home refreshed with new ideas, inspired, and equipped with tools and insights that will allow you to make change happen.

For complete information on faculty, learning program, location and fees, click here to download the brochure.  Or, visit our online registration center for an early bird discount!

May 3, 2009

ISIS Academy Master Class 2009 - Completed!

masterclass2009The ISIS Academy Master Class graduated its first group of students on 23 August 2009. This notice is still available on our website to provide information about the course, which will be offered again sometime in 2010.  If you are interested participating, you can reserve a spot now by sending us an email:  click here.

Tools, methods, strategies, and the secrets of success in sustainability —  the ISIS Academy Master Class lifts you up to the next level.

Stockholm, 17-23 August 2009.   DOWNLOAD BROCHURE /  REGISTER NOW >>

To those who are both passionate and serious about meeting the challenge of sustainability, learning is essential. But time is short — so time for learning must therefore be intensive, and effective.

The AtKisson Group’s new ISIS Academy Master Class brings years of sustainability learning into laser-like focus, over a fast-paced six-day period. Join us in Sweden from 17-23 August for an unforgettable experience of learning, skill-building, and mutual inspiration. From indicators to innovation, from systems thinking to facilitating change, the Master Class will help you move quickly from wherever you are, toward wherever you want to be — both professionally and personally.

You’ll learn our tools and methods, hands-on and in depth … but you’ll also learn about other methods, from other leading sustainability practitioners. And you’ll have the opportunity to deepen your self-knowledge and motivation as an agent of change for the things you care about most.

Our international faculty of experts will guide you through theory, reflection, and practice, working in teams and individually. You’ll go home refreshed, inspired … and equipped with the tools and insights to make change happen.

The cost of participation is surprisingly reasonable, with options for every budget level. Participants will come from all over the world. We expect the Master Class to fill, so register now to reserve your place! Click here to download the brochure, and visit the registration website: www.regonline.com/atkissonmasterclass2009.

March 27, 2009

Bangkok Intensive a Success

The recent ISIS Academy Bangkok Intensive (13-15 May) was a success, and brought together participants from all over SE Asia (and one from Europe) to learn the ISIS Method and the Accelerator tools. Organizations represented included Trisakti University in Jakarta, Cargill, University of Science Malaysia, Standard Charter, UNESCO, ILO, and a number of regional consultants and NGOs.

Since the financial crisis had caused the cancellation of a previous Intensive in SE Asia, and since the Bangkok Intensive had been marketed in the middle of political turmoil in Thailand (which has since calmed down again), we were especially pleased that the workshop filled with such excellent participants. Things have begun to bounce back for sustainability in SE Asia!

The next ISIS Academy training opportunity is the six-day Master Class in Sweden, 17-23 August 2009 … don’t miss it!