“2018: Living the Thermodynamics of Emotion”
learning to live in the immediate moment
This year’s ambitious goal for the 2018 Symposium was to embody the skills of Immediate Moment Theory and the paradigm of Constructal Law. Attendees reported they felt they finally had the grasp of the concepts they were looking for and could move forward with them. Highlights were the Constellation exercise, keynotes, and our one-day Open Space on Sunday.
Enjoy a gallery of speakers, photos, photos from the event, and a look at our schedule.
OCTOBER 5TH, 2018, FRIDAY, DAY 1
8am - 5pm
BREAKFAST and registration
Introductions and opening
9am - Kevin Behan, Keynote: “The Intelligence of the Heart”
11am - Brand Stickley, Keynote: "Emotion is a Direction"
LUNCH
Panel: "The Force Paradigm", Jenya Chernoff, Willem Larsen, Brandt Stickley
Field Trip: Constructal design in Nature
Closing and daily retrospective - done by 4:45pm
OCTOBER 6TH, 2018, SATURDAY, DAY 2
8am - 5pm
BREAKFAST
Morning news and opening
9am - Willem Larsen, Keynote: "The Princess and the Pea: Systems of Emotion in Daily Life"
Q & A
Activity: Simple Biofeedback tools for sensing flow of emotion (Sensitive vs Sensuous and Emotion as Force of Attraction)
LUNCH
Activity: Using Constellations to understand emotional flow systems
Q & A
Closing and daily retrospective - done by 4:45pm.
6pm Social hour at one of the many Kennedy School bars
OCTOBER 7TH, 2018, SUNDAY, DAY 3
8am - 3pm
BREAKFAST
Morning news and opening
Open Space sessions, 1st round: "What urgent questions do we still have?"
LUNCH
Open Space sessions, 2nd round: "How/Where/When will you apply this, starting tomorrow and till next year?"
Closing and daily retrospective - done by 3pm.