COLIN BIGELOW (Personal assistant to Ken Wilber) in a unique and single course in Madrid-Spain with Geneviéve Khemtemourian in May 9 and 10th, 2015

Colin Bigelow

INTEGRAL PRACTICE WORKSHOP ABOUT
"HUMANITY's CITIZENSHIP & SACRED DANCES"

I do have the great pleasure to introduce Colin Bigelow (personal assistant to Ken Wilber), coming from the United States, as the teacher of the awesome workshop that he will impart in MADRID,SPAIN on May 9th and 10th together with Geneviéve Khemtemourian, Sacred Dances's teacher, coming from Paris. THIS WILL BE A SINGLE WEEK END, at least in 2015 and 2016, so be very aware to make a quick registration as the seats are limited. Please contact me.  Details below. 

Hello.  My name is Colin Bigelow and I am a Citizen of Humanity.  This is an identity I have claimed, and I believe you should claim this identity as well.  In fact, I believe you must. 

Since 2002, I have worked very closely with the world-renowned philosopher Ken Wilber, who in the eyes of many experts is an unparalleled genius of theoretical modeling, insight, and creativity.  Ken is credited with creating the first genuine “theory of everything” capable of honoring and integrating all known forms of knowledge, from science to religion to art to ecology, from the dawn of humankind to the leading-edge breakthroughs of today.  This “theory of everything” is known as Integral Theory, the Integral Model, or the Integral Approach.

During my time with Ken, I have deeply contemplated the significance of the Integral Model to the future of humankind.  Specifically, I have focused on the moral significance of the fact that humankind now possesses a truly whole and holistic map of the Kosmos.  Upon initially encountering the Integral Model, many people, including myself, have the same recognition: the Integral Approach is the only theory to date upon which a truly global civilization—of universal peace and universal human rights—could be built.  I believe that since the Integral Model means we can build a global civilization, then morally we must do so—to not do so it to choose to leave the world broken, fragmented, and hurting.  Thanks to Ken, we have the theoretical framework necessary to build a global civilization, and that’s the all-important, irreplaceable first step.  But if your goal is explicitly to build a global civilization, what is the next step?

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This is a message from Deborah Boyer, the person that has the Administrative Role in Holacracy One.

Hi Raquel,

We totally appreciate your passion and desire to bring Holacracy into the Spanish-speaking world, Raquel!  I'll address the questions from your email exchanges with Brian (below), and offer my responses.  If I overlook anything, or if reading my message brings up more questions or reflections, please don't hesitate to ask!

Licenses to use the Holacracy™ trademark and intellectual property to market, sell, or deliver workshops or professional consulting services are available to organizations -- not individuals.  An organization wishing to sell and deliver Holacracy services to its clientele must first either become a Licensed Holacracy Provider (LHP), or partner with HolacracyOne or another LHP firm to receive their guidance and support on the engagement. Candidate organizations must include at least two members and must organize themselves using the Holacracy operating system -- in other words, they must practice Holacracy.  As a benefit and a requirement of the license, the licensee doubly-links with HolacracyOne’s Licensing Circle, which governs the licensing program and provides guidance and support for licensees.

LHPs must use certified individuals to sell and deliver Holacracy consulting services and introductory workshops.  The path toward individual certification is detailed at http://holacracy.org/individual-certification-program.  Here are the next steps you would take, in sequence:

1.  Attend a Practitioner Certification Training.  As we discussed in our recent correspondence, we have one coming up in Europe this October:  http://holacracy.org/events/certification-training-europe-2012-10.  While we do not offer scholarships, we would be happy to explore payment plans that would be gentle on cash flow and make it possible for you to attend.  

2.  Complete our Holacracy Certification Assessment to become a Certified Holacracy Practitioner (CHP) -- see "Level 1:  Certified Holacracy Practitioner" at http://holacracy.org/individual-certification-program.

3.  Attend the Coach Certification Training.  We have one coming up in Philadelphia this September that you can read about to get a feeling for the event. We'll probably offer a Coach Certification Training in Europe sometime in 2013 (location and dates not specified or scheduled); feel free to indicate your interest and location preferences in this survey:  http://holacracy.org/forms/coach-training-interest-survey.

4.  Complete the Coach Certification Assessment process in order to become a Certified Holacracy Coach (CHC) -- see "Level 2:  Certified Holacracy Coach" at http://holacracy.org/individual-certification-program.

5.  This step could happen at any point along the way -- at the beginning or at the end.  Join or form a Licensed Holacracy Provider organization; this requires a minimum of two people.  Tom Thomison, Lead Link to our Licensing Circle, would be happy to have a conversation about that with you as you approach readiness.  For an outstanding conversation about the LHP program from our Community of Practice, please see http://www.holacracy.org/resources/scaling-holacracy-across-organizations-the-lhp-circle.  This is one of my all-time favorite resources from the CoP; I hope you find it as inspiring and enjoyable as I did!  For a list of current LHPs, please see http://holacracy.org/licensed-providers.  

You also asked about ways to bring Holacracy to organizations.  The topic is so rich and nuanced that we devoted an entire series to it in our Community of Practice:  http://community.holacracy.org/topics/selling-holacracy.  You can download each of those conversations, and many more on all kinds of issues related to your questions, by taking our free 30-day trial at http://community.holacracy.org/.

For example, these discussion threads and archived calls would also pertain:

http://community.holacracy.org/topics/getting-started-holacracy

http://community.holacracy.org/topics/upgrading-key-organizational-systems

http://community.holacracy.org/topics/leaders-transition-holacracy

In terms of our client list, please see http://www.holacracy.org/faq/do-you-have-any-case-studies

It's a lot to digest, yes?  Please let me know if there's anything unclear, or anything you'd like to explore further.  Again, thanks so much for your interest and dedication, Raquel.

Warmest regards,

Deborah