© 2002 - 2011 Aspiria Ltd - All Rights Reserved. Academic Education John F. Kennedy University Master of Arts in Integral Theory Founded in 1964, JFK University is a fully accredited private university in the San Francisco Bay area and a member of the USA National University System. Master of Arts in Integral Theory at John F. Kennedy University is the most rigorous and complete training available in the Integral Model, a unifying and comprehensive framework, bringing together many discrete disciplines – from psychology to politics, ecology to social sciences, business to spiritual studies – that can be used to develop comprehensive, effective, and integrally informed approaches to specific problems and their solutions. The courses, consisting of 68-units, are taught by leading integral scholar-practitioners, deliver a practical and theoretical foundation in all aspects of the integral model. Students also gain access to the world’s most extensive integral knowledge library, including subscriptions to AQAL Journal, Integral Life.com, and the Integral Institute.org. The curriculum interweaves experiential learning, perspective development, academic inquiry, integral research, and professional application. Transformational self-inquiry and intellectually rigorous scholarship are emphasized within a highly supportive student community. Program Learning Outcomes Graduates of the Master of Arts in Integral Theory program will be able to: • Cognitively “see”, effectively communicate, and personally inhabit reality from an integral perspective. • Observe and communicate from first- person, second-person, and third-person perspectives as differentiated phenomena. • Employ multiple methodologies as defined by the quadrants and zones of Integral Theory. • Apply the five elements of Integral Theory – quadrants, levels, lines, states, and types – within a variety of contexts. • Engage successfully in an ongoing Integral Life Practice that exercises multiple dimensions of themselves: body, mind, and spirit in self, culture, and nature. Fielding Graduate University Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy Integral Studies A wide variety of human problems exist in our world, and the field of human and organization development is searching for ways to apply theory and research in human development and consciousness to those problems. Founded in March, 1974, in Santa Barbara, California, Fielding Graduate University is the leading provider of knowledge, new practices, and graduate-level learning opportunities in the fields of psychology, organizational development, and educational leadership. The School of Human and Organizational Development at Fielding offers Integral Studies through four programs: • Integral Studies graduate certificate program, • MA in Organization Management and Development, • PhD in Human and Organizational Systems and • PhD in Human Development program. Integral Institute The Integral Institute is rooted in the work of philosopher Ken Wilber, generally regarded as the world’s most influential Integral thinker. In the late 1990s, Wilber was approached by philanthropists who recognized the Integral framework’s potential to transform people and institutions. In the following years, the Institute built the structure, community and vehicles for incubating formal Integral study: book, video and audio publishing; accredited education; scholar advisors; and programs that reached out to teachers and learners alike. By providing research, education and events that foster intentional, behavioral, cultural and social self-awareness, the Institute helps global leaders from all arenas to improve the human condition. The Institute’s vision is that humanity lives with the awareness necessary to compassionately integrate the fragmented and partial perspectives of differing pursuits of the good life. Among the primary goals of the Institute are research and cultivation of leadership of complex, global issues facing humanity in the 21st century, and in particular, those issues that can only be solved with a comprehensive, Integral and non-partial approach to the complex interdependencies that tend to characterize these issues. For detailed information on Integral Institute, please follow this link. Core Integral Theory • The Five Elements (3 units) • Integral Methodological Pluralism (3 units) • Applications (3 units) Core Applied • Integral Life Practice (2 units) • Integral Research (3 units) • Integral Final Project (4 units) Core Integral Courses • Developmental Psychology (3 units) • Phenomenological Inquiry (2 units) • Types: Enneagram (3 units) • Multiple Intelligences (2 units) • States of Consciousness (2 units) • Integral Spirituality (2 units) • Subtle Energy Systems (3 units) • Perspectives on the Body (3 units) • Ecological Medicine (2 units) • Cognitive Science (3 units) • Intersubjectivity (3 units) • Cultural Development (3 units) • Social Systems (2 units) • Neuro-Religion (2 units) • Ethics and Compassion (2 units) • Emergence (3 units) Elective courses (10 units required) Integral Applications Courses • Integral Ecology (2 units) • Integral Business (2 units) • Integral Art (2 units) • Integral Politics (2 units) • Integral Medicine (2 units) • Integral Science (2 units) Integral Religion Courses • Integral Buddhism (2 units) • Integral Christianity (2 units) • Integral Kabbalah (2 units) Integral Inquiry Courses • Non-Duality (2 units) • Vision-Logic (2 units) • Shadow (2 units) • Evolutionary Theory (2 units) • Love and Eros (2 units) • Integral Metatheory (2 units) For detailed information about Integral Studies at JFK University, please follow this link. Program Learning Outcomes Through the Integral Studies graduate program at Fielding University, you can: • Develop a deep understanding of theory and research in Integral Studies, as well as supervision in integral practice and methodology • Learn to apply the Integral approach to a variety of human activities, from art and business to politics and ecology. • Receive supervision in integral practice and methodology by faculty of experts from the Integral Institute. • Join a community of scholar- practitioners from different disciplines and learn to speak the same language, creating a truly integral learning community. For detailed information about Integral Studies at Fielding Graduate University, please follow this link. Professional Education Integral Business Academy Program The Integral Business Academy is a training program in the 10 modules of the IBP Body of Knowledge. IBP (Integral Business Practice) is a standardized set of business practices extracted from studying top performing individuals and organizations worldwide. It gives students the unsurpassed knowledge necessary to excel in business - a foundation for developing throughout their whole career. Whether you are a beginner in business or a  business leader, IBP will be exceptionally useful to you not only in your career, but definitely in all aspects of your life. Although this might seem as an exaggerated claim, it is not. Rather, it is a claim on which almost all of the IBP students agree. Training programs like IBP were started as early as the 1980-ies by thought leades such as Peter Russell and Roger Evans in the organizations around the world. Russel-Evans’ original program "The Creative Manager" enthused some of the most famous leaders of the time, such as Sir John Harvey-Jones (chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, carrier of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire), Dame Anita Roddick (founder of The Body Shop and 9th most wealthiest woman in the world), John Schulley (president of PepsiCo and CEO of Apple) or Charles Handy, Ph.D. (professor at the famous London Business School). Elements of the IBP program are regularly delivered in Fortune 500 corporations (e.g. American Express, Accenture, Estee Lauder, General Electric, Hyatt, Hilton, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Pfizer...). Companies such as MarcumSmith (authors of the bestseller "Egonomics" published in 50 countries) or LGE Performance Systems (authors of the bestseller "Corporate athlete" and "On Form") use some of this knowledge to raise efficiency of corporate teams by as much as 50 percent! The official IBP education program is delivered through the Integral Business Academy - professional  education committed to training the future Practitioners, Developers, Leaders and Masters by upholding the highest IBP standards. Integral Business Academy programs are delivered exclusively by Aspiria Faculty Members - experienced certified trainers using the professional courseware designed in accordance with the IBP Body of Knowledge and IBP andragogical guidelines. Integral Business Academy program is designed as a professional education, with the focus on practical knowledge, skills, tools and techniques useful to people in all levels of organizations and all career stages - from business novices to business leaders. For all those striving to learn about the integral approach to business, academic education is also available from two renowned universities: John F. Kennedy University and Fielding University. IBP Education Your experience The program is designed for everyone involved in the business world - from students, beginners in business as well as for business leaders. It offers leading edge business development knowledge, skills, tools and techniques that are generally not taught in high schools, universities or even MBA programs. While MBA delivers knowledge about administering a business system, IBP delivers knowledge about excelling in any part of the business you find yourself and becoming a top performer. If you would like to find out more about how IBP compares to other education systems, please take a look at “The IBP Development Chart”. Program Benefits • Significantly enhance understanding of yourself in a business environment and of the key elements that influence your business results. • Learn the best business practices of top performing individuals and organizations. • Acquire specific and practical tools and techniques for improving your business performance. • Develop your individual program of performance improvement. • Develop a learning plan for ongoing improvement. Program objectives • Build an in-depth understanding of how people behave within the business context (e.g. how we establish and develop relationships, how we perceive each other, how we can expand our limits of possible, what exactly is responsibility, flexibility and what does “survival of the fittest” mean for our performance in business...) • Get to know our personal beliefs, values attitudes, mindsets and patterns of behavior in a very explicit and specific way. Then work on those to improve our results in business. • Recognize how our ego manifests in various business situations, how much it costs us personally, and what is the price for organizational bottom line. • Draw upon an extensive body of scientifically grounded mental skills, to promote development in business, encourage breakthroughs and deepen understanding of the business environment. • Learn the techniques of cross-training in all of the core areas that directly impact our business performance. • Develop a personal, tailor-made performance improvement plan and practice developing in those areas that are most important for your progress. Qualifications There are four distinct qualifications that can be obtained, depending on the level of Integral Business Academy program completion. Students that finish modules 1-4 are eligible to receive the “Integral Business Practitioner” diploma. Students who progress further thro- ugh education are eligible to receive the “Inte- gral Business Developer”, “Integral Business Leader” and “Master of Integral Business” diplomas/qualifications. For more information about the certification part, please follow this link. Program modules / curriculum • 01: Perception of Business Situations • 02: Structure of Business Communication • 03: Attention, Awareness and Consc. • 04: Ego in Organizations • 05: Deep Drivers of Behavior • 06: Cybernetics of Business Development • 07: Relationships and Productivity • 08: Integral Leadership • 09: Development Tools and Techniques • 10: Cross-Training Development For more information about the curriculum, please follow this link.