2005 Pegasus Conference Video and Audio Recordings

KEYNOTE SESSIONS

A New Vision for an Interdependent Planet
Peter Senge
Quickly sold out after it was shown to open the 2005 conference, this special video by Peter Senge was created solely for his keynote presentation. In it he draws on the extraordinary global reach of his experiences with all kinds of organizations to discuss how a new vision of an interdependent future is taking form on the planet. With his usual insight and grace, he observes how the 21st century has brought more opportunities for collaboration while raising new ethical challenges, especially for consuming/discarding nations and manufacturers with disproportionate environmental impacts.
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Order #V05K01D • DVD format, color • 58 minutes • $125.00
Order #A05K01C • Audio CD • 58 minutes • $22.95

Intergenerational Alchemy: Turning Obligation into Mutual Aspiration
Mary Catherine Bateson
Through technological and medical advances, people in industrialized societies are living longer than they were a century ago. The resulting demographic shift has altered the ancient rhythm of family and community life. Much has been made of the increasing burden--particularly economic--on younger generations to support a growing population of elders. But the experience and knowledge embodied by today's healthy, energetic seniors creates new opportunities as well. Mary Catherine explores how we might redesign patterns of life-long learning and problem-solving to create a better future.

Order #V05K04D • DVD format, color • 76 minutes • $125.00
Order #A05K04C • Audio CD • 75 minutes • $22.95

Living in Relationship:
A 21st Century Science Paradigm
Rose von Thater-Braan, Leroy Little Bear, and Amethyst First Rider
In the 21st century, we must embrace different ways of knowing in order to generate sustainable ways to live and work together. A new paradigm is emerging that draws from a dialogue between Native and Western science, in which each maintains its inherent integrity while enriching the other. This science of the whole integrates interrelationship and logic, interdependence and rationality, and sensing and knowing to create transformational possibilities. Rose, Leroy, and Amethyst offer a view of the Native paradigm and its methods of acquiring knowledge that have been refined over thousands of years.
Order #V05K02D • DVD format, color • 65 minutes • $125.00
Order #A05K02C • Audio CD • 65 minutes • $22.95

Declaration of Interdependence: Forging a Sustainable Future Together
Daniel H. Kim
As we continue to transition from the models of the Machine Age and the Industrial Revolution to the emerging models of what some call the Systems Age and the Knowledge Economy, we need to establish a “Declaration of Interdependence” to guide and inspire our work together. What self-evident truths must we articulate that will enable us to forge a sustainable future together? How can groups from very different walks of life come to agree on a common set of purposes and practices? Daniel leads a generative exploration of these questions toward creating a synthesis of the whole conference experience.
Order #V05K05D • DVD format, color • 70 minutes • $125.00
Order #A05K05C • Audio CD • 70 minutes • $22.95

CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND FORUMS

Professional Learning Communities: Raising Student Achievement Through Collective Inquiry
Les Adelson and Ellen Dougherty
Experience has shown that boosting student achievement defies single-pronged, quick-fix approaches. According to new research, professional learning communities--groups of teachers and administrators who build shared vision and values, practice collective inquiry, and work collaboratively--offer a promising and sustainable way to increase school performance. In this session, hear examples of schools that have achieved significant results by learning to think and act as a system. Explore strategies for building professional learning communities, based on the five disciplines of organizational learning. The presentation also emphasizes the development of teachers’ and principals’ own personal mastery and the examination of mental models.
Order #A05A02C • Audio CD • 69 minutes • $22.95

Enhancing Collaboration by Challenging Our Mental Models
Marc-André Olivier
How do our mental models shape our experience? How can our thoughts and beliefs lead to misunderstandings and conflict, inhibiting collaboration? In this dynamic and humorous session, you can learn to apply new tools to expand your perspective of the current situation. Practice surfacing and challenging your mental models, using them as a starting point for more productive interactions. Learn how to go beyond the boundaries that keep us from working with others as effectively as possible.
Order #A05A06C • Audio CD • 71 minutes • $22.95

Designing for Team Interdependence
Jack Regan and Michelle Boos-Stone
In today’s organizations, most people must work with and through teams in order to achieve their goals. But many times, they are charged with this responsibility without knowing the basic elements that make a team successful. In this session, discover the range of options for designing a team based on the degree of interdependence necessary to accomplish the task. In addition, learn about the critical roles that provide for accountability, including sponsor, leader, member, and process designer. Finally, explore how to manage the interdependence among teams on a large-scale change project.
Order #A05B06C • Audio CD • 52 minutes • $22.95

Moving from “Good to Great” in the Deer Park Independent School District
Nancy Oelklaus and Arnold Adair
How often do an organization’s actual practices conflict with its intent? With the support of the school board, the new superintendent of the Deer Park Independence School District sought to transform the system from “good to great.” Progress was made, until the superintendent’s evaluation, which relied on outdated performance criteria. This session examines the subtle and overt forms of resistance to change that can manifest in a system. Learn how to bridge the gap between what is true and what we think is true. Also, apply the 360° review process to both developing transformational leaders and assessing organizational progress.
Order #A05C02C • Audio CD • 68 minutes • $22.95

The Nuts and Bolts of Transformational Change: Building New Capacities in Ford’s IT Activity
Jeremy Seligman and Shelia Covert-Weiss
What are the nuts and bolts of the transformational journey of Ford Motor Company’s IT activity as it faces a world where the methods and competencies of the last 50 years are no longer adequate? What needs to be in place to influence the IT community to embrace learning and adapt to change? For the past five years, Ford Motor Company, Information Technology, has experimented with ways to expand its knowledge and application of systems thinking and the tools and techniques of emergent behaviors in complex adaptive systems. In this interactive session, learn how the IT organization has built capacity in a wide array of approaches and created practice fields for its employees.
Order #A05C05C • Audio CD • 78 minutes • $22.95

Acting Wisely Beyond “Us” and “Them”
Juanita Brown
In an interdependent world, where no single stakeholder can “win” alone on any truly meaningful issue, how can we work together to transcend “us vs. them” thinking as we search for creative paths forward? What tough personal and institutional dilemmas lie on that path? Join Juanita as she explores the “new activism”--discovering innovative ways to inspire committed action across sectors, generations, and ideological divides in our organizations and communities. She explores how each of us can act wisely with others across traditional boundaries for our common future.
Order #A05F04C • Audio CD • 66 minutes • $22.95

The Ultimate Obstacle to Collaborative Leadership
Shayne Hughes
As collaborative leaders, we are aware of personal traits that we need to modify and skills we need to develop, yet we often don’t make desired progress. Where does this performance “gap” come from, and how can we leap beyond it? In this session, Shayne shows how our greatest potential in heightening our effectiveness lies not in gaining more tips about what we should do better, but in discovering why we are not already doing it. By identifying and overcoming unconscious barriers, we can lead from our best selves.
Order #A05F06C • Audio CD • 49 minutes • $22.95