November 2009 Meeting
What: A New Approach to Understanding Clients: The Integral Model
When: Friday, November 13, 2009, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Who: Philip Davidson, PhD and Stephanie Davidson, PhD
Where: Westwood Club, 6200 West Club Lane
How much: Members-$20 in advance, $25 at the door; Guests: $35
As we all know, to be effective with clients we need to understand them and be able to offer ideas and tools that resonate with them. Each client has a unique way of being in the world and part of that uniqueness is reflected in their perspectives on how the world works along with their levels of development cognitively, emotionally and with respect to values.
Ken Wilber’s work on Integral Theory offers us a new holistic model based on long standing concepts from psychology and the great wisdom traditions. Applying the ideas from Integral Theory, we will better understand our clients as whole beings with intentions and behaviors that act on and are influenced by the culture and systems of their world. Wilber’s theory provides a roadmap from which we can view the client from many different perspectives and decide the best way to enter into the conversation.
The father of organization development, Kurt Lewin, once said that “there is nothing so practical as a good theory.” Stephanie and Philip will show us just how practical Wilber can be.
Speakers
Philip Davidson, Ph.D. has done strategy consulting and been active in multiple community organizations, including the Richmond Ballet, Virginia Performing Arts Foundation and Leadership Metro Richmond. Davidson retired as executive vice president of Signet Bank in 1997. At Signet, he served as chief strategist with additional responsibilities for asset and liability management and internal profitability systems. Davidson holds a BA in economics from the University of Michigan, an MBA from Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Illinois. He resides in Goochland County where he spends time with his grandchildren, exploring spiritual growth and personal coaching.
Stephanie Davidson, Ph.D. is the Senior Consultant for Leadership Development with Bon Secours Richmond Health System. She has been an independent consultant with Wellspring Consulting and focused on coaching leaders and organizations towards becoming more values-driven. Her career as an operations manager with Hyatt Hotels provides Stephanie with a keen understanding of the pressures facing leaders today. Her interest in using integral theory as a coaching and OD tool grew during her graduate work with Saybrook University.
