[P2P-F] Fwd: An Update from IFLAS at The University of Cumbria

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From: Pyrah, Martin <martin.pyrah at cumbria.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:56 AM
Subject: An Update from IFLAS at The University of Cumbria
To: "ravenwyn at gmail.com" <ravenwyn at gmail.com>

Greetings Mark

The Institute for Leadership and Sustainability continues to promote
meaningful learning on sustainable development, teaching around 300 senior
executives from dozens of countries over the past 12 months. Yet as a
fairly new organisation, we really welcome any support to help get the word
out. Therefore, if you could forward the following information to anyone
you know currently considering studies in either sustainability leadership
or complementary currencies, it could help us increase our reach.

The next intake for our course on sustainability leadership is September
9th and lasts 6 days. Currently the prospective student list includes
environmental NGOs, entrepreneurs, management trainers and government
officials. People who complete this course can then progress onto other
qualifications, including our all new MA in Leadership Development. Further
information on the September course is available from
tony.randall at cumbria.ac.uk  and info on the full Masters is here
<http://iflas.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/enquire-now-for-new-ma-in-leadership.html>.

In the past 18 months we have run a free online course on complementary
currencies, reaching hundreds of people. It takes a month and the next
offer starts August 21st. You can read more about it here
<http://iflas.blogspot.co.id/2014/12/money-and-society-mooc.html>.

We continue to expand our research in both these fields, in particular
through our PhD students. Our latest is Jo Chaffer, who is studying the use
of the wild outdoors for leadership development. This is becoming a theme
for IFLAS, with both Jo and another of our students, Georgia Wingfield
Hayes, each organising wilderness retreats for leadership development. Jo's
is in Nepal <http://www.yetimountainhome.com/special-yeti/heart-mountain>
and Georgia's will be in Costa Rica <http://www.leadingwild.com>. If you
would like to do an interdisciplinary PhD on leadership development for
social change, then please contact me at jem.bendell at cumbria.ac.uk

The carbon footprint of our activities is something we must consider.
Cumbria was particularly badly hit by floods that are becoming both more
common and more extreme. The University has undertaken a range of
initiatives to cut carbon. Flying is a major emitter when looked at
individually. Should people who work on sustainability issues cut their
emissions from flying as part of their leadership? Or could this distract
from a focus on seeking significant change in global emissions by working
ambitiously on root causes and collective action? This is a debate I
invited with an article for OpenDemocracy, which I’d welcome your thoughts
on via our Sustainable Leaders LinkedIn Group here
<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4778761/4778761-6148387608742461441> (log
in required for LinkedIn).

For our friends and colleagues based in or near Cumbria, we have launched
an informal social network, in the form of an email group that you can join
to discover or share what is happening in the region. We thank Ken Royall
for volunteering to moderate the group. You can join here
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/leadingwellcumbria>.

If you have a Linkedin or Facebook account, or relevant email network, and
like what we do, we would really welcome it if you could share something
like the following with your colleagues and friends…

*…An innovative institute in the English Lake District is offering a
Certificate of Achievement in Sustainable Leadership, over 6 days, starting
this September 9th. The cohort includes management trainers and
sustainability specialists. The course is the first step for some
participants in their new MA in Leadership Development. See *
*http://iflas.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/enquire-now-for-new-ma-in-leadership.html*
<http://iflas.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/enquire-now-for-new-ma-in-leadership.html>

*They also offer a free online course on currency innovation for
sustainable development. The next starts August 21st. See: *
*http://ho.io/mooc* <http://ho.io/mooc>

Thanks,

Jem Bendell

Professor of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cumbria

www.iflas.info

[This email is sent to you on behalf of Prof Bendell by Martin Pyrah as we
have corresponded with you in the past]

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