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Human Flourishing Credential

Grow Your Business. Grow Your Soul.

Human Flourishing Credential (HFC) ~  A partnership between the Office of Possibilities - Traverse City (OOP’s-TC) at Northwestern Michigan College and Traverse Connect.

The Industrial Revolution is behind us.  The Human Revolution is before us.  How do we practice business successfully while living in this space of in-between?

Taught by local faculty, experts in their respective content areas, this space is for those who see and know that change is coming but are not aware of what that exact change is or means.

If you are curious enough to explore, please join us as we step into, “Successful Commerce and the Care of Souls.”

 

 

Course Details

Nine Weekly Sessions

Dates: September 18 through November 13
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Location: Traverse Connect
Cost: $1,200

Virtual orientation (30 min.) on Friday, September 6 at 12 p.m. (Attendance not required.)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH AN OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE

 

 

Course Sessions

Abraham Lincoln once said “Give me 6 hours to cut down a tree and I’ll spend the first four sharpening the axe.” 

Learning to learn is a way to sharpen our minds in preparation for a lifetime of learning; it’s not a shortcut; it’s a “smartcut.”

Design Your Life is original content coming out of Stanford. 

Design is essential for flourishing because it is both a mindset and model for successful living in a world of constant change.

Learn how design applies to you and others around you.  Learn how design is an operating system for flourishing in our 21st century world.

According to research, Emotional Intelligence is the #1 predictor of workplace success.

 

Learn how improving your emotional skills can help you live with more passion, work with greater focus, and lead with a whole new level of influence.

This interactive workshop will unpack the 5 core habits of emotionally intelligent people with real life examples, essential skills and proven tools to consistently bring your best self forward in every area of your life.

Imagine a world of work where what you do is an authentic expression of who you are.

Vocation & Calling are essential for flourishing because it provides the lens through which we can enter into that kind of work world.

The forgotten role of vocation and calling is central to a life of human flourishing.

In a chaotic world, human connection across differences is becoming rare, yet it is what we need to thrive as a society. 

Through a curiosity framework, you will learn how to celebrate your own uniqueness and seek out others, impacting the world for the better.

Each of us is an unceasing spiritual being with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.

Start with and root yourself spiritually.  Then let everything else become an authentic expression of your true, spiritual self.

In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, business leaders have identified Creativity as a top skill for future growth and success.

Yet, we continue to mis-define Creativity as synonymous with “Art” and thus for the few not the many.

In this workshop we will explore true Creativity, why it’s so critical, what fosters it (and destroys it ) and how we can develop a Creative Mindset and the Creative Confidence to drive growth and fulfillment.

To Entrepreneur is Human.  To Trust is Divine.

Entrepreneurship is no longer a term reserved for the business world only.  Rather it is a culminating expression of Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation ~  3 uniquely human characteristics.  

This workshop addresses the role of Entrepreneurship in ubiquitous human flourishing. 

The leadership skills that transform organizations are the same that transform communities. 

Culminating the Human Flourishing Credential, this course will take you on an exploration of what it means to be a leader in society. What are the essentials of leadership and what is your pathway to becoming a true and inspiring Leader?

 

BONUS SESSION.  Following the completion of the Human Flourishing Credential, join the faculty for a community discussion on leadership in the area and how as individuals, we can enact change.