Jonathan Henry Reams
About
Jonathan Reams, PhD, is currently doing action research projects exploring how to scale micro-skill development for habituating core leadership practices. He approaches this work drawing on experiences from holding a position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) from 2007 until 2024, serving as editor-in-chief of Integral Review from 2005 to 2023, and being chief creative officer at the Center for Transformative Leadership and Adeptify.
Jonathan is driven by an insatiable curiosity about the essence of human nature and how to cultivate this essence in the service of leadership. He uses various outlets for achieving this. For 18 years, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, he taught and did research on leadership development, coaching and counseling. From 2005 until 2023 he served as Editor-in Chief of Integral Review, A Transdisciplinary and Transcultural Journal for New Thought, Praxis and Research. He is also a co-founder of the Center for Transformative Leadership. Jonathan’s Ph.D. is in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University.
Jonathan practices the cultivation of leadership through consulting and leadership development program design and delivery. He brings awareness based technology to this work, focusing on how the inner workings of human nature can develop leadership capacities for today’s complex challenges. He has done this for a diverse range of clients in the US, Canada and Europe.
Jonathan has presented at numerous international conferences on topics such as leadership development, consciousness research and transformative learning. His publications have been widely read and used in graduate level leadership programs. They include: Maturing Leadership. How Adult Development Impacts Leadership (Emerald) What’s Integral about Leadership? (Integral Review), Integral Leadership: Generating Space for Emergence through Quality of Presence (German Journal of Business Psychology), Leading the Future (Futures), Making Leadership Development Developmental (Academic Exchange) and Integral Leadership. Opening Space by Leading through the Heart (In C. Pearson, The Transforming Leader). He is also co-editor of Integral Education: New Directions for Higher Learning (SUNY Press).
Research
Jonathan Reams, PhD, is currently doing action research projects exploring how to scale micro-skill development for habituating core leadership practices. He approaches this work drawing on experiences from holding a position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) from 2007 until 2024, serving as editor-in-chief of Integral Review from 2005 to 2023, and being chief creative officer at the Center for Transformative Leadership and Adeptify.
Publications
2023
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Reams, Jonathan Henry.
(2023)
Deepening Our Understanding of Developmental Assessments Use in Developing Leaders’ Capacity for Complexity.
Integral Review
Academic literature review
2022
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2022)
Soul Space for Adaptive Work.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2020
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Reams, Jonathan;
Fikse, Camilla;
Ness, Ottar.
(2020)
Leadership Development Laboratory.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2020)
Maturing Leadership: How Adult Development Impacts Leadership.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Bohinc, Tom;
Reams, Jonathan;
Claydon, Richard.
(2020)
The Prometheus Leadership Commons: A Meta-Framework for Leadership and Leadership Development.
Integral Review
Academic article
2018
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Wallin, Patric;
Reams, Jonathan;
Veine, Sven;
Anderson, Martha Kalvig.
(2018)
Creating Responsive Learning Environments to Develop Students’ Reflective Capacity.
Integral Review
Academic article
2017
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Veine, Sven;
Anderson, Martha Kalvig;
Andersen, Nina Haugland;
Espenes, Thomas Christian;
Bredesen, Tove;
Wallin, Patric.
(2017)
Refleksjon som studentaktiv læringsform.
Læring om læring
Academic article
2016
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2016)
Immunity to change revisited: Theoretical foundations for awareness based practices for leadership development.
Integral Review
Academic article
2015
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2015)
Development and self-understanding: How understanding developmental theory can help us grow.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Reams, Jonathan;
Reams, Juliane.
(2015)
Awareness based technologies for leadership development: utilising Immunity to Change coaching.
International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
Academic article
2014
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Reams, Jonathan;
Gunnlaugson, Olen;
Reams, Juliane.
(2014)
Cultivating leadership through deep presencing and awareness based practices.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Reams, Jonathan;
Gunnlaugson, Olen.
(2014)
Mindful leadership: Changing the way leaders develop their attentional skills.
Feature article
2013
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O'Brien, Karen;
Reams, Jonathan;
Caspari, Anne;
Dugmore, Andrew J.;
Faghihimani, Maryam;
Fazey, Ioan.
(2013)
You say you want a revolution? Transforming education and capacity building in response to global change.
Environmental Science and Policy
Academic article
2012
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2012)
Integral leadership. Opening space by leading through the heart.
Popular scientific chapter/article
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Reams, Jonathan;
Caspari, Anne.
(2012)
Integral leadership: Generating space for emergence through quality of presence.
Wirtschaftspsychologie
Academic article
2011
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2011)
Organizational Transformation for Sustainability. An Integral Metatheory. An Appreciative (Over)(Re)View.
Integral Review
Book review
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2011)
Leadership development. Can it really happen?.
Integral Leadership Review
Article in business/trade/industry journal
2010
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Astin, Alexander;
Reams, Jonathan.
(2010)
Spirituality and integral thought in higher education.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Esbjørn-Hargens, Sean;
Reams, Jonathan;
Gunnlaugson, Olen.
(2010)
Integral Education — New Directions for Higher Learning.
SUNY Press
SUNY Press
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Reams, Jonathan;
Fikse, Camilla.
(2010)
Making leadership development developmental.
Academic Exchange Quarterly
Academic article
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2010)
Leading the future.
Futures: The journal of policy, planning and futures studies
Academic article
2009
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2009)
immunity to change: A report from the field.
Integral Review
Academic article
2007
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2007)
Illuminating the blind spot: An overview and response to Theory U.
Integral Review
Popular scientific article
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2007)
An experiment in education for states. AQAL.
Journal of Integral Theory and Practice
Academic article
2005
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2005)
What’s Integral about Leadership? A Reflection on Leadership and Integral Theory.
Integral Review
Academic article
Journal publications
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Reams, Jonathan Henry.
(2023)
Deepening Our Understanding of Developmental Assessments Use in Developing Leaders’ Capacity for Complexity.
Integral Review
Academic literature review
-
Bohinc, Tom;
Reams, Jonathan;
Claydon, Richard.
(2020)
The Prometheus Leadership Commons: A Meta-Framework for Leadership and Leadership Development.
Integral Review
Academic article
-
Wallin, Patric;
Reams, Jonathan;
Veine, Sven;
Anderson, Martha Kalvig.
(2018)
Creating Responsive Learning Environments to Develop Students’ Reflective Capacity.
Integral Review
Academic article
-
Veine, Sven;
Anderson, Martha Kalvig;
Andersen, Nina Haugland;
Espenes, Thomas Christian;
Bredesen, Tove;
Wallin, Patric.
(2017)
Refleksjon som studentaktiv læringsform.
Læring om læring
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2016)
Immunity to change revisited: Theoretical foundations for awareness based practices for leadership development.
Integral Review
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan;
Reams, Juliane.
(2015)
Awareness based technologies for leadership development: utilising Immunity to Change coaching.
International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan;
Gunnlaugson, Olen.
(2014)
Mindful leadership: Changing the way leaders develop their attentional skills.
Feature article
-
O'Brien, Karen;
Reams, Jonathan;
Caspari, Anne;
Dugmore, Andrew J.;
Faghihimani, Maryam;
Fazey, Ioan.
(2013)
You say you want a revolution? Transforming education and capacity building in response to global change.
Environmental Science and Policy
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan;
Caspari, Anne.
(2012)
Integral leadership: Generating space for emergence through quality of presence.
Wirtschaftspsychologie
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2011)
Organizational Transformation for Sustainability. An Integral Metatheory. An Appreciative (Over)(Re)View.
Integral Review
Book review
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2011)
Leadership development. Can it really happen?.
Integral Leadership Review
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Reams, Jonathan;
Fikse, Camilla.
(2010)
Making leadership development developmental.
Academic Exchange Quarterly
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2010)
Leading the future.
Futures: The journal of policy, planning and futures studies
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2009)
immunity to change: A report from the field.
Integral Review
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2007)
Illuminating the blind spot: An overview and response to Theory U.
Integral Review
Popular scientific article
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2007)
An experiment in education for states. AQAL.
Journal of Integral Theory and Practice
Academic article
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2005)
What’s Integral about Leadership? A Reflection on Leadership and Integral Theory.
Integral Review
Academic article
Books
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2020)
Maturing Leadership: How Adult Development Impacts Leadership.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Esbjørn-Hargens, Sean;
Reams, Jonathan;
Gunnlaugson, Olen.
(2010)
Integral Education — New Directions for Higher Learning.
SUNY Press
SUNY Press
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Part of book/report
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Reams, Jonathan.
(2022)
Soul Space for Adaptive Work.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Reams, Jonathan;
Fikse, Camilla;
Ness, Ottar.
(2020)
Leadership Development Laboratory.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2015)
Development and self-understanding: How understanding developmental theory can help us grow.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Reams, Jonathan;
Gunnlaugson, Olen;
Reams, Juliane.
(2014)
Cultivating leadership through deep presencing and awareness based practices.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Reams, Jonathan.
(2012)
Integral leadership. Opening space by leading through the heart.
Popular scientific chapter/article
-
Astin, Alexander;
Reams, Jonathan.
(2010)
Spirituality and integral thought in higher education.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
My main teaching in the Masters in Counsleing program was a couse on Coaching and Leadership Development. I also taught parts of the introduction to counseling theory for 18 years, and sections of the group counseling course.
In the NTNU continuing education program Masters in Managment, I taught Leadership Development and Organizational Transformation for 15 years.
Supervision
I supervised about 60 masters theses in the counsleing program, and a few in the masters of maangement program as well.
I supervised two PhD's at NTNU, and have been involved in co-supervising several other PhDs internationally.
Outreach
2023
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan Henry; Reams, Juliane. (2023) Building Emotional Resilience in Leaders by Scaling Micro-skill Development. Cultivating Leadership for a Thriving Future , Vancouver 2023-10-12 - 2023-10-15
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan Henry; Reams, Juliane. (2023) Building Emotional and Relational Resilience in Leaders. The Leadership Dynamics of Systems Change , Copenhagen 2023-12-10 - 2023-12-12
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan Henry; Reams, Juliane. (2023) Scaling Micro-skill Development. European Society for Research in Adult Development , Greenwich University, London 2023-05-12 - 2023-05-14
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan Henry; Mascolo, Michael; Kallio, Eeva. (2023) Debating Wisdom: There can be no psychology of wisdom without wisdom in psychology. European Society for Research in Adult Development , Greenwich University, London 2023-05-12 - 2023-05-14
2022
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Bohinc, Thomas; Mascolo, Michael; Fuzie, Chris; Carvallaro, Liz; Susan, Mary. (2022) People Leading People in Crisis. Wisdom in Times of Crisis , Washington DC 2022-10-13 - 2022-10-16
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Raei, Mohammed; Rasmussen, Harriette Thurber; Hawkins, Jacqueline; Watanabe, Lise. (2022) Leading Adaptively Across Cultures: A Panel of Perspectives. Wisdom in Times of Crisis , Washington DC 2022-10-13 - 2022-10-16
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Bohinc, Thomas; Mascolo, Michael; Allen, Scott T.; Lovegrove, Simon. (2022) Leading in Plain Sight. Wisdom in Times of Crisis , Washington DC 2022-10-13 - 2022-10-16
2021
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LectureReams, Jonathan. (2021) Soul Space for Adaptive Leadership. Launch Event: Spirituality in Society and Professions , Waterford 2021-05-21 - 2021-05-21
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Bohinc, Tom; Roux, Marianne; Allen, Scott T.; Riggio, Ron; Sendjaya, Sen. (2021) New Intersections in Leadership Development Programming. Reimagining Leadership Together , Geneva 2021-10-20 - 2021-10-23
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2021) Leading our Lives by Learning from Life. Perspectives on Adult Development and Human Relations. European Society for Research in Adult Development Conference , Online 2021-04-24 - 2021-04-25
2020
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Roux, Marianne; Lynam, Abigail; Raei, Mohammed. (2020) Maturing Leadership: How Adult Development Impacts Leadership. International Leadership Association annual conference: Leading at the Edge , Online 2020-11-05 - 2020-11-09
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Bohinc, Tom. (2020) The Prometheus Project: Creating a Framework for Navigating the Meta Problem of Leadership Development. International Leadership Association annual conference: Leading at the Edge , Online 2020-11-05 - 2020-11-09
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Lecture
2019
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LectureReams, Jonathan. (2019) Why Development is Important for Leaders. Dare to Develop , Stockholm 2019-04-26 - 2019-04-26
2018
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Reams, Juliane; Fikse, Camilla; Ness, Ottar. (2018) Leadership Development as Growing up and Cleaning up. International Leadership Association conference , West Palm Beach, Florida 2018-10-25 - 2018-10-27
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2018) Leadership Development as Growing up and Cleaning up. European Society for Research in Adult Development conference , Greenwich University, London 2018-05-25 - 2018-05-27
2017
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2017) Scaling Leadership Development: Developing Internal Practitioner Capacity in a Multi-national. International Leadership Assocaition Annual Conference , Brussels 2017-10-13 - 2017-10-16
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Reams, Juliane. (2017) Improving Leadership Decision-making in a VUCA World. International Leadership Assocaition Annual Conference , Brussels 2017-10-13 - 2017-10-16
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2017) Integrating Psychological and Learning Lenses to Facilitate Leadership Development. International Leadership Assocaition Annual Conference , Brussels 2017-10-12 - 2017-10-15
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Academic lectureVeine, Sven; Anderson, Martha Kalvig; Andersen, Nina Haugland; Espenes, Thomas Christian; Bredesen, Tove; Wallin, Patric. (2017) Refleksjon som studentaktiv læringsform. Læringsfestivalen , Trondheim 2017-05-08 - 2017-05-09
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Wallin, Patric; Veine, Sven; Anderson, Martha Kalvig. (2017) Exploring Ways to Build and Evaluate Reflective Capacity in Students. Læringsfestivalen , Trondheim 2017-05-08 - 2017-05-09
2016
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2016) An Overview of Adult Development Research and Application in the Field of Leadership Studies. Advances in Positive Adult Development , The Hauge 2016-05-25 - 2016-05-27
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LectureReams, Jonathan Henry. (2016) Agile Leadership. What are the New Skills and Mindset?. Agile People , Stockholm 2016-10-25 - 2016-10-25
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LectureReams, Jonathan. (2016) Leadership for Learning Organizations. Society for Organizational Learning , Oslo 2016-08-24 - 2016-08-25
2015
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InterviewReams, Jonathan; Rowson, Jonathan. (2015) Wisdom, spirituality and the virtuality of self: An interview with Jonathan Rowson. Integral Review Integral Review [Journal]
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Academic lectureFikse, Camilla; Reams, Jonathan. (2015) The Leadership Circle: Experiences Using Integrative 360 Assessments for Leadership Coaching and Development. 17th Annual ILA Global Conferece- Leading Across Borders and Generations , Barcelona 2015-10-14 - 2015-10-17
2014
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LectureReams, Jonathan; Reams, Juliane. (2014) Awareness-Based coaching: Immunity to Change for Developing Consciousness in Leaders. Conscious Leading for Global Change: Emergence of Our Collective Realities. , San Diego 2014-10-30 - 2014-11-02
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LectureReams, Jonathan. (2014) Leading with Spirit, Presence and Authenticity. Panel presentation. Conscious Leading for Global Change: Emergence of Our Collective Realities. , San Diego 2014-10-30 - 2014-11-02
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LectureReams, Jonathan. (2014) Creating Collective Realities to Achieve Multi-Agency Collaborations. Panel presentation. Conscious Leading for Global Change: Emergence of Our Collective Realities. , San Diego 2014-10-30 - 2014-11-02
2013
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Gunnlaugson, Olen. (2013) Authentic leadership through deep presencing. International Leadership Association Annual Conference, Leadership for Local and Global Resilience: The Challenges of a Shifting Planet. , Montreal 2013-10-30 - 2013-11-02
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Reams, Juliane. (2013) Awareness based leadership development. How practice and coaching facilitate developmental growth. International Leadership Association Annual Conference, Leadership for Local and Global Resilience: The Challenges of a Shifting Planet. , Montreal 2013-10-30 - 2013-11-02
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Caspari, Anne. (2013) Feeling into the moment: Applying integral maps and processes to corporate leadership training and trans-disciplinary education. Third Integral Theory Conference. Mapping the Integral Cosmopolitan , San Francisco 2013-07-18 - 2013-07-21
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LectureReams, Jonathan. (2013) Leadership transformation through unfolding awareness. The Alchemy of Leadership: Demystifying the Science and Magic of Transformation. Third annual conference on leadership development and business , Sydney 2013-05-16 -
2011
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan; Johannessen, Bjarte. (2011) Leading with impact: Design and pilot implementation of a global corporate leadership development program. International Leadership Association Annual Conference, One Planet, Many Worlds: Remapping the Purposes of Leadership. , London 2011-10-26 - 2011-10-29
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2011) How integral education can address meta-issues in adult learning. 4th Nordic Adult Learning conference , Trondheim 2011-04-11 - 2011-04-13
2010
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2010) Making Leadership Development Developmental. Leadership 2.0: A time for Action. , Boston 2010-10-27 - 2010-10-30
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2010) Authentic Leadership as Opening Space. Leadership 2.0: A time for Action , Boston 2010-10-27 - 2010-10-30
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2010) Worldviews and Leadership: A Time for Action. Leadership 2.0: A time for Action , Boston 2010-10-27 - 2010-10-30
2008
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2008) Integral Theory in Academia Panel. Integral Theory in Action: Serving Self, Other & Kosmos. Konferanse på John F. Kennedy University , Pleasant Hill California 2008-08-07 - 2008-08-10
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2008) Strategic Foresight and the Evolution of Consciousness. Strategic Foresight Workshop. Strategic Foresight Workshop , Calgary 2008-04-28 - 2008-04-30
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2008) Leadership: Defining Reality and Holding Spaces. Annual Meeting , Trondheim 2008-04-19 - 2008-04-19
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2008) A Transpersonal View of Integral Theory. Ingtegral Theory in Action: Serving Self, Other & Kosmos. Konferansepresentasjon , Pleasant Hill California 2008-07-28 - 2008-07-28
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2008) Integral Education Panel. Integral Theory in Action: Serving Self, Other & Kosmos. Konferansepresentasjon , Pleasant Hill California 2008-08-07 - 2008-08-10
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2008) Leadership as a Spiritual Practice. Ingegral for the Next Generation Seminar. Integral for the Next Generation , Santa Cruz, CA 2008-08-10 - 2008-08-15
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2008) "Encouraging" Emerging Worlds. Consciousness, Process and Social Technology for Enabling Emergence. Konferansepresentasjon , Trollhätten 2008-06-30 - 2008-07-03
2007
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2007) Wholeness Lost/Wholeness Regained: A Process Model View. Transdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge: Beyond the Science and Religion Dialogue. , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2007-06-02 - 2007-06-06
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2007) Spiritual Beings Having Human Experiences: How Viewing Consciousness as Primary Reframes Science and Religion. Human Persons and the God of Nature Conference. , Oxford 2007-09-02 - 2007-09-06
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Academic lectureReams, Jonathan. (2007) Sustainable Leadership: The Impact of Meeting Postmodern Complexity by Raising Levels of Cognitive and Values Development in Leaders. International Leadership Association Annual Conference, Leadership: Impact, Culture, and Sustainability, , Vancouver British Columbia 2007-10-31 - 2007-11-03
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LectureReams, Jonathan. (2007) Education for States: How Educators’ State of Consciousness Creates a Space for Integral Education and Education for States: An Experiment in Teaching and Learning. Integral Education Seminar. , Whidbey Island, Washington 2007-08-12 - 2007-08-17