Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014. 7:00 PM.
Location: Ujamaa
This Story Is Not Meant For You: an interactive chat on ethics & storytelling in the 21st century with two of the premier minds integrating culture & wellness (Dr. Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu & Mark Gonzales).Mark Gonzales: Poet. Speaker. Writer. Philosopher. Thinker. Mark Gonzales has many titles, all of which reveal an appreciation for life & a passion for creativity. With over a decade of experience focusing on emotional intelligence, sacred education, design thinking, & human development, he is the premier voice in the role of culture in reshaping genetic memory. His portfolio of clientele have spanned fourteen countries & include: Stanford University, TED(x) talks, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Refugee centers in the Middle East, and the World Islamic Economic Forum. In 2014, he cofounded the Institute for Narrative Growth, a platform for advancing story-based approaches to healing & success.Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu is a founder of the innovative LifeWorks project at Stanford which seeks to develop the whole student: head, heart, and hands. He works with others in finding meaning in life's struggles, teaching integrative courses such as, Transforming Self and Systems, Narrative Psychology, and Culture, Narrative, and Medicine. He is the author of books in Japanese and English, including When Half is Whole and Multicultural Encounters, and his storytelling, The Celtic Samurai, has been told internationally.This event is sponsored by LifeWorks, The Stanford Storytelling Project, The Institute for Diversity in the Arts, The Institute of Narrative Growth
Location: Ujamaa
This Story Is Not Meant For You: an interactive chat on ethics & storytelling in the 21st century with two of the premier minds integrating culture & wellness (Dr. Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu & Mark Gonzales).Mark Gonzales: Poet. Speaker. Writer. Philosopher. Thinker. Mark Gonzales has many titles, all of which reveal an appreciation for life & a passion for creativity. With over a decade of experience focusing on emotional intelligence, sacred education, design thinking, & human development, he is the premier voice in the role of culture in reshaping genetic memory. His portfolio of clientele have spanned fourteen countries & include: Stanford University, TED(x) talks, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Refugee centers in the Middle East, and the World Islamic Economic Forum. In 2014, he cofounded the Institute for Narrative Growth, a platform for advancing story-based approaches to healing & success.Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu is a founder of the innovative LifeWorks project at Stanford which seeks to develop the whole student: head, heart, and hands. He works with others in finding meaning in life's struggles, teaching integrative courses such as, Transforming Self and Systems, Narrative Psychology, and Culture, Narrative, and Medicine. He is the author of books in Japanese and English, including When Half is Whole and Multicultural Encounters, and his storytelling, The Celtic Samurai, has been told internationally.This event is sponsored by LifeWorks, The Stanford Storytelling Project, The Institute for Diversity in the Arts, The Institute of Narrative Growth