Tactics of Positive Resistance
An online conversation with Dan Friedman on moving beyond opposition to create positive alternatives for our world. July 8 - August 8.
Performing a Positive Alternative amid a Failing World Order
Friedman, D. (2019) Performing a Positive Alternative amid a Failing World Order. Presentation to the Alternative Futures and Popular Protest conference, University of Manchester, England.
The School in the Cloud: The Emerging Future of Learning
TED Prize winner Sugata Mitra presents his groundbreaking work to support kids to devise their own learning. Coming September 17.
Nasty Habits: Breaking with the Role of Authority Figure
Hugh: I’ve been thinking recently about how some of my clients see me as an authority figure. I think that’s problematic. Even more problematic is that I sometimes relate to myself in that way. As a psychiatrist, I was trained to think of myself as a keeper of truths, a judge of what behaviors, attitudes or reactions are right and wrong, normal and abnormal, good and bad. If I’m not attentive to what I’m doing, I can fall into old habits. I really don’t want to play that role, because it stifles human connectivity and gets in the way of
Musings on Ecological Validity (with a little help from my friends)
Holzman, L. (2019). Musings on Ecological Validity (with a little help from my friends). Draft of article to appear in Mind, Culture and Activity, 2019.
Exploring the End of Knowing
If knowing is obsolete, what becomes of education? A webinar with Sugata Mitra and Lois Holzman, June 23.
Play in the Public Sphere
Part of our play and social justice series, join Carrie Lobman, Antoine Joyce, Danielle Marshall and Don Waisanen, June 9.
The Magic of Language
Lois Holzman leads a 4-week online conversation investigating the wondrous activity of “languaging.” Fall 2019.
“Let’s Develop!”
Now in Japanese, Fred Newman’s 1994 classic text introduces an approach to continuous growth.
Modern Art Exhibition at Avada Galerie
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Bring your Curiosity: New Exhibition
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A Timeline of Painting at Avada Galerie
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New Perspectives on Storytelling and Art
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Valerie Dicker Interview
Interviews — 5 Min Read Modern Art Exhibition at Avada Galerie Interviews — 5 Min Read Valerie Dicker Interview Nullam consectetur odio nisi, quis cursus metus maximus vitae. Sed et mauris aliquam, efficitur velit quis, aliquam diam. Aenean efficitur erat et justo placerat semper. Phasellus eu scelerisque quam, id pulvinar ligula. Quisque pretium pharetra tortor. Vestibulum porta neque et ligula fringilla pharetra. Etiam eleifend ultricies nulla, in viverra velit. Praesent ac nisl volutpat, eleifend neque in, ultrices dui. Sed sagittis eu purus et pretium.
This Weekend at Avada Galerie
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Avada Galerie Workshop
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The Creative Process of Richard Vora
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Abstract Model
17 October 2018 — 30 April 2019 Valerie Dicker Abstract Model Curator Danny Lorens Location Gallerie 2 Photographer Misra Lorenz Valerie Dicker’s artwork combines cultural symbols with different colours and vast of materials. The Italian-American and New York based artist specialises in photography, digital art and painting. With a background in typography. Aenean diam odio, rutrum vel eleifend vel, pharetra id enim. Pellentesque ut turpis ultrices, pretium leo eget, tincidunt ipsum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Morbi ornare risus
Retrospectiva & Divinity
17 October 2018 — 30 April 2019 Valerie Dicker Abstract Model Curator Danny Lorens Location Gallerie 2 Photographer Misra Lorenz Valerie Dicker’s artwork combines cultural symbols with different colours and vast of materials. The Italian-American and New York based artist specialises in photography, digital art and painting. With a background in typography. Aenean diam odio, rutrum vel eleifend vel, pharetra id enim. Pellentesque ut turpis ultrices, pretium leo eget, tincidunt ipsum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Morbi ornare risus
Arkhaia
17 October 2018 — 30 April 2019 Valerie Dicker Abstract Model Curator Danny Lorens Location Gallerie 2 Photographer Misra Lorenz Valerie Dicker’s artwork combines cultural symbols with different colours and vast of materials. The Italian-American and New York based artist specialises in photography, digital art and painting. With a background in typography. Aenean diam odio, rutrum vel eleifend vel, pharetra id enim. Pellentesque ut turpis ultrices, pretium leo eget, tincidunt ipsum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Morbi ornare risus
Moments
17 October 2018 — 30 April 2019 Valerie Dicker Abstract Model Curator Danny Lorens Location Gallerie 2 Photographer Misra Lorenz Valerie Dicker’s artwork combines cultural symbols with different colours and vast of materials. The Italian-American and New York based artist specialises in photography, digital art and painting. With a background in typography. Aenean diam odio, rutrum vel eleifend vel, pharetra id enim. Pellentesque ut turpis ultrices, pretium leo eget, tincidunt ipsum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Morbi ornare risus
Disorders
17 October 2018 — 30 April 2019 Valerie Dicker Abstract Model Curator Danny Lorens Location Gallerie 2 Photographer Misra Lorenz Valerie Dicker’s artwork combines cultural symbols with different colours and vast of materials. The Italian-American and New York based artist specialises in photography, digital art and painting. With a background in typography. Aenean diam odio, rutrum vel eleifend vel, pharetra id enim. Pellentesque ut turpis ultrices, pretium leo eget, tincidunt ipsum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Morbi ornare risus
Challenging the Tragedy Narrative: Why a growing camp is promoting a more joyful approach to Alzheimer’s, Feb. 21, 2019
Washington Post reporter Tra Bahrampour talks to ESI faculty Mary Fridley about a radically humanistic approach to dementia care...
Silence & Noise
17 October 2018 — 30 April 2019 Valerie Dicker Abstract Model Curator Danny Lorens Location Gallerie 2 Photographer Misra Lorenz Valerie Dicker’s artwork combines cultural symbols with different colours and vast of materials. The Italian-American and New York based artist specialises in photography, digital art and painting. With a background in typography. Aenean diam odio, rutrum vel eleifend vel, pharetra id enim. Pellentesque ut turpis ultrices, pretium leo eget, tincidunt ipsum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Morbi ornare risus
Salud y Esperanza en Cuidad Juarez
Cortés, M. (2018) Salud y Esperanza en Cuidad Juárez. , Salud y Juventud, no. 11, pp. 19-20.
Prescribing Psychiatric Meds: the Dilemma
Hugh: I’m thinking a lot lately about psychiatric medications – specifically, I’m thinking about HOW to think about them. It’s not just a theoretical question…one of my new clients says he’s “desperate” for me to prescribe something to “even out” his moods – he gets into states of depression, seemingly “out of nowhere,” and can’t concentrate at work. At night these moods often interfere with his sleep. Of course I want to alleviate his distress. At the same time, I’m concerned that in the long run medications may do him more harm than good. Ann: I’m so glad you’ve brought
Can Conversation Cure?
Tom Strong & Murray Dabby discuss developing the practice of talk therapy in a webinar hosted by Lois Holzman.
Big Ideas and Revolutionary Activities
Choice articles, blog posts & talks by Lois Holzman designed to inspire you to become more powerful in work and play.
Performance and Play
YES! Weekly, Performance and Play: Pioneering a New Method of Learning in Lloyd International Honors College, December 2018
A Client Asks, “Can I be true to myself and grow?”
Hugh: One of my clients, I’ll call her Carla, came into group the other night and told us that she was very upset over a situation at work, which had left her feeling angry with herself for being – as she put it – “not true to my authentic self.” This led, eventually, to a conversation about what we mean when we talk about ourselves in this way: what is an “authentic” self, and what is it to be true (or not) to it? Ann: Sounds like a juicy conversation, philosophically speaking. And important, too. The self looms very large