Alan Briskin
Collective Wisdom Initiative
Contact by email:
alan@alanbriskin.com

Bookshelf

ALAN BRISKIN
COLLECTIVE WISDOM INITIATIVE
alan@alanbriskin.com

BIOGRAPHY
Alan Briskin is author of the award winning book, The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, and co-author of Daily Miracles which earned American Journal of Nursing’s Book of the Year award in the category of Public Interest and Creative Works. He is co-author of Bringing Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice. Alan is a pioneer in the field of organizational learning and co-founder of The Collective Wisdom Initiative.

His work with groups and collectives extends back to the early 1970’s when he was part of an international community in Israel, founded on the principles of the communal kibbutz. As an educator, he contributed to the design of schools based on experiential learning and was the Director of Education for the Vermont group home that became the model for deinstitutionalization of confined youth. His interest in alternative educational settings continued for over 10 years as the principal consultant to the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

As a health care consultant, he was a founding member of the Relationship Centered Care Network and developed programs at Kaiser Permanente for practicing physicians to deepen their communication skills with patients. He has continued for the past twenty years as a coach and mentor for physician and nurse leaders as well as an organizational consultant to executive teams, businesses, and non profit organizations. He serves as an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook Graduate School where he helped design their doctoral program in Organizational Systems.

In corporate and conference settings, Alan has given keynotes and conducted workshops on collective wisdom throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, England, and South Africa. He has a doctorate in organizational behavior from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA and is a Professional Associate of the Grubb Institute in London. Alan lives with his wife in Oakland, CA. They have a son in college.

Visit his website at www.alanbriskin.com