The Development Intensive A Journey towards an Opening Within Dixon T. de Leņa The Executive Development Intensive, known simply as The Development Intensive, is a seven-day educational and experiential program for individual executives, business or social entrepreneurs and transformation agents whose vision for business, community and Planet warrants a developmental path not offered in most conventional business, academic or spiritual traditions. Throughout the years, the Development Intensive continued to validate my experience that there are people whose impetus for life at work, life for their community, and for life in general, is unequivocally tilted towards manifesting a positive future. They value life-long development, possess a Planetary point of view, love the Mind-Heart-Soul expanding experiences and have a more complete picture of their personal and professional development. For these people, their development is ultimately a gift that benefits those around them and the rest of the world. The Intensive soon became a unique program specifically aimed at helping these individuals develop themselves through the introduction and mastery of an ever-evolving collection of new perspectives, experiences and capacities. The Intensive originated in 1986 when seasoned clients wanted more advanced forms of development in the art and understanding of transformation. They wanted a unique personal experience that would enhance their leadership development, and as importantly, help them find the heart in their chosen vocation. They had hope that a more complete and holistic inner development would empower them as they led their organizations into the extraordinary changes they knew lie ahead. During these early days The Intensive focused mainly on the nature of inquiry and its various forms, introductions to ontology, epistemology, and linguistic models - useful as tools to address barriers to experience freedom in their roles as leaders and to be open to expanded experiences of who they, and who others truly are. Read more...