Dear MSR colleague,
This note is a special invitation for you to join the next Appreciative Inquiry Working Session (AIWS3) on Tuesday October 18 from 11.30am to 1.30pm Eastern US time. The session will continue to strengthen the MSR community and its research. Your participation as an MSR member is vital even if you have not attended one of our working sessions before. Specifically, this session will be an opportunity to prepare for MSR's Division application in February 2023.
Please see the attached AOM timeline and guidelines. Please read these documents before October 18 to prepare for this interactive working session.
A zoom link will be sent out shortly to add to your calendar.
The inquiry for MSR is, how might we spark collaboration and ignite our collective wisdom to manifest AOM division status in ways that wildly exceed all expectations? The ultimate outcome, beyond a successful Division application, will be a living document to help MSR continually self-reflect on the vitality of our community (voices and culture) and on the strength of our research for social impact.
Why you should join the Appreciative Inquiry Working Session on October 18th:
- Engage with fellow members of like-minded people where you can find authentic friendship.
- Bring your hopes and aspirations to a group of scholars and practitioners who seek to "make a difference" in service of human flourishing, peace, and all life on earth.
- Help realize MSR's vision of "Human flourishing and global consciousness that illuminate-and are illuminated by-science and the spiritual and religious dimensions of life in management research, teaching, and practice."
- Help legitimize spirituality and religion as maturing fields of research that demonstrates rigor and relevance.
- Find new opportunities to collaborate on high-impact research and learn about new projects.
On behalf of the MSR Executive committee, I warmly invite you to be part of this milestone event on a journey toward a more flourishing future.
When you receive it, please add the zoom link to your calendar for October 18 at 11.30am – 1.30pm ET. You can confirm your participation here on AOMConnect or by email to n.burton@northumbria.ac.uk. The agenda is shown below.
Warm regards,
Nicholas Burton
MSR Chair 2022 - 2023
Agenda
5 min Welcome (MSR Leadership Track members)
5 min Alignment practice
10 min Review of the process and intention for the AOM Division application.
10 min Thoughts, questions, suggestions (All)
5 min x 5 boats = 25 min Boat crews share research findings
20 min Breakout session 1: with a mix of boats in each breakout, participants are invited to find commonalities or synergies for an integrated approach to answering AOM guiding questions. Introductions, brainstorming, commitments.
5 min Plenary: participants put into chat at least one outcome they would like for the boat they chose
15 min Breakout session 2: Boats develop their intended outcomes and milestones for completion by mid-December 2022. A primary aim of AIWS3 will be to integrate the findings of the boats into a narrative arc of MSR's research (originality, utility, scope, maturity). The result should be a work plan with outcomes and milestones created by the crews and participants for the AIWS3.
20 min Plenary: breakout groups share work plans
5 min Closing thoughts
------------------------------
Nicholas Burton
Director
Northumbria university
YORK
0044 1912273319
------------------------------