Dear friends and colleagues,
We are excited to highlight a featured session, "Dwelling in the Data: Classic Grounded Theory as Contemplative Methodology for the Study of Transformative Experience", from the 2026 MSR Research Colloquium, "The Mystical and Research: Dwelling at the Threshold of Knowing".
In this session, Dr. Molly Stillwell invites us to explore classic Glaserian grounded theory as a contemplative methodology for studying transformative experience:
- How might emergent design, theoretical sensitivity, and radical openness to the data become pathways of spiritual inquiry?
- What becomes possible when researchers approach data with patience, humility, and a willingness to dwell at the threshold of knowing?
Watch Molly's short video invitation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwmaHiQ0SY
This session takes place on June 11 at this time across these time zones:
🇺🇸 2:30–3:30 PM PDT - Vancouver / Los Angeles, Pacific Time
🇺🇸 5:30–6:30 PM EDT - New York, North America
🇪🇺 11:30 PM–12:30 AM CEST (next day) - Brussels, European Union
🇮🇳 3:00–4:00 AM IST (next day) - New Delhi, India
🇦🇺 7:30–8:30 AM AEST (next day) - Canberra, Australia
Register for free on Eventbrite
Please help us spread the word by sharing this invitation with colleagues, students, practitioners, and communities who may be interested.
Warmly,
MSR Research Colloquium Organizing Committee
(Tianyuan Yu, Naida Culshaw, Stacey Guenther, Konstantin Weicht, Gaëtan Mourmant, Aditya Agrawal, and Danyil Nychka)
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Tianyuan Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax NS Canada
Representative-at-Large (Research)
Management, Spirituality & Religion Division, Academy of Management
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