The 2015 Academy for Contemplative and Ethical Leadership, sponsored by the Mind & Life Institute, was envisioned as a launchpad to support the development of a new field of inquiry that would address a growing hunger for leadership marked by the consciousness, conscience, and capacity to catalyze and influence larger systemic changes that are needed to address current social and ecological change.
The gathering in 2015 brought together over 100 individuals from around the world to share in a collective exploration of these topics with the goal of further catalyzing this field.

Arthur Zajonc, PhD

Mind & Life Institute

Diana Chapman Walsh, PhD

Wellesley College

Mirabai Bush

Center for Contemplative Mind in Society

Daniel Siegel, MD

UCLA School of Medicine

Aaron Stern

Academy for the Love of Learning

Board Member

Ed Taylor, PhD

University of Washington

Planning Committee Member, Steering Council Chair, Steering Council Member

Program Videos

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Diana Chapman Walsh, ACEL Core Faculty

Mind and Life Institute • March 12, 2015

Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change

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Sharon Daloz Parks, ACEL Core Faculty

Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015

Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change

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Otto Scharmer, ACEL Core Faculty

Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015

Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change

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Angel Acosta, ACEL Participant: Contemplative Inquiry in Education

Mind and Life Institute • October 15, 2015

Topics: Education | Social Change