Navigating Systems

Navigating Systems Our focus is on the capacity to observe & manage self in one's family & in one's organization. Bowen This is the essence of Navigating Systems.

Navigating Systems is a learning forum for experienced business professionals, consultants and responsible family members who work in the enterprise. These professionals appreciate that there is more to learn about how families function over the generations and how to manage themselves optimally. Bowen family systems theory is the theoretical basis for this personal and professional learning. A pr

ofessional consultation or a leadership position is more than providing ideas – it is about one’s presence in the relationships and increasing one’s ability to manage one’s self in the emotionality that is inherent in all families and groups. Kathy Wiseman, Priscilla Friesen, and Andrea Schara guide family leaders and the professionals who serve them, to know the way relationships impact decisions and the emotional process that can mitigate the effective implementation of decisions. At the core, it is essential to manage reactivity in one’s self in relation to others, especially when others are not able to do the same.

12/02/2023
11/19/2023

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE ... MAKE IT FOR THANKSGIVING (YOU WON'T BE SORRY!) ...
RECIPE >> https://buff.ly/2qb0NkZ Someone else is hosting Thanksgiving and you only have to bring a dessert. You want one that wows. What do you bring? This decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake of course! It easily feeds a crowd because only a sliver is needed. Trust me on this!

Thank you New Mexico !
10/23/2023

Thank you New Mexico !

The lure of Santa Fe. A hike among the Aspens in the morning and the Santa Fe film festival in the afternoon showing the...
10/23/2023

The lure of Santa Fe. A hike among the Aspens in the morning and the Santa Fe film festival in the afternoon
showing the Danile Ellsberg’s story “The most Dangerous Man in America”. A old film worth seeing to
View deep moral courage.

09/24/2023
Zoe ‘ s podcast is recognized…….big time
07/05/2023

Zoe ‘ s podcast is recognized…….big time

The business of podcasts may be in a rough place, but the podcasts themselves are great this year.

07/19/2022

is it just poetry? - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary...

In this month's blog, Navigating Systems faculty member Andrea Schara considers the importance of words and images in pr...
03/10/2022

In this month's blog, Navigating Systems faculty member Andrea Schara considers the importance of words and images in provoking us to imagine a different future―possibly one that Elon Musk sees on Mars.

Human behavior can be primitive. Therefore, we need to find ways to counter the increasing anxiety around depleting resources and the increasing aggression in society. Both John B. Calhoun and Dr. Murray Bowen considered how to encourage cooperation while managing and defining a self to important others. Understanding how to manage self in a social system will be incredibly valuable in any venture―be it to Mars or anywhere.

Human behavior can be primitive. Therefore, we need to find ways to counter the increasing anxiety around depleting resources and the increasing aggression in society. Both John B. Calhoun and Dr. Murray Bowen considered how to encourage cooperation while managing and defining a self to important ot

Faculty member, Andrea Schara, recently penned this article, which was featured in FFI Practitioner and showcases some p...
01/24/2022

Faculty member, Andrea Schara, recently penned this article, which was featured in FFI Practitioner and showcases some photos she took while working with Dr. Murray Bowen between the years of 1978 and 1990. We invite you to give it a look!

Last week we looked to the future with FFI Futurenaut-in-Residence Mark Stevenson. Today, like Janus, we look in another direction to reflect on the work of 20th century psychiatrist (and futurist!) Murray Bowen. With one of those rare, truly original ideas, Bowen developed family systems theory and...

On January 28, 2022, The Murray Bowen Archives Project is holding an online event where Navigating Systems faculty membe...
01/18/2022

On January 28, 2022, The Murray Bowen Archives Project is holding an online event where Navigating Systems faculty member, Andrea Schara, will describe her learning and apprenticeship with Dr. Bowen through photographs and stories. In honor of Dr. Bowen’s birthday, this is an event you don’t want to miss. Make sure you register today!

What does it take to make your life into a research project? Join us on Friday, January 28, 2022 to honor Dr. Murray Bowen's birthday and listen to Andrea Schara describe her learning with Dr. Bowen through photographs and stories.

Interested in learning who Dr. Murray Bowen was? As the first and only psychiatrist to describe a theory about how the f...
12/28/2021

Interested in learning who Dr. Murray Bowen was? As the first and only psychiatrist to describe a theory about how the family functions as an evolutionary unit, he was a true trailblazer. Learn more about his background and why Bowen Theory helps to understand the family emotional process and its applications to the workplace.

The Origin of Bowen TheoryMurray Bowen (1913 - 1990) was the first and only psychiatrist to describe a theory explaining human behavior. He trained at Menninger and in 1954, Bowen became the first director of the Family Division at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). His research record....

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