Evolution of Needs and Values through the Lens of Spiral Dynamics

Explore how NVC can become better equipped to respond to situations of violence
Discover how the Spiral Dynamics model can provide some missing pieces
Understand how conflicts evolve on both the personal and geo-political level
Study the geo-political situation that led to the invasion of Russia into Ukraine

Thursdays, January 26-February 16, 2023 (four sessions)
8:00-10:30am Pacific (California) Time

Interested in this course and want to get to experience the trainers ahead of time? Please join the trainers (Kateryna Yasco and Auke Van Nimwegen) in a free 45-minute Q&A session on January 19 at 8:00am Pacific (California) Time! This free session will be moderated by Mary Mackenzie.
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This 2023 live course is complete. You can register to receive access to the recorded sessions.

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How can NVC be more effectively applied when responding to situations that involve extreme violence?

One Ukrainian NVC trainer has been exploring answers to this question, and is here to share them with you.

Meet Kateryna Yasko, an organizational psychologist, certified NVC trainer, and conflict mediator from Kyiv, Ukraine. In March, 2022 she and part of her family were forced to abandon their homes and move to Vilnius, Lithuania due to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

As a Ukrainian NVC trainer, she began observing the NVC community’s response to Russia's invasion into Ukraine. This was her observation:

“At times it was painful to see certain responses, as they were so incongruent with my own embodied experience of having to flee a war-zone and see my country being violently attacked. It made me realize that the NVC curriculum, despite its focusing on human needs and compassion, does not prepare us well to respond to situations that involve extreme violence.”

With this realization, Kateryna reached out to friend and mentor Auke van Nimwegen to create a course with her. Auke is an expert in Spiral Dynamics— a model and language that offers more understanding of human nature, different worldviews, and conflicts both on a personal and geo-political level.

This 4-week course will introduce the Spiral Dynamics model and use it to study the evolution of human needs, values, and life conditions. You will also study the geo-political situation in Europe that has led to the invasion of Russia into Ukraine.

You will come away with:

An understanding of the Spiral Dynamics model
Insight into how needs differ depending on a person’s worldview
Knowledge on how to best apply NVC in various conflict situations
A deeper understanding of your own values and cultural biases
More capacity to discern when it is time to resort to dialogue or protective use of force

A good understanding of NVC and at least some experience in the application of NVC is needed. Instruction in NVC will not be offered. If you have any doubts, reach out to Kateryna Yasko by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

BONUSES

Video and audio recordings of every session
Forum discussion available in the classroom
Lifetime access to the classroom
Translated captions available in live sessions (Chinese (Simplified)(Beta), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese (Beta), Korean (Beta), Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian)

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Dates & Times

This 2023 live course is complete. You can register to receive access to the recorded sessions.

About Kateryna Yasko & Auke Van Nimwegen

Kateryna Yasko (from Kyiv, Ukraine, but currently living with her family in Lithuania) is an organizational psychologist, certified NVC trainer and conflict mediator from Kyiv, Ukraine. Her academic background is in the area of international relations and law (MSc), psychology (MSc), and business administration (MBA). She is a founder of a public association “International Institute for Integral Development” (IIID), educational platform Empatia.pro and consulting company U-Integral, focusing on leadership development and bringing holistic approaches to business organizations and educational institutions. For the past 10 years Kateryna has been an active explorer of adult development and Scandinavian bildung practices and a member of... MORE...