Burren College’s commitment to expanding creativity beyond the confines of the studio led to the formation of the Burren Leadership Forum in 2007. Its inaugural workshop “Leadership Through the Power of Presence“ convened leading minds, Dr Dan Siegel, Dr David Daniels and Dr John O’ Donohue for a ground breaking collaboration in the Burren.
Burren College of Art and the newly formed ReSource centre, welcomed Dr Siegel for a return visit in June 2024 to present “Leading a Life of Meaning and Connection“ – a celebration of BCA’s 30th anniversary, of the life of the late John O’ Donohue and an envisioning process examining what can emerge at the intersection of art, science and spirituality.
Previous Events
2008 “Exceptional Leadership“ explored the Enneagram as a leadership tool, led by Dr Ginger Lapid – Bogda and Martin Salzwedel
2009 “Leading Minds“ with Dr Simon Western, Lynne Sedgmore. John Housego, Zoe Van Zwanenberg and Dr Eliat Aram
2010 “The Practice of Embodied Leadership “ with Wendy Palmer
2012 Unlocking Leadership – Moving from Silo to System – the Art of Hostog Organisational and Systemic Change
2014-2019 The Burren Leadership Retreat, a collaboration between Context Consulting and the Burren College of Art – was a by-invitation gathering of global senior leaders held annually at BCA until Covid.
This program provided an opportunity for accomplished leaders and renowned artists to co-create and open new leadership territory. Mary Stacey of Context Consulting led the Retreat’s facilitation team, which included musician Martin Hayes and poet Padraig O’ Tuama, whose professional lives also unfolded at the intersection of leadership and the creative process. Burren Leadership Retreat 2022 | Instagram
The Burren Law School 1994-2019, convened lawyers, journalists, politicians, writers and performing artists in a weekend of research and conviviality where wisdom of the Brehon Laws were discussed in the context of contemporary legal practice.
