(February 5, 2010) Human Factor International (HFI) Managing Director and Executive Coach Jeffrey Jones, and Director of Business Development Asia Pacific, Phil Guo, completed the Pluralistic Networks,' 3-Day workshop, "A New Approach to Learning Critical 21st Century Skills" in San Francisco on January 27-29, 2010. Jeffrey assisted as a coach in the program and Phil was the first person from China to participate in the introductory session. Jeffrey's interest in Dr. Flores' approach to ontological coaching began at Columbia University around the use of virtual realities in the Executive Coaching field. HFI is the first global coaching practice to establish a presence in Linden Labs' Second Life virtual reality platform.
According to the Pluralistic Networks website: "Our Introductory Session is an intensive 3-day which explores what it means to live and work in pluralistic networks, and the need to shift our education away from the 'acquisition of knowledge' and 'application of concepts,' towards a focus on embodied learning and the cultivation of new abilities that are critical for our world today. Participants explore: 1) the skills and sensibilities people must cultivate to listen to and act effectively with others in a constantly changing world. 2) the use of new networked technologies for learning new skills and cultivating new ways of being. 3) their own abilities to work effectively with others, including the behaviors that may get in the way. Throughout the course, participants engage in hands-on group exercises using a virtual reality game environment, and emerge not only with a new awareness of themselves and the skills they need to cultivate, but also with a sense of ambition as they begin to articulate a personal roadmap for learning to navigate in the world of pluralistic networks."
Dr. Fernando Flores is an entrepreneur, pioneer of workflow software, owner of numerous patents on the action/language approach to software design, author of many books and articles, and cited in over 4000 publications, Dr. Flores is regarded as a world class expert on how people work together to get things done. His management breakthroughs led to the establishment of Logonet, an educational corporation; Action Technologies, a software corporation; Business Design Associates, Inc.; an international consulting company, and Pluralistic Networks. He obtained his PhD from UC Berkeley, and his dissertation, Communication and Management in the Office of the Future, became the foundation of much of his later work. His books include: Understanding Computers and Cognition, A New Foundation for Design, co-authored with Dr. Terry Winograd, which was named the Best Information Science book of 1987 by the American Society for Information Science, and recognized by Byte Magazine as one of the all time 20 most influential books on Information Technology; Disclosing New Worlds: Entrepreneurship, Democatic Action and the Cultivation of Solidarity , co-authored with Hubert Dreyfus and Charles Spinosa; and Building Trust, co-authored with Robert Solomon. Currently, Dr. Flores is finishing his term as a Senator in Chile, and plans to return to California in 2010, at which time he will focus all of his attention to developing learning tools and environments that will enable people to cultivate and thrive in Pluralistic Networks.
Jeffrey Jones is an Executive Coach and serial entrepreneur, with more than 20 years of experience in Executive Coaching, Human Resources, and Training & Development in multinational corporations. As an Executive Coach his client base includes executives on five continents and over 20 countries. Jeffrey's ideal clients are C-suite executives and high-potential managers who wish to develop or augment their international business approach. His career experience in the Asia Pacific region includes a Directorship for Millicom International Cellular where he served as Commercial Director as well as Director of Human Resources & Operations with responsibilities in 17 countries. Jeffrey's clients appreciate his focus on innovation and creativity. His grounded sense of business acumen and global perspective enable his coaching clients to create breakthrough business results.
Phil Guo is the Director of Business Development, Asia Pacific for HFI. He works closely with HFI coaches to provide customized coaching programs to his clients, from successful entrepreneurs, to CEOs and country managers of leading multinational organizations. Phil has extensive experience with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, organizations, and industries around the globe. His experience in talent development includes responsibility for national human resource training in Fortune 100 companies, and speaking engagements at academic institutions that study human potential.
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