About Alan

About Alan:

My interest in archetypal psychology, wisdom traditions, and the unconscious life of groups has led me on a unique journey, personally and professionally.  Having studied depth psychology and the history of social institutions including prisons, mental asylums, and public schools, I turned my attention to the workplace and the history of management theories and practice. As an organizational consultant, focusing on health care and education, I became fascinated with the courage, resilience, and challenges my colleagues and clients encounter on a daily basis.

I collaborate with leaders to cultivate a stance of attention that makes use of their own intelligence, experience and imagination, joined with a sophisticated understanding of the system as a whole.  On a group basis, I convene and  facilitate work teams bridging inquiry with effective execution.  In all my work, there is an affirmation of the principle of genuine human encounter, a belief mirrored in the words of Martin Buber – that all real living is meeting.

Biography and Background

Alan Briskin, Ph.D., co-founder of the Collective Wisdom Initiative is a consultant, artist, and researcher. His ground-breaking book, The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, written in the mid 1990’s, foreshadowed the growing need in business organizations for purpose, meaning, and practical wisdom.  His co-authored book, The Power of Collective Wisdom, earned the Nautilus Award in the category Business and Leadership and a second co-authored work, Daily Miracles, was awarded Book of the Year by the American Journal of Nursing in the area of Public Interest and Creative Works. Saybrook University formally recognized Dr. Briskin as a Noted Humanist Scholar.

He has held multi-year consulting contracts with Lucasfilm, Sutter Health, Western University, Kaiser Permanente, and the Goi Peace Foundation, headquartered in Japan. He has been an Executive Advisor to the CEO of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and remains a senior advisor to the One Humanity Institute in Oswiecim, Poland.

Alan lives in Oakland, CA