Partners and Friends

The Institute is currently engaged in projects, programs, collaborations, and ongoing friendships with the following organizations:

The Art of Hosting and Convening Meaningful Conversations
A leadership practice and network committed to finding new ways of working together so that we are able to co-create the solutions we seek.

Berkana Exchange
A global learning community and resource exchange that supports community self-reliance and pioneering models of leadership.

The Centre for Spirituality and the Workplace
An academic-based centre for collaborative and community-based  research, which offers networking, support, conferences, and consulting services.

Context Consulting
Context Consulting is a specialized consulting practice with associates in Toronto and New York. We partner with executive leaders who want to align their organizations with business strategy and create an environment where teams thrive in the midst of change.

EastPoint Leadership
An experiential approach to leadership training that includes outdoor retreats, coaching, and customized programs. Lennart Krogoll and Geoff Crinean combine their experience of the warrior training of Shambhala with the fields of human development and coaching.

Envision Halifax
A civic engagement initiative, which includes a 10-month leadership program, experimental learning labs, and community-wide dialogues, co-founded by the Shambhala Institute and the United Way.

Garrison Institute
A retreat center dedicated to applying the transformative wisdom of the world's contemplative traditions to systemic challenges facing the human and natural environment.

Generon Reos
Generon Reos LLC is an international consulting and capacity-building firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Generon Reos is a member of Reos Partners and is one of the successor firms to Generon Consulting.

Naropa University
A Buddhist-inspired university, whose Marpa Center for Business and Economics offers a certificate program in Authentic Leadership.

National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
A network of people and organizations actively practicing, promoting, and studying inclusive, high-quality conversations.

Nova Scotia Economic Development
Creating the conditions to advance sustainable economic development and innovation in Nova Scotia, as well as developing strategies for procurement, information management, and technology.

Nova Scotia Sea School
A program for teens and others that offers adventure, learning, and leadership through boat-building and sailing.

Oxford Leadership Academy
One of the world's foremost leadership consultancies. Over 100,000 alumni from 90 countries have followed the Academy's values-based leadership development programs.

PeerSpirit
PeerSpirit council facilitates a level of conversation that allows groups of people to accomplish goals through an integrated experience of heart and mind.

Pegasus
A provider of practical, cutting-edge training/educational resources including books, newsletters, videos, and conferences on systems thinking, management innovation, organizational change, and the next-generation workplace.

Pioneers of Change
A global learning community of young change agents committed to learning, reflection, peer support, and social action.

Presencing Institute
The Presencing Institute is a global community of individuals, institutions, and initiatives that apply and advance the U process of presencing to collectively create profound innovation and change.

Shambhala International
A network of meditation centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and now directed by his son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

Shambhala Sun
A magazine celebrating the spirit of wakefulness in all aspects of life, from culture and the arts to politics and business.

Society for Organizational Learning
A global action learning community dedicated to generating real business and social system results, new intellectual capital, and networks related to the theories and practices of organizational learning.

The World Café
A methodology for creating living networks of conversation around questions that matter, which is being applied in organizations and communities worldwide.