Membership
With ten years of experience convening the Consortium, we are a premier source of learning experiences that provide our members access to people, resources, and the latest research to enhance the effectiveness and human sustainability of organizations.
Why Join the Co-Learning Consortium?
- Connect with Thought Leaders Join a diverse network of scholars, business leaders, non-profit professionals, consultants, students, and alumni. Engage in rich dialogues and collaborations as we work together to translate research to action and implement practices that fuel thriving organizations.
- Drive Impact Leverage our resources, expertise, and network to amplify your impact. Whether you aim to innovate within your organization or contribute to societal well-being, we provide the tools and support you need.
- Advance Your Knowledge Attend exclusive co-learning events designed to bridge the scholar-practitioner divide, gain access to the latest academic findings and practical applications, and engage in learning experiences that immerse you in experimenting and acting.
- Foster Innovation Our consortium thrives on multidisciplinary, multigenerational collaboration, fostering an environment where creative solutions flourish. Deepen your knowledge of the science of thriving organizations, experiment with new skills, try out structured experiments, and develop new insights.
- Grow Professionally Learn from both academic experts and member knowledge sharing. Develop the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to lead and excel in creating extraordinary organizational well-being.
Member Opportunities
Annual Co-Learning Forum Experience a lively, interactive, highly engaging exploration of a pressing grand challenge of our time together with our multidisciplinary, cross-sector, intergenerational community of scholars, researchers, leaders, peers, and current students. [in-person, full-day event]
Quarterly Co-Learning Studios Explore a current topic in the science of thriving organizations. [online, two-hour events]
Exclusive Ask-Me-Anything Sessions Engage with leading global experts in the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship and offer small-group inquiry on the most important topics in the science of thriving organizations. [online, several times per year]
Occasional Small Group Roundtables Investigate emerging topics of interest while allowing members to build relationships, learn more about one another, and engage in dialogue about the applications of research in a variety of contexts and types of organizations across sectors, industries, and life experiences.
Early Invitations to Special Events Register to attend events hosted by the Center for Positive Organizations, including discounted registration for additional learning opportunities such as the annual Positive Business Conference and the Positive Leader course offered by Michigan Ross Executive Education.
“Being a member of the Consortium has been an absolute gift for my personal and professional growth. The people, tools, and resources the Consortium brings together helps our organization continue to thrive and helps me be a better husband, father, son, sibling, friend, and professional.” Casey White, EDSI
Membership Options
Please choose your membership type and corresponding annual level of community support. Our Consortium is a self-sustaining community. Members’ annual community support gifts power the infrastructure of support for our members.
Individual Membership $1,500 annually
An individual membership type entitles one person to attend all co-learning community events and take advantage of all member benefits.
Organization or Group Membership $5,000 annually
This membership type entitles organizations to invite as many of their organizational members as possible to participate in all co-learning community events. Broad participation across an organization makes it more likely that our member organizations can design and sustain the types of change that foster thriving in their systems over the long term.
University of Michigan Student Scholarship
Any student actively enrolled at the University of Michigan may apply for a student scholarship to participate in all co-learning community events at no cost. Scholarship application required; please contact cpo-consortium@umich.edu to learn more.
Community Scholarship
We aspire to realize an inclusive and open co-learning community that welcomes members everywhere, without financial boundaries to participation of those who would benefit. If you are a scholar, educator, changemaker, or contributor who cannot offer the full amount of an annual member gift, please apply for our community scholarship. Scholarship application required; please contact cpo-consortium@umich.edu to learn more.
Supporting Member
In order to realize our aspiration of allowing any member in the world to access our co-learning community, those with greater financial means and passion for learning must support scholarships for students and for those in our community who have financial needs. If your passion and energy for learning together about Positive Organizational Scholarship fuels your generosity, please give to our scholarship fund.
Join today and be part of our dynamic community that’s building thriving futures.
Questions? Email cpo-consortium@umich.edu.
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