A menu of rapid immersion Thriving Accelerators are designed to empower the changemakers of tomorrow in order to create lasting impact. Each workshop-style event focuses on a different topic in the science of thriving. Students develop the knowledge, skills, and capacity for a lifetime of personal and organizational thriving.
All U-M students are invited to participate.
The Thriving Catalyst Endorsement is a launchpad for positive change makers grounded in the science of thriving that emerge equipped with the capacity to unlock greater passion, energy, connection, and purpose. Students craft personalized program trajectories and pacing that align with their unique career goals and interests. Upon completion, students are awarded a resume-worthy badge that publicly demonstrates their commitment to promote thriving for themselves, others, and organizations as a whole.
All U-M students are invited to participate.
Magnify is six-credit academic program for bringing the science of thriving to U-M’s best and brightest students in order to learn, identify, and employ POS principles and practices that build high-performing organizations that enable people to thrive. The course is composed of three components: classroom work, action-learning, and an integrated reflection.
The Center for Positive Organizations offers undergraduate students a variety of opportunities to engage with our community. Center faculty members teach POS-themed courses in the Ross School of Business BBA program, and students also have the opportunity to engage in fellowships, seminars, and events with other Center students as well as with Center faculty and staff.
Students in the MBA or OYM program at the Ross School of Business have the unique opportunity to take a number of courses taught by faculty members of the Center for Positive Organizations. These courses are informed by the research findings in the field of positive organizational scholarship, and challenge students to give new meaning to the aspiration to “make a positive difference in the world.”
University of Michigan doctoral students interested in the Center for Positive Organizations and its positive organizational scholarship research are strongly encouraged to contact Center faculty members to explore possible research opportunities.
Senior leaders looking to build strong, creative teams; manage organizational opportunities and challenges; and strengthen their own personal leadership skills are invited to explore the Positive Leadership programs offered through Ross School of Business Executive Education. The program’s curriculum is based on the positive organizational scholarship research pioneered at the Center, and Center faculty members lead the program.