The first ILA Dialogue Lab (D-Lab) was held January 26- 28, 2024 in San Diego, California. The ILA thanks the many members and colleagues who were part of the ILA Dialogue Lab and who came together to share in an experimental leadership journey of dialogue and inquiry. A special thanks to the University of San Diego for hosting the event!
Description
The central convening inquiry of the dialogue lab is: How might we exercise leadership that responds meaningfully to the issues of this moment?
As the intensity and urgency of our global challenges grow, we – as scholars, community leaders, entrepreneurs and practitioners of leadership – hear a persistent question gnawing at our souls: Are we doing enough? Are we responding to this moment with all the courage, creativity, and commitment that we can summon? Are our efforts to intervene bold, innovative, and informed by the latest insights from the field of leadership and regarding how the world works and how change happens?
Photos From the Event
Agenda Overview
Friday 26 January
14:00 – 15:00
Participant Arrival to University of San Diego. Welcome, check-in and community building. Come with curiosity and openness
15:00
17:30
19:00
Saturday 27 January
8:30
9:00-13:00
Spanning Boundaries: Leadership Learning Journey: Via International, Pan y Paz, Café X, Chicano Park
13:30
14:00-14:30
15:30-18:15
Inquiry Sessions 1 & 2 (1.25 hours each): Small Group Learning Dialogues pre-selected from proposal submissions.
18:30-20:00
Sunday 28 January
8:15
Breakfast – open to all. Optional: Reflection, meditation or centering practice
9:00-10:15
10:30-12:00
Continuing the Journey. Taking it home – reflecting on the deeper questions that emerged in our gathering: Connecting (getting together), communicating (sharing our feelings), and Convening (organizing future connections).
12:00-13:15
13:15 – 14:15
Organizers
D-Lab Design Team
- Janis Bragan Balda, Senior Lecturer, Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Ira Chaleff, Author, first chair of the ILA Followership Community
- Cheryl Getz, Associate Professor, Leadership Studies, University of San Diego
- Mike Hardy, Professor, Coventry University, UK; Board Chair International Leadership Association
- Max Klau, Author, Scholar
- Laura Osteen, Assistant Vice President, Tulane University
- Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, Author; ILA Global Conference Chair 2020
- Katherine Tyler Scott, Managing Principal, KiThoughtBridge
Note: All members of the design team had previously served on ILA’s Board of Directors.
D-Lab Planning and Logistics
- Arturo Anaya Servin, Ph.D. in Leadership Studies candidate
- Angel Hu, Doctoral Student, Coach, Facilitator, Fellow, University of San Diego
- Natalie O’Neal, Graduate Student, USD MA Higher Education
- Rachel Shellstrom, First Year Onboarding Coordinator & Masters Student, USD
- Hannah Gray-Chambers, USD Alum, MA Higher Education Leadership
- VinSché Gray, Adjunct Professor, Program Coordinator, & Leadership Facilitator, University of San Diego
- Teriin Lee, Leadership Studies doctoral student
- Nallely Manriques, Lecturer, Leadership Studies doctoral student
