PACT™ Certification & Wilderness Retreat with Barry Johnson and Cliff Kayser
In Person Retreat & Certification Program
2024 Highlights Video
POLARITY THINKING™, THE PACT™ PROCESS, THE POLARITY MAP® AND POLARITY ASSESSMENT™ ARE THE MOST ROBUST SUITE OF PRACTICES AND TOOLS AVAILABLE. THIS PROGRAM WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO GUIDE YOUR CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DESIRED RESULTS FASTER AND MORE SUSTAINABLY
Why Attend Our In-Person PACT™ Foundations and Professional Applications Certification Program and Wilderness Retreat?
Our In-Person PACT™ Foundations and Professional Applications Certification Program and Wilderness Retreat has been redesigned as an annual premium experiential program offering. While the material is the same as our Online PACT™ Certification Programs, the intimate group setting of this In-Person program is ideal for a deeper and more focused learning and connection experience. You'll gain a deeper and more holistic understanding and experience of Polarity Thinking™ concepts, practices, tools, and the PACT™ process as you apply them to your professional practice and personal life.
In this program, you will have the rare opportunity to learn from and connect deeply with your fellow participants as well as the program's facilitators:
Barry Johnson - Creator of The Polarity Map® and Founding Partner of Polarity Partnerships
Cliff Kayser - Partner and Chief Learning Officer of Polarity Partnerships
Key Event Details
This program is designed for HR, OD and Consulting / Coaching professionals to become certified to deliver Polarity Thinking™ processes and apply our most advanced tools, including the Polarity Assessment™. The program will also include Basic Tai Chi practices to supplement the course content and Evening Bonfires.
The research is clear - leaders, teams and organizations that leverage Polarities well outperform those that don't. Discover how to See, Map, Assess, Learn and Leverage your most strategic Polarities (AKA paradox, wicked problems, chronic tensions, dilemmas, etc.) to become more innovative, agile, profitable and competitive immediately and over time.
Program Includes
3-1/2 Day PACT™ Certification Workshop Intensive
4 hours 1-1 Coaching and Mentoring on First Client Projects
1 Year Consultant Access to the Polarity Resource Portal™
A Copy of Barry Johnson’s Latest Book
A beautiful, intimate and comfortably rustic wilderness setting
Healthy, delicious group meals
Plus
Morning experiential learning exercises and Tai Chi Practice
Wilderness walks (during program breaks) to stretch, connect and re-charge
Evening Bonfires - Q&A, stories, personal connection and insights
ICF Coaches completing this course qualify for 27 CCE Credits - 13 Core Competencies and 14 Resource Development Credits.
What You Will Cover
Certification & Licensing in PACT™ Foundations and Professional Applications
Step 1: Seeing – Appreciate complex challenges and opportunities and see more of the whole reality
Step 2: Mapping – Identify desired results, values, and competencies
Step 3: Assessing – Utilize the Polarity Assessment™ to gather quantitative metrics from key stakeholders
Step 4: Learning – Make meaning from Assessment results, gaining insight into current strengths and vulnerabilities
Step 5: Leveraging – Develop and execute strategies to achieve and sustain desired results.
Integrate PACT™ and the Polarity Assessment™ into Your Context & Practice
Training and Development
Leadership and Executive Coaching
Organization Effectiveness Consulting
Strategy Development & Execution
Vision, Mission and Culture Alignment
Individual & Organization Effectiveness
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development
Organization Design and Structure
Conflict and Diversity
Community Development
Leverage the Multarity of Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual for Whole Person Development
Logistics
When
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm - Friday, June 27, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (EDT). This is a residential program, so plan to arrive any time after 5 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd, when the program kicks off with a group dinner starting at 7 p.m. The workshop/retreat runs from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- Thursday and from 9:00 am through noon on Friday, June 27th.
Where
Where: Kayser Ridge Retreat and Learning Center - 375 Breakthrough Ln., Berkeley Springs, WV 20003 - View Map. Contact Cliff Kayser for carpooling options from the DC METRO area (a pleasant two-hour drive).