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Alan Briskin is an American sociologist.^[1]^: 23 He is an adjunct professor at Saybrook University.^[2]

After graduating from Goddard College in 1974, Briskin earned an M.A. and PhD in organizational psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, in 1984.^[3] He has since published or contributed to several books on the concepts of "soul" and "spirit" in organizational theory,^[4] and on the rôle of collective wisdom in the work environment,^[5] and has discussed anger among employees.^[6] He is an advisor to the Goi Peace Foundation in Tokyo.^[7]

Daily Miracles, co-authored with Jan Boller, won an American Journal of Nursing "Book of the Year Award" in the category "public interest and creative works",^[8] and was chosen as the President's Pick by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.^[9]

Books

The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, Jossey-Bass (1996), Berrett-Koehler (1998)^[10]
Bringing Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice, Berrett-Koehler (2000) [with co-author Cheryl Peppers]
Centered on the Edge: Mapping a Field of Collective Intelligence and Spiritual Wisdom (2001) [with co-author Sheryl Erickson]
Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care, Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society of Nursing (2006) [with co-author Jan Boller, RN, PhD]
The Power of Collective Wisdom: And the Trap of Collective Folly, Berrett-Koehler (2009) [with co-authors Sheryl Erickson, John Ott, Tom Callanan]
Deep Dialogue: Harvesting Collective Wisdom in The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-First Century, edited by Carol Pearson, Berret-Koehler (2012)

References

^ Mary E. Clark (August 18, 2005). In Search of Human Nature. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-44768-8.
^ "Faculty Profile: Alan Briskin". Retrieved December 16, 2014.
^ Briskin, Alan (1998). Stirring of Soul in the Workplace. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 289. ISBN 9781609943967.
^ Kathleen Manning (March 5, 2013). Organizational Theory in Higher Education. Routledge. pp. 186–. ISBN 978-1-136-86569-5.
^ Richard H. Axelrod (2010). Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-1-60509-447-2.
^ Neal E. Chalofsky (April 6, 2010). Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where we Work. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-470-61863-9.
^ Carol Pearson (2012). The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-first Century. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60994-120-8.
^ "Book of the Year Awards-AJN, American Journal of Nursing". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
^ "Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
^ "Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

[Clark2005-1] Mary E. Clark (August 18, 2005). In Search of Human Nature. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-44768-8.

[2] "Faculty Profile: Alan Briskin". Retrieved December 16, 2014.

[Briskin,_1998-3] Briskin, Alan (1998). Stirring of Soul in the Workplace. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 289. ISBN 9781609943967.

[Manning2013-4] Kathleen Manning (March 5, 2013). Organizational Theory in Higher Education. Routledge. pp. 186–. ISBN 978-1-136-86569-5.

[Axelrod2010-5] Richard H. Axelrod (2010). Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-1-60509-447-2.

[Chalofsky2010-6] Neal E. Chalofsky (April 6, 2010). Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where we Work. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-470-61863-9.

[Pearson2012-7] Carol Pearson (2012). The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-first Century. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60994-120-8.

[8] "Book of the Year Awards-AJN, American Journal of Nursing". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

[9] "Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

[10] "Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

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-'''Alan Briskin''' is an organizational consultant and author or co-author of a number of books relating to organizational theory including: ''The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace'' and ''The Power of Collective Wisdom: And the Trap of Collective Folly''. Briskin also co-wrote ''Daily Miracles'' and ''Bringing Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar|url=http://ourmidland.com/news/3190b414-7d1d-11e3-a0fa-0019bb2963f4.html|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Briskin's Books|url=http://goodreads.com/author/show/470945.Alan_Briskin|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Briskin's featured books|url=http://alibris.com/search/books/author/Alan-Briskin|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref>
+'''Alan Briskin''' is an American [[sociologist]].<ref name="Clark2005">{{cite book|author=Mary E. Clark|title=In Search of Human Nature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rd6CAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA411|date=August 18, 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-44768-8}}</ref>{{Rp|23}} He is an [[adjunct professor]] at [[Saybrook University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Profile: Alan Briskin|url=http://saybrook.edu/academic-affairs/facultyprofiles/alan_briskin-0|accessdate=December 16, 2014}}</ref>
-==Education==
-Briskin attended [[Goddard College]] in Vermont finishing with a degree in Education, and earned his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Psychology at [[The Wright Institute]] in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]].
+After graduating from [[Goddard College]] in 1974, Briskin earned an M.A. and PhD in [[organizational psychology]] from the [[Wright Institute]] in [[Berkeley, California]], in 1984.<ref name="Briskin, 1998">{{cite book|last1=Briskin|first1=Alan|title=Stirring of Soul in the Workplace|date=1998|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|isbn=9781609943967|page=289|language=en}}</ref> He has since published or contributed to several books on the concepts of "soul" and "spirit" in [[organizational theory]],<ref name="Manning2013">{{cite book|author=Kathleen Manning|title=Organizational Theory in Higher Education|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2o3fv1tJsgC&pg=PA186|date=March 5, 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-86569-5|pages=186–}}</ref> and on the rôle of [[collective wisdom]] in the work environment,<ref name="Axelrod2010">{{cite book|author=Richard H. Axelrod|title=Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations|url=https://archive.org/details/Terms_of_Engagement_2nd_9781605094489|url-access=registration|year=2010|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|isbn=978-1-60509-447-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/Terms_of_Engagement_2nd_9781605094489/page/n202 172]–}}</ref> and has discussed anger among employees.<ref name="Chalofsky2010">{{cite book|author=Neal E. Chalofsky|title=Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where we Work|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TPkXG1FqZJkC&pg=PT21|date=April 6, 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-61863-9|pages=21–}}</ref> He is an advisor to the [[Goi Peace Foundation]] in Tokyo.<ref name="Pearson2012">{{cite book|author=Carol Pearson|title=The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-first Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zV6720gC5f4C|year=2012|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|isbn=978-1-60994-120-8}}</ref>
-==Career==
-In his early career, Briskin directed a youth educational program in a group home in [[Plainfield, Vermont]]. He later went on to direct a vocational program for inmates at the St Johnsbury Correctional Center in Vermont. Briskin is the founder of a consulting practice based in [[Oakland, California]]. His book, ''Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care'', co-authored with Jan Boller, won the [[American Journal of Nursing| American Journal of Nursing’s]] 'Book of the Year Award for Public Interest', and was chosen as the President’s Pick by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
-<ref>{{cite web|title=Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar|url=http://ourmidland.com/news/3190b414-7d1d-11e3-a0fa-0019bb2963f4.html|accessdate=3 March 2015}}</ref> Briskin's published books, including ''The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace'' and ''The Power of Collective Wisdom'', explore the role of meaning, purpose, and [[collective wisdom]] in the work environment.
-In the late 1990s, Briskin helped [[Saybrook University]] to develop its first Masters and Doctoral programs in Organizational Systems. The programs were related to Saybrook's field of organizational leadership and transformation, and Briskin remains on the faculty as an adjunct professor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Profile: Alan Briskin|url=http://saybrook.edu/academic-affairs/facultyprofiles/alan_briskin-0|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref>
+''Daily Miracles'', co-authored with Jan Boller, won an [[American Journal of Nursing]] "Book of the Year Award" in the category "public interest and creative works",<ref>{{cite web|title=Book of the Year Awards-AJN, American Journal of Nursing|url=http://nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=761531|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141217142246/http://nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=761531|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2014|accessdate=December 16, 2014}}</ref> and was chosen as the President's Pick by the [[American Association of Critical-Care Nurses]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar|url=http://ourmidland.com/news/3190b414-7d1d-11e3-a0fa-0019bb2963f4.html|accessdate=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141217142211/http://ourmidland.com/news/3190b414-7d1d-11e3-a0fa-0019bb2963f4.html|archive-date=2014-12-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-Briskin was co-founder of the Collective Wisdom Initiative, sponsored by the [[Fetzer Institute]], and from this research co-authored ''The Power of Collective Wisdom''.
-==Organizational theory==
-Briskin has written about how organisations function, with a particular focus on integrating the individual’s spirit or soul, into the workplace.<ref name="Murtha2010">{{cite book|author=William Murtha|title=100 Words: Two Hundred Visionaries Share Their Hope for the Future|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9r3dsNxpBwoC&pg=PA46|date=1 May 2010|publisher=Conari Press|isbn=978-1-60925-162-8|pages=46–}}</ref> He has proposed that as organizations developed historically, uniformity and a dedication to efficiency resulted in a loss of individualism among employees. This approach focused primarily on operational mechanics, such as goals, organizational charts, and job descriptions and saw employees as an issue that needed to be addressed rather than as a resource to be nurtured. Instead organizations should concentrate on developing individuals to enable each person to become a change leader with the agency to take responsibility and initiate change.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Matelic|first1=Candace Tangorra|title=Understanding Change and Transformation in History Organizations|url=http://www.transformorg.com/Matelic%20HNSprng08.pdf|website=http://www.transformorg.com/|publisher=History News|accessdate=25 March 2015}}</ref>
-In Briskin's view, by ignoring emotions organizations created environments where negative emotions like increased anger flourished among employees.<ref name="Clark2005">{{cite book|author=Mary E. Clark|title=In Search of Human Nature|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Rd6CAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA411|date=18 August 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-44768-8|pages=411–}}</ref><ref name="Chalofsky2010">{{cite book|author=Neal E. Chalofsky|title=Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where we Work|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TPkXG1FqZJkC&pg=PT21|date=6 April 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-61863-9|pages=21–}}</ref>  According to Briskin, a holistic view would see organizations incorporating the spirit and soul into the working environment.<ref name="Manning2013">{{cite book|author=Kathleen Manning|title=Organizational Theory in Higher Education|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=U2o3fv1tJsgC&pg=PA186|date=5 March 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-86569-5|pages=186–}}</ref> Briskin has also written about collective wisdom and collective folly, encouraging individuals within organisations to listen to other groups.<ref name="Axelrod2010">{{cite book|author=Richard H. Axelrod|title=Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lob_p_fRuoAC&pg=PT172|year=2010|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|isbn=978-1-60509-447-2|pages=172–}}</ref>
-Briskin’s theories were utilized by Naomi Parkerson, Director of Human Resources, at the Private Urban University, along with those of Danah Zohar and were the basis for introducing wellness offerings that successfully increased employee satisfaction.<ref name="Manning2013">{{cite book|author=Kathleen Manning|title=Organizational Theory in Higher Education|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=U2o3fv1tJsgC&pg=PA186|date=5 March 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-86569-5|pages=186–}}</ref> Briskin has also worked with the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Kaiser Permanente and the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.<ref name="Murtha2010">{{cite book|author=William Murtha|title=100 Words: Two Hundred Visionaries Share Their Hope for the Future|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9r3dsNxpBwoC&pg=PA46|date=1 May 2010|publisher=Conari Press|isbn=978-1-60925-162-8|pages=46–}}</ref>
 ==Books==
+*''The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace'', Jossey-Bass (1996), Berrett-Koehler (1998)<ref>{{cite web|title=Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar|url=http://ourmidland.com/news/3190b414-7d1d-11e3-a0fa-0019bb2963f4.html|accessdate=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141217142211/http://ourmidland.com/news/3190b414-7d1d-11e3-a0fa-0019bb2963f4.html|archive-date=2014-12-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-''The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace'', Jossey-Bass (1996), [[Berrett-Koehler Publishers| Berrett-Koehler]] (1998)
+*''Bringing Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice, Berrett-Koehler (2000)'' [with co-author Cheryl Peppers]
+*''Centered on the Edge: Mapping a Field of Collective Intelligence and Spiritual Wisdom'' (2001) [with co-author Sheryl Erickson]
-''Bringing Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice, Berrett-Koehler (2000)'' [with co-author Cheryl Peppers]
+*''Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care, [[Sigma Theta Tau]], Honor Society of Nursing'' (2006) [with co-author Jan Boller, RN, PhD]
-''Centered on the Edge: Mapping a Field of Collective Intelligence and Spiritual Wisdom'' (2001) [with co-author Sheryl Erickson]
+*''The Power of Collective Wisdom: And the Trap of Collective Folly'', Berrett-Koehler (2009) [with co-authors Sheryl Erickson, John Ott, Tom Callanan]
+*''Deep Dialogue: Harvesting Collective Wisdom in The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-First Century'', edited by Carol Pearson, Berret-Koehler (2012)
-''Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care, Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society of Nursing'' (2006) [with co-author Jan Boller, RN, Ph.D.]
-''The Power of Collective Wisdom: And the Trap of Collective Folly'', Berrett-Koehler (2009) [with co-authors Sheryl Erickson, John Ott, Tom Callanan]
-''Deep Dialogue: Harvesting Collective Wisdom in The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-First Century'', edited by Carol Pearson, Berret-Koehler (2012)
-==Awards and Recognitions==
-*Briskin recognized as Noted Humanist Scholar by Saybrook University, 1997
-*Award of Excellence for ''The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace'', from Body, Mind, Spirit Journal in category of Business, 1997<ref>{{cite web|title=The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace|url=http://bkconnection.com/books/title/the-stirring-of-soul-in-the-workplace|accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref>
-*Book of the Year for ''Daily Miracles'', from American Journal of Nursing in the category of Public Interest and Creative Works, 2007<ref>{{cite web|title=Book of the Year Awards-AJN, American Journal of Nursing|url=http://nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=761531|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref>
-*Silver Award Winner for ''The Power of Collective Wisdom'', from Nautilus Book Award in the category of Conscious Business and Leadership, 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=BK Book & Author Awards|url=http://bkconnection.com/book-resources/bk-book-author-awards|accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref>
-*Founding Member, Berrett-Koehler Co-operative
-*Founding Member, Relationship Care Network, Fetzer Institute
-*Adjunct Faculty, Organizational Systems, Saybrook University
-*Advisor, Goi Peace Foundation<ref name="Pearson2012">{{cite book|author=Carol Pearson|title=The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-first Century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zV6720gC5f4C|year=2012|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|isbn=978-1-60994-120-8}}</ref>
-*Keynote Speaker on Spiritual Care and Collective Wisdom
-==External links==
-[http://www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/ Collective Wisdom Initiative]
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