Consulting is provided for a diverse clientele. Among them: the US Air Force, Castle Rock Entertainment, families engaged in intergenerational transfers of wealth, and others.

Dr. Pamela Paresky is a psychologist, author, and Visiting Senior Research Associate at the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge (SIFK) at the University of Chicago. Her work there focuses on both experiential education and creating “Habits of a Free Mind” courses and programs that facilitate the ability to think in new ways and to lead and engage across lines of difference –– without feeling traumatized and without dehumanizing ideological opponents.

Before joining SIFK, Dr. Paresky taught leadership at the US Air Force Academy in the Center for Character and Leadership Development. She also served as Senior Scholar in Human Development and Psychology at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) where she was the primary researcher and in-house editor for the New York Times bestseller, The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.

Dr. Paresky's holds a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a concentration in Culture and Native American Studies, a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, and an interdisciplinary PhD in Psychology and Human Development from the University of Chicago. Her work at Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC) focused on happiness, relationships, and “Flow,” a construct describing optimal experience developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a pioneer in the study of both happiness and performance.

The Habits of a Free Mind ™ toolkit builds on Csikszentmihalyi's discovery that the best moments in life often occur when people stretch themselves while working toward something worthwhile. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and her work has been published in diverse outlets, including the New York Times, the Guardian, Politico, Quillette, the American Mind and others. The goal of her current work is to support and facilitate the development of habits of mind necessary to contribute to and thrive in a pluralist, liberal democracy, and for people to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Dr. Paresky is only accepting a very limited number of new clients. Please email info@multigenconsulting.com for coaching and consulting requests.

"I have had the great fortune of working with Pamela for my first year in a new leadership position, including during the transition from my former position. Pamela's coaching has helped clarify the purpose of my work, led by a clear vision of what fits the future I'm committed to and what doesn't. This empowers me to say "no" to the things that do not align with that vision, and to prioritize the things that do. Pamela's coaching style involves a remarkable balance of non-judgmental curiosity, on-target questioning, keen listening, and research-based wisdom. She has an amazing ability to reflect back what she hears from me in a way that increases my own self-awareness, and she offers fresh perspectives and ideas. Her coaching has prepared me well for some of my most challenging conversations and meetings, and I leave every conversation with Pamela feeling confident, grounded and empowered."

The Aspen Legacy Workshop™ is a program designed for organizations and teams to create a new vision for the future, new perspectives that provide unprecedented avenues for team cohesiveness, and inspired approaches to fulfilling the organization's mission. Building on a philosophical foundation that includes a focus on action, interpersonal relationships, and individual self-awareness, this workshop is customized to fit the specific intentions of each organization or group.

Mary Oliver, in her poem, The Summer Day, asks, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” For families and organizations wishing to engage in high-level reflection, Dr. Paresky designs customized seminars that explore ideas about leadership, decision-making, timeless human values, and what it means to live a good life.

The Aspen Legacy Seminar™ is an opportunity for families, organizations and other groups to come together in reflection and retreat to explore core values, the tensions among them, and their practical applications in a wide variety of contexts – among them: leadership, family and organizational governance, philanthropy, and avenues for making a difference. Using classical and contemporary texts in Socratic, roundtable discussion, participants have the opportunity to transform their thinking about their roles and relationships, work and philanthropy, and about fundamental questions of personal meaning and happiness. The seminar is also an opportunity for individuals to clarify a vision for the next stage of life, examine issues related to wealth, and reflect on questions of legacy.

Led by Dr. Pamela Paresky and often another qualified moderator, the Aspen Legacy Seminar™ brings participants together to meet at the Aspen Meadows Resort, in an idyllic setting conducive to thought, fellowship, and dialogue, and provides the opportunity to see family members or members of an organization in a new light while creating lasting bonds. Through the unique perspectives participants bring to the table, the timeless wisdom of the chosen texts is illuminated and brought to life. By participating in thoughtful and civil discussions of classic and contemporary texts, families and members of organizations find common ground while coming to understand themselves and each other in ways very different than possible in everyday settings.

Seminars vary in length from three to seven days. Group size will generally range from ten to twenty participants and can consist of more than one group or family, or can be customized for one family or group. The cost to attend varies depending on the length of the seminar and number of participants, and is inclusive of lodging, meals, group events, and materials. Airfare is not included.

Although the Aspen Meadows Resort campus is the ideal retreat setting for the Aspen Legacy Seminar™, when prospective families or groups are either unable to travel or have other preferred venues, the Seminar can be further customized and brought to other locations.

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