educational

While STW his multiple connections with educational institutions, we collaborate most closely with two institutions in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota: the University of St. Thomas and Augsburg College. In the case of the University of St. Thomas, our partnership is with the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought. Our partnership with Augsburg College is coordinated by Augsburg’s Center for Faith and Learning. These collaborations have led to the development of case studies that invite business students to explore the relevance of spiritual wisdom for complex business challenges. It has also let to an effort to develop a theological understanding of institutions.

The case study project

STW has been working with the University of St. Thomas around the development of an initial collection of unique case studies for use in business schools and schools of management. What sets these case studies apart is the integration of moral deliberation and spiritual wisdom as resources for wrestling with complex management challenges. Preliminary versions of these case studies are being field tested in several college and university classrooms. Contact us if you would like more information about these case studies.

Leadership formation

STW is partnering with Augsburg College’s Center for Faith and Learning around the development of educational resources for leadership formation that invites students to explore ways of making a positive difference in the world through accessing the resources of moral and spiritual traditions in the midst of their work as business leaders.  Also contributing to this effort are Magis Ventures (a MN consulting firm doing significant work in the area of leadership and organizational formation) and Landry’s Bicycles (a Boston area STW organization with a tradition of serving as a virtual laboratory for innovation around leadership formation).

Theology of institutions

STW is working in partnership with both the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought at the University of St. Thomas and the Center for Faith and Learning at Augsburg College around the development of a growing body of thought and writing on the topic of a theology of institutions. Through a series of seminars, this effort has brought together organizational leaders with academicians and students of organizational life to reflect on institutions and organizational life from the perspective of various religious and spiritual traditions. The resulting writing seeks to offer a basis for reflecting from the vantage points of these traditions on the nature and purpose of organizations, in order to help inform the perspective and decision-making of those who would serve as regenerative agents operating both within and outside of organizations. You can see some of these essays on our Resource page.