The Aspen Seminar is an exceptional leadership program promoting values-based leadership and enabling deep discourse on challenging political and social topics.
Hidden away from the demands of their daily routine, small groups of highly accomplished leaders are given the space to address fundamental aspects of human existence, including the role of the individual, societal order, and the limits of power. Based on classical and modern texts of renowned philosophers and thinkers, and guided by two highly skilled moderators, participants reflect on timeless ideas and values and their continued relevance in today’s world.
The Seminar was launched in the United States more than sixty years ago and has since attracted an impressive array of leaders from across society. In 2011, the Aspen Institute Germany began offering this unparalleled Seminar in Germany. Unlike university lectures or literature analyses, in which experts offer instructions on how to read or understand classical writings, the Seminar encourages participants to interpret the materials in their own way.
The purpose of the seminar is not to identify similar responses or to build consensus, but to encourage participants to think more deeply about their own beliefs and values, enhance their understanding of competing viewpoints, and highlight the complexity of our societies. While the Seminar offers no ready-made solutions, it creates a space for dialog and exchange, which is vital in a world of conflicting interests, opposing views, and cultural frictions.
The target group consists of high-level decision makers from business, politics, the public sector, academia, civil society, the arts and culture, and health care. The number of participants is limited and participation is by invitation only.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leadership Program is being continued by means of a virtual event series.
Contact
Aspen Institute Deutschland e.V.
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- 10117 Berlin
- Phone: +49 (0) 30 804 890 0
- info@aspeninstitute.de