In July I used to be excited to go to stunning Innsbruck for the eleventh (and my 1st) European Convention on Constructive Psychology.
The Convention welcomed over 1,200 folks from 55 nations, and promised a packed agenda centered on the theme: “it is you – it is me – it is us”. This theme recognises the interdependence of human beings embedded within the surrounding world.
In abstract, the Convention was unbelievable, and the entire expertise lived as much as my (excessive) expectations. An enormous thanks goes to Marta Bassi and Stefan Höfer specifically, in addition to everybody concerned in making the convention a hit.
Now that I’ve had time to digest and replicate, I wished to share my prime 10 takeaways.
(For those who make it to the tip you’ll be rewarded with some scenic photographs)!
My prime 10 takeaways
As ever, when making notes on displays, I’m aware to not dilute or misrepresent what I’ve heard. So please take this abstract as my finest try at a snapshot, and if there may be something that has been misrepresented or misinterpreted please know it’s unintentional.
1) It is you – it is me – it is us
A theme that resonated throughout your complete convention was the significance of our surroundings – each bodily and by way of the context wherein all of us function, individually and collectively.
Sure there are methods and interventions that may work rather well at a person stage, nevertheless approaches and interventions which might be contextualised and personalised are prone to be the best.
This struck me most when listening to Michael Ungar’s fascinating keynote: “Diagnosing, Nurturing and Sustaining Resilience in Careworn Environments”. After we fail to recognise the larger image, we fail the person.
