October 18-21 and 21-25, 2023

The International Human Element® Update and Encounter

The International Human Element Update – Hosted by Business Consultants, Inc. (BCon) Japan

October 18-21, 2023

We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming International Human Element Update, which will be held October 18-21, 2023, at the Tarrytown House Estate in Tarrytown, New York, just north of New York City. We are looking forward to seeing you! This will be our first face to face meeting in over three years due to the pandemic and it will be a great opportunity to come together as a global community and see old friends (and make new ones!).

Our theme this year is Transformational Leadership: Creating Change for Tomorrow

This year’s event promises to be an exciting and informative one, with sharing and discussions around the latest developments of the work from around the world, and to uplevel as both a practitioner and business leader. It also serves as a mean to exchange success stories using The Human Element.

The event will begin with a welcoming dinner at 6pm on Wednesday, October 18, followed by 2.5 days of informative presentations, discussions, and experiential sessions led by team of experienced LHEPs and Master LHEPs. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. The Update ends with lunch on Saturday, October 21.

Encounter – Hosted by The Schutz Company

October 21-25, 2023

Will Schutz wrote that Encounter is “…understanding the self through encountering other people.” It is a mode of human relating based on openness, self-awareness, self-responsibility, awareness of the body, attention to feelings, and an emphasis on the here-and-now. Encounter focuses on removing blocks to being fully alive and creates conditions for a more satisfying use of personal capacities and for improving the quality of life.

Encounter is the essential core around which Will Schutz developed The Human Element®. With its origins in his pioneering work in T-groups at the National Training Laboratories (NTL) in Bethel, Maine and his experimental work at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, it is the ultimate personal growth and leadership experience.

A wide variety of methods are used in Encounter, including some borrowed from other approaches and many devised spontaneously to meet specific situations. It will deepen your skills in helping groups interact more effectively and create more effective work cultures and will greatly expand your capacity to help people in organizations through change.

Who Should Attend:

For Licensed Human Element Practitioners™ (LHEPs) and practitioners of related solutions

Program Leader(s):

Update: BCon staff

Encounter: Ethan Schutz, Master LHEP™ and Natasha Richardson, LHEP™

Key Takeaways:

Update:

  • Learn about the latest developments of Human Element work from around the world
  • Learn more about creating large-scale Human Element-based projects
  • Go deeper with your own knowledge of the Human Element body of work and how it can be used
  • Connect with Licensed Human Element Practitioners worldwide

Encounter:

  • Improve your capacity to be effective with other people
  • Gain clarity of yourself, your behavior and motivations, and how you are seen by others
  • Dissolve unconscious blocks to your own personal effectiveness
  • Improve your facilitation and group leadership

Schedule:

All times Eastern

Update:

  • October 18: Dinner at 6:00pm, session from8:00pm to 10:00pm
  • October 19 and 20: Session from 9:00am to 10:00pm (with dinner break)
  • October 21: Session from 9:00am to 12:00pm, lunch at 12:00pm

Encounter:

  • October 22, 23 and 24: Session from 9:00am to 12:00pm, 3:00pm to 6:00pm, and 8:00pm-10:00pm
  • October 25: Session from 9:00am to 12:00pm, lunch at 12:00pm

Prerequisites:

Location:

Accommodations:

Tuition & Packages

We strongly recommend that you stay on-site. With the all-inclusive packages, you will spend more time with your peers and build relationships further as you journey through this program together. Due to the location of the program, it is logistically challenging to venture offsite for meals. Staying on-site allows you to have meals with the group and to be prompt for all programming times as scheduled. All participants must be fully present and engaged for all activities.

Please note that our package prices are only available on our website.

Update and Encounter

Single Occupancy

$ 3,408
  • Tuition ($1,100)
  • Room with a king sized bed at Tarrytown House Estate for 7 nights (one guest in room)
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi
  • Fitness Facility (full-sized gym, racket ball)

Double Occupancy

$ 2,582 (per person)
  • Tuition ($1,100)
  • Room with 2 full-size beds (2 guests in room) for 7 nights
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi
  • Fitness Facility (full-sized gym, racket ball)

Offsite Stay

$ 1,662
  • Tuition ($1,100)
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi in meeting room

Update Only

Single Occupancy

$ 1,482
  • Tuition ($250)
  • Room with a king sized bed at Tarrytown House Estate for 3 nights (one guest in room)
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi
  • Fitness Facility (full-sized gym, racket ball)

Double Occupancy

$ 1,091 (per person)
  • Tuition ($250)
  • Room with 2 full-size beds (2 guests in room) for 3 nights
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi
  • Fitness Facility (full-sized gym, racket ball)

Offsite Stay

$ 812
  • Tuition ($250)
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi in meeting room

Encounter Only

Single Occupancy

$ 1,926
  • Tuition ($850)
  • Room with a king sized bed at Tarrytown House Estate for 4 nights (one guest in room)
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi
  • Fitness Facility (full-sized gym, racket ball)

Double Occupancy

$ 1,491 (per person)
  • Tuition ($850)
  • Room with 2 full-size beds (2 guests in room) for 4 nights
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi
  • Fitness Facility (full-sized gym, racket ball)

Offsite Stay

$ 850
  • Tuition ($850)
  • 3 full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) buffet style per day
  • Continuous refreshments from 9am to 5pm
  • Free WiFi in meeting room