The 13th International SEAM Conference
Getting Out of the Comfort Zone
Thursday, May 15, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, CST
Friday, May 16, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, CST
Friday, May 16, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, CST
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Why get out of one's comfort zone? Because, when organizations get too comfortable, there is a high probability that they will lose their creative edge. The rut is safe; staying there undermines the push for growth and creativity. In this conference, the focus will be on what happens when organizations stay in their comfort zone, what moves them out of the rut, and the results when they decide to move forward.
Virtual conference via Zoom | Registration cost $70 Sponsored by the SEAM Institute and College of St. Scholastica, Minnesota, in collaboration with ISEOR |
This year, the conference recognizes a very special moment. Our partner - ISEOR, the Institut de Socio-Économie des Entreprises et des Organisations, Lyon, France - celebrates its 50th anniversary. Part of the conference will be dedicated to the historical landmarks and influence of ISEOR in the field of socio-economic management. Scholars and practitioners across the globe come together to discuss how SEAM helps organizations get out of the comfort zone. |
Call for Presentations
We invite you to present at the 13th International SEAM conference. This is a scholar-practitioner peer reviewed conference, offered online over a Zoom platform.
If you have some interesting cases, research results, or concepts from the field of socio-economic management, we invite you to share these with the conference attendees. While this is a SEAM inspired conference, and we look at change through the SEAM lens, we still welcome thoughts on the topic from people who are not familiar with SEAM. Our conference experts will link your work to SEAM.
Scholarly presentations, panel discussions, experts’ insights – all of those have a potential to create an engaging learning space to feed the intellectual curiosity of the conference participants.
Structure of the conference
To submit a paper or topic:
We invite you to present at the 13th International SEAM conference. This is a scholar-practitioner peer reviewed conference, offered online over a Zoom platform.
If you have some interesting cases, research results, or concepts from the field of socio-economic management, we invite you to share these with the conference attendees. While this is a SEAM inspired conference, and we look at change through the SEAM lens, we still welcome thoughts on the topic from people who are not familiar with SEAM. Our conference experts will link your work to SEAM.
Scholarly presentations, panel discussions, experts’ insights – all of those have a potential to create an engaging learning space to feed the intellectual curiosity of the conference participants.
Structure of the conference
- The conference consists of 4 sessions where presenters, moderators, and experts create an intellectual and practical experience for everybody involved.
- Each session has two panel discussions facilitated by SEAM experts.
- Presentations are up to 7 minutes long, which leaves enough time for experts to facilitate rich discussions.
To submit a paper or topic:
- Submit your interest and intent to present as soon as possible to [email protected].
- Send a proposal of your presentation in which you include title, objectives and a brief description of what you are going to present to [email protected] by March 1, 2025.
- If your proposal is accepted, send in your completed PowerPoint presentation to [email protected] by May 1, 2025.
- Presenters should plan to stay for the duration of the whole session in which they present, to participate in the subsequent discussion.
- Your participation in the conference is free of charge.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2024 SEAM Conference: The Renaissance of Humanism in Organizations!
After the Middle Ages, Europe experienced the Renaissance. The Renaissance was not only a period of artistic creation, but a period of intellectual and cultural renewal, new inventions and new learnings about the world. Artists were inspired by classical Greek art and philosophy and attempted to make their paintings and sculptures realistic and complex. Advancing methods and techniques of portraying landscapes and the human body, artists surpassed the ancient peoples in technical skill and creativity. One of the principles of the Renaissance was the idea of humanism. Humanism was a philosophy that put humans, rather than religion, at the center of artistic creation, education, and scholarship. In 2024, SEAM Institute explored how to revive the focus on humanism in their respective fields of practice and expertise. One of the principles of the Renaissance was the idea of humanism. Humanism was a philosophy that put humans, rather than religion, at the center of artistic creation, education, and scholarship. |
PRESENTERS
Marc Bonnet, PhD | ISEOR & IAE Lyon, University Jean Moulin | Lyon, France Carole Bousquet, PhD | IDRAC Business School | Lyon, France Luis Bueno, PhD | IAElyon, UR Magellan, SEAM Group | Lyon, France John Conbere, EdD, MDiv | SEAM Institute | Minnesota, USA Thibaut Duboisy | ISEOR | Lyon, France Marcella de la Torre | Minneapolis Area REALTORS® | Minnesota, USA Raphaël De Vittoris | University of Clermont-Ferrand, CleRMa lab | France Mélanie Giraudet | ISEOR | Lyon, France Pierre El Haddad, PhD | INSEEC Grande École, MACH Consultants | Paris, France Alla Heorhiadi, PhD, EdD | SEAM Institute | Minnesota, USA Nataliya Lahotska, PhD | Ukrainian Catholic University, Business School | Lviv, Ukraine Kate McRoberts | Fathom Consulting | Minnesota, USA Ken Nishikawa | Konan University; OD Association in Japan | Kobe City, Japan Sophia Opatska, PhD | Ukrainian Catholic University | Lviv, Ukraine Sajida El Othman, PhD | CARMA - Global Media Intelligence Provider | Beirut, Lebanon Mary Paulson, EdD | MN DHS/College of St. Scholastica | Minnesota, USA Maïté Rateau, PhD | ISEOR | Lyon, France Jean Ruffier | ISEOR | Lyon, France Sue Quint, EdD | DataWELL Informatics | Minnesota, USA Jérémy Salmeron | ISEOR | Lyon, France Raymond Saner, PhD | CSEND & Basel University | Basel, Switzerland Eric Sanders, PhD | Elmhurst University, OD Economist LLC | Illinois, USA Henri Savall, PhD |ISEOR & IAE Lyon, University Jean Moulin | Lyon, France Sarah Skillman, MAA | Dialexa, an IBM company, SEAM Institute | Texas, USA Toccara Stark, EdD | Fathom Consulting, SEAM Institute | Minnesota, USA Mel Sullivan, EdD | Ecumen | Minnesota, USA David X. Swenson, PhD, LP | College of St. Scholastica | Minnesota, USA Ziyuan Tang | ISEOR | Lyon, France Lichia Yiu, PhD | Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development | Geneva, Switzerland Véronique Zardet, PhD | ISEOR & IAE Lyon, University Jean Moulin | Lyon, France Bob Hartl | College of St. Scholastica | Minnesota, USA Eric Nordgren | College of St. Scholastica | Minnesota, USA |