4th Annual U.S. SEAM Conference | April 28-29, 2016
College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.

The fourth annual SEAM Conference showcased a new partnership with the College of St. Scholastica. Presentations and case studies from national and international SEAM practitioners, scholars and researchers were shared, including:  

• Macroeconomic roots and fundamentals of SEAM
• Magical Thinking 
• Leaders’ Experiences of SEAM Interventions 
• Shifting the workplace mindset through resonance and SEAM 
• The TFW virus on the Iron Range 
• SEAM case of a medical material distributor 
• Cultural Diversity, OD, and SEAM
• SEAM case of Mexican family business 
• Merging SEAM and HR: Human potential from the HR perspective
• SEAM at Clark College
• Case study at SB&T 
• ​What teachers want -- the SEAM connection 

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3rd Annual U.S. SEAM Conference | May 14-15, 2015
​University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minn.

The conference featured presentations and case studies from national and international SEAM practitioners, scholars and researchers, along with the first graduates of the SEAM Certificate program. 

Presentation topics included: 

• SEAM and Transformational Learning
• Double-Loop Learning through SEAM
• Methods and Tools of Contractualisation to Stimulate the Involvement of Physicians in the Team Management and the Organizational Development
  ​of Hospitals 
• The Application of SEAM and Lean Principles to Train and Create a Highly Flexible Workforce
• Similarities and Differences between SEAM and the Philosophy of Process Consultation

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2nd Annual U.S. SEAM Conference | April 30-May 1, 2014
University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minn.

The second annual SEAM Conference presentations and case studies from national and international SEAM practitioners, scholars and researchers. Topics included:

• SEAM values, beliefs and conceptualization of costs 
• Case study on the SEAM outcomes at the Bloomington Transportation Department 
• SEAM in three hospitals in Lebanon (case study) 
• Looking for evidence of the TFW Virus: A case study
• Strengthening the SEAM community in North America:
  A case study in group dynamics 
• Case study: What is needed for SEAM to work in Ukraine?
• Rethinking Lean: Combining Lean and SEAM for improved profitability and the support of cultures of continuous improvement in organizations

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1st Annual International SEAM Conference | November 29-30, 2012
University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minn.

The first U.S. conference on SEAM was held at the University of 
St. Thomas. The conference was kept small, under 70 attendees, 
in order to facilitate dialogue among all participants. Presenters 
came from France, Mexico, Canada, New Mexico, Illinois, Michigan, 
Colorado and Minnesota, and included academics, practitioners 
and clients.  

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