Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the power of Polarity Thinking™ with Barry Johnson, the creator of the Polarity Map® and Principles. This premium program combines all of the elements of The Polarity Approach to Continuity and Transformation (PACT™) Certification Program with experiential activities and approaches. Join an intimate cohort of colleagues in a gorgeous wilderness setting where you can unplug and immerse yourself in this offsite retreat.
Our In-Person PACT™ Foundations and Professional Applications Certification Program and Wilderness Retreat has been redesigned as an annual premium experiential program offering. While the material is the same as our Online PACT™ Certification Programs, the intimate group setting of this In-Person program is ideal for a deeper and more focused learning and connection experience. You'll gain a deeper and more holistic understanding and experience of Polarity Thinking™ concepts, practices, tools, and the PACT™ process as you apply them to your professional practice and personal life.
In this program, you will have the rare opportunity to learn from and connect deeply with your fellow participants as well as the program's facilitators:
Barry Johnson - Creator of The Polarity Map® and Founding Partner of Polarity Partnerships
Cliff Kayser - Partner and Chief Learning Officer of Polarity Partnerships
This program is designed for HR, OD and Consulting / Coaching professionals to become certified to deliver Polarity Thinking™ processes and apply our most advanced tools, including the Polarity Assessment™.
Integrate PACT™ and the Polarity Assessment™ into Your Context & Practice
The research is clear - leaders, teams and organizations that leverage Polarities well outperform those that don't. Discover how to See, Map, Assess, Learn and Leverage your most strategic Polarities (AKA paradox, wicked problems, chronic tensions, dilemmas, etc.) to become more innovative, agile, profitable and competitive immediately and over time.
2-5 hours of elearning pre-work. the Introduction to Polarity Practice elearning modules 1 & 2 must be completed prior to the In-Person Certification Workshop. The remaining modules 3 - 7 may be completed before, during or after the 3-1/2 day Certification Workshop.
3-1/2 Day PACT™ Certification Workshop Intensive
4 hours 1-1 Coaching and Mentoring on First Client Projects
ICF Coaches completing this course qualify for 27 CCE Credits - 13 Core Competencies and 14 Resource Development Credits.
1 Year Commercial Practitioner License and Consultant Level Access to the Polarity Resource Portal™
A Copy of Barry Johnson’s Latest Book
A beautiful, intimate and comfortably rustic wilderness setting
Healthy, delicious group meals
Morning experiential learning exercises and Tai Chi Practice
Wilderness walks to stretch, connect and re-charge
Evening Bonfires - Q&A, stories, personal connection and insights
NOTE: Completion of an Applied Learning Project (ALP) is optional, but required to qualify for certain CCEU's (e.g. ICF Coaches earn 27 CCEU's), inclusion on Polarity Partnerships' Certified Practitioner Directory and for eligibility to coach new practitioners.
WHEN: Monday, October 18, 2027 at 7:00 pm - Friday, October 22, 2027 at 12:00 p.m. (EDT).
This is a residential program, so plan to arrive any time after 5 p.m. on Monday, when the program kicks off with a group dinner starting at 7 p.m. The workshop/retreat runs from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- Thursday and from 9:00 am through noon on Friday,.
WHERE: Kayser Ridge Retreat and Learning Center - 375 Breakthrough Ln., Berkeley Springs, WV 20003 - View Map. Contact Cliff Kayser for carpooling options from the DC METRO area (a pleasant two-hour drive).
✈️ Closest Major Airports to Berkeley Springs, WV
Barry (he/him) created the first Polarity Map® and set of principles in 1975. Since then he has been learning And applying Polarity Thinking® with people and organizations all over the world. He continues to explore and promote supplementing Or-thinking with And-thinking to enhance our quality of life on our planet.
With humility And pride, Barry is passionate about creating an international community of Polarity Practitioners who are dedicated to the study and application of Polarities in a variety of disciplines and situations.
Barry’s newest publications, And: Volume One – Foundations and And: Volume Two – Applications represent what he and his colleagues have learned about And-thinking since his first book, Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems, came out in 1992.
Barry is an avid outdoorsman and intrepid traveler, and brings head And heart together in his teaching and consulting. Barry and his wife, Dana, have 5 children and 11 grandchildren.
Cliff brings 25 years of experience as both a senior level internal OD positions (The Washington Post/The National Cooperative Bank) and as an external consultant and founder/president of Xperience LLC. He holds master’s degrees in HR and OD from American University, is a graduate of the Georgetown Executive Leadership Coaching program and a PCC credential through the International Coaching Federation. In 2007 Cliff completed construction of Kayser Ridge Retreat and Learning Center, which serves as a primary location for the Polarity Mastery program and hosts Foundations in PACT™ and Advanced Applications in PACT™ Certification programs. Cliff’s application of Polarity Thinking™ theory and application is supported by his lifelong passion for study and practice of eastern philosophy and tai chi/martial arts.
