The KNN FOREST is a learning ecosystem, home to relational learning through virtual and in-person experiences — webinars, workshops, courses, and more — with a focus on deeply grounding participants in the KNN Framework and creating a strong foundation for embracing, embodying, and embedding its elements.
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Introduction to the KNN Framework
Webinar | August 12 at 11 am CT (recurring)
Discover how the KNN Framework for Flourishing can guide efforts to transform health professions education and practice. In this 50-minute session, we’ll examine the powerful roles of character, caring and practical wisdom in flourishing and how integrating those interdependent concepts encourages a sense of wholeness, meaning and purpose. Join us to explore the foundations of flourishing and ways you can incorporate essential elements into your daily work and life.
Framework in Action: Mobilizing Character for Faculty Development
Webinar | August 19 at 11 am CT
See the KNN Framework in Action through the story of a multi-institution project to mobilize character through an approach for faculty development. In this 50-minute session, colleagues from a subset of the multi-institution project - University of Texas Dell Medical School, Medical College of Wisconsin and Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health - will share how they have created, adapted, and implemented a faculty development curriculum that derives from the KNN Framework for Flourishing. In this webinar, you will gain practical insights, lessons learned, and ideas and resources that you can apply in your own setting.
Introduction to Bridging Across Differences
Webinar | September 23 at 1 pm CT (recurring)
In highly polarized times, how can we heal relational divides and find ways to bridge across differences toward flourishing? This 50-minute session will introduce the basics of beginning a practice of bridging across groups and individuals with different views and experiences. Together with peers from across the health ecosystem, explore how bridging can cultivate respectful dialogue, stronger connections, and mutual understanding in your environment.