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Dr Anna Storck

Integral Approach to Education

Dr. Anna Storck presented at Integral European Conference 2020 introduced her attempt to apply an Integral Approach to education and presented her unique Train the Trainer Program. It is based on the holistic and integrated approach which values education for human development, and recognises the connectedness of mind, body and spirit. It means that we pay attention to the physical, personal, social, emotional and spiritual development of us and of our students as well as of cognitive aspects of learning. We see both our students and ourselves as integrated and interconnected. We recognise learning as a social activity, value collaborative learning and community participation as well as connections to the natural world.

Expertise

Anna has expertise on topics which include intercultural communications, learning styles, and developing training programs for adult learners. She works as an educator, intercultural trainer and coach and delivers high impact training/lectures focused on interactive learning activities, which produces sustainable results and exceeds learners’ expectations.  She has had a 25 year career in the field of diversity and intercultural communication: as a scholar, educator, and practitioner. Over the past decade, she has extended her research domain to issues of integral and cosmopolitan communication, carrying out a series of original studies investigating various psychological, situational, and macro-environmental factors influencing communication behaviors of individuals when they encounter culturally dissimilar others. Her qualitative study took a global perspective to the issues involved both in international business, public organizations and ethnic communities investigating a number of case studies in relation to cosmopolitan communication. She writes an inspirational blog for women Femina Magna and is Co-author of the Book: Intercultural Trainer Manual  wrote in cooperation mit the RKW Berlin.

Qualifications

Anna is passionate about learning and self-development. She loves to read and follow recent neuroscience and development psychology and applied it to her work with people.

Formal Education:

  • PhD in Political Science, Otto Suhr Institute of Free University of Berlin, Germany
  • MA in Cultural Education, Pedagogical Institute of Jagiellonen University of Cracow, Poland
  • MA in European Culture and Politics of the University of Bath, UK.

Certified/Structured Trainings & Courses:

  • Trainer for Applied Communication Techniques and Change Models, kikidan media Berlin, Germany.
  • Psychological Management Trainer, German Paracelsus School Berlin, Germany.
  • Systemic Coach (ECA, SySt®,), Metaforum International, Germany.
  • Train the Trainer Course, Spectrum Berlin, Germany.
  • Accredited Intercultural Coach, Intercultural Academy, Cartus Intercultural & Language Solutions, USA.
  • Accredited Intercultural Coach, SIRVA Relocation Service, USA.
  • Existential Well-Being Counselling | University of Leuven, Belgium.
  • Scientific Program of Further Education in Hypnotherapy | The German Society for Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy (DGH), Germany.
  • Certified Mindfulness Course | Mindfulness Association Poland, Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Certificate in Designing and Facilitating E-Learning | Open Polytechnic Auckland, New Zealand.
  • He Papa Tikanga – Certificate in Tikanga Maori | Te Wananga o Aotearoa, New Zealand.
  • Yoga Teacher Training | St Heliers Community Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Certified Training in Jungian Analysis |  C. G. Jung Institute Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Hypnosystemic Coach MEIHei | Milton Erickson Institute Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Feldenkreis Methods. Professional Development Course | Movement and health factory, Poland.

Publications

Books:

  • (2001) Die deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen heute: die öffentliche Meinung, Wolf-Dieter Eberwein, Basil Kerski, eds (2001). Die deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen 1949-2000. Eine Interessen und Wertegemeinschaft? Opladen: Leske+Budrich, 179-202.
  • (2008) Politische Parteien Polens nach 1989: Zusammenhang zwischen den cleavage-Positionen und den EU-Positionen der polnischen Parteien in den Parlamentswahlen 1997 und 2001. Düsseldorf: Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008.
  • (2010) Interkulturelle Kompetenzen für Polen in iCulT – Train the Intercultural Trainer
    Berlin: RKW Berlin, 5-75.
  • (2013) Train the Trainer. Interkulturelle Kompetenzen. Trainer Manual for Polen iBook available in iTunes Store.

 

Articles:

  • (1997) European Cultural Identity. University of Bath, Newsletter, October 1997.
  • (1997) What Sort of Germany in What Sort of Europe: Several Remarks on German Identity in the Context of European Integration, University of Bath, Newsletter, 11/1997.
  • (1997) The Development of the Nationalist Idea in Poland in University of Bath, Newsletter 12/ 1997.
  • (1991) Widerspiegelung der neuen Lage Deutschlands und Polens im Vertrag über gute Nachbarschaft und freundschaftliche Zusammenarbeit vom 17. Juni 1991 Dissertation, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. 07/1998. Unpublished. [Available as a PDF].
  • (1998) Polens Weg in die Europäische Union unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der wirtschaftlichen Kriterien, Diploma thesis, FU Berlin, 09/1998. Unpublished [Available as a PDF].
  • (2003) Die Polen in Deutschland: Manfred Sapper, Volker Weichsel, Margrit Breuer eds, Osteuropa 9-10/2003, Lindau, 963-983.
  • (2004) Cleavage-Strukturen und die Standpunkte der polnischen Parteien zum EU-Beitritt: Neues Europa? – Osteuropa 15 Jahre danach. Beiträge für die 12. Brühler Tagung junger Osteuropa-Experten, Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung, Brühl, 60(04/2004), 108-114.
  • (2005) The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE). The critical perspective. Disputation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Political Science  (Dr. rer. pol.), Berlin, 25.08.2005. Unpublished. [Available as a PDF].
  • (2007) Zrozumieć Niemca (translation from Polish: Understanding Germans), Gazeta Lubuska, Zielona Gora, 20.09.2007,11.
  • (2007) Budowanie relacji lojalnościowych z klientem zagranicznym (translation from Polish: Building a loyalty relationship with a foreign customer), Manager Magazin, 04(2007), 14-15.
  • (2008) Savoir Vivre i etykieta w biznesie międzynarodowym (translation from Polish: Savoir vivre and etiquette in international business), Manager Magazin, 01(2008), 10-12.
  • (2013) Różnice międzykulturowe w biznesie (translatiion from Polish: Cross cultural diferencies in buisness), Personel Zarzadzania, 14.10.2013.
  • (2014) Wielokulturowość jak to ogarnąć? (translatiion from Polish: Muliticulturalism. How to deal with it? article in Personel Plus Magazine, 01/2014, 18-19.
  • (2014) Co oznacza Yes w Indiach (translation from Polish: What does „yes“ really mean in India?). Article in Plus Biznesu Magazine, 01/2014,15-16.
  • (2015) Wielokulturowość jak to ogarnac? (translatiion from Polish: Muliticulturalism. How to deal with it? Article,  http://www.kadry.abc.com.pl/czytaj/-/artykul/wielokulturowosc–jak-to-ogarnac, 10.07.2015.

 

Conference papers & presentations:

  • (2002) Vorurteile als politische Barrieren der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen? (Prejudices as Political Barriers to German-Polish Relations?). The presentation at the annual conference of German Association for East European Studies (DGO), Göttingen, Germany, 7-8.03.2002.
  • (2005) Politische Parteien Polens nach 1989. Zusammenhang zwischen den cleavage-Positionen und den EU-Positionen der polnischen Parteien in den Parlamentswahlen 1997 und 2001 (Political parties in Poland after 1989. Relationship between the cleavage positions and EU positions of Polish parties in the 1997 and 2001 parliamentary elections). Paper presented at the VII World Congress of International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES) Berlin, Germany, 25-30.07.2005.
  • (2011) Cross Cultural Communication Seen as a Part of Integral Communication. The presentation at SIETAR Europa Congress: Interculturalism Ahead: Transition to a Virtual World? Krakow, Poland, 21-25.09.2011.
  • (2011) Proces tworzenia misji w przedsiebiorstwach. Narzedzia itrendy (Developing a Mission Statment in Companies. Tools and Trends). Presentation at the 49 World Conference of International Federation of Training and Development Organisation (IFTDO): HR Across the Globe, Warszawa, Poland, 8-11.05.2011.
  • (2012) Lehren und Lernen für die Zukunft. Ergebnisse und Nutzung neuerer Gehirnforschung für Trainer (Teaching and Learning for the Future. Results and use of Recent Brain Research for Trainers). The presentation at SIETAR Forum 2012-38: Global Integral Competence: Mind, Brain, Culture and System, Berlin, Germany, 27-29.09.2012.
  • (2012) Prawda, Piekno, Dobro w Komunikacji Integralnej (Truth, Beauty and Goodness. Integral Communication) at the V National Convention of Integral Development SPIN12: Komunikacj 6D, Gdansk, Poland, 24-25.11.2012.
  • (2013) Czy moge zmienic swoje zycie? W poszukiwaniu integralnych odpowiedzi  (Can i change my life? Looking for the integral answers)paper presented at the VI National Convention of Integral Development SPIN13: Innovative Me. How To Be An Architect Of Own Fortune? Gdansk, 11-13.11.2013, https://vimeo.com/89182972.
  • (2013) Cosmopolitan Communication. Paper presented at the Integral Theory Conference: Connecting the Integral Kosmopolitan, San Francisco, USA, 18-21.07.2013.
  • (2013) Integral Competence for the Future.  The presentation at the annual meeting of SIETAR Niederlande, Utrech, Netherlands, 15.07.2013.
  • (2014) Integral Education for the Future. The Presentation at 1st European Integral Conference 1st Integral European Conference: The Emergence of Integral Consciousness in Europe, Budapest, Hungary, 8-11.05.2014.
  • (2014) Wielokulturowośc w polskiej rzeczywistości (Multikulturalism in the Polish Reality). The Keynote presentation at HR Summit Warszawa, Poland, 30.09.2014 .
  • (2014) Competence for the Global Wealth. The presentation at the Fair-venture Congress: Empowerment – Living and learning naturally, Berlin, Germany, 02-04.05.2014.
  • (2015) Integral Education for Peace. Presentation at the 2nd Forum of Institute for Global Integral Competence: Discovering Cosmopolitan Communication, Munich, Germany, 17-20.09.2015.
  • (2016) Talk to Me. The presentation about “Talk to Me. The Youth for Peace Intercultural Movement” at the EPICNZ ConferenceAuckland, New Zealand, 30 August 2016.
  • (2016) Critical Intercultural Communication Studies. Paper presented at the IAICS 22nd international conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies. Shanghai, China, July 1 – 3, 2016. 
  • (2017) A world of Difference – People of Diversity. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual AFS Asia-Pacific International Global Citizenship Education Forum, New Delhi, India, 22.04.2017.
  • (2017) Intercultural Training – From Information to transformation. Paper presented at the Ethnic People in Commerce New Zealand. Annual Conference Office of Ethnic Communities, Auckland New Zealand, 15-16.08.2017.
  • (2018) How do You Get from “Knowing” to “Doing” in a World that Requires Global Cultural Intelligence? Paper presented at the 3rd Integral Conference, Sift, Hungary. 22-27-05-2018.
  • (2019) Diversity is a fact.Equity is a choice.Inclusion is an action. Belonging is an outcome. Paper presented at the MyAward, the Reveal conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, 15th September 2019.
  • (2019) Lets talk about Education for the Future. Presentation at the EU Strategic Partnership for Adult Learning Project Kick-off: Blended Adult learning for the Social-ecological Transition. Clughjordan, Ireland, 22-24 October 2019.
  • (2018) Train the Trainer. Integral (of) Course. Presentation at the IEC Integral European Conference. Global Integral Awakens. Siofok, Hungary, 26-31 May 2018.
  • (2019) Conflict and Bullying Counseling for Practitioners. Presentation at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 3-4 December 2019.
  • (2018) Integral Model of Peace Education. Presentation at IEC: Integral European World Peace with the Integral Approach. Budapest, Hungary, 25-29 May 2022.
  • (2022) Train the Integral Trainer. The presentation at the EU Erasmus + programme workshop. Crete, Greece. 7-12 October 2022.
  • (2023) Women Empowerment. Integral Approach. The presentation at the EU Erasmus + programme workshop. Potsdam, Germany. 21-26 January 2023.
  • (2023) Creating heart-centered inner journeys in VR. The presentation at the IEC Integral European Conference: Planetary Awaking. Siofok, Hungary, 25-29 May 2023.
  • (2023) The science of Transgenerational Trauma, and Hope for Healing. Presentation at the EU Erasmus + programme workshop. Talinn, Estland, 8-13 August 2023.
  • (2024) Intercultural Competence for Medical Professionals in Switzerland. Presentation for the Carenea Polska, 22.05.2024.
  • (2024) Methods of Participatory Design Lab. Presention at the EU Erasmus + programme workshop. Crete, Greece, 28 September – 6 October 2023.
  • (2025) From self to Community, Ancestors, and Cosmos.Presentation at the course:Planetary WE Lab preparation meeting at the University Witten/Herdecke. Witten, Germany, 22.05.2025.

Introduction Video for the Planetary WE Course at the University Witten/Herdecke

We live in a time of planetary challenges and profound possibilities. Healing our past, re-imagining our future, and learning to live well together in the NOW is no longer optional – it is our shared responsibility.