The People Problem
As technology advances, a human connection crisis is growing. We don't feel seen. We don't feel heard. We struggle to deeply understand and empathize with others.
The root cause of most conflict isn't resources, it's identity. Who I think I am is clashing with who I think you are. The actions or assertions of another is threatening my values, beliefs, and morals, making me fearful and defensive. Until I feel heard and understood I refuse to consider another point of view.
This is identity-based conflict.
I'm Candice Kelly
I started this project following my MA in Industrial Organizational Psychology at the Harvard Extension School. I fell in love with the researcher-practitioner model and wanted more. But as I looked into Ph.D, programs and spoke with post-docs, I learned more about the academic system and how my goals weren't necessarily aligned.
Seth Godin offers the altMBA, but I wanted an alternative doctorate-level program, and after reading The Third Door, and watching Scott Young's incredible TED Talk about designing his own MIT program, I set out to design my own program.
