Podcast appearances and mentions of mark forman

Ep. 93 (Part 3 of 3) | Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman, author of the seminal work A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy, doesn't mince words when it comes to the field he is passionate about: helping people out of their mental pain and dysphoria. Mark's Integral perspective and longtime work in the trenches—with clients from all income levels, political persuasions, and levels of development—put him in a unique position to illuminate us as to the nuances of the hot button issues new to psychotherapy or ones that have suddenly exploded in numbers: misuse of the term trauma and its diagnostic creep, what the research says about the effectiveness of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders and what that portends for the future, the exponentially growing trend of teenage girls deciding they are transgender and the crying need for more data to help with counseling transgender and trans-curious youth, what is causing the loneliness epidemic, the pressing need to reimagine the male role to balance how feminism has changed the female role, and more. Mark describes the “therapeutic zone” that can happen in therapy when inspiration strikes, and shares the latest research on what makes therapists into “super-shrinks” who have client outcomes ten times better than average. He also relates how living in our psychologized culture affects therapy, and how it can get tricky when therapist and client are at different levels of development. Mark's vast knowledge and big heart shine through the many topics he delves into and his tales of actual therapeutic encounters are eye opening and moving. This is an impassioned, courageous conversation on the front lines of mental health and psychotherapy. Recorded May 4, 2023.“Human beings are a species designed for the genders to work together.”Topics & Time Stamps – Part 3The loneliness epidemic is a wicked problem: what are the causes of this culture wide problem? (01:28)Mark's longtime at odds-ment with feminism (03:59)First wave feminism: setting men up as oppressive enslavers (05:34)Enter Integral, with Ken Wilber writing that the oppression model is not an applicable social theory (09:36)We are now at a place where men have been severely beaten down psycho-socially (12:34)How men's roles have flipped from the 1950s, to where we now expect men to be everything (15:31)Do we need feminism to uphold women's rights? (17:33)Looking at the low self-esteem of boys (19:29)Looking at male/female roles and the balance of genders at a very fundamental level: wars, stress & mortality rates (20:48)Can men be feminists? Are women smarter than men? What does it mean to be a good woman or a good man? (30:34)Reimagining and liberating the male role as the female role has been reimagined since the rise of feminism (33:07)On the need for sacralizing our relationships (40:25)Relational aggression by women (42:21)Roger's summary of the conversation and praise for Mark's books (47:07)Resources & References – Part 3Declaration of Sentiments, document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men at the first women's rights convention to be...

Ep. 92 (Part 2 of 3) | Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman, author of the seminal work A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy, doesn't mince words when it comes to the field he is passionate about: helping people out of their mental pain and dysphoria. Mark's Integral perspective and longtime work in the trenches—with clients from all income levels, political persuasions, and levels of development—put him in a unique position to illuminate us as to the nuances of the hot button issues new to psychotherapy or ones that have suddenly exploded in numbers: misuse of the term trauma and its diagnostic creep, what the research says about the effectiveness of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders and what that portends for the future, the exponentially growing trend of teenage girls deciding they are transgender and the crying need for more data to help with counseling transgender and trans-curious youth, what is causing the loneliness epidemic, the pressing need to reimagine the male role to balance how feminism has changed the female role, and more. Mark describes the “therapeutic zone” that can happen in therapy when inspiration strikes, and shares the latest research on what makes therapists into “super-shrinks” who have client outcomes ten times better than average. He also relates how living in our psychologized culture affects therapy, and how it can get tricky when therapist and client are at different levels of development. Mark's vast knowledge and big heart shine through the many topics he delves into and his tales of actual therapeutic encounters are eye opening and moving. This is an impassioned, courageous conversation on the front lines of mental health and psychotherapy. Recorded May 4, 2023.“Reflective listening is the beating heart of all therapy.”(For Apple Podcast users, click here to view the complete show notes on the episode page.)Topics & Time Stamps – Part 2Trauma is less severe where there is a sense of purpose & meaning (00:50)The “gifts” trauma can offer: post traumatic growth, a resiliency generating idea that you can give back, take part, reduce someone else's suffering (04:19)What makes psychotherapy so effective? Research suggests it's an individual thing rather than which psychological school the therapist follows (07:07)The matrix problem: it's almost impossible to define outcome measures (09:38)What does research show makes the biggest difference in outcomes? Super-shrinks make a lot of room for negative feedback (11:34)The therapeutic zone: conceptual curiosity, receptive listening, and dropping into the witness or pure awareness (23:08)The developmental stage of the therapist's effect on the client: where it gets tricky is if the client is in a later stage of development than the therapist (27:40)Reflective listening is the beating heart of all therapy (36:59)Recent research on psychedelic therapy is showing it is amazingly effective: psilocybin for depression and MDMA for PTSD (38:06)Will the psychedelic therapy bubble burst when the risks become more apparent? (44:46)What about ketamine? (47:57)Trans issues in psychotherapy: the controversy is really over what is the appropriate age to socially transition versus the various steps of medical transition (51:28)Trending upwards...

Ep. 91 (Part 1 of 3) | Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman, author of the seminal work A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy, doesn't mince words when it comes to the field he is passionate about: helping people out of their mental pain and dysphoria. Mark's Integral perspective and longtime work in the trenches—with clients from all income levels, political persuasions, and levels of development—put him in a unique position to illuminate us as to the nuances of the hot button issues new to psychotherapy or ones that have suddenly exploded in numbers: misuse of the term trauma and its diagnostic creep, what the research says about the effectiveness of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders and what that portends for the future, the exponentially growing trend of teenage girls deciding they are transgender and the crying need for more data to help with counseling transgender and trans-curious youth, what is causing the loneliness epidemic, the pressing need to reimagine the male role to balance how feminism has changed the female role, and more. Mark describes the “therapeutic zone” that can happen in therapy when inspiration strikes, and shares the latest research on what makes therapists into “super-shrinks” who have client outcomes ten times better than average. He also relates how living in our psychologized culture affects therapy, and how it can get tricky when therapist and client are at different levels of development. Mark's vast knowledge and big heart shine through the many topics he delves into and his tales of actual therapeutic encounters are eye opening and moving. This is an impassioned, courageous conversation on the front lines of mental health and psychotherapy. Recorded May 4, 2023.“The therapist is the priest of our times…imbued with a certain amount of metaphysical responsibility. So when the therapeutic field gets out of balance, it makes a difference.”(For Apple Podcast users, click here to view the complete show notes on the episode page.)Topics & Time Stamps – Part 1Introducing Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman, author of A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy and The Monster's Journey: From Trauma to Connection (00:52)How we have moved from the animistic to the religious to the scientific worldview, and now look at the world through a predominantly psychological perspective (02:25)42 million people in the U.S. interacted with therapy or counseling, which is up 20 million people from the year 2000 (03:41)The therapist is the priest of our times…imbued with a certain amount of metaphysical responsibility. So when the therapeutic field gets out of balance, it makes a difference (06:41)Has there been a shift in what clients are bringing up? It's still often about love or work, as Freud said; diagnoses are depression, anxiety, panic disorder, bipolar, eating disorders, substance abuse (09:20)What might be new is people venting their political worries, gender dynamics, and how informed people are about psychology, largely via the internet (10:45)Positive effects of people being more informed about their own condition (13:35)What are the negative effects of the psychologization of our culture? Falsely self-labeling disorders (15:25)The paradoxical nature of labels and the skillful use of labels (20:15)The phenomenon of diagnostic creep in recent decades, especially in regard to trauma...

In a previous video, Everything You Think You Know About Integral Theory Is Wrong, we met with Mark Forman to talk about and address a number of the commonly heard criticisms of Integral Theory and the Integral community. In this follow-up discussion, we are joined by Mark Forman and Nomali Perera to take a candid look at a number of the teacher-related scandals that have impacted the community, and a number of the community's missteps over the past two decades as it transformed from a small gathering of interested individuals to a global movement. Dr. Mark Forman provides psychotherapy in San Jose and online throughout California, as well as developmental consulting for individual adults worldwide. He is the founder and lead trainer of the Certified Integral Psychotherapist (CIT) Global Training Program and actively teaches and supervises both therapists and coaches interested in the direct application of Integral Theory. He is also the organizer of several previous Integral Theory Conferences, and the author of several books on integral psychology. Nomali Perera, MA, PCC, joined the integral world in Colorado in the early, exciting days of 2002 as a volunteer and, later, co-director of the Integral Spiritual Center at the Integral Institute. Professionally, Nomali is an executive coach, certified facilitator of Polarity Management and the Immunity to Change™ process, and is a Master Coach through Integral Coaching Canada. Currently, she's in a year-long course in trauma-informed Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté's school. Currently she also leads study and practice groups through the Integral Life organization.

EVERYTHING? Well, maybe not everything... But, as integral psychotherapist and leader Mark Forman will argue, there are a number of criticisms of the integral movement and community that continue to circulate, that could be put to sleep with a better understanding of many of the changes and developments within, and the many accomplishments of, the movement over the past two decades. Do integralists think integral begins and ends with Ken Wilber? Is the integral movement a cult? Are integralists disembodied eggheads? Do integralists ignore politics and social issues? Has integral failed to impact the world? Tune in as Mark discusses these and other questions with Bruce and Layman. Dr. Mark Forman provides psychotherapy in San Jose and online throughout California, as well as developmental consulting for individual adults worldwide. He is the founder and lead trainer of the Certified Integral Psychotherapist (CIT) Global Training Program and actively teaches and supervises both therapists and coaches interested in the direct application of Integral Theory. He is also the organizer of several previous Integral Theory Conferences, and the author of several books on integral psychology. Mark Forman's Professional Website - www.drmarkforman.com Please like, subscribe, and consider supporting The Integral Stage on Patreon to make more of these conversations possible! https://www.patreon.com/theintegralstage

The Department of Defense says it will hold organizations inside the department responsible for hitting the deadlines in its new zero trust strategy and roadmap. Gordon Bitko, senior vice president at Information Technology Industry Council and former chief information officer at the FBI, discusses the recommendations ITIC made for agencies implementing zero trust strategies. A big anniversary is coming for one of the foundational documents in federal technology. The E-Gov Act turns 20 years old on December 17. Mark Forman, executive vice president at Dynamic Integrated Services and former E-Gov Administrator, discusses the impact the E-Gov Act has had on the federal government and what he sees on the horizon. The Thrift Savings Plan is also celebrating an anniversary. It's been two years since its full-matching, auto-enrollment program for new federal employees began. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, provides the latest updates from the TSP. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

How do we cultivate robust, ethical, convivial human beings who have access to their full cognitive, emotional, and motivational resources? How can we better live functional, enjoyable lives, contribute to our societies' health and evolution, keep growing internally, and maximize the potentials of our best states? Layman is joined by Integral practitioner, author, and therapist, Mark Forman. After discussing Mark's journey to becoming an integral psychotherapist, they explore the unique contributions of Integral Theory to psychology and therapeutic practice, the indispensability of reflective listening, the particular importance of states and stages, shadow work and the unconscious, dream work, the challenge of healthy development in the internet age, and much more. Dr. Mark Forman provides psychotherapy in San Jose and online throughout California, as well as developmental consulting for individual adults worldwide. He is the founder and lead trainer of the Certified Integral Psychotherapist (CIT) Global Training Program and actively teaches and supervises both therapists and coaches interested in the direct application of Integral Theory. He is also the organizer of several previous Integral Theory Conferences, and the author of several books on integral psychology. Please consider supporting The Integral Stage on Patreon to make more of these conversations possible! Professional Website www.drmarkforman.com

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Department of Veterans Affairs has a new official in its Electronic Health Records program. Dr. David Massaro is functional champion of the EHR program. Mark Forman, Executive Vice President at Dynamic Integrated Services and E-Gov Administrator at the Office of Management and Budget, explains the need for end-user representation in the development of high-end, high-risk IT systems. The current Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is in the compilation phase now. The last survey finished just a few months ago; the pandemic delayed its completion and release. Federal workplace expert Mika Cross lists the problems the last FEVS revealed, and what agency leaders must do now to ease the potential damage. She also addressed the “agency hopping” problem OPM Director Kiran Ahuja warned Congress about recently. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. Listen more here.

A new MP3 sermon from Faith Community Bible Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture Subtitle: Key Doctrines of the Bible Speaker: Mark Forman Broadcaster: Faith Community Bible Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 6/26/2022 Bible: Psalm 119 Length: 40 min.

On this episode, we talk some outstanding federal technology leaders who were “in the room where it happened” when the eGov Act was enacted 20 years ago—what did it entail, what's been accomplished and where do we go from here. Guests: Karen Evans, Managing Director of the Cyber Readiness Institute and Former Administrator, Office of E-Government and Information Technology at OMB. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensevans/ Mark Forman, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Optimization and Transformation, Dynamic Integrated Services and former Administrator, Office of E-Government and Information Technology at OMB. https://www.linkedin.com/in/markforman1/ Robert Shea, National Managing Principal, Public Policy at Grant Thornton and former Associate Director at OMB. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjshea/ Dave Powner, Executive Director, Center for Data-Driven Policy at The MITRE Corporation and former Director of Information Technology Management Issues at GAO. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-powner-83079214/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, two experts in the federal government community select the three most important news stories of the week. Mark Forman, executive vice president, Dynamic Integrated Services and former E-Gov Administrator and Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government and former branch chief for information policy and technology at the Office of Management and Budget countdown their top three stories of the week impacting the business of government. Mark's list: 3. Local police say they have implemented most reforms from the Biden executive order on policing 2. Technology Modernization Fund Board plans to spend remaining $750 million by years' end 1. FDA's role in the baby formula shortage Dan's list: 3. U.S. Special Operations Command chief data officer says digital transformation depends on AI 2. 2022 Federal Workforce Priorities Report 1. Interim report on equity efforts from the American Rescue Plan The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. Listen more here.

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In the studio is Mark Forman, Executive Vice President at Dynamic Integrated Services. He has a distinguished career in and out of the federal government. His ability was recognized when he was named the first Federal Chief Information Officer for the Federal Government. Mark is on the podcast to provide observations about accomplishing digital transformation in today's fast-changing climate. For example, here we are in March of 2020 and the federal technology is starting to recover from COVID and, now, cyber-attacks are occurring at a feverish pitch all over the world. How can the federal government hold its own in the superheated environment?

The US Federal government runs more than 3500 programs, each designed to deliver a benefit to citizens or other customers in the US and around the world. Each is a collaborative effort with state and local governments, NGOs and sometimes other counties. And each relies on actors at the end of many delivery chains, far from where programs are planned and managed. Teachers. Inspectors. Law enforcement. War fighers. Diplomats. VA doctors and nurses. And many more. So how can the Federal government ensure its programs deliver the right benefit to the right beneficiary, in the right way - plus continuously innovate to stay relevant to citizens and partners? I know of no one better able to navigate a challenge of this magnitude than Mark Forman. With 30 years' experience inside government and out, in the US and around the world, Mark can conceive of solutions to big problems and see how they work where people implement them where the rubber meets the road. In this episode we discuss objectives and key results - OKRs - as a framework for getting people on the same page to deliver results and continuously improve return on program investments. Here are a few of my ahh-ha! moments: 2:06 - The OKR model as a framework for return on investment, especially of investments in transformations 3:11 - OKRs shift the focus from paying for activities to buying outcomes 4:19 - The relationship between ORRs and KPIs 5:38 and on - OKR use in the Federal government with 3500 programs 11:21 - The crux of modernizing many of the Federal government's systems is the difference between the user experience and the user interface 19:04 - The failures in applying agile development globally - which was supposed to be a breakthrough for modernization - stem from using technology to simplify legacy approaches to work, rather than using technology to rethink work 26:35 - OKR conversations in 3500 programs is a daunting endeavor. How could it be done on that scale? 31:05 - Using Federal Enterprise Architecture reference models to frame OKR conversations within and across programs 41:05 - Meeting the toughest innovation challenge - transforming programs as they conduct business as usual, which they must 43:05 - We can't boil the ocean so where do we start?

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the House of Representatives passes an omnibus bill to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year. Two bills to change acquisition at the Department of Homeland Security are on their way to the floor of the House of Representatives. Former Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security Soraya Correa discusses the impact these two bills would have on DHS acquisition processes. Agencies will comply with a Secure Software Development Framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology starting immediately. Mark Forman, executive vice president at Dynamic Integrated Services and former E-Gov Administrator, explains his takeaways from the framework and the progress in setting standards for secure software in commercial industry working with government. The Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System will be that service's piece of the Joint All Domain Command and Control system that supports warfighters in every environment with data. At ITModTalks, Air Force Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Brig. Gen. John Olson explains his role in supporting these initiatives. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the final day of the “Top Two for 2022,” as some of the most experienced practitioners in government highlight the top two stories to watch in the new year. Mark Forman, executive vice president at Dynamic Integrated Services and former E-Gov Administrator at the Office of Management and Budget, says customer experience and managing the business of government will drive the federal government in 2022. Ronald Marks, president at ZPN Cyber and National Security Strategies, forecasts what's on the horizon for the federal cyber policy as key roles the U.S. government are now filled. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Mark Forman, Executive Vice President at Dynamic Integrated Services - a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.Mark and Tim discuss organizational transformation and various aspects of MBOs, KPIs and OKRs. We also discuss how the choices we make when implementing OKRs have an impact on the OKR journey and the ultimate program success. Mark brings such a unique perspective to the conversation and has an impressive background. His career spans both the private and public sector and currently he is spending his time supporting the efforts of the Federal Government.If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Department of Defense is looking to develop augmented reality and virtual reality technology that works in low-bandwidth environments. Dave Wennergren, CEO, ACT-IAC and Mark Forman, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Optimization and Transformation, Dynamic Integrated Services, join the podcast to talk about seven proposals to the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) that are heading to Capitol Hill and business process reforms going on across government. Joanne Woytek, Program Director, Solution for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, NASA discusses what she's seeing at NASA SEWP as the fiscal year comes to a close and supply chain risk management efforts. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Investing in new initiatives for the Navy Thomas Harker, acting secretary of the U.S. Navy, discusses major efforts the Navy has undertaken, including mental health treatment improvement and technology modernization The future of the National AI Research Resource Task Force Dr. Erwin Gianchandani, deputy assistant director of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation, details the goals of the task force he co-chairs for driving innovation in artificial intelligence and machine learning Recommendations for DoD in light of JEDI cancellation Emily Murphy, former administrator of the General Services Administration, and Mark Forman, former E-Gov administrator and federal CIO at the Office of Management and Budget, discuss what to expect from the next defense enterprise cloud computing contract

Mark Forman, executive vice president of Dynamic Integrated Services, discusses the challenges government agencies face in trying to modernize their programs, and the changing role of the federal CIO.

In this conversation with Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman we explore the differences between psychotherapy and spiritual practice and the specific contexts when each of these methods is most appropriate. For example your meditation practice may bring up psychological issues that your meditation teacher will likely be unqualified to help you with and you would get more effective help from a psychotherapist. If you are having transpersonal experiences with meditation or psychedelics then a psychotherapist may not have the relevant skills to unpack them. Unfortunately many spiritual traditions and teachers claim that meditation and psychedelics are the complete answer to everything in your life, and lots of ‘spiritual' people wreck their personal and family lives by neglecting psychotherapy. On the other hand if you only explore psychotherapy then it's likely you will never tap into the depths of experiences beyond your personality that are brought forth by spiritual practices.  For more information on Mark Forman's work please visit http://www.drmarkforman.com/ For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/ P and C owned by Ralph Cree 2021

Over the last year, ACT-IAC leaders have given a lot of thought to both the crucial initiatives that need to continue regardless of the change in administration, as well as the new issues and challenges that must be addressed in the years ahead. ACT-IAC's Agenda 2021 Project has highlighted issues that transcends parties and politics – top priorities for our nation and the federal technology market. The Agenda 2021 Project work has resulted in a capstone paper, “Delivering Outcomes, Building Trust,” and three supporting papers, “Improving Customer Experience and Transforming Service Delivery,” “Accelerating Agility In Government” and “Transforming Infrastructure And Managing Risk” – all of which are available at: https://www.actiac.org/content-page/agenda-2021-presidential-election-project On this inaugural episode of Accelerating Government, our host, Dave Wennergren, ACT-IAC's CEO, speaks with: - Jim Cook, Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at MITRE - Mike Howell, Senior Director for Government Engagement at ACT-IAC - Kathy Conrad, Director of Digital Government at Accenture Federal Services and former Principal Deputy Associate Administrator for Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies at GSA - Robert Shea, National Managing Principal for Public Policy at Grant Thornton and former OMB associate director - Casey Coleman, Senior Vice President for Global Government Solutions at Salesforce and former GSA CIO - Dan Chenok, Executive Director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and former OMB Branch Chief for Information Policy and Technology - Alan Balutis, former Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director at Cisco and long-time government technology leader - Mark Forman, who has served in a number of senior positions in industry and in government as the first Federal CIO - Dave McClure, leader of transformational IT initiatives at Accenture Federal Services who previously served in government at both GSA and GAO

The vaccine rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Jane Kim, Chief Consultant for Preventative Medicine at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses the logistics and timeline of administering COVID-19 vaccines at the VA Securing the digital workforce across government Alex Cohen, Director of Emerging Technologies at the Office of Government Wide Policy at GSA, defines digital workers and goes over new guidance from GSA on using these tools safely Prioritizing IT modernization in government Karen Evans and Mark Forman, former E-gov administrators at the Office of Management and Budget, discuss optimizing investment in IT modernization and digital transformation at agencies

Mark Forman, the former administrator for e-government and IT at OMB and Gloria Parker, a former CIO at HUD, helped author a new white paper from the Partnership for Public Service to further accelerate IT modernization.

Guests: Matt Livingston, VP Digital Platforms and Mark Forman, VP Digital Government Strategy at SAIC Matt Livingston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-livingston-76a88a28/Mark Forman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markforman1/CIO Exchange on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vmwcioexchangeYadin Porter de León on Twitter: https://twitter.com/porterdeleon  Federal Employment Statistic (Civilians): https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43590.pdfFederal Employment Statistics (Total): https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/public-service-and-the-federal-government/ [Subscribe to the Podcast]On Apple Podcast: https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcastsFor more podcasts, video and in-depth research go to https://www.vmware.com/cio 

In this episode, we're going to take a trip to Taiwan, to have a chat with the host of the A.Connector Podcast, Mark Forman.The Brooklyn Bluesman, as he is notably called RBBluesman, Mark is part of a consultancy providing various business education and communication training, speaking services online on the internet and live in-person originally from Brooklyn, New York. He studied Chinese culture and history in university and moved to Taiwan from 1987 to continue Chinese language studies.From the podcasting perspective, he is right up there with the core group of podcasters starting up the first-ever podcasts. So we are going to do a little bit of time travel when it comes to talking about how podcasting started, now with his current show, A.Connector, satisfying his curiosity by talking to interesting people around the world.We talked about:His origin story: How Mark started podcasting, coming into contact with the medium Mark's connection to Evo Terra, a previous guest and amazing guy (Hi Evo!)The social dynamics between Western and Asian culture, not only from a podcasting perspective, but in terms of communication. How conservative should we be when it comes to starting a podcast in Asia,The methods of showcasing frustration and moral outrage according to two different culturesMark's thoughts on the Asian podcasting scene and much more. Enjoy!LinksMark's TwitterMark's WebsiteA.Connector TwitterA.Connector Podcast

Her Majesty’s Government discloses the existence of a National Cyber Force. Hanoi tells Facebook to crack down on posts critical of Vietnam’s government. Chinese cyberespionage campaign targets Japanese companies. Egregor ransomware prints its extortion notes in hard copy. SEO poisoning with bad reviews. Mike Benjamin from Lumen on credential stuffing and password spraying. Our guest is Mark Forman from SAIC with a look at government agencies' COVID-19 response. And CISA may have a permanent director inbound. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/9/225

Trauma. It’s a term we hear everywhere today, or so it seems. In our psychologically informed age, the idea that many of us—if not all of us—carry around some psychological and even physiological effects from troubled events in our history is commonplace. But what if all trauma was not the same? In this episode of Thinking Ahead, Carter interviews Dr. Mark Forman, author of The Monster’s Journey: From Trauma to Connection. Mark takes listeners on a new archetypal journey of self, one that compares and contrasts to the much better known “Hero’s Journey” archetype made popular by famed mythologist Joseph Campbell. For those who experienced significant early childhood trauma in their own lives, the Monster’s Journey describes the pathway to wholeness, peace, and connection. In their conversation, Mark and Carter explore how to heal the inner “monster” and what a path of recovery might look like. How do we know if our own history might have included the type of trauma that would generate an inner “monster”? How do we break the karmic chain that links generations in traumatic psychological events? Even for those who haven’t undertake the monster’s journey, there is much to learn in this episode that may be relevant in better understanding a friend, companion, family member, or loved one.

In this episode, Elliott talks with Dr. Mark Forman about his new book, "The Monster's Journey: From Trauma to Connection. Dr. Forman's unique approach to treating clients who have suffered trauma parallels Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey." The book and the dialogue are designed for both mental health professionals and laypeople.

Join Todd Schmenk as he interviews Dr. Mark Forman in taking a closer look at healing trauma and spiritual growth in Mark's new book, "The Monster's Journey: From Trauma to Connection". Overview of interview and time stamps: 1:02 Introduction to the book and author 3:07 The Hero's story 4:30 The Monster's story 6:37 Author's personal experience 10:00 Trauma assessment 15:17 Who will benefit from the book 17:40 Overview of symptoms of trauma 24:18 A closer look at the cover art 27:16 Main goal of the book 28:36 Comparison of the Hero's and Monster's Journey 31:46 Geeking out with Star Wars and Lord of the Rings You can listen to this on www.wellnesstalks.org here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mXk1f2WCm62stEENxvlOk or here on BeTeamPositive.us https://open.spotify.com/show/4z8LH3aOpYeZwNksrlnlX2 You can order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Journey-Trauma-Connection/dp/B08DC5VTRR You can find more topics, worksheets, and support materials here: https://www.wellnesstalks.org/ FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/tschmenk LIKE: https://www.facebook.com/beteampositive VIEW US: https://www.instagram.com/beteampositive/

You might have noticed that federal agencies are mostly stuck between phases one and two of a hoped-for return to regular work locations. The return seems stuck in neutral. And that's got agencies, and their contractors, starting to ask: What exactly is the future of federal work. Professional services contractor SAIC surveyed people across government to get a feel for what they're thinking. For some of the results, the Federal Drive spoke to SAIC's digital strategy vice president, Mark Forman.

Mark Forman is an integrally-informed licensed therapist in the state of California. His book "The Monster's Journey: From Trauma to Connection" examines trauma using an adaptation based off of Joseph's Campbell transformational guide "The Hero with a Thousand Faces." An integral life practice requires us to examine our shadow and do the work of cleaning up. When we don't challenge and confront our own adverse childhood experiences, or trauma, our lives become fragmented. Our narratives become incoherent. Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader. Mark is transparent, vulnerable and bravely bears his soul by sharing his own traumatic experiences that led him to write The Monster's Journey, a book provides Ariadne's thread to those souls that have lost their way in the labyrinth and have become their own minotaur. Society calls them monsters, or anti-heroes. Mark dons the archetypal robes of the Healer in The Monster's Journey to help these wounded souls connect with their true selves so they can make their life story and lives integrated again.

Have you ever noticed that even though childhood was a long time ago, on some level, it feels like it was yesterday? In some cases, we recall positive experiences. In others, we remember our hurts and, even worse, our traumas. On this episode, we will be talking about trauma and some ways you can help reduce its harmful effects. Dr. Mark Forman is a psychologist and the author of a book called “The Monster's Journey” that details both clinical aspects of trauma as well as Mark's own personal experience with it. Mark's idea to use themes of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey and, instead, transpose a monster, is profound and he will explain what that means and how it can be helpful to anyone who has experienced trauma. On a personal note, I have collaborated with Mark on various projects over the years. I have been impressed with Mark's clinical skills as well as his ability to articulate useful ideas that people can put into their own lives to improve their healing processes. So, join Mark and me as we delve into healing trauma through his lens, also known as the Monster's Journey. You can find the Monster's Journey here: https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Journey-Trauma-Connection-ebook/dp/B08DHPDRGR/ref=pd_sim_351_1/141-9914724-7762615?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B08DHPDRGR&pd_rd_r=581f392b-b979-445c-9d4d-379d47b45e4c&pd_rd_w=iufuq&pd_rd_wg=M9NQk&pf_rd_p=37f7dfa1-8c4e-4106-9502-a190ed3a2f4f&pf_rd_r=7MKNEA35SJ9DN7EYPDD4&psc=1&refRID=7MKNEA35SJ9DN7EYPDD4 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Quiz: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean

Mark Forman, Vice President of Digital Government for Unisys Federal, discusses why this is such a challenging time for Chief Information Officers in government and what changes the government needs to make to prepare for the future Dr. Beth Ripley, Chair of the 3D Printing Advisory Committee at the Veterans Health Administration, describes how the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 3D printing network is helping the agency deliver personal protective equipment to facilities that need it Tony Scott, Managing Partner at Ridge-Lane, explains how the coronavirus is creating opportunities for IT improvement in government agencies that people can benefit from after the pandemic

Cary Russell, director for Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, details how the Air Force can improve the way it manages special operations reservists. Jim Williams, former acting administrator of the General Services Administration, discusses issues with federal labor-pricing tools, and how they can be fixed. Mark Forman, former federal CIO and vice president of Digital Government at Unisys Federal, discusses the state of federal IT, and how modernization efforts are faring in government.

A.Connector is hosted by Mark Forman. Mark is a true "A.Connector" one of his super powers. :) Asian supply chain professional from the US but living in Asia for around 30 years. Shares cultural and business insights from rich experience living and doing business in Asia. Sponsored by BigIn.Asia Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-forman0/message

Jared Janes and Jason Snyder talk with Integral Psychologist Mark Forman about his journey to Integral theory & transpersonal psychology, how it differs from traditional psych, Integral's four quadrants & levels/stages frameworks, Sam Harris's conversational challenges, perspective-shifting, his reflections on practicing psych, trauma, authoritarian tendencies on the left & right, Trump's cultural impact, the state of the IDW & Integral, his view on metamodernism, and the Freudian unconscious. In this Episode of Both/And Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux Jared's Reddit Post Sam Harris & Jordan Peterson Conversations Sam Harris Podcast: WHAT IS TRUE? Sam Harris & Jordan Peterson - Vancouver - 1 Sam Harris & Jordan Peterson - Vancouver - 2 Ken Wilber: The Intellectual Dark Web, an Integral Conversation? Roy Bhaskar's article What is Critical Realism? The Brain and the Inner World: An Introduction to the Neuroscience of the Subjective Experience by Mark Solms Twitter Questions Mark's Website CIT Integral Page Support Both/And by becoming a patron &/or subscribing & reviewing us on iTunes   Jared Janes participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn commissions by linking to Amazon. In more human terms, this means that whenever you buy a book on Amazon from a link on here, a small percentage of its price is sent to us.

It was an absolute privilege and honor to host Mark Forman, the former and first, US Federal CIO, now head of Public Services, Unisys at the IoT Slam Live 2019 event this past June. As part of our IoT MasterMinds spotlight interview series, We caught up with Mark in an exclusive and deeply insightful interview, to discuss how IoT is transforming local, state, national and global government perspectives and delivering meaningful outcomes. Please like, comment, share and engage IoT Community!

Welcome to Tax Reduction & Freedom Month and my latest episode on The Freedom Formula for Physicians Podcast. This month we are talking a lot about taxes and what physicians can do to both growth their practices and tackle tough tax issues. Of course before you have any major tax issues, you need to be making a lot of dough! That's why I thought I'd bring a special guest to the podcast, Mark Foreman, CPA. Mark is one of our CPA partners with Foreman & Airhart. He has specialized in small businesses- particularly white coats like doctors and dentists. In this podcast, it is revealed how to: - Learn 3 Awesome Financial & Marketing Tools That Both Mark & Dave Utilize In Their Businesses - Discover How To Focus On Your Ideal Patient & Create Their Avatar -Discover The Problem Mark Had With A Recent Client's Partnership Capital Account - How Mark Would Analyze & Interview Potential Members of Your Board of Directors (Plus: The Resource You Need To Know To Do A Background Check Of Your CPA!) For all the show notes, transcription and more, check out the podcast website at www.doctorfreedsompodcast.com

Whether or not the Section 809 panel’s recommendation to exempt the Defense Department from the Clinger-Cohen Act makes sense or goes too far, the congressionally-mandated group hit upon a bigger issue to be solved for every agency: The way Congress provides funding for agencies to buy technology is frozen in time. Former Office of Management and Budget and Defense Department IT executives weighed in on why the frustrations over IT management boiled over in the Section 809 panel report, on this week's Ask the CIO with host Jason Miller.

Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency outlines top priorities for the recently-elevated agency. Jose Arrieta, associate deputy assistant secretary of acquisition at HHS, Oki Mek, chief product officer at the Division of Acquisition at HHS, and Michael McFarland, director of the Office of Acquisition Business Systems at HHS, discuss the government’s first blockchain authority to operate, and what it means for the department’s acquisition workforce. Mark Forman, former Federal CIO, and Simon Szykman, former CIO at the Commerce Department, discuss the latest FITARA scorecard, and what the future holds for federal IT oversight.

Mark Forman, vice president and Global Head of Public Sector for Unisys, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss FITARA, the Internet of Things, and the top issues facing the CIO community.

Mark Forman and Robb Smith discuss the Intellectual Dark Web, the loose counter-cultural band of intellectuals recently profiled in the New York Times. Mark and Robb both agree that IDW is playing an important role in challenging prevailing culture to engage in necessary conversations and issues created at the leading-edge of a Green “operating system” that is increasingly straining under its philosophical and evolutionary contradictions, but with limitations that seem to arise from their failure to take a broader, more integral worldview. For Robb’s personal take on IDW, see his accompanying Integral Post here: https://integrallife.com/can-the-intellectual-dark-web-save-western-culture/

Sean Esbjörn-Hargens is one of the sharpest and most insightful people I know, and an globally-recognized expert and pioneer in the emerging meta-discipline of integral theory and practice. The former chair of John F. Kennedy University’s Integral Studies department, co-author (with Michael Zimmerman) of Integral Ecology, co-founder (with Mark Forman) of the international Integral Theory Conference, and now in his post-academic life, head of MetaIntegral a training and consulting company specializing in the design of wisdom economies. “Expand your story! Expand your position! Expand your sense of self identity as to what you’re doing and why. Because you’re already doing it.”Become conscious of the value and benefits you’re already providing the world – and then amplify that – by digging this great conversation…http://metacapital.net/iceland-seminar/ https://integrallife.com/integral-ecology-uniting-multiple-perspectives-natural-world/ https://www.amazon.com/Integral-Ecology-Uniting-Multiple-Perspectives/dp/1590307674Subscribe to this show: Apple Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify Join our Facebook Discussion Group(Cover painting by David Titterington.) We Discuss:• Sean’s early interest in the scientific study of animal consciousness: philosophy, biology, AND psychology• The intersection of human consciousness, worldviews, and values systems – and how nature appears differently to everyone• Discovering Ken Wilber’s integral philosophy and its critiques of the retro-romantic “Back to the Garden” ideology of deep ecology and eco-feminism• How many different approaches to the natural world are there?• The problem of academia’s failure to properly accommodate trans-disciplinary, meta-disciplinary, synthetic, integral thought• Economy as a sub-category of Ecology• The Complexity Gap: the gap between our level of consciousness and our ability to manage complexity on one hand, and the amount of complexity we find ourselves in, on the other• Simplicity on the other side of complexity: moving ecological and integrative thinking into business and organizational development• What is Meta-Capitalism?• Beyond the reductionism of triple bottom line thinking: purpose• Integrating the sentience of other organisms into our understanding and practice of ecology• Bringing the inner worlds of the first-person and second-person back into science and organizational development: experience, emotion, mutual understanding, and purpose• Taking multiple perspectives on wealth, value, and the many forms of capital: not just the external metrics but the feelings and experiences of wealth, poverty, and power inequality• How to teach organizations to see the value they’re already generating – and unaware of – so that they can serve a larger population with a clearer identity and more coherent actions• The emergence of value-accounting software that can help us track impact across the myriad domains of capital• Organizational coaching as collective shadow work and a kind of psychedelic therapy at the level of the group• Making subject object: making perspectives an object of awareness and moving from experience to insight in meditation, coaching, and any area of personal or collective transformation• Anchoring integration in the heart and gut – not just the brain, but really letting understanding sink and ripen in our feelings and our flesh and blood• How learning to play the violin and sing at the same time can be a profound somatic practice of meta-level integration• Dance and martial arts practices as a complement to being super heady…differentiating and integrating the body and developing an “eco-somatics” for moving consciously in the world Select Quotes:“It’s really only at the limits of the postmodern orientation that you begin to see the importance of integration. So as a culture and as a global society, we’re just now really entering into an integrative mode where the overwhelm of the information is forcing us to adapt strategies of integration.”“More and more of our challenges and issues require some mode of integrative thinking and action.”“There are lots of different kinds of value, and if you leave out one kind, you’re really doing a disservice to reality. It’s actually a violence against the cosmos.”“Environmental rah-rah really serves a purpose, but until we really wrestle with capitalism, it’s almost like, ‘What’s the point?’”“It’s more a clash of worldviews than it is a clash of facts. And how different worldviews relate to those facts.”“How would our science of ecology change if we actually recognize the sentience of the organisms that are part of that ecology?”“The resistance is good because it shows that you’re in the right ballpark. You want there to be resistance. I don’t really waste my time trying to convince anyone of anything. I try and work with people where there’s at least a basic level of interest, and then work with the resistance they have.”“Things are going to get more fragmented, and things are going to get more integrated. And those two things paradoxically exist side by side.”“Fragmentation usually has a negative connection because we think of it as dissociation. But if we think of fragmentation as differentiation, and we think of differentiation and integration, those two things go hand in hand developmentally.”“Working with the meta-impact framework is, in a sense, doing shadow work for an organization.”“I really want my life to be the transmission of integrated head, heart, and hara.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Forman, who has lived and worked in Taiwan for over twenty years and is host of the podcast Big in Asia, is our featured guest. (His websites: business, personal, podcast.) An eye-witness to the trends which are shaping Asia's rapidly changing future, Mark Forman is an American businessman from Brooklyn New York who studied Chinese language and culture at the University of Arizona and, during the last two decades, has traveled a great deal in China as well as within many of its neighboring countries. In today's interview he describes his personal observations of the changes sweeping the Asian world and especially Greater China. Greater China is a term commonly used in business and economics to indicate not just mainland China, but also the regions that it governs, such as Hong Kong, as well as the regions it does not govern, such as Taiwan.  Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the July 9, 2008 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 59 minutes] While the topics covered in this interview range all over Asia, much of the focus is on mainland China and its relationship to other countries. This is because of all the countries in Asia, China has the biggest influence on the rest of the world and yet (since the Bamboo Curtain is only now beginning to fall) for most Westerners it is the least understood.  Topics discussed include: the transformation of China from an anti-business communist economy to a pro-business free-market economy; the rise of Chinese consumerism; how internet access (including Google and Wikipedia) are eroding Chinese government censorship and forcing a new openness; the possibility of democracy taking root in China, and how a non-western democracy might be defined; the 2008 Olympics in Beijing; and of course much, much more.  

A grab bag of sound seeing segments from different countries and a book reccomendation...IntroGreetings from Mexico City, MexicoSound seeing segment: Tokyo, Japan- Shinkansen platform (Bullet Train)Snip- "No Money In Jazz" Matthias IA Eklundh- "Freak Guitar- The Road Less Travelled"PIBC promo from Mark Forman, Getting A Leg Up podcast, a member ofDisembodied Voices Podcasting GroupEvil Genius Chronicles promoThoughts on The Future Of Music by David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard, a must read Bitterman book...Link to Future Of Music podcast, Itunes direct linkSound Seeing Segment: Austin, TX- Foozer Load In, Erwin Center"Chega de Saudade" by Bebel and Joao GilbertoOff to Brazil...

Last second podcast from Texas before leaving for leg 3 (US #2), featuring my first studio guests, Walston and Cabot.Bitterman Circle promo (in Chinese!)courtesty of Mark Forman and Getting A Leg UpNew Freak Kitchen record is out, OrganicGuitar Nine RecordsWalston and CabotMick at $3.60 a min.Weezer.comVegas CentennialLollapallooza Chicago 2005Itunes 4.9 !Gnomedex 5.0 !backround music:Luis Gonzaga, Chris Whitley,Michael Landau,Rob Schwimmer,Southern Fried Swing