Instructors – Humanist Learning Systems

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Humanist Learning Systems courses are taught by actual Humanists. People who have a full understanding of the philosophy and who can help you better understand how the various aspects of what you have already been taught work together as an integrated whole so that you can better apply your learning and improve your outcomes.

Abe Markman

Abe Markman got his master’s degree in social work from NYU and spent his career finding creative methods and solutions involving youth and police behavior. He was the founder and former executive director of the Neighborhood Self-Help Older Persons Project in the South Bronx, and in 2010 was the recipient of the Community Service Award of the New York Society for Ethical Culture.Courses by Abe MarkmanControlling Our Unconscious Bias - https://humanistlearning.com/controlling-our-unconscious-bias/ Read more [...]

Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock (Founder) Jennifer Hancock is the author of several best selling and award winning books and is the founder of Humanist Learning Systems. Not only was she raised as a Humanist, she is considered one of the top speakers and writers in the world of Humanism today. Her professional background is varied including leadership positions in both the for profit and non-profit sectors. She teaches Humanism – a combination of Love, Rationality, Science & Responsibility. Her courses will Read more [...]

Dr. Ernst von Kimakowitz

Dr. Ernst von Kimakowitz
Dr. Ernst von Kimakowitz is Director of the Humanistic Management Center, a think tank, learning institution and advisory firm promoting business management that protects human dignity and promotes human wellbeing. Complementing his scholarly work, Ernst also lectures at various Universities around the world, consults business and nonprofit organizations and holds a range of board, editorial and reviewer positions. His specializations include humanistic management, corporate Read more [...]

Kathleen Bartle, MA

Kathleen Bartle, MA
As a conflict consultant, Kathleen Bartle’s work includes using her tested proprietary theories and strategies for dealing with workplace conflict. Her work helps her clients reduce the billions of dollars workplace conflict costs. Because of her years in academia and science, she has a thorough understanding of how competition fosters destructive and expensive conflict and how to resolve these problems effectively and ethically. Her research based strategies include individualized Read more [...]

Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard

Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard
Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology with a focus on attitudes, persuasion, judgment and decision making, goals and motivation, and personality. Broadly speaking, her research involved determining how people’s thoughts, particularly their beliefs about their thoughts, influenced their judgments and behavior. Her dissertation involved measuring people’s certainty in their responses to personality assessments. She is a specialist in communications Read more [...]

Dr. Leon Seltzer

Dr. Leon Seltzer
Dr. Seltzer holds doctorates in both English and Psychology. With clinical specialties in anger, trauma resolution (EMDR), couples conflict, compulsive/addictive behaviors, and depression, he has also taught some 200 adult education workshops on these subjects. In addition, he has served as consultant to both corporations and publishers. He writes one of the more popular blogs at Psychology Today – http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolution-the-self/
Courses by Dr. Seltzer

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Rick Heller – Meditation

Rick Heller

Rick Heller facilitates the Humanist Mindfulness Group, which is sponsored by the Humanist Community at Harvard University. His writing has appeared in Buddhadharma, Free Inquiry, UUWorld, Tikkun, the Boston Globe, and Lowell Sun. He is the creator of Seeing the Roses, which presents videos showing how mindfulness can help us deal with behaviors that drive climate change.
Courses Taught:

Humanist Meditation: Answers for Skeptics
Humanist Meditations
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Dr. Marcia Sirota

Dr. Marcia Sirota
Dr. Marcia Sirota is a Toronto-based psychiatrist, specializing in the treatment of trauma and addiction. She studied philosophy and dance at the State University of NY in Purchase, New York, went to medical school at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and pursued a residency in psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Today, she practices individual and group psychotherapy in Toronto, Canada, where she leads creativity and empowerment workshops Read more [...]

Gleb Tipursky, PhD

Gleb Tipursky, PhDGleb is the Co-Founder and President of Intentional Insights. He currently holds a tenure-track professorship at The Ohio State University as a faculty in the History Department and a member of the Behavioral Decision-Making Initiative. Books by Dr. TipurskyFind Your Purpose Using ScienceCourses by Dr. TipurskyFinding Meaning & Purpose in the Workplace Using ScienceTake Charge of Your Life with Intentional ClarityFind Your Purpose in Life Using Science Read more [...]

Derek Sivers

Derek is a musician, programmer, writer, entrepreneur, and student — though not in that order. Derek is the founder of CD Baby, and Wood Egg publishing, he currently resides in Singapore. You can learn more about him at http://sivers.org/
Books by Derek:

Anything You Want

Courses by Derek

Finding Meaning in Life
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Steve Joyce

Steve Joyce
Steve Joyce (B.A., Philosophy) is a philosopher/author at Fourth R Practical Philosophy, which he founded. With experience in both blue collar and white collar environments, as well as in military intelligence, Steve has dedicated himself to teaching critical thinking skills for practical people.
Website: http://4thr.org/
Courses Offered:

Introduction to Reason
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