Organizational Mindfulness Certificate
All-Science Protocols for Transformational Performance
Beyond Mindfulness to Neural Training
Organizational Mindfulness is an entirely new category of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI). Just as MBSR was created as a therapeutic intervention for pain and stress management—and MBCT as a course for psychologists treating clients with cognitive behavioral therapy—Organizational Mindfulness was created from the ground up as an all-secular, all-science MBI to train critical human skills for leadership and work.
Why This Matters
Mindfulness is often dismissed as a technique for relaxation or stress control, and so is relegated to the “benefits closet” alongside gym memberships and meditation apps. But applied mindfulness can do much more— in fact, it is a foundational toolset in the broad, emerging science of Self-Directed Neuroplasticity, that trains us to effectively:
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Exit non-conscious autopilot
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Gain clear awareness of states and situations
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Increase cognitive agility and flexibility
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Re-regulate our nervous system
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Re-code our limiting beliefs and biases
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Activate emotional intelligence
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Access intuition and insight
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Change negative habits at their source
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Turn soft skills into executable human capabilities
Trainable Mental Skills
Neuroscience has confirmed that mindfulness practices develop mental and emotional skills through experiential, procedural retraining of neural networks. Organizational Mindfulness is an expression of this new paradigm. It teaches the science and practical solutions for developing neural skills and applying them to solve otherwise intractable workplace challenges.
An Important Pathway
The mind can change the brain, and mindfulness is a foundational set of insights and practices that develop human-centered capabilities for life and work. The Organizational Mindfulness course introduces the neuroscience, neural practices, and specific workplace applications for:
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Resolving Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout
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Regaining Focus and Attention Control
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Navigating Relentless Change and Uncertainty
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Activating Emotional Intelligence
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Creating Effective Collaboration and Teamwork
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Building Mental Strength and Resilience
A Comprehensive Landscape Program
Organizational Mindfulness is one of our four flagship programs for high-achieving individuals, leaders, and teams. Each course teaches the fundamentals of neuroscience and neural training to develop specific mental and emotional skills that can be applied to solve otherwise intractable organizational challenges.
Course Snapshot
Program Type
Designed For
Public Training
Organizational Mindfulness is a flagship Certificate Course, designed to provide broad foundational knowledge in neuroscience, neural training protocols, and their applications for developing core human skills for leadership and workforce performance.
High-performing individuals, operating leaders and their teams; HR-OD-LD professionals; and independent coaches, consultants, educators, and wellbeing professionals.
Public Training cohorts consist of eight consecutive weeks of 90-minute live instruction, 30-45 minutes per week of additional self-study, optional access to relevant research and resources, and a comprehensive final exam.
Core Capabilities Developed
Learning Portal
IOSM Network
Course participants develop an understanding of brain operations and the capability to intervene in and retrain circuits to reduce stress and burnout, increase focus and attention control, manage change and uncertainty, activate emotional intelligence, build more effective teams, and build mental strength and resilience.
Each Certificate Course includes a dedicated learning platform with optional pre-study resources, pre- and post-course assessments, class videos, learning decks, guided practices, self-study, progress tracking, and access to related materials.
Participants who miss classes can make them up by completing the class videos and self-study modules for those weeks and passing the final exam.
Learning Portals are embedded with full access to the IOSM Global Network platform, a rich community of experienced colleagues and experts working together on human and organizational challenges.
The Network offers a daily stream of new research and insights, access to curated studies, papers, and videos, and discussion forums in personal, leadership, workforce, and workplace development. Learn about the IOSM Network.
Certification Path
Organizational Training
Site-Licensed Training
Certificate Courses teach transformational knowledge and neural practices for personal, leadership, workforce, and organizational development. For those interested in pursuing IOSM Certified Facilitator or Teacher credentials, any Certificate Course satisfies the Practitioner-level requirements. Learn about IOSM Certification.
Certificate Courses can be taught onsite or online as dedicated programs for teams and organizations. The twelve hours of live instruction can be scheduled as two full-day, four half-day or eight weekly 90-minute classes—fully tailored to our clients’ objectives. Learn about Organizational Training.
Certificate Courses are included in our turn-key curriculum for Site-Licensed Programs. Learn about Site-Licensed Training
A New Standard for Professional Skills
The modern workplace is shifting, and formerly “nice to have” human skills are now central to personal effectiveness, leadership credibility, and career advancement. Yet these mental and emotional skills aren't taught in our schools, nor can they be developed through conventional explicit learning.
Neuroscience is providing the procedural means to intentionally interrupt the automatic, reactive brain patterns that create human suffering and diminish performance. With neural training, we can proactively shape networks that govern our purpose, mindset, motivation, engagement, work quality, personal productivity, and the quality of our relationships. These capabilities are the future of work.
Learn, Share and Grow
Network with forward-focused members from the most progressive, market-leading organizations on earth. IOSM is a big tent of stakeholders from business, education and government.
Our Members Are Saying
Practical and Actionable Steps
IOSM breaks the huge topic of mindfulness (both personal and in organizations) into practical and actionable lessons and steps, with great access to support and practice. The classes are outstanding, and offer plenty of time for discussion as well as practice. I highly recommend the IOSM curriculum, especially for integration in the workplace.
Founding Partner at Complete Midlife Wellness Center
Susan Hardwick-Smith
Tremendous Value Going Forward
IOSM's Organizational Mindfulness methodologies are designed to advance individual as well as organizational development. The science-anchored method of training in the practices presents a western approach that feels natural in the workplace. Importantly, the Institute's work will be of tremendous value going forward.
Ed.D, Dean & Professor, College of Business and Management, Lynn University
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