Gonzaga

Step One: Performed literature review of burnout and its etiologies and proposal of project.

Step Two: Collaborated with partners to determine positive endpoint of flourishing.

Step Three: Reviewed contemporary and ancient models of salutogenesis/health/flourishing/ eudaimonia and used systems thinking to synthesize and generate an original model named the “Four Dimensions of Flourishing” or “4DF”.

Step Four: Created a questionnaire with an internal validator of burnout and an experimental design to test the new Four Dimensions of Flourishing model.

Next Steps Post Graduation:

• Work to organize a focus group to test out the questionnaire and gain fruitful feedback.

• Consult with PhD researchers to gain input on questionnaire design and statistical variables to consider for beta test.

• Work with Agema Labs software engineers to create platform for completing the Burnout to Flourishing Inventory. This platform will also present visually the results and suggest steps for improvement.

• Select small local organization to beta test the platform and get feedback.

• Eventually use the platform for organizational wellness consulting through Campfire Change, leveraging credentials as a physician and psychiatrist to help organizations, individuals and communities “co-flourish”.