Since 2005 MEAPA has been a pioneering brand in professional development providing workshops, workbooks and free content to help individuals and organizations adapt to the developments that continue to alter the way people live and work around the world. 

Our proven, dynamic and powerful methodology is known as The MEAPA Way and involves the unique combination of core knowledge, personal assessment, professional skills and a decision analysis model.  The name MEAPA comes from the initials of our co-founders Dr. Michael Edmondson (ME) and Dr. Peter Abramo (PA).

The Usual Way of doing things permeates almost any organization around the world.  People of all ages, backgrounds, positions and industries use The Usual Way to address a business challenge, get a job, excel in school, start a business, or advance up the corporate ladder.

The Usual Way is supported by a multitude of resources that include web sites, books, videos, podcasts, blogs, articles and training workshops.  The Usual Way also has many supporters and experts that are often absolutely certain of its application, execution and outcome.

Generally speaking three different types of The Usual Way exist:

• The Usual Way that society thinks about a specific issue.
• The Usual Way a business, school or organization addresses a topic.
• Best Practices, also known as The Usual Way others solved an issue.

During the last decade, however, the world has changed and The Usual Way no longer provides the support or motivation individuals and organizations need.

Advancements in technology, the production and distribution of information and the level of global connectedness have altered, and continue to change, the way people live and work around the world.

Advancements in technology continue to produce disruptive products and services challenging organizations and individuals across the globe to adapt in order to succeed.  The amount of information produced, when coupled with the speed by which it is distributed, challenges businesses, governments, schools and organizations to find innovative ways to harness such knowledge.  And as more people gain access to the Internet each year the level of global connectedness continues to increase at an unprecedented pace.

To succeed amidst technological advancements, information overload and hyper-connectedness businesses, governments, schools and other organizations need individuals who maintain a growth mindset. 

Developing a growth mindset calls for individuals to think differently, adapt and innovate.  To think differently today organizations need individuals who are fluent in left-brain analysis as well as right-brained creativity.  Adaptation requires organizations to have individuals who are committed to cultivating their qualities, traits and behaviors.  Organizations should also maintain systems and strategies that encourage, develop, and sustain innovation in every position.  Identifying, developing and motivating individuals who can think differently, adapt and innovate is one of the most important needs organizations have in today's ever changing global marketplace.

As a pioneering brand in professional development, MEAPA teaches organizations and individuals five fundamental principles of thinking differently, adapting and innovating today. 

• an organization will achieve and sustain growth when its employees grow personally
• individuals need to realize that professional development is directly linked to personal growth
• continuous identification, development and cultivation of human capital must be a primary focus of any organization
  
• businesses, schools, communities, government agencies, non-profit organizations as well as other types of organizations around the globe need to think differently, adapt and innovate
• all individuals, regardless of age, background, position, level or industry are considered professional

For more information about MEAPA's Principles of 21st Century professional development please click here.