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In a world that is rapidly changing, each of us is looking for ways to be resilient. To find calm and stay grounded. To connect with others. To find clear purpose and direction.

These skills can be learned. Emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and interpersonal psychology offer practical approaches to help us be at our best personally and professionally.

As a consultant I design, teach, and scale learning programs that build intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, empowering people to make measurable, meaningful changes in their lives.

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About Me

Peter Bonanno, Ed.M.

I design, teach, and scale programs that help people develop personal and interpersonal skills—especially mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and leadership.

Over the past 15 years I’ve designed solutions for some of the world’s most influential organizations to develop these skills at scale, benefitting hundreds of thousands of participants with learning experiences that are enjoyable and engaging, leading to measurable, lasting changes in qualities like resilience, well-being, emotional intelligence, purpose, and compassion.

As a facilitator and coach, I endeavor to bring rigorous education, humor, and accessibility to the learning experiences I lead.

As a team member, I’m energized by collaborating with colleagues in dynamic start-up environments to create structure out of ambiguity and to achieve big, ambitious, altruistic goals. I’ve been a founding team member of seven organizations in the fields of leadership development, education, and learning.

If you’d like to connect and learn about me as a facilitator, coach, learning designer, or teammate, reach out on LinkedIn or via the Contact Me form below.

Warm wishes,

Peter

Past Projects

Online Summit for Humanitarian Workers Facing Disruption

Humanitarian workers are facing stressors from global funding and political changes. How can we find resilience and purpose during these times?

Organized “Bridge of Hope 2025,” a free global online summit for humanitarian workers facing disruption.

Moderated conversations and interviews on the topics of resilience, purpose, and reimagining the future of humanitarian work with 13 leaders in the humanitarian space for 250+ registrants from 39 countries.

Building Connection Skills

In a world of increasing social isolation and disconnection, how can we rebuild our connection skills?

Designed 8-week online training program for emotional intelligence and interpersonal connection skills, based on the work of acclaimed social neuroscientist Prof. Dr. Tania Singer, using an innovative peer-to-peer self-reflection practice called a “Dyad” conducted over an app. Program led to statistically significant improvements in resilience, well-being, interpersonal connection, and emotional intelligence skills.

Designed and instructed six month train-the-trainer program to certify 40 international facilitators.

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Building Resilience & Peacemaking skills for United Nations Staff

UN staff do important peace-building work, but face stress, conflict, and uncertainty.

Designed and taught Peace on Purpose training, bringing mindfulness-based resilience and well-being skills to all levels of United Nations staff.

Designed and taught train-the-trainer program to scale Peace on Purpose throughout the United Nations system.

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Trained network of over 1,000 Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence Teachers

From a small seed of an idea at Google came a big dream: to bring the benefits of mindfulness & emotional intelligence to workplaces around the world.

Designed and taught train-the-trainer program for Search Inside Yourself, a two-day training in mindfulness & emotional intelligence to help leaders navigate a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.

SIY has been taught in 50 countries to over 100,000 participants.

Rolling Out Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence Skills Nationally in Bhutan

Bhutan has a deep history of contemplative practice and focus on well-being. Its Ministry of Education sought new ways to help teachers & children build resilience and emotional intelligence.

Collaborated with Bhutanese Ministry of Education to bring mindfulness and emotional intelligence programs to all 10,000 of the country’s primary and secondary school teachers, by training and certifying 120 Bhutanese trainers.

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Reaching Learners with Easy, Everyday Meditations

Recorded original meditation content for Simple Habit app, played over 500,000 times by listeners.

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Designed Interactive Meditation “Games”

Created innovative “interactive meditation” concept for meditation app Balance.

Designed app-based games to build mindfulness skills.

Wrote meditation scripts and research-based education content.

Writing Start Here: a Field Guide to your Inner Life

Interactive guidebook to awareness and contemplative practices.

 

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