The time is right for change in the finance industry.
Powerful societal forces are challenging the old way of doing things in finance.
This points to a need to re-invent the finance industry by updating the way financial decisions are made.
„With the MIFI we will contribute to a paradigm change in finance. Where trust, transparency and sustainability are foundations and arise from mindful decision making. By adressing the "HOW we relate to money" and "HOW we collaborate" we‘ll be able to fundamentally change the culture of finance and financial institutions.“
„The finance industry is at the center of the ongoing transformation towards a sustainable future for people and planet. This will require major and deep mindset-shifts, new competencies and behavioral patterns. Mindfulness is an important foundational practice and trait to make this happen, to create a finance for future.“
Dr. Friedhelm Boschert, Founder and Manager MINDFUL SOLUTIONS; 25 years of experience in international cooperative banking; today leading the support asssociation for responsible investment of a global microfinance organisation; honorary professor (FH) at IMC FH Krems; certified teacher in meditation and mindfulness.
Klemens Höppner, CFA; 20 years of international experience in financial services in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. 10 years as managing director/executive board member, including up to 9-digit single investments. Various meditation and mindfulness trainings in Germany and India. Certified yoga teacher (YA200+). Certified business coach and facilitator.
„Changing mindsets mean working with our mind. We might have many ideas and insights how things could be different or how we could work differently – but often these do not become reality. Mindfulness is a practice of working with our mind and interrupting our automatic assumption and responses – and choosing our responses in a considered manner. Also when dealing with money and finance.“
„Making your financial decisions in a mindful context can change your life for the better. The open, aware state of mind that defines mindfulness is the perfect container for the rigor and clarity which benefit financial decision making. With the MIFI we’ll spread this idea to the world of finance.”
Chris Tamdjidi, Founder and Director of Awaris; has worked extensively in leadership development based on mindfulness with leaders in organisations, the German Parliament, the European Parliament and the European Commission and finance institutions.
Solomon Halpern, Founder & President of HIGHLANDER – A Mindful Finance Company; impact investor; meditation instructor; corporate and university mindfulness teacher; individual Mindful Finance consultant; American who considers himself a world citizen.
The Mindful Finance Institute (MIFI) exists to contribute to a paradigm shift in the finance industry. MIFI provides information, resources, and community so that a rigorous approach to finance can be combined with the “noble purpose” of allocating resources for the highest good of society and human creativity.
MIFI promotes the application of mindfulness in business, leadership, and work in the financial sector. MIFI charts a path for individuals and organizations that wish to engage in discovering, and conscientiously building, the finance sector of the future. Initiating research on mindfulness applications in finance is an essential MIFI role. The core of our work rests on being rigorous in understanding the human mind and decision making processes. We apply a scientific approach to our understanding of decision making and systems and controls.
