Indefinite Madness & The Three Classes of Machiavellian Intellect

1. Short Session Description: A collaborative and valiant effort will be made to isolate and leverage positive characteristics of Machiavellianism in the workplace as a means to address symptoms of organizational burnout and "indefinite madness" (via a D&D lens) in librarianship. Participants will experiment with channeling their inner "Machiavelli" via a series of group exercises designed to encourage awareness of unfavorable impact. Follow-up exercises will invert the pejorative impetus to convey the potential for empathetic machinations.

2. Session Style/Format: Hands-On Workshop/Roleplay

3. Takeaways: The workshop assumes participants have previously or contemporaneously experienced unhealthy work environments and will benefit from unconventional ways of exploring options for improvement. Interactions will yield ideas for accomplishing such.

4. Organization: Fully formed 

5. Contact Information: Brian Rogers (brian-rogers@utc.edu)