Emotivity ARC Micro-Skills Modules

Preserving and Strengthening Humanity's Best Abilities

The Emotivity ARC Micro-Skills Course develops the human skills needed not just to thrive, but to truly flourish in a world of uncertainty and opportunity. Our course comprises 10 modules aimed at developing unique human capabilities – skills that not only complement but elevate the best of humanity in a fast-changing world.

The paradox of progress has led many of us to make costly trades. We exchange connections for convenience. Purpose for pleasure. Attention for affirmation. Many of us struggle to hold our attention in an informationally noisy world[1]. Our ability to empathize with others – an essential skill that helps us foster healthy relationships has also declined[2]. People continue to struggle to find ways to create purpose and meaning in their lives[3].

A world of increasing choices leaves fewer opportunities for us to preserve, strengthen, and hone what has been, and continues to be, our most powerful human capacities.

We offer modules that help learners:

Understand and manage their emotions.

Direct and redirect their most precious resource, their attention

Cultivate resilient thinking and psychological flexibility.

Use their innermost strengths and virtues.

Employ storytelling and writing for well-being.

Craft the life they want.

The Emotivity ARC Micro-Skills Course uses the best of what psychological science has to offer. It is learning that is guided by an important philosophy:

In a world that is becoming increasingly artificial, we need to train what is most human.

Training Model and Philosophy

Our modules follow our ARC (Acquire-Refine-Cultivate) model, based on principles from educational and positive psychology. We believe that learning works best through not just the acquisition of new information, but also when opportunities to refine, adjust, and then cultivate the new skills are offered. We deliver learning that is not just informative, but also practical and actionable.

Our modules can be tailored to suit your target audience’s and organization’s needs.

Acquire

Refine

Cultivate

"Understand the science"

"Practice and personalize"

"Integrate into daily life"

  • Acquire the theory and evidence behind your chosen skill.

  • Learn about the science-based skill, providing the foundations for your skill.

  • We use the best available evidence on which to ground our training materials.

  • Refine your understanding through reflecting on your real-world experiences.

  • Tailor your learning so that it meets your professional development goals. Our instructors will help you adjust your skills to suit your context and experiences.

  • We help you translate the science into relevant, actionable steps.

  • Cultivate the practice of your newly-attained skill.

  • Hone and habituate your new skill so that you are ready to put it to use the next time the situation requires it.

  • Cultivation builds the momentum for your skill development, ensuring that the learning becomes as permanent as possible from your time in our session.

Our modules are grounded in reliable, replicable scientific evidence. The Emotivity team curates scientific evidence from reputable academic journals, distills the findings from numerous studies, and uses the evidence to construct customized modules for your organization from the ground up. Our modules translate science into practical tools for everyday life and are tailored to fit your learners’ context and experiences. They are science-based human development training for thoughtful professionals.

Who Should Sign Up

Our modules are catered and customized specifically for:

  • Junior to mid-career professionals seeking to lead with self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and clarity of purpose.

  • Growth-oriented individuals committed to developing the psychological skills needed for meaningful work and life.

  • Team leaders and training managers looking to expand their training offerings with courses grounded in rigorous scientific evidence.

Modules Offered

The Emotivity ARC courses follow a modular format - each is a stand-alone 2-hour session that can be delivered in-person or remotely.

Module 1: Emotional Intelligence

Understand and manage emotions - both in yourself and in others

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Module 2: Authentic Happiness

Create and sustain the genuine joy of living

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Module 3: Reasoned Optimism

Reframe setbacks and build resilient thinking

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Module 4: Character Strengths

Discover and nurture the best in you

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Module 5: Attunement and Positive Responding

Enhance your relationships by enhancing your conversations

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Module 6: Thinking Skills for Resilience

Challenge unhelpful thoughts and build persistence

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Module 7: Mindfulness

Still your attention, one moment at a time. Act with intention

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Module 8: Journalling for Emotion Management

Use the power of writing to obtain clarity and control over your emotions

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Module 9: Life and Career Crafting

Construct the story you want of your life and your work

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Module 10: Best Possible Selves

Envision and create a life beyond the extraordinary

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We also offer one-day integrated thematic courses comprising 3 modules, creating a full-day, 6-hour session that can be run in a day. Our thematic foundational courses on emotional intelligence and positive psychology not only integrate but also amplify the learning gains across multiple modules.

The Emotional Intelligence Essentials One-Day Program

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Thinking Skills for Resilience OR Mindfulness

  • Journalling for Emotion Management

The Positive Psychology Essentials One-Day Program

  • Authentic Happiness

  • Character Strengths OR Attunement and Positive Responding

  • Reasoned Optimism

The Life Crafting and Meaningful Work One-Day Program

  • Character Strengths

  • Life and Career Crafting

  • Best Possible Selves

Some of our most recent outreach initiatives:

Learning to be Optimistic: A Masterclass on Countering Thinking Traps and Cultivating Reasoned Optimism
Recognizing your Character Strengths: A Masterclass on Recognizing, Using, and Celebrating the Best in You
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader 4-Part Webinar Series
Improving Your Well-Being with Positive Psychology
Building a Resilient and Optimistic Mind

Members of the Emotivity network are happy to engage with your organization for masterclasses, webinars or in-person training for emotional intelligence (EI), positive psychology-related skills (optimism, resilience), character strengths, and mindfulness.

For details on how we can make the science and practice of emotions and well-being work for you and your organization, email eugene@emotivity.my

Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Strength Practice (MBSP): Mindfully Using Character Strengths for Peak Performance
Strengths Development Module

About the Course Developer

Eugene YJ Tee

Grounded in more than 15 years of research, teaching, and experience in applied training, the Emotivity ARC Micro-Skills Course is designed and led by Dr. Eugene YJ Tee.

Dr. Tee is presently a Professor at the Department of Psychology, HELP University, where he teaches and conducts research in the field of emotions and positive psychology. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of Queensland and is, at present, one of only two Malaysians to hold a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tee is also a Certified Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice (MBSP) Practitioner from the VIA Institute on Character and Reflected Best Self Exercise (RBSE) Facilitator.

In addition to publishing in top-tier academic journals, books, and popular print media, Dr. Tee is also the author and co-author of the national award-winning books The Science of Feelings (Revised Edition) and The Tyranny of Speed. He founded Emotivity in 2016 as an accessible web resource to share ideas on emotions, emotional intelligence, and, more recently, positive psychology. As part of his science communication efforts, Dr. Tee is a TEDx speaker and features regularly on BFM’s The Big Picture, Daily Digest, as well as Enterprise Biz Bytes, where he shares ideas and insights from the psychological science of emotions and well-being.

Dr. Tee’s previous corporate training clients include JP Morgan, The New Zealand High Commission, B.Braun, The National Sports Institute of Malaysia, The Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), Lazada, Great Eastern Life, Petronas, MSIG, Pepperl+Fuchs, and Malaysiakini. He is a Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) certified trainer (Certificate No. TTT/23094).

His Google Knowledge Panel page can be viewed here.

Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

Contact

Interested in exploring what the Emotivity team can do for you or your organization?

Email eugene@emotivity.my.

Book a 30-minute consultation with our team to see what we can do for you and your training needs.

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Because in the end, the skills that matter most are not the ones that make us faster – but the ones that allow us to be more fully human

References

[1] Zimmerman, A., Janhonen, J., & Saadeh, M. (2023). Attention span and tech autonomy as moral goods and societal necessities. Digital Society, 2(2), 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44206-023-00053-3

[2] Konrath, S. H., O'Brien, E. H., & Hsing, C. (2011). Changes in dispositional empathy in American college students over time: A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 15(2), 180-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868310377395

[3] Schippers, M. C., & Ziegler, N. (2019). Life crafting as a way to find purpose and meaning in life. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 462158. https://www.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02778