The Need
Many of today’s challenges are complex, meaning that a direct cause and effect cannot be determined because they result from many interrelated factors. Many people are living challenges such as rising cost of living, extreme weather changes due to the climate crisis, violations against human and labor rights, etc. All of these complex challenges include multiple levels of uncertainty. Leading in these times is, therefore, far from simple. In fact, many leaders – whether in the private, public or voluntary sectors – often struggle to diagnose the root causes of the challenges they face due to them being complex. This often leads to decisions based on symptoms, resulting in little change or impact. People become disillusioned seeking safety in those with the same view.

The Potential
A different approach is needed, one that can support us to rediscover and reconnect to our authenticity, essence, and origin, yet at the same time enable new contemporary expression. When things get complex, community and conversations become the structure that enable us to navigate into the unknown. Leadership ceases being about telling and knowing the answers. Instead, it is about asking the right questions and convening the diversity of knowledge and experience to discover collectively new levels of intelligence, potential, and a range of solutions to ensure collective resilience.

The Offer
The Art of Participatory Leadership offers the awareness and practices necessary to face complexity as we transition between paradigms and collaboratively create new ways of organizing towards new regenerative futures. It is a practice that prioritizes diversity and collaboration where we discover and cultivate new collective intelligence together.It is a practice that has been supporting individuals, organizations, communities, and groups to “be the change” for the past 25 years. And because we are a global community of practitioners, this expands the potential and impact of learning, increasing our ability to respond in times of crisis.

We invite you to join our training gathering around the question:

How can we navigate the complexity & uncertainty of these times and cultivate resilience in ourselves, our organizations, and our communities?
It is an experiential and hands-on training. We exchange knowledge, experience participatory methods, and explore mental models and theories of complexity, change, and systems thinking. We dive into new forms of leadership, based on Living Systems – where interconnection, collaboration, and self-organizing around purpose lead to results for collective well-being. We remember how to listen to ourselves, each other, and the world within and around us.