Managers are often given a mandate to grow their organizations. Like entrepreneurs, managers wanting to generate growth need to intersect their capabilities with unmet market needs. Influencing the future, not just reacting to it as it arrives is crucial.

As human beings we have the habit of thinking first. We think and then we act. But something is missing here. Can we think and act before we see? This CoachingOurselves topic explores the notion of “Seeing First” by asking participants to create a piece of art collaboratively, in order to see a key issue they are working on. This process is a powerful way to help change our often, limited perception of key issues and of decision making in general.

We all know that good relationships are the key to success but do we know how to nurture these relationships to get the most out of them? In this session participants learn how to deliberately increase the generative potential of their relationships to co-create novel solutions to complex organizational challenges.Derived from year’s of research in complex systems and a successful consultation practice, the tool used in this session will help groups understand and respond to the often unseen dynamics that impede their ability to work collaboratively toward common goals.