The rate of change is increasing exponentially, and every aspect of our lives, individually and collectively, is being impacted by the volume and speed of change. In an increasingly uncertain and unpredictable world, upheaval is almost inevitable.
Custom-designed small and large group processes that enable groups to give voice to the issues they care about, and create enough shared understanding to take wise action on issues that really matter to them
A vast and versatile toolbox of participatory methods including ToP/Technologies of Participation, Art of Hosting, Open Space Technology, World Cafe, Pro-Action Cafe, Liberating Structures and others
Event design that is high engagement and tailored to each unique context
Transformative in-house and public learning programs that spark practical insight
Highly interactive and effective pedagogy that draws on the most current research and practice in adult learning, applied neuroscience, adult development theory, creative process, and complex systems
Transferable learning that prepares participants to effectively transfer new knowledge and apply it in contexts beyond the original training environment
• One-on-one and small group coaching so individuals thrive personally and professionally, and teams connect and perform better together
• Digital decision-making, visual mapping and other results-focused tools that catalyze shifts in mindset and allow them to be retained
• Inquiry-based approach that enables clients to explore, understand and resolve key issues by calling into question unexamined ideas, beliefs and assumptions
Individual and group assessment using the Intercultural Development Inventory® / IDI®, a cross-culturally valid instrument that measures intercultural competence (Qualified IDI® Administrator)
One-on-one coaching that grows individual capacity to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities
Leadership team training and coaching that is grounded in a well-researched and reliable developmental framework
Create trend papers, white papers, summary reports and other customized research on issues or opportunities for your organization
Research design with a utilization focus to ensure feasibility, relevance and usefulness
Collect data from a variety of sources, facilitate “data jams” and other processes to generate shared meaning by collectively analyzing the data, and draw from a variety of creative formats to present findings that engage and inspire action
Program design that locates leadership not as a position, but as behavior that can show up anywhere within an organization or community (For an introduction to Wendy's view of leadership, click on Whole Systems Leadership, an online learning module Wendy created for the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing)
Emergent learning that meets participants where they are and grows their leadership capacity to deal with complex realities
A transformational learning approach, rather than competency-based approach, that enables changemakers to perceive differently and respond adaptively
shift out of old ways of seeing and innovate with fresh eyes
come together across differences and co-create new solutions
frame complex challenges in such a way that they become resolvable
relieve the stress that comes from the old ways of looking
recognize that the intensity of frustration we experience isn’t necessarily embedded in the situations we face, but in the ways we perceive them
establish new patterns of collective inspiration and hope
