A Bolder Vision
Bold futures take courage.And community.Alchemy is possible, together.
← Jen Simpson. Photo by @a.wild.mel
Hello, I’m glad you are here.
I’ve spent thirty years helping people live into the boldest versions of themselves as a scholar, leader, and human who has learned to thrive through my fair share of storms.
Again and again, I have found that bold futures are best built by people able to sit with hard questions, in good company, long enough for something new to breathe its way into being.
Now, I’ve gathered a lifetime of learning to share with like-hearted leaders.
Begin wherever you are.
Let’s build the world we want to belong to, together.
If you are trying to change something, don’t fight the existing reality… build new models that make the old ones obsolete.
~ Buckminster Fuller
Bold Tools and Templates to Fuel Your Practice
Practice
In 2023, I synthesized decades of scholarship and practice into a method that sits at the edge of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science.
the KOAN method is rooted in two core principles:
1that the ability to sit with a question longer than is comfortable, in the fashion of a zen koan, is an underdeveloped leadership artform;
2and that clinging to rigid structures that don’t serve our purpose inherently undermines that purpose, while building Kind, Open, Adaptive Networks helps us adapt with the changing tides.
Now everything from the book, and more, is free to practice with on your own, whenever you need support or inspiration. Tailor any tool to fit your needs and circumstances and build a practice that is all your own.
Some days our solo practice is all we need.
Surfing the Tsunami · a collaboration with Phil Lewis
Sometimes we want to be with people who are in it too.
Conspire
Regular calls to breathe through the big moments, together.
Life is full of moments that can knock us off our center or change the course we thought we were on. It can feel lonely out on the big waves.
Sometimes we need a conspiracy of others to rehearse with.
These calls are a place to “paddle out” together: to read the water, share what’s working, and ride through the hard moments in good company, knowing the future is both possible, and already on her way. Face big things in good company.
Join us to conspire (literally, breathe together) around key concepts, share tools and templates, and solve big problems, in community. Regular sessions to work your challenge with others facing big things. Always free to register. Give what you can to keep the conversation going.
Sign up for a KOAN conspiracy session →
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.
— Arundhati Roy
Some seasons call for a guide at our side.
Explore
A Guided Journey.
Some things should not be faced alone. A trusted guide can help us stay steady in the storm and strengthen our own best judgment in times of uncertainty.
I bring 30 years of practice, a toolbox full of KOAN tools to meet you wherever you are, and a steady hand to support you on the journey from breakdown to breakthrough.
Start where you are.
Go as deep as you need.
Ignite
A focused session.
Get unstuck. Meet the moment together.
Kindle
A time of clearing.
Discover what needs to burn away or be shed.
Transform
A season at depth.
Change old patterns at their root and reset.
Alchemize
A lifelong practice.
Steady presence with you on the path.
Join the conversation
Be Bolder, Together…
Look closely at the present you are constructing:
it should look like the future you are dreaming.
~ Alice Walker
Some futures can only be built together.
A field is forming.
Convene
All around the world, people are already living pieces of the futures we are dreaming into being. In organizations and communities of all shapes and sizes, thousands of beautiful experiments are already bringing the future into being.
This moment asks us to find one another, so that any experiment can shape a field that recognizes itself.
An invitation into a field of imagination
Fun(d) the Future
Whatever you are convening, it can gather a field in formation. Play is the method, design is the discipline, and resources flow toward a future already forming. Activate your community today.
Make Gathering Fun
Replace retreats, galas, and conferences with experiential immersions, design challenges, and hope-filled hackathons.
Any gathering has the potential to call a new future into being. Replace a stage and audience, or a polished pitch, with an experience where everyone shapes their understanding of an ecosystem together. Exploration stations. Graphic recording. Storytelling. Learning by doing. Hosted in places that matter to the people who live there.
Transform any event that has outgrown its format into an occasion for the future to take shape and reimagine how we can change the flow of existing resources to build new futures and discover truly synergistic solutions.
Make your next retreat, gala, or fundraiser matter even more. Re-imagine how funding flows in your community, industry, or ecosystem. Fun(d) the future.
Evidence from one corner of the field
A Decade of Ventures. A Season of Re-membering.
Together, we are already building the tomorrows we want to belong to.
The first conversation is always free. Bring whatever you are facing.
We’ll chart a course from there.
