Integrally Informed Design

Integral theory provides the most up-to-date meta-model for design and practice in a multi-faceted and multidimensional world. This framework understands and integrates a far more inclusive range of disciplines and complexities. This in turn provides leaders with multiple-perspectives and the ability to engage multiple intelligences in a powerful action inquiry based approach.

Embodied Individual

Experience a transformative journey as you develop an embodied and powerful sense of who you are, where you're going and your path forward that deeply inspires and motivates you and lights you up.

Thinking and feeling integrated

Master the mental models that move you forward and handle those that hold you back. Evolve mature emotional foundations that connect you to what you care about and a sense of purpose.

Values and Care

Define your charter for your self, your leadership and your legacy. Clear standards, care and participation even when its tough..

(sense of individual self - body, mind, emotions and intentions)
who I am

I

Effective Action

Develop insight and knowledge demonstrated in action. Understand performance including direction, outcomes, communication and gain remarkable results in the world.

Exceptional Performance

Master frameworks and learn to shape your world in a predictable way that increases value and is impactful and measurable.

Remarkable Results

Use data and objective processes to propel you ahead, while addressing the obstacles that may impede progress. Develop a robust framework based on quantifiable facts and behaviours, aligning with your goals and driving purpose.

what I do

It

(things and actions in the world)
(interpersonal language, culture and shared meaning)

We

who we are

Shared Intention

Elicit, engage and develop a deep shared reason-for-being. Build on shared values, purpose and intentions. Define a clear mission with partners, colleagues, teams and communities.

Transformative Collectives

Collaborative learning and development elevate individual and group achievements. Share, generate, communicate and negotiate for success and fulfilment where it counts.

Trust, trustworthy connections

Use frameworks to have deep and powerful conversations that build trust. Generate a culture of responsibility, honesty and good faith working together on relationships and outcomes.

Its

what we do
(interpenetrating systems. patterns and synergies)

Systems Innovation

Experience a program that not only transforms individuals but also redefined systems and practices within organisations, leading to sustainable improvement and innovation.

Generative Capacity Building

Adopt and implement new frameworks and methods for navigating challenges and generating solutions, inspired by a systemic understanding of personal and professional ecosystems.

Set the pace: world class

Enable a culture of mastery and achievement through strategic alignment of goals, processes, partners and systemic actions, fostering an environment of continuous growth and transformation.

I (Upper Left – Interior Individual)
Self & Consciousness
Intentional
Subjective
Contemplative
Feelings
Psychology
Spirituality
Purpose, Values, Calling
IT (Upper Right – Exterior Individual)
Brain & Organism
Behavioral
Objective Science
Empiricism
Behaviorism
Physics, Biology, Neurology
Statistics, Goals
“The facts”
WE (Lower Left – Interior Collective)
Culture & Worldview
Art & Music
Morality & Values
Intersubjective
Corporate Culture
Political Values
Community Values
ITS (Lower Right – Exterior Collective)
Social Systems & Environment
Economics
Interobjective
Systems & Chaos Theories
Marx, Capra, Maturana
Deep Ecology – “Web of Life”
Cybernetics

(I) — Embodied Individual Development

Who You Are Shapes What You Create

The most powerful changes in leadership begin where few people look — inside. Before strategies, systems, or results, there is the interior life of the leader: the beliefs you hold, the emotions you embody, the way you experience yourself in the world. In Integral Theory’s AQAL framework, this is the upper-left quadrant — the interior individual. It is the domain of your identity, worldview, values, intentions, and meaning-making. This is where transformation begins, because your capacity to lead others is inseparable from your capacity to lead yourself.

Embodied Presence

True leadership is not performed; it is lived. We work with you to develop a deeply embodied sense of self — a grounded presence that others can trust. You learn to inhabit your own life fully, integrating body, mind, and awareness into a coherent whole. This embodiment becomes your anchor in complexity. It’s what allows you to stay centred in uncertainty, decisive in action, and authentic in relationship.

Thinking and Feeling Integrated

Many leaders are taught to prioritise thinking over feeling. But in generative leadership, these are not separate capacities — they are complementary sources of intelligence. You will master mental models that accelerate progress and dismantle those that hold you back. At the same time, you will cultivate emotional maturity — the ability to recognise, regulate, and draw wisdom from your emotional life. This integration creates leaders who are both clear-headed and deeply connected to what they care about.

Values and Care in Action

In the interior domain, values are not abstract statements; they are living commitments. We help you define a personal charter — a clear, lived expression of your standards, your leadership, and the legacy you choose to create. This is not about comfort. It is about standing for what matters, even when it is difficult. It is about participating fully, bringing care and conviction to every decision, and aligning your actions with what you most value.

The Inner Foundation of Leadership

An embodied, integrated, values-driven self is not just a personal achievement — it is the source code of your leadership. When you transform here, you change the way you see the world, the way you act within it, and the futures you are able to create.

You become a leader whose presence inspires trust, whose thinking unlocks new possibilities, and whose care shapes cultures worth belonging to.

(We) — Relational and Cultural Development

Leadership Lives in Relationship

In the AQAL framework, the lower-left quadrant — the interior collective — is where shared meaning, culture, and relationship live. It is the space of we: the stories we tell together, the values we enact, and the trust we build. No leader exists in isolation. Your leadership is expressed through the quality of your relationships and the culture you help create. This is where your personal vision becomes a shared reality.

Shared Intention

Generative leadership begins with a shared reason-for-being. We work with you to elicit, articulate, and engage a collective sense of purpose that goes deeper than task lists or project goals. This shared intention is grounded in common values and clear commitments, and it guides decision-making even in times of uncertainty. When this is in place, alignment is not forced — it emerges naturally, because everyone is moving toward the same future.

Transformative Collectives

The most effective teams are learning systems. We help you create environments where individuals and groups grow together through shared challenges, reflection, and collaboration. This involves more than cooperation — it is about generating, communicating, and negotiating in ways that expand what is possible for everyone involved. It’s the difference between a group that works in parallel and a collective that works in synergy.

Trust and Trustworthy Connections

Trust is the currency of the interior collective. Without it, relationships remain transactional; with it, they become transformative. We equip you with frameworks for having honest, courageous conversations that build trust and deepen connection. This is not simply about being agreeable — it’s about fostering responsibility, accountability, and goodwill so that relationships and outcomes both thrive.

The Cultural Heartbeat of Leadership

When leaders attend to the we, they move beyond managing people to cultivating a living culture. In such a culture, people feel safe to speak the truth, energised to contribute, and aligned in action.

You become the kind of leader whose teams not only perform — they flourish, because they are part of something they believe in.

(It) — Action, Performance, and Results

From Insight to Impact

In the AQAL framework, the upper-right quadrant — the exterior individual — is the domain of visible behaviours, skills, and actions. It is the world of “what I do” — the tangible expression of your intentions, abilities, and commitments.

Here, leadership becomes real. Ideas, values, and vision only create change when they are embodied in effective, repeatable action.

Effective Action

We help you develop the capacity to act with precision and purpose. This means connecting deep insight with behaviours that create forward movement. You will gain clarity on direction, set measurable outcomes, and communicate in ways that align people and resources.

The result is action that is both intentional and impactful — producing results that matter in the real world.

Exceptional Performance

High performance is not a mystery; it is the result of mastering frameworks that make success predictable. We guide you to shape your environment, manage your energy, and design your workflow so that your efforts create maximum value.

You will learn to track the right indicators, build feedback loops, and continually refine your execution — turning performance into a deliberate practice rather than a lucky accident.

Remarkable Results

In this quadrant, evidence matters. We equip you to use data, metrics, and objective processes to drive progress and address barriers before they stall momentum.

By combining quantifiable measures with clear behavioural commitments, you create a performance culture where progress is visible, obstacles are addressed quickly, and goals stay connected to your deeper purpose.

The Measurable Edge of Leadership

When you develop mastery in the it domain, your leadership stops being theoretical and becomes demonstrable.
You can point to the outcomes you have created, the performance you sustain, and the value you deliver.

You become the kind of leader whose results speak for themselves — because they are the natural expression of your clarity, discipline, and purpose in action.

(Its) — Systems and Generative Impact

Leading at the Systems Level

In the AQAL framework, the lower-right quadrant — the exterior collective — is the world of systems, structures, and interdependent networks. It is the domain of “what we do” together — the patterns, processes, and technologies that shape how people, organisations, and societies function. Here, leadership moves beyond individuals and teams to the architecture that sustains them. Change at this level enables transformation to scale, endure, and adapt over time.

Systems Innovation

We help leaders not only transform people but also reimagine the systems in which they operate. This means redefining organisational practices, redesigning workflows, and creating new models that deliver sustainable improvement and innovation. You will learn to work with systemic leverage points, where small shifts create outsized impact — drawing on insights from systems theory, cybernetics, and deep ecology to design for resilience and adaptability.

Generative Capacity Building

Sustainable change comes from building the capacity of the whole system to adapt, learn, and innovate. We guide you to adopt and implement frameworks that integrate personal, team, and organisational development into a coherent whole. With a systemic view, challenges become opportunities for redesign. You will learn to generate solutions that work not only in the moment but continue to deliver value over the long term.

Setting the Pace — World Class

When systems are aligned, they set the pace for excellence. We work with you to strategically align goals, processes, partners, and cross-functional actions so that the entire ecosystem is moving in the same direction. The result is a culture of mastery and achievement — where innovation is not a sporadic event but a constant practice, and transformation is woven into the operating rhythm.

The Scalable Dimension of Leadership

Mastery in the its domain allows you to shape not only your organisation but also the wider systems it touches. From economic networks to cultural infrastructures, you gain the ability to influence the patterns that determine long-term success and resilience.

You become a leader whose vision is embedded in the systems that sustain it — ensuring that your impact endures, scales, and shapes the future.

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