I help you become
who your world requires

Our world is in constant movement. We evolve with it. What we do, who we are: neither is fixed. When the two get out of touch, we feel stuck, or lost. The horizon is no longer clear. Who we are no longer feels adequate.

This is where I come in. Are you:

• a founder struggling to find the spine of an emerging venture

• an expert practitioner at a hinge point in your professional evolution

• an original thinker looking to structure your vision in relatable language

• a steward whose field, org or community seems to be losing coherence

I help you sense the shape of what wants to emerge, and become the person who can give birth to it.

How I work

Light Touch

Unblock

One to three short sessions.

Something feels stuck or tangled, but you’re not certain what is exactly. Together, we find the knot, work through it, and loosen it. You leave with a sense of ease, clarity, and a concrete action list.

Perspective taking · presentation prep · leadership challenge

Focused

Articulate

Ten to fifteen hours over a few weeks.

You have an idea, but it’s half-formed. People don’t get it. I listen, mirror back, and crystallise it in sharp written language. After a few iterations, you have a clean white paper or a framework.

White paper · theory of change · organisational brief

In Depth

Accompany

Open-ended.

You have a project with existential weight: a book, a new venture, a major transformation. I hold both you and your vision through the entire arc. The project is done, and you’ve grown with it.

Co-writing · process stewardship · leadership support

What about groups?

I've designed and facilitated numerous strategy days, culture retreats, and intercultural workshops for teams, organisations and communities.

The question and approach remains the same: how does this group want to evolve, and who does it need to become?

Depending on your goal or challenge, I might actually suggest engaging with the people around you.

Work with others – Selected Projects

Live – Governance Innovation

Future of Governance Agency

Tools for world-builders. Governance wisdom made accessible. Co-founded with Corin Ism, who leads the organisation. I contribute ongoing editorial, personal and strategic support.

Visit foga.org

Live – Ecocentric Ethics

World Ethic Forum

In-house Writer and Editor for a regenerative Think Tank exploring radically shared aliveness and ecocentric leadership. We are rebuilding relationships with ourselves and living systems, for a culture of care and kinship.

Visit worldethicforum.com

Live – Liminal Roles

Shapeshifters Group

Founded and lead an organisation giving voice and visibility to people doing the work ‘in-between’. A home for cross-functional connectors who fall between official structures in organisations and ecosystems

Visit shapeshifters.group

Live – Process Stewardship

Soundtracking / Collective Transitions

With Luea Ritter, co-authored Soundtracking (close to completion), a book that demystifies the inner work of process stewardship. The model feeds into training and service offers for facilitators and impact investors.

Visit collectivetransitions.com

Complete – Global catastrophic risk

Global Challenges Foundation

Editor in chief during the lead-up to the largest prize in the social sciences. Produced the first concise introduction to global catastrophic risk.

Visit globalchallenges.org or read the 2018 Annual Report

Complete – Intercultural Community Building

Marco Polo Project

Founded and led a charity building intercultural spaces through collaborative translation and peer learning. Melbourne, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, 2011–2023.

Visit marcopoloproject.org