THINKING IN THE MOUNTAINS MAKE BETTER LEADERS

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 "𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀" - 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁...:

After having had the utter privilege of arranging leadership gatherings and facilitating think thanks - several with Alexander Crawford - we decided to try to drot down the recipe, or at least our methodological findings so far - now published on illuminem.

Not just because it tells a fascinating story about how our connection with nature is strengthening us, and how true leaders can use that connection to stand tall in the transition... But also to hopefully see many more meaningful meetings find place in the very place that will have to withstand the effects of many of our most important decisions. Here we see the impact of our actions, so much better than in an airconditioned boardroom.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼, 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 - 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
𝗜𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

As we write, “place is a co-facilitator, not a backdrop.”​ because embodied, place-based dialogue can shift not just what we think and plan, but how we think.​ In a time of rapid planetary shifts, extreme environmental challenges, and increasing polarisation, how leaders meet matters more than ever. What if the most powerful conversations about planetary futures didn’t happen in boardrooms, but in deep snow and the crisp mountain air? 

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