In a world that often defaults to individualism and action
— to goals, to gives and gets, to binaries —
we believe that listening deeply, observing carefully,
perceiving inclusively, and creating intentionally are
nourishing practices and quiet powers.

They help us:

Become more conscious of ourselves and others.

Connect with the wider world of which we are a part. 

Imagine and realize new possibilities for being together.

Who we are

We are practitioners, colleagues and friends scattered across the world — actively questioning the dominant frames that currently guide our world. We seek to live and work in ways that are outside these frames — outside the segmentation, the division, the isolation.

While we think of ourselves as outsiders in some way, we haven’t checked out. We know that doing so foregoes the power to engage and influence — to reshape the frames and spaces towards honesty, inclusion, connection.

We are exploring new ways of ‘being’ and ‘doing’ with each other, and attempting to integrate these practices into our lives, our work, and the fabric of our communities.

We believe that the human experience is as much collective as it is personal. We believe in the expansive potential of bringing together thinkers, dreamers, and practitioners who are striving to live intentionally in service.

We’ve been blessed — through relationships, experiences, personal and communal practices — to know what a better alternative feels like. We’re on personal and professional paths towards it. And we see great value in gathering others who are, too.

Questions that animate us

We seek to give language and shape to the practice of expanding consciousness in different types of collectives —organisations, communities, movements.

  • How can we hold space and help each other to be more aware, more intentional, more connected?

  • How can individuals feel more connected to the organizations and communities to which they belong?

  • What is a conscious organization? Conscious of/to what? Inside and outside?

  • What is the relationship between collective consciousness and culture? What can we learn in considering the differences?

  • Does consciousness emerge differently in different types, structures, and sizes of collectives? (e.g., companies, non-profits, social movements)

  • What does it feel like to be a part of a conscious collective? Can consciousness help us to understand how leaders can nurture ‘esprit du corps’ (awareness, connection, presence) in their organizations?

  • What is the relationship between consciousness and morality? Does the pursuit of organizational consciousness necessarily imply a moral obligation?

  • Are competitiveness and consciousness compatible?

  • Is conscious leadership enough to expand collective consciousness?