“I found this systemic approach invaluable. Nicola supported me in my wish to hand over the organisation to new leadership with as little disruption as possible.”    Lisa Garson | Founder, Action Volunteers Africa

Have you ever used a coffee cup, the spoon and a saucer to explain something to a friend? That’s a constellation. It draws on gestalt theory and its roots are entwined with African knowledge systems. Drawing on our innate sensing capabilities (you might surprise yourself), constellations help individuals and teams make tricky situations explicit and malleable without too much talk. Here’s a brief overview of the formal constellation process by John Whittington of Henley Business School.

Highly suited to diversity and inclusion work, constellations deepen enquiry into issues of leadership, strategy, structure and change. When working with organisations, we focus on roles and functions; in individual leadership and personal work, the session may consider personal, family and ancestral relationships. All constellations are confidential.

Sessions may be in person or online, using the platform developed by the Feld Institut in Germany. Please explore options with Nicola.

Sometimes the last thing we need is more information, more tools, another workshop. Instead we need space to re-experience the sense of connectedness that brought us to this work in the first place. Whether as practitioners or as teams, we may need a reminder that this is as important as the next meeting we’re about to attend. Incite’s nature-based processes offer sustainability leaders, practitioners or teams an opportunity to expand their cognitive capabilities in wilderness areas within the Cape Peninsula (Glencairn, Cape Peninsula National Park, Silvermine Nature Reserve).

Please contact Nicola to chat or co-design your own nature-based process.

Photo of Venus Pools, Cape Peninsula National Park, by Lisa Garson.

This kind of coaching integrates the professional journey with the journey within. It is not easy, but immensely rewarding. I’d recommend it to any practitioner who wants to stop drowning and start swimming. Sustainability Lead, Financial services sector

Take passionate practitioners, intractable challenges and organisational inertia. Blend, then turn up the heat. While burnout can be acute, it’s more commonly felt as a spiral into apathy and depression. Whatever organisation we work for, it can’t afford this and neither can we. Practitioner coaching recognises that practitioners are people too. We are complex and adaptable and arrive in our jobs with personalities and a past. Most of us are here to make the world a better place. Sometimes, that starts with taking ourselves as seriously as we take our work. Chat to Nicola to explore whether this might be what you are looking for.

Mainstreaming has brought new entrants into the sustainability field. Some are expanding their professional focus, others are recently qualified. Everyone’s insights are important in sustainability. Mentorship offers a regular space to connect with experienced Incite practitioners, providing a great way to fast-track your capabilities and effectiveness. Mentorship is online and flexible, typically requiring an hour every two weeks. It is available to individuals and groups. Please contact Nicola at nicola@incite.co.za to discuss your needs.

Photo: Graduates from Action Volunteers Africa, a development NGO based in Cape Town, attended a group mentorship session that explored their innate ability to work with complexity.