Enabling Factors

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There are some central keys, with deep origins in the human nature,  that enable the inner transformation of leaders, leading to the organisational effects observed in this program. These are presented below:

• The most important factor is to consciously create a psychologically safe space. A safely held space seems to be a very important basis for transformative human development, because inner growth is a vulnerable process. Some keys are:
   

  • A holding structure, where all the practical things are made easy.
     

  • We as facilitators participate fully in everything we do. We fully engage in every exploration, every dialogue, every practice and every inner reflection and meditation. We do not lead the group though this journey. We walk every step of the way alongside them.
     

  • ​We hold a deep respect for everyone also having a life outside the program. For example, we never blame, or even comment if someone is late, needs to leave early, etc. People are human, and we want to salute that.
     

• Another, absolutely central key, that differentiates our approach from most other approaches, is to hold the intention to fully embrace everything we see in ourselves, in love and acceptance. Nothing is seen as wrong, broken or imperfect. Nothing needs to be improved, fixed or developed. This enables all our inner figures to feel safe. In that the individual leader gains access to their full inherent power, richness of perspective and ability to sense and make sense of the inner and outer realities.
   

• We see that our broad foundation of integrated, complimentary scientific frameworks and models serve as a safe way to explore and meet oneself, others and the system. Solid science, which is not seen as 'the truth', but offers validated ways to explore deeper into the self, and the self in interaction with others and the system.
   

• Truly exploring the scientific fields together: developmental psychology, relational organisational psychology, the natural process of human and organisational growth through complexity and emergence is a key.
   

• Liberating structures is a key to reach deeper. An example is the way we design exercises and dialogue formats, which enable us to reach deep in a short time. In doing so we can meet and explore on a much deeper level than normally, and open for a deeper transformation.
   

• Keeping the inner process alive is key. The combination of preparatory video material, full-day sessions, coaching triad exercises between sessions, applying the frameworks to daily leadership challenges and individual coaching provides a continuous flow keeping the inner process alive.
   

• The peer support formed in the coaching triads has also shown to be vital.
   

• And finally, the 9-month program duration enables transformation, from the inside out, where it is no longer possible to fall back into "the way we've always done it."