- Some of Our Curiosities
Big Ideas We’re Watching
We pay close attention to the forces reshaping institutions, leadership, and society especially where uncertainty is high and the consequences are real.
The Future of Work & Learning
Work and learning systems are evolving faster than most institutions can adapt.
We are paying close attention to how leaders design environments that support human development, adaptability, and meaning not just productivity across increasingly distributed, global teams.
Building Resilient Teams
Resilience is no longer an individual trait it is an organizational capability.
We are studying how teams sustain performance, trust, and care amid constant change, uncertainty, and pressure, and what leaders must do to create conditions where people can do their best work over time.
Leadership Development for a Global Age
Leadership today requires navigating cultural complexity, geopolitical realities, and competing value systems.
We are deeply interested in how leaders develop the judgment, humility, and cross-cultural fluency needed to lead across borders — and how institutions can support that growth intentionally.
AI Governance & Responsible Adoption
AI is already embedded in decision-making and operations often without clear governance or intent.
We focus on how leaders can integrate AI thoughtfully and ethically using it to enhance insight, learning, and coordination while preserving human judgment and accountability.
Institutional Trust & Legitimacy
Across sectors, trust in institutions is eroding.
We are closely examining how organizations rebuild legitimacy through transparency, stakeholder engagement, and values-aligned action particularly in moments of crisis or transition. Increasingly, we see trust not as a byproduct, but as something that can be intentionally designed and accelerated.
Building Community Across Divides
Polarization is shaping how people work, lead, and engage with institutions.
We are paying attention to how leaders foster genuine connection across difference — not by avoiding tension, but by engaging it with care, courage, and structure.
Narrative Power, Uncommon Tables & Trust
Extraordinary impact rarely emerges from familiar conversations.
We believe some of the most important work happens at uncommon tables spaces intentionally designed to bring together people who would not otherwise sit together.
When designed well, these spaces do more than convene dialogue. They become trust accelerators enabling leaders, institutions, and ideas to move faster, further, and with greater legitimacy.
We are exploring how narrative, convening design, and shared meaning can transform difference into alignment and unlock extraordinary outcomes.
- How leaders Can Design Trust
Unleashing Trust Accelerators
Trust is one of the most powerful — and misunderstood — drivers of impact.
We are paying close attention to how organizations Intentionally activate trust accelerators clear signals, behaviors, and structures that increase credibility, alignment, and momentum for a brand, idea, or initiative.
~ When trust is present, progress accelerates.
~ When it’s absent, even the best ideas stall.
We explore how leaders can design for trust across:
- Strategy and decision-making
- Narrative and communication
- Governance and accountability
- Partnerships and coalitions
