Some of the moments that move me most are what I call shooting star moments – those brief moments
when people suddenly see something they had not been able to see before. Moments of shared insight, when you can almost feel the energy
in the room shift. For me, this is where change truly begins.
What defines my work
I bring together:
- strategic and organisational thinking
- a strong drive for clarity and orientation
- a systemic way of seeing patterns, relationships and connections
- a broad range of facilitation methods
- psychological understanding of human dynamics
- the ability to make complexity tangible and understandable
- the courage to bring difficult or uncomfortable issues into the open
- together with a deeply respectful view of people
My view of people
I believe that every behaviour within a system has a reason.
Even behaviour that first appears difficult or problematic often contains valuable information about the system
itself and about the change that is trying to emerge.
I approach these underlying dynamics with curiosity and sensitivity, exploring the often unconscious motives that shape how people think,
feel and act within groups and organisations.
The systems that have shaped me
I originally trained as an engineer in energy technology, and my professional roots lie in the energy
sector. Over many years I held commercial, strategic and leadership roles, including:
- origination and development of new business areas
- building new organisational structures and business units
- contract negotiations and strategic sourcing decisions
- consulting organisations on energy-related and organisational topics
- developing sustainability strategies and implementation roadmaps
I have worked in both national and international environments, across private-sector
companies as well as municipal organisations.
Leadership and organisational experience
Having spent many years in leadership roles—both within the energy sector and in an energy
consulting company—I know organisations not only as an external facilitator, but from inside.
I understand what it means to:
- make decisions under uncertainty
- carry responsibility for people and results
- navigate the tension between strategy, implementation and everyday reality
These experiences continue to shape the way I work today.
My transition into systemic process facilitation
Over time, I became less interested in technical and energy-related questions and increasingly fascinated by a
different one:
How can organisations become places where people work together with purpose, responsibility and genuine engagement?
Places where challenges are approached with curiosity and a willingness to shape the future. Places characterised by mutual respect,
trust and appreciation.
This question led me on a long personal and professional journey in search of ways of collaborating that feel more alive, more meaningful
and more effective than what I had experienced in many traditional organisational settings.
Over the years, I found many answers through extensive education and continuous learning, including:
- Systemic Organisational Consulting & Change Management
- Designing Future Processes (including Theory U, Three Horizons and Future Workshops)
- Values-based Culture Development
- Visual Facilitation, Graphic Recording and Visual Storytelling
- Dynamic Facilitation and Thinking Circle
- Working with emotions and the inner compass
- Systemic Coaching
Along the way, something else continued to grow within me:
A deep joy in witnessing the moment when individuals and groups begin to see themselves differently—and discover new possibilities for action.
My methodological toolbox has grown steadily over many years and continues to evolve. I see human beings—myself included—as lifelong
learners, constantly developing both in relation to ourselves and to the world around us.
My role in the change process
I do not look at organisations only through their structures, but through their living dynamics.
I pay attention to where energy becomes trapped, which patterns keep repeating, and what is happening between the lines.
Sometimes it reveals itself in a single sentence.
Sometimes in a long silence.
And sometimes in the one topic everyone has been circling around for an hour.
These observations often become the starting point for our work together. My contribution does not primarily lie in subject-matter expertise.
It lies in creating and holding the process space—with the ability to read, support and gently move systems through their structures,
dynamics and development.
I do not see myself as someone who drives change from the outside. Instead, I focus on strengthening a system's own capacity to develop.
This means working with a clear awareness of what is present in the system—even when it is not yet obvious, comfortable or easy to name.
For me, this means:
- creating clarity without oversimplifying
- making tensions visible without bypassing them
- opening spaces without prescribing outcomes
- providing direction without offering ready-made solutions
- inviting development without forcing it
|
