The Art of Thinking Together (AoTT) is for anyone interested in developing themselves as a leader with the greater depth of understanding and the practical skills needed to bring about sustainable, positive change in their organisation.

Why now - Today’s turbulent and challenging environment calls for a heightened level of leadership. In many organisations, the pressures of uncertainty and complexity create a relentless drive for performance at every level. Yet resource constraints can stifle creativity and productivity, even while increasing work load. Under these circumstances, even the strongest systems can experience fragmentation, leading to factional strife and deviation from long-term aims. In complex organizations, such structural traps require highly capable leadership that can work successfully across constituencies to guide deep and far-reaching shifts.

What you will learn - This program will introduce you to the framework and tools of our dialogic approach and develop your practical ability to apply these tools in real-life challenges. The program is highly participative. It is designed to deepen your leadership identity and expand your capacity to connect with others and access collective intelligence, even in complex situations with multiple stakeholders.

Who should participate - Past participants came from a variety of organisations including the World Bank, Shell, BP, Oxfam, RenRe, government agencies and academia. Many participants have also chosen to attend outside of an organisational context. The program can benefit anyone who wishes to grow their capabilities to engage others in strategic transformation. Colleagues who attend the AoTT together gain a heightened capacity for using dialogue effectively within their organisations. Team members can think together about how to apply new practices with immediate effect back on the job. Teams of three or more enjoy a group discount.

About Dialogos - Dialogos has over 20 years’ experience in dealing with complex systems undergoing changes or severe challenges. Our proven dialogic approach begins with building a powerful and holistic core that engages people to contribute towards a common vision. We are experts at supporting leaders in building environments that support open dialogues across boundaries, and managing interventions to bring about visionary transitions. This program is part of a leader’s journey to deepen his or her capabilities to influence organisational dynamics for sustainable change. As organisational capacity is strengthened, people work together more productively on the right issues. And when impasses or breakdowns occur, the trained leader is able to maintain perspective in dealing with unexpected changes and use conflict to create new possibilities for action.