EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU
An integrative thinker offering a better way to learn and grow.
A renowned innovator in the space beyond coaching.
A seasoned guide for personal and collective thresholds.
David is a pioneer and advocate for better ways to learn. He works with L&D and change leaders to get meaningful results. Advisor for organizations on how to make real change in real time. Creator of The Narrative 720°, a dialogical and collaborative feedback process. Founder of Integrative Development, a theory and set of practices for liberating the potential for growth in any moment. Contributor and Advisor to Ovida, an AI-informed start-up, to help their clients get better results from feedback.
David is an innovator in the coaching space. He provides ongoing R&D for the Project and runs virtual retreats for practitioners. 9x WBECS Summit presenter. Founder of Narrative Coaching. Founder of The Five Maturities Project. Host of the Beyond Coaching Experience. Thought Leader for Institute of Coaching. Opening keynote for first International Coaching Psychology Congress. Author of 70 peer-reviewed publications; Co-Editor of SAGE Handbook of Coaching.
David is a seasoned threshold guide. He walks alongside people who are seeking to step into a new story for their life or work. Founder of Narrative Release, the spiritual philosophy and way of life. Creator of The Full Circle, a meditative breathing practice designed to help us awaken and adapt. Creator of sacred spaces where people can compost what they no longer need, curate what is most essential, connect more deeply with others, and channel what they are called to do.
Founder of The Moment Institute in Portland and Amsterdam as a global learning community based in David’s work.
David turns nouns into verbs
Nouns, like stories, enable us to be in conversation, but often keep us from making new connections or taking new actions. For that we need verbs. Verbs reflect the natural ebb and flow of Life, the arc of narrating our experience, the unfolding nature of change, and the energy to manifest what matters. David has spent his career helping people free themselves to live and work with a deeper humanity and ease.
David has mastered the art of deeply noticing clients' stories as they are lived and told as well as the openings to bring new stories to Life. We need that now more than ever. He helps leaders, teams and practitioners get to the crux of their issues, make real change in real time, and move forward in new ways in service of what matters most. As he walks alongside people, he:
- Notices out loud what is present.
- Speaks plainly about what seems essential.
- Facilitates what is ready to emerge.
- Invites them to step into what is next.
David creates moments of meeting
David works with organizations, groups, and individuals who are serious about releasing old stories about who they are, why the are, and how they are in the world to make room for what we need now. This work is vital as we seek deeper (re-)connections with ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. He knows that what adults often need most is a safe space to practice—new stories, new selves, new ways of being.
He offers people the scaffolding they need to learn and grow in the course of real work and real conversations. He allocates his client’s investments of time and money in line with what makes a difference—e.g., focused personalization and integration more than generic presentation and information. His clients love his gifts as a muse, thought partner, and guide in creating safe and generative spaces for learning and growth.
Are you interested in:
- Engaging David on a Project or Program?
- Using The Five Maturities?
- Working with David as an individual or group?
David's upcoming events
- Monthly: BCE - The Beyond Coaching Experience - a free monthly session that offers a nourishing immersion in our work
- May 2nd > May 4th: Presenting The Five Maturities at the Institute of Coaching Conference in Boston
- May 7th at 3PM ET: The Five Maturities - How do I Stand Out in a Crowded Market? Register here
- May 9th: Session on Narrative Coaching for graduate coaching students at University of East London
- May 15th > July 24: IoC Webinar Series - Design Your Future In Coaching: Using the Five Maturities Framework. Register here
- May 16th > May 17th: Presentation and Panel for "Stories that Light up the Now" virtual conference
- June 6th > June 7th: Support for the founders as the new Head of Ovida Labs at the Coaching and Technology Conference at NYU
- June 27th: Presentation on The ID Way for graduate students at Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
- View The Moment Institute YouTube Channel if you want to find out more about who David is and what he offers
If you would like David to speak at your event or co-design an immersive learning experience, please let us know using the form. Thank you.
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