Working with David
David is the founder of Integrative Development, a game-changing approach.
These principles, processes, and tools enable organizations to transform how they develop people. They stop wasting money on sending changed people back to unchanged environments. Instead, people grow through addressing real issues.
David is a calm port in the storm and an enlightened pragmatist.
He brings his interdisciplinary wealth of experience to every project, including: (a) expertise in change & transitions; (b) wisdom about learning & development; (c) skills in recognizing patterns; (d) an ability to bring out the best in others.
David partners with project leaders to get to the crux of their issues.
Organizations can invest their time and money in ways that require less heavy lifting and more open dialogue. Less fancy materials and more honesty. As a consequence, people and the organization mature and improve results at the same time.
What does your organization need most right now?
Working with Teams and Organizations
David loves working with organizations seeking to break through to new ways of delivering on their mission. He has a passion for game changers leaning into the challenges for humanity at this juncture.
Clients love the depth of his knowledge, the holistic nature of his approach, his fierce humility and clarity, and his gifts as a thought partner and guide.
His clients include: ARM, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dropbox, Google, Optus, Logitech, Nike, PwC, Victorian and Australian Public Service Commissions, Westpac Bank, Xero, and many public sector organizations.
David equips people to develop themselves in the course of improving how they connect and work gets done.
Using AI to advance learning outcomes
David serves as Head of Ovida Labs (ovida.io). They are using his unique expertise and work on feedloops to design their platform. He advises Ovida's client organizations on how to connect AI and humans as well as feedback and development, in the same process for better results.
This includes:
- Designing customized learning journeys and feedloop processes
- Developing resources to help people turn insights into action
- Deploying internal professionals in new ways to work in real time
Ovida enables organizations to move from the hype of AI to the hope of AI through its integration with David's research and work. It enables users to create a strong yet adaptive link between their investments in people's growth and people's performance in service of what matters most.
Testimonials
Founder, Ovida
"David's work with Ovida has been fundamental to our success. He believed in Ovida before it had any substance, and his subtle yet incisive guidance has helped us craft a product that is both highly ambitious and deeply pragmatic. David's ability to challenge and extend our thinking at both a conceptual and practical level has been invaluable in honing our value proposition. You know someone truly gets your business when you hear them describe it better than you can."
Global training manager, Nike
"David Drake is visionary, looks for and brings out the best in others, and always leaves people and groups better off than when he found them. He is an effective and cogent business partner. David Drake’s work is valuable to any organization today. "
Chief Learning Officer, PwC
"David partnered closely with us for three years, contributing his extraordinary coaching skills and expertise to assist us in crafting and driving a significant cultural change journey for the Firm with coaching at its foundation. His wise counsel, combined with a genuine interest in people, deep experience with OD and commercial acumen, make him a trusted business advisor to us."
Director of Coaching, Melbourne Business School
"David’s narrative work is very powerful. He was a very astute choice for working with us. There has been such a positive response to his philosophy, models and personal style; his visit has exceeded all my expectations and made a significant contribution to the development of our coaches."
Chief Financial Officer, Westpac
"If we could talk like this every day, it would fundamentally change our organization."
Client Projects
Interested in collaborating with David?
Addressing the complex issues we face will require increased collaborative efforts across disciplines and geographies. David is seeking additional opportunities with other pioneers working to improve how we collectively live and work.
His recent projects include:
- German start-up working on AI literacy for coaches
- Associations seeking to advance coach development
- Large public sector agency deep in disruptive change
Are you looking for:
- A co-author on an article or book?
- An expert for your research or development project?
- A co-designer or co-facilitator for an initiative or event?
- A co-creator to bring a new product or program to life?
Let us know if you see a mutually beneficial opportunity to work together.
Project Inquiries
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