Being “nice” isn’t the same as creating psychological safety. In this talk, Bett Bollhoefer shares stories from nonprofits, Toastmasters, and tech to show why great leaders balance kindness with accountability. You’ll learn why safety matters more than “being nice,” how emotional regulation shapes culture, and what leaders like Satya Nadella and Tim Cook get right.
👉 Perfect for anyone curious about fostering trust, innovation, and real accountability in leadership.
Leadership advisor Ron Laurie introduces the Viable System Model as a powerful framework for aligning human physiology, organizational design, and integral theory to help organizations thrive in complexity.
Welcome to this immersive session where Bett Bollhoefer explores the intersection of embodied product development, chakra meditation, and Spiral Dynamics! Bett, a seasoned product manager and yoga teacher, introduces the Embodied Product framework—a unique approach that blends tech innovation, intuition, and holistic leadership to create meaningful, sustainable products
This video explores the transformative power of Bohmian Dialogue in creating We Space, a collaborative environment where diverse perspectives come together to generate new insights and collective wisdom. T Poling, a seasoned practitioner of Integral Leadership, shares practical techniques for fostering meaningful dialogue in organizations, leadership teams, and communities. The discussion highlights key principles such as suspending judgment, deep listening, and thinking beyond either/or solutions, emphasizing how dialogue can lead to emergence, synergy, and innovative problem-solving. This session also serves as a preview for the upcoming Embodied Integral in Boulder (April 3-5, 2025), where participants can engage in live We Space sessions and explore deeper applications of these transformative practices.
Embodied Integral Session Overview: Using Pain and Discomfort for Growth
In this video, a panel discusses the upcoming ILiA Support Pod event in Boulder from April 3rd to 5th, 2025, designed as an "embodied integral experience." This gathering moves beyond intellectual theory to cultivate a journey where facilitators and participants engage with body, mind, spirit, and emotions in a dynamic, interactive environment. Key sessions and micro-practices are aimed at enhancing self-awareness, integrating masculine and feminine energies, and strengthening resilience and community. Sessions cover various themes, including physical embodiment practices, transformative life practices, and collaborative exercises, all grounded in an integral framework. Attendees will have opportunities for personalized, experiential learning, collective practices, and moments of rest.
In this session, we share the micro practices that help us regulate.
We share our favorite memories from ICON’s Future Human event from May 2024.
During this February ILiA Support Pod we hear from the organizer of Future Human event which is held May 16th to 19th in Denver. We do a round table discussion of what would make the event successful.
Brandon Nørgaard presents on how to establish and grow local and regional meta-hubs, which are interconnected meetup groups in the same geographic region wherein each constituent group serves some important function for the community at large and the meta-hub as a whole is intended to provide people some of the important things that would otherwise be lacking in their lives. You can read more about meta-hubs here: https://enlightenedworldview.com/proj...
Note that this is inspired by the work of Hanzi Freinacht, which is the pen name of two social theorists who have applied Integral Theory to the social and political realm.
We are discussing the upcoming event, Future Human.
ICON and ILiA are putting on an event not to be missed called Future Human. The Feb 19th Support Pod will discuss what elements, themes, and experiences will make this May event spectacular. Come out and share your insights.
Suzanne Taylor introduces the Essay Contest.
The ILiA Board shares why you should join us at the Embodied Integral Event in Boulder. To register go to https://www.ilianow.org/embodied-integral-boulder
Learn more about ILiA: https://www.ilianow.org/
About ILiA
Integral Leadership in Action was conceived in an Open Space session in 2004 during an Integral Leadership seminar that was sponsored by Integral Institute. It featured Ken Wilber and Fred Kofman, and Jeff Salzman was a major organizing force. Dan Noble originated the idea of creating a follow-up group, and core collaborators from year one have been Cindy Wigglesworth, Victoria Wilson-Jones, and Terry Poling. Their shared intent was twofold: 1) Continue the conversation that Ken and Fred stimulated and 2) Create a conference that each would personally like to attend.
Dan Noble on Monday, Aug 21st, for an interactive session called “Building Local Regenerative Economies: An ILiA Case Study and Leadership Clinic.”
Dan will share the work he is doing in Regenerative Economies. He will explore together with us the following:
What is Integral Leadership in Action (ILiA)?
What are circular regenerative economies?
What are, and why are bioresources important?
How are ILiA methods central to these enterprises!?
The “clinic” aspect of this discussion is where attendees can share ideas and insights with Dan. Dan is open to improving his work and is hoping to receive wisdom from the group.
About Dan Noble:
Dan Noble is the Founder of Noble Bioresources, Inc. (NBI; NobleBioresourcesInc.com). NBI is a bioproducts market & industry development firm, based in California. He is also Executive Director of the Association of Compost Producers (ACP) (healthysoil.org; the US Composting Council California State Chapter) since 2002 and has over 50 years of science & business-based environmental education, market research, publishing, strategic consulting, enterprise, compost utilization, and association management experience.
ACP continues to develop and implement compost awareness and market-ready programs, specifications, and sustainable management practices that build healthy soil using compost. NBI turns bioresource market intelligence into regenerative Organics Management Infrastructure Plans for local communities, and profitable bioproduct businesses to support the development and operations of local renewable organic economies. Mr. Noble has been a student of Integral Life Practice for over 25 years and has B.A. degrees in Biology and Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego, and M.S. degrees in Molecular Biology & Education from the University of Oregon.
We explored these sub topics: What could the US gain from full participation by this group in the decisions to co-build a more inclusive future Can we enlarge the US American pie to fully include the other side of America?
