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Welcome to our space for connection, learning, and a bit of bold experimentation.

Here, we explore ideas that might help humanity grow toward a future that is more just, inclusive, and sustainable for all.

Here we share what we know about – how adults can grow, navigate change and thrive in today’s world – with as many people as possible.Have a look below to find the opportunities that resonate with you and sign up to learn alongside people from all walks of life as we navigate the messiness of life with a little more lightness and a lot more love.

What we offer

We love learning and experimenting with new ideas, tools and frameworks that nudge us towards a better future and the world we want to live in and leave the next generation.

Join us in learning, growing and developing, with support from others, in a safe space.

Core Offerings: Coaching Leaders for a Complex World

A Professional Certified Coach training program rooted in adult development, complexity, and the messy, beautiful work of human growth

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Coaching Leaders for a Complex World

Coaching Leaders for a Complex World is a leadership coaching certification program for people who care deeply about human development, starting with their own. It meets all the requirements for ICF PCC-level accreditation, but it offers something rarer: a place to grow your capacity to support others in messy, fast-changing, multicultural environments.

This isn’t generic coach training. It’s for people who want to support growth in others–whether by becoming a coach, deepening an existing practice, or leading with more presence and care. You’ll be introduced to powerful ideas like adult development and complexity, and you’ll be supported in bringing those ideas to life in your own work and relationships.

Format
Over six multi-day modules, you’ll build real-world coaching skills, grow your emotional self-awareness, and expand your ability to lead across differences. This is a learning journey rooted in reflection, practice, and community. It’s not just about earning a credential—it’s about becoming the kind of person who can support meaningful transformation in others.

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Course Faculty

A Professional Certified Coach training program rooted in adult development, complexity, and the messy, beautiful work of human growth

Core Offerings: Growth Edge Coaching

A three-part course, delve into the richness of adult development

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Virtual Course

Intro course:
Conversations at the Edge

Conversations at the Edge dives into conversations that open up entirely new realms of possibilities. This gateway course will take your listening and questioning skills to a new level, and deepen your understanding of adult development (aka vertical development).

Format
14 hours over 10 weeks

Next start
September 15, 2026

USD $1250

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Virtual Course

Advanced course:
Dancing at the Edge

Dancing at the Edge explores how you can make significant impacts with brief, targeted interventions. This advanced course teaches you to identify and navigate the patterns that influence how adults grow and change, enabling dynamic shifts in your coaching sessions.

Format
12 hours over 5 weeks

Next start
September 23, 2026

USD $1250

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Virtual Course

Advanced course:
Mapping the Edge

Mapping the Edge enables you to help your clients make sense of their meaning-making in a structured and detailed way, effectively guiding them through their personal growth paths.

Format
18 hours over 14 weeks

Next start
April 12, 2027

USD $1500

Course Faculty

Our international faculty features leading voices on adult development who have worked with hundreds of leaders across Fortune 500 companies, not for profits and government organizations.

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“The Growth Edge framework and tools allow me to understand my clients and myself on a whole new level, respecting them where they are, and asking questions that allow for a deeper exploration. This program has changed my life in ways that are still unfolding.”

Maya Cohen
Alumni of “Dancing at the Edge” in 2023

Innovation Lab: Latest learning opportunities

In-person Course

Grounded on the Edge

Loosen your grip without losing your ground.
Strive less, be more.
Free the heel, free the mind.

Format
Sainte Foy Tarentaise, France. Known as the best kept secret of the Alps, this smaller and less crowded ski resort tucked near the Italian border offers natural beauty, fantastic on- and off-piste skiing within 30 minutes from more renowned resorts like Val D’Isere, Tignes, and Les Arcs. An optional alpine skiing refresher may be offered March 28-29, for those who feel less comfortable on skis. Details to come.

Next start
March 30, 2025

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