Visual Evidence: The Nature of Leadership

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Jackie Stevenson, Founder and CEO, The Spirit of Leadership, studies and convenes social leadership experiences found in nature that transform organizations and industry.

The photo album "Nature in Leadership" (below), describes Jackie's laboratory; a farm nestled in gently rolling hills not far from downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

Horses are the teachers and, combined with the ambiance of local prehistoric woods, the lab offers space and time for students to reflect on leadership in nature.  Teams share insights and discoveries that affect individual habits of leadership.  


  

Images help us broaden and connect value to our physical surroundings. The Nature in Leadership album enhances our understanding of the video interview Jackie shares with us below.

 

The Nature in Leadership - Introduction from I-Open on Vimeo.

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Dialogue & Inclusion: The Nature in Leadership

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Jackie Stevenson, Founder and CEO, The Spirit of Leadership, is a thought leader and research practitioner studying how we relate to one another in meaningful ways to strengthen social engagement.

In the video below, Jackie shares a brief introduction about why her work applied in relation to nature, natural systems and fine-tuned through shared experiences with large animals - specifically horses -advances the discovery of successful leadership practice. We can apply all of these lessons to building social networks for collaboration in open innovation systems.

The Nature in Leadership - Introduction from I-Open on Vimeo.

Learn more about Jackie's insightful work at The Spirit of Leadership. We'll be posting the complete video interview, transcription and photo collection here soon.

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