‘The tension of our times is that we want our organisations to behave as living systems, but we only know how to treat them as machines.’
Margaret J. Wheatley
Testimonials
Working with Naomi has been a thoughtful and grounding experience of our early partnership journey. What stood out most was her ability to hold space for the softer, often unspoken dimensions of building something together, the relational dynamics, the power that each of us brings into the room, and how that shapes the way we show up with each other.
Naomi helped us slow down and pay attention to things we might otherwise have bypassed in our eagerness to get to work. Through her facilitation, we were able to reflect, both individually and as a group, on what we each want from this partnership, what we value, and where we might unconsciously be deferring to or resisting existing structures of power and seniority. These are not easy conversations, and Naomi created the conditions that made them feel safe and productive.
She also supported us in building something of a partnership charter, a shared foundation of values, norms, and ways of being together that we could actually return to. This has given our collaboration a texture and intentionality that I think would have taken us much longer to develop on our own.
If you are looking for a coach who will help your team go beneath the surface and work on the relational infrastructure that makes partnerships sustainable, Naomi brings both the skill and the sensitivity to do that well.”
Co-Founders of a Social Justice enterprise - India
‘As the saying goes, 'the carpenter’s door is always broken’. It’s always a challenge to look at your own self or internal operations. So it was a delight to work with Naomi and Maren. A perfect team that showed the value of how an experienced, dedicated and nimble setup can do wonders to help us activate a team wise discussion on our future strategy as a creative consulting business (…).
We found the process they put together unique and steered away from the classic analysis and mental over thinking and helped everyone to express their state of mind, vision and aspirations through creative and fun tools. We came out with a more honest and grounded perspective on how we could craft our future strategy. I am looking forward to continue to work with them as we add critical detail into our future roadmap and how to distil this down to individual goals across the team.’
Bassam Jabry - Managing Director at Chemistry (Creative Consultancy) - Singapore / UK / Netherlands
"Every time she enters a room, things get better. She brings fresh perspective, deep attunement, and a systemic perspective - she works with the field as a whole, not just the people in the room.
She holds a rare combination of skills: creative leadership, learning design, facilitation, and systems coaching, working in synergy. She can hold a room with deep care and listening, then intervene with sharp precision at the exact right time. She asks the big questions, challenges assumptions, and points to new possibilities - with a contagious curiosity that genuinely moves the line of what's possible.
Some people you simply hope to keep working with. Naomi is one of them - I'd call her again in a heartbeat."
Martina Gobec - Systems Coach, Facilitator & Collaborator - Founder at Thought Wardrobe - Denmark
‘As co-founders and life partners, coaching has helped us in very grounded and practical ways to improve our relationship both at work and in our daily lives. Naomi helped us gain tools to stay aligned with our values while our organisation continues to grow’.
Laetitia Mandel & Robin - Founders at Magic Hill (Retreat Center) - France
‘Naomi led our team session through the lens of power sources, a very interesting angle to look at our strengths, hesitations, taboos and desires as individuals "and also as a team".
I look back on the session with a sense of peace and excitement for the future of our organisation. The manner in which Naomi facilitated the reflection led to a soft, collective and forward-focused dynamic’
Noor Cornelissen - Founder at Rooted ( Immigration support and community building organisation) - The Netherlands