"Beginner's Mind", Ian 'Dragon' Young

Speakers bio

"I believe that connection and understanding between people are the routes to uncovering new possibilities and opportunities. My interest is in exploring the inner patterns that hold back and prevent us from achieving our full potential personally and organisationally", Ian Young


PROFILE
Ian works across both business development and organisational change specialisms, bringing a pragmatic and dynamic energy to the learning and development programmes he designs, delivers and supports. He is especially interested in working on issues of leadership development and team performance development.

His practice as a coach and change consultant is increasingly informed by Gestalt and Systemic Constellations perspectives and issues of cultural sustainability. He is currently exploring the place of love at work in releasing people’s individual and collective potential and is spearheading projects which aim to build community around a number of social innovation subjects including young people’s health and wellbeing.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
• Building a business development strategy to grow a new company, from analysis (the now) to concept (intention of change) and implementation (delivery)
• Designing and Delivering a program to recognise high potential individuals within one the UK’s largest pharmaceutical supply chain and procurement teams
• Designing and launching a new personal development program around “the inner critic” and our internal, unrecognized barriers to change.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Currently enrolled on Ashridge Masters in Change Management
• Diploma in Performing Arts – Urdang Academy (London)
• Diploma in Theatre Studies

SPECIALISMS
• Business development
• Executive coaching, especially of leaders and managers in career transition
• Facilitating Action learning Sets
• Team performance development
• Corporate restructure and recruitment consulting
• Change Management

Local Days and Times
Wednesday 12th October

Weds 04:00 - 06:00 USA - Pacific
Weds 07:00 - 09:00 USA - Eastern
Weds 12:00 - 14:00 UK - London
Weds 19:00 - 21:00 China - Beijing
Weds 22:00 - 00:00 Australia - Melbourne

Title of session
Beginner's Mind

Format of session
Seminar (one speaker, quite interactive)

Description of session: Content and Outcomes
Ian Young will be talking about the concept of beginners mind and how you can apply this both in your coaching practise and life. The continuous challenge in coaching is how do we ensure we are fully present with a client and go with what is in the moment with out discounting our own experience, noticing, thoughts and feelings.

The concept of Beginners Mind can support us with this. and take our practice to the next level. Beginners mind supports coaching as a cognitive theory and an embodied sensory practice of knowing. I believe both are important to support and client fully.

Shape of the talk

Introduction
of me, my organisation and shape of the talk

What is Beginners Mind ?
How to apply and work with beginners mind.
How to integrate beginners mind in to your practice.
What is the Impact for me (the coach) them (the client) and us (the community/organisation)?

Some of the possible takeaways are
- a greater understanding of the concept
- enough knowledge to experiment with beginners mind and be able to integrate it in to their practice.
- a new perspective about what makes an effective coach

Web or Blog
www.meus.co
www.meusblog.co