Ken Homer

Current

Principal at Collaborative Conversations
Adjunct Faculty - Mentor at New Ventures West
Consultant, Facilitator and Coach at Omega Point International

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Past

Director of Community Outreach at The World Cafe Community Foundation
Director Graduate Department at New Ventures West
Director of Research and Development at Sustainable Strategies, Inc

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Ken Homer’s Summary

The Purpose of Collaborative Conversations is to include more voices - even if there are dozens or hundreds of people involved - in the conversations needed to create a mutually desired future, and to make better decisions as a result of the broadened participation.

The Value of Collaborative Conversations is that people can:
• Arrive at a clear idea of what is important to them regarding specific issues.
• Explore what is possible based on the constraints they are operating under.
• Determine and coordinate effective actions that produce desired outcomes.
• Critically reflect and learn in order to improve their future collaborations.

The Results of Collaborative Conversations include:
• Higher levels of productivity.
• Less wasted time.
• Increased sense of ownership and accountability for results produced.
• Smoother functioning in and among teams and workgroups.
• Serious fun - the work is enlivening even when it is challenging.

Ken Homer’s Specialties:

• Designing many-to-many conversations for breakthrough thinking.

• Helping people who feel stuck with insoluble problems access enlivening possibilities for their future.

• One-on-one coaching for developing conversational leadership skills.

• Using large-group dialogue processes (World Café, Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry, etc.) to work with complex and messy challenges.

Ken Homer’s Experience

Principal

Collaborative Conversations

(Management Consulting industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

I provide coaching and consulting services to both individuals and organizations interested in collaboration and creating environments where people can thrive. My work focuses on building the competence to design and convene conversations that include all relevant voices, address complex issues and make wiser decisions that enjoy widespread support.

My client collaborations draw from a wide variety of traditions - both ancient and modern - and blend together elements of Appreciative Inquiry, Future Search, Integral Coaching, Open Space Technology, Positive Psychology, Theory U and World Café. Poetry, mythology, storytelling, art, movement, somatic awareness and indigenous wisdom are also regular features in my client partnerships.
Adjunct Faculty - Mentor

New Ventures West

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

New Ventures West is highly respected in the coach training industry for the quality and rigor of the Integral Coaching methodology they developed and teach. I mentor students pursuing certification in NVW's year long professional course.
Consultant, Facilitator and Coach

Omega Point International

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

June 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

Omega Point provides consulting and executive coaching to businesses and governmental agenices. I am a member of Omega Point's consulting team providing services as a strategic thinking partner, facilitator and coach. For a more detailed description of the services offered please visit: www.omegapoint.net
Director of Community Outreach

The World Cafe Community Foundation

(Non-Profit; Management Consulting industry)

June 1997 — February 2007 (9 years 9 months)

The World Cafe is a dialogue process that can be used in groups ranging in size from a dozen to many hundreds. Properly applied, it can make accessible the knowledge and wisdom of the entire group.

During my decade with the World Café, it grew from something known to less than 100 people into a practice used by 100s of 1000s of people worldwide, and it continues to evolve as a thriving community of practitioners.
Director Graduate Department

New Ventures West

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

June 2001 — May 2004 (3 years )

New Ventures West is a professional coaching school offering a certification program in Integral Coaching.

After receiving my certification in 2000, I was invited by the owners of the company to create a Graduate Department for people who completed the year long Professional Coaching Course. I worked to form a community of practice among the graduates, with a focus on sharing coaching experiences, building peer relationships, and creating a network of support and expertise.
Director of Research and Development

Sustainable Strategies, Inc

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

May 1993 — June 1996 (3 years 2 months)

Sustainable Strategies Inc., is dedicated to building learning communities by organizing around the principles and concepts of sustainability. During my tenure there, I extensively researched group process methods, often by attending workshops and documenting the processes used. I also performed research on the principles of ecology and, with the help of my colleagues, wrote and produced teaching materials to support small group learning and community formation.

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Ken Homer’s Interests:

Dreams, dreaming, social intelligence, collaborative intelligence, group dynamics, community formation, stages of network development, social networks, nutrition, dialogue, chi kung, somatics, integral theory, depth psychology, indigenous wisdom, whole system change, community, communities of practice, ontological coaching, cradle to cradle design, transformative economies, solar ecologies, local action, web 2.0, web 3.0, twitter, conversations that matter, world cafe, open space, appreciative inquiry, future search, change methods, expressive therapy, music, collaboration ecology, collaboration, dialogue and deliberation, democracy, study circles, wisdom councils, art, music, philosophy, Humberto Maturana, poetry, linguistics, Fernando Flores, integral coaching, NLP, deliberative polling, systems thinking, Peter Block, authentic leadership, organizational development, visual language, massive change, interfaith relations, mythology, theory U, Alan Sieler

Ken Homer’s Groups:

Bay Area Chapter of the Society for Organizational Learning.
Past Coordinator for Marin County Chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Advisory Board member for the Bali Institute for Global Renewal
Member National Coalition on Dialogue and Deliberation - and have presented at three of their four conferences.
Co-designer of the RockRose Insitiute's Youth Dialogue Project on trans-generational leadership.
Alumni of New Ventures West.