Connecting to Co–Create: A time for Transformative Leadership

Two months later, I arrived in Amsterdam and joined Class 9 of the Creative Leadership Program. Since the beginning, it was an amazing personal journey that soon became one of the best experiences in my life. THNK felt like home. I really enjoyed each module, met friends who became a new family and worked hard on my endeavor that soon evolved into i2Co: School of Transformative Leadership.

As a creative leader and THNKer, I have a strong determination to create and lead a more inclusive society. How? First, by suspending and discontinuing old habits of judging and operating in order to immerse into the reality that I want to transform in Mexico. Second, by re-directing how I look at problems; from my perspective to the viewpoint of other stakeholders in the ecosystem. At THNK, I learned how to make creative questions and cast creative teams in order to achieve what many still think impossible.

Today, it is evident that most people do not trust their leaders because leadership has become an expression of vanity. Recent events where social polarization has revived nationalism, populism and protectionism show a clear disconnect between those who lead and their followers. If we really want to be effective and solve the most pressing national, regional and global challenges, we need to understand that leadership is the highest expression of love and therefore it should be reframed as an expression of humility.

In order to shape a better future, I pledge to accelerate and enable other leaders to create big shifts to positively impact our communities and the world. Inspired by my personal journey at THNK and the many possibilities that the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings to all, we created i2Co: School of Transformative Leadership.

We are inviting leaders aiming to reimagine politics and governance to live an amazing journey (Co4i – Co-creation for Impact) that will allow us to shape a more inclusive future for all. This journey has two phases: i for Personal Mastery – to inspire and accelerate creative leaders (i Explore, i Open, i Connect, i Conduct and i Direct) and CO for Achieving Impact – to bring game-changing innovation processes that lead to creative solutions to help achieve systemic change and more citizen-centered outcomes (Co-Presencing, Co-Sensing, Co-Visioning, Co-Producing and Co-Implementing).

I hope that with the significant experience of some THNKers in public sector innovation, we can create a stronger THNK Public community to help each other. In August 2017, i2Co School’s first Class will come together in Mexico City to reimagine politics and governance through design and innovation.

Instead of fighting uncertainty let us embrace it. This is the path to serendipity where the magic of co-creation happens. I am optimistic because the future is not written. This is the most fascinating time in history to be alive. Let us be grateful and make it worthwhile!