Not another webinar.
The Intentional Leadership Lab blends practical tools from psychology, neuroscience and global leadership execution to strengthen your capacity to lead future-driven progress.
AI is changing much — but not the essentials: how we lead consciously, collaboratively and inclusively. In live online sessions you work directly with facilitators and peers on real leadership dilemmas, strengthening resilience and dismantling limiting structures and behaviours.
The Lab runs in two ways: as a free open session you can join yourself, and on demand for organizations, companies and networks.
Next Catalyst Session · 22 September · 45 minutes · on Zoom · free
Your entry point
The Catalyst Session.
Forty-five minutes, free of charge, drawing on the strongest elements of all three Lab modules. Real dialogue, peer learning and science-based tools for leading with greater awareness.
Facilitated by Sol Piñero Misa.
Neuroscience-based tools to optimise how you lead yourself and others.
Real peer dialogue and co-creation — not passive listening.
A concrete method from the Lab, and a clear picture of the full programme.
22 September
45 minutes · on Zoom · free · limited places
Registration handled by Luma
The Lab is delivered by a team of facilitators and subject experts. For on-demand sessions we compose the team around your brief — one facilitator or several, depending on the modules you choose.
Sol Piñero Misa
Leadership facilitator & social innovation pioneer
Two decades facilitating leadership training for the UN, Unilever and Neo4j. Specialises in neuroscience-based approaches to inclusive organizations. Former CEO of Retoy and Social Mission Manager at Ben & Jerry’s.
Hélène Barnekow
Board chairman, author & tech industry leader
Three decades in global tech, including CEO roles at Microsoft Sweden and Telia. Author of Power with Meaning. Known for building environments where innovation and people thrive.
Dr. Asia Eaton
Professor of psychology & Mindbridge executive director
Professor at Florida International University. Expert in power dynamics and workplace inclusion, researching how brain science strengthens leadership.
Roland Williams
Strategist & innovation leader
Executive experience at IBM and The Coca-Cola Company, now Head of Growth at SchoolTry, driving digital transformation across Africa.
The programme
One journey.
Each module runs as a live, facilitated session. Organizations, companies and networks book them on demand — the full journey of three modules, a selected combination, or a single module built around one specific challenge.
The neuroscience of intentional leadership
Strengthen the internal conditions required to lead well in complexity — from decision-making and energy management to inclusion and trust. In this session you will:
- Clarify and align vision, values and intention at both individual and team level, strengthening focus and impact
- Apply science-based tools to regulate energy and brain states, enabling greater awareness, better decisions and healthier team dynamics
- Identify and disrupt limiting bias at personal and systemic level, supporting more inclusive leadership and stronger organizational outcomes
“Inclusive leadership increases innovation capacity by 70%, as diverse teams consistently outperform homogeneous ones in solving complex problems.” — McKinsey, 2023
Leading highly collaborative organizations
Cultivate high-performing, collaborative teams — from psychological safety and accountability to collective creativity. In this session you will:
- Create and implement systems that strengthen awareness, accountability and shared intelligence
- Practise methods to lead collaborative teams effectively, with and without AI
- Explore how human creativity, enhanced by technology, can drive innovation and growth
“Companies driven by strong, values-based leadership are 50% more likely to meet or exceed financial targets.” — Gartner, 2024
Transformative habits and tribes
Systematically cultivate trust-enhancing habits and cultures that drive sustainable growth and innovation. In this session you will:
- Learn the science of transformative habit formation to lead intentional growth
- Co-create supportive tribes that carry purpose-driven transformation, accountability and resilience
- Implement reward systems that strengthen value-led growth
“High-performing teams attribute their success to inclusive habits, with 83% reporting stronger collaboration and decision-making.” — Deloitte, 2024
Who it’s for
Leaders navigating complexity who want to create meaningful impact while staying true to their values. You might be a leader facing rapid change and seeking clarity, a founder building a purpose-driven venture, or someone committed to leading authentically in uncertain times. What unites participants is curiosity, a commitment to intentional leadership, and the drive to move from challenge to possibility.
What you leave with
- Tools from neuroscience to access your brain’s leadership potential and create psychological safety
- Clarity on your immediate challenges, with next steps you can use straight away
- Methods for leading collaborative innovation, with and without AI
- Approaches that turn unconscious bias into conscious practice
“The Intentional Leadership Lab - Catalyst session gave me a meaningful pause from everyday work and the chance to reflect on how we humans function — essential for intentional leadership. The neuroscience-informed approach made the tools both practical and relevant.”
— Evelina Pärnerud, CSR Manager Social Impact Programs, IBM
“As an entrepreneur in Sweden, I found the concepts and activities extremely valuable for gaining clarity in intentional leadership and decision-making. The scientific explanation of how different parts of the brain influence decision-making was particularly eye-opening — it reinforced the importance of being conscious about the timing of decisions and the factors driving our choices. Her scientific approach provides a deeper level of understanding that can transform the way you lead.”
— Jagadeesh Varma, Founder, SITA.dev
On demand.
to your organization.
The Lab is designed to be adapted. We deliver it for organizations, companies and networks — in-house or online, shaped around your vision, culture and strategic priorities.
Three ways to work with us
The complete journey of three modules, a combination of them, or one bespoke module developed around a specific challenge in your organization. Delivered by the facilitators above, alone or as a team.
The same research and methods in a keynote format — for conferences, leadership days, kick-offs and network gatherings.
Tools only create change when they are used. We support leaders and teams through implementation with advisory work grounded in the same research — so what starts in a session continues in everyday practice.