Inclusive Innovation

Coordinators hold the 60,000-foot view, connecting dots across projects, run webinars and exchanges, synthesize learning, and create the rhythm that keeps the various actors in the projects engaged. One of the key skillsets required: being able to navigate hierarchy and facilitate people with different perspectives and lived experiences. 

Esh’s confession reveals that facilitation is less a method than a way of being: shifting stances, channelling mentors, and creating safety where brilliance can surface. Rooted in Africa and inspired by nature’s rhythms, Esh uncovers how perspective, connection, and creativity can turn restrained potential into confident, collaborative action.

The Thinking Skills Model reveals how diverse mindsets and attitudes shape each phase of creative problem solving, helping facilitators anticipate emotional needs, foster collaboration, and choose the right interventions to support meaningful, inclusive innovation.