Creator of the Cynefin framework which is one of a series of approaches to the field of naturalizing sense-making. Creator of anthro-complexity as a field and the first self-ethnographic tools for sense-making, Director of the Cynefin Centre and Chief Scientific Office of Cognitive Edge.

Marion is particularly interested in the area of psychosocial aspects of work, and has co-developed a wellbeing pulse with Cognitive Edge with a view to bringing about positive change in this area. She founded Upstream in 2016, with a view to helping clients navigate complex challenges and enable their businesses become more resilient. She is also preferred partner with Cognitive Edge and part-time lecturer in University College Cork. She adopts a progressive, straight talking approach, and is an advocate of Safety Differently and anthro-complexity (complexity theory applied to human systems) approaches.

Zhen Goh is an active proponent of: “knowledge is a martial art”, and believes that responsible business and research has to advance societal improvement. She has 15 years of experience in working with Complexity and narrative research. She is a Social Anthropologist by training, and believes in the power of narrative and ethnography, and the importance of liberating the innate human potential for navigating the white waters of uncertainty.

Dr. John R. Turner is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University in the College of Education and Human Development for the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development.

Nigel Thurlow is the creator of the award-winning Scrum the Toyota Way training course, and the co-creator of The Flow System. He is the co-author of The Flow Guide, The Flow System Guide, The Flow System: Key Principles and Attributes, and the co-author of The Flow System: The Evolution of Agile and Lean Thinking in an Age of Complexity.

He previously served as the first ever Chief of Agile at a global Toyota company, leading Lean and Agile practices at Toyota Connected. He also led many digital and organizational transformation initiatives while at Toyota and is a recognized expert in the Toyota Production System, the Toyota Way, and various Agile approaches.

He is also an Author and an International Keynote Speaker and as a Professional Scrum Trainer, the first one ever in Toyota and the first to have been certified by both the creators of Scrum, he has trained over 8500 people worldwide as of 2022.

Nigel led the successful transformation at 3M Healthcare Information Systems and has taught and coached in notable companies such as GE, Bose, 3M, Microsoft, and MIT.

Nigel has also co-authored and published several peer reviewed white papers and journal publications on team science, and he acts as an advisor on several boards at the University of North Texas.

He has been featured in Forbes, and many publications and talks he has given can be found online.

HIs website is nigelthurlow.com

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I have always inhabited the liminal boundary between science and art. I studied Meteorology, partly because of the awe I experience when I encounter beautiful cloud formations or violent storms. I love photography, because there is a science as well as an art to it. This is also why I love good writing, and why I aspire to be a good writer myself. The ability to inspire and impact others with words is a privelege, an art and a science.

My writing focuses mostly on making complexity theory accessible. I do this to help others navigate uncertainty and find their way when they are in uncharted territory. When I'm not writing, I am a thinking partner to other pilgrims heading into the unknown.

Riva Greenberg is a diabetes corporate advisor, educator, advocate, health coach, and online influencer, who has lived successfully with type 1 diabetes since 1972. She is currently advising the Centers for Disease Control in the branding of DSMES (Diabetes Self Management Education and Support Services).

Riva is a trusted KOL bringing the patient voice to health care, and an international speaker at conferences, health expos, hospitals, and corporations. Over the past several years she has transformed the way we live with chronic illness and how health professionals work with people with diabetes. She and her partner, Boudewijn Bertsch, designed the Flourishing Approach (FA), a neurobiology-based, rather than machine-like, approach to managing diabetes. Riva has presented the FA to thousands of health professionals around the world and facilitates skills workshops. 

Riva's three books create a trilogy to manage diabetes well. Her first book, "The ABCs Of Loving Yourself With Diabetes" helps readers develop emotional strength, stamina, and flexibility. "50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life and the 50 Diabetes Truths That Can Save It" breaks through misinformation through the engaging format of myths & truths. "Diabetes Do's & How-To's" provides essential action steps to achieve good health. Riva wrote for the 'Huffington Post' for seven years and blogs on her website DiabetesStories.com, which has been recognized numerous times by Healthline and ShareCare Now.

"The ABCs Of Loving Yourself With Diabetes" has been used at diabetes camps to help children with type 1 diabetes overcome fear and build resilience. Riva is an IDF Blue Circle member, member of the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, she has spoken at the WHO, United Nations and is recognized for her humanistic work by professional associations and organizations.

Riva delivers keynote talks. For more information visit her website Diabetes Stories.com; Twitter: @diabetesmyths