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About R Scott Spann Over the past 25 years, I've been solving seemingly “impossible” problems for Business, Society, & the Earth. My work is inspired by my experience with business leaders – trying to do the right thing in complex, competitive situations; my work with Social leaders in NGO's and government – seeking to satisfy diverse stakeholders in ways that benefit the whole; my career as a Rolfer and trauma psychotherapist – witnessing people recover from the injuries that life and humanity too often deal us; my time in nature as a cowboy, hunter, and sailor; and my training as an internationally competitive athlete. Born and raised in South Texas working on ranches and fishing boats, my experiences range from consulting with Arthur Andersen & Co. to launching the Texas office of The Nature Conservancy; Managing Vice President of RPC, a small national consulting firm, to leading the Rolf Institute; Vice President for ARC, International, a global leadership development & cultural change group, to Stone Yamashita Partners, a global branding & strategy firm; from CEO for VC firms to working with former guerrilla and indigenous leaders in Guatemala. And I continue to learn by working with Business, Social, & Earth-centered leaders today. I’ve applied my unique strategic methodologies successfully in businesses like Apple, HPE, and Humana; with social issues like Climate Change, Affordable Housing, and Social Justice with foundations and NGOs; and on complex projects for the U.S. Navy and the White House. To learn more, visit EmergentImpact.com

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 25 Lessons

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    Level 2: The Team

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      A Case Study (pending)

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      Required reading for Level 2

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    Level 2, Session 1: Emergent Consensus

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      L2S1 Preview Video (upgrading now)

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      L2S1 Slides

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      L2S1 Raw Pilot Class Video

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      L2S1 Homework

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      L2S1 Latest Class Video (Pending)

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    Level 2, Session 2: Reality Over Time

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      L2S2 Preview Video

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      L2S2 Slides

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      L2S2 Raw Pilot Class Video

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      Behavior Over Time (BOT): Step-by-Step Guide

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      L2S2 Homework

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      L2S2 Latest Class Video (Pending)

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    Level 2, Session 3: BOT Practicum

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      L2S3 Preview Video (upgrading now)

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      L2S3 Slides

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      L2S3 Homework

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      L2S3 Raw Pilot Class Video

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      L2S3 Latest Class Video (Pending)

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    Level 2, Session 4: Stakeholder Assessment Grid

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      L2S4 Preview Video

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      L2S4 Slides

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      L2S4 Raw Pilot Claass Video

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      L2S4: Stakeholder Assessment Step-by-Step (upgrading now)

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      L2S4 Homework

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      L2S4 Latest Class Video (Pending)

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    The Next Level of Emergent Impact™

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      Level 3: The Organization/Network

What people are saying

The experience of one of the hundreds of Leaders I've worked with.

“Scott Spann is a systems thinker and problem solver…. Scott was an incredibly positive force in Midwest energy politics and policy, helping the REAMP collaboration of NGOs and funders at its most critical juncture–the formative year. Through his efforts, REAMP players thought deeply about the system of electric industry and clean energy advocacy…. Scott [built] a dynamic systems model that every NGO player accepted as “the way things work”. He helped NGOs see how to push on the system to effect change–and since then, our influence and efficacy has dramatically increased.” [Scott's note: What you'll learn at Level 2 was the pivotal moment in this project - the process that unlocked the resistance to the group's alignment and eventual success.]
Michael Noble

Executive Director Fresh Energy

Get on the path to solving "impossible", wickedly complex problems for Business, Society, & the Earth – today – with Emergent Impact™

70-90% of strategic change efforts fail (HBR & Forbes, 2022) as they’re not aligned with Reality. In these courses, you will learn to align Leaders, Teams, Organizations, & whole Ecosystems (Business, Social, or Earth focused) with Reality – the Reality of being more Fully Human acting in Complex Systems.

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