Collective change grows out of connection —
between people, communities, generations,
and the living systems of our planet.
The Challenges of Leading Together
Even with deep awareness of the importance of human connection in collective change work, passionate leaders, committed community members, and capable practitioners still experience challenges working with and through the dynamics of human relationships, communication, and collaboration.
Even the most capable and committed teams and collectives can lose their groove.
These aren’t the challenges that you read in spreadsheets or dashboards.
They surface in meetings and relationships, in repeated patterns of disagreement, misunderstanding, and misalignment that never quite address the deeper questions at the heart of the issue.
Despite care, effort, and conviction, relationships get strained, and groups fracture into camps and silos, weakening trust, curiosity, and cooperation, draining energy and eroding collective power.
“Team-building” activities create the appearance of cohesion, but fail to create real connection.
It’s not a lack of capability or commitment.
It’s the need for a different type of engagement — one that enables people to hold complexity together, weaving together knowledge, vision, and intention for collective impact.
We support social and environmental impact leaders and stakeholders to come together in greater alignment, mutual understanding, and collective action.
Through deep dialogue and carefully designed gatherings and experiences, we help people connect across roles, identities, generations and perspectives, strengthening their capacity to listen, think, and move together.
Our approach is both methodical and deeply human, bringing together tested frameworks for intergroup process facilitation with cultural wisdom and practices that honor the intellectual, relational, and co-creative dimensions of collaborative leadership.
We help teams, communities, and coalitions do the deep work of collective leadership — not just as a one-time intervention, but as a core practice and way of being.
Guiding Co-Creative
Leadership & Impact
Championing Change through Connection
We envision leaderful teams, communities, and coalitions that work together in service of people and the planet with more joy, impact, and power.
Our purpose is to facilitate social and environmental transformation through collective leadership that nourishes rather than depletes, unites rather than divides, and builds futures that are not only sustainable but flourishing for all.
Our People & Process
Meet the Principal behind The Sambai Circle and explore how we partner with leaders, organizations, and communities to build alignment, deepen connection, and move forward together with purpose.