Working with Complexity: Beyond Analytical Knowing
Join us March 6th, for our next virtual gathering, Working with Complexity: Beyond Analytical Knowing with Russ Gaskin, Ana Lucía Castaño Galvis and Luzette Jaimes of CoCreative.
In a world of increasing complexity, our usual cognitive approaches to understanding and shifting systems often fall short. While diagrams, frameworks, and methodical analysis can provide helpful insight, they can create an illusion of certainty where none exists. Many change initiatives stall not because of a lack of understanding, but because of our tendency to over-rely on cognitive approaches while undervaluing other ways of knowing.
In this unique AMI session we will explore how we can integrate cognitive and non-rational ways of knowing—somatic, intuitive, and feeling—to engage more effectively with complex systems.
Don’t miss this provocative and informative session!


Russ helps people who don’t know each other, and sometimes don’t even like each other, change complex systems together. His strength is supporting diverse groups to develop deep alignment, shared understanding, and shared strategies for shifting systems toward well-being for all.

Ana Lucía is an anthropologist and agro-ecologist who applies ecologic design models, participatory tools and liberating structures to catalyze collective intelligence. She facilitates collaborative processes to enable the expression of the highest potential of any place, organization or community, and to develop creative solutions to social and environmental problems.

Luzette has over 20 years of experience creating positive systems change globally. The majority of that time, she worked with Ashoka–the world’s largest network of social innovators. Luzette has trained and worked extensively in personal growth, leadership development, and well-being.