We lead the expedition. You take the journey.

Organisations today face many of the same challenges: Daunting levels of complexity. Accelerating speed and diminishing effectiveness. Business models that can’t keep pace with the dynamics of change. A dawning awareness that the point of a company is not just to increase revenue and profits. A hunch something isn’t right.

We work with you to develop a new operating system for your organisation. Our consulting services are comprehensive and take into account all aspects of the individual. We offer you creative spaces for learning and innovation. Spaces where new approaches are not only understood but also, and most of all, experienced. Where a culture based on trust and cooperation, awareness and vitality, can emerge. Where transformation can be tested in your organisation’s everyday operation. Where you can find true innovation, not old ideas repackaged as something new.

Our consulting focuses on cultural development, self organization, agile organization, purpose-driven business transformation, triple-bottom-line business models, strategy and vision creation and mindset innovation. TheDive’s services are accompanied by personal coaching to address specific subjects and foster the kind of transformation your organisation needs.

What we provide:

• Assistance with the development of your business into a high complexity organisation
• The design of structures and configurations that promote change
• Coaching for processes of transformation at the organisational, team and individual levels
• Training for transformation teams
• Real-life prototypes to change mentalities and corporate cultures

Organisms and living systems.

Organisations are groups of people who come together for a specific purpose. But as systems become more networked and processes become more automated, organisations must contend with increasing levels of complexity. Existing management systems are ill-equipped to navigate this constantly evolving terrain.

Many organisations feel under pressure to adapt yet are hesitant to make the leap that such transformations require. TheDive provides businesses and institutions a sense of orientation in the world of dynamic organisations and helps them find the right speed for change. As our own experience has shown, transformation demands not only new structures and processes but also new attitudes, habits and corporate cultures.

The word for this kind of change from within is self-organisation. And it’s here that our expertise lies. We are trained in proven models such as holacracy and sociocracy, and we work with certified partners following today’s cutting-edge methods. Yet we also eschew a one-size-fits-all approach and tailor our services to meet the needs and specific circumstances of our clients.

What we provide:

• Presentations and workshops on self-organisation
• The intensive workshop "7 Steps to Self-Organisation"
• Multi-part courses on facilitating self-organisation
• Assistance with the introduction of self-organised models (holacracy, high complexity organisations, etc.)

Let‘s work together. (Come on, come on.)

The way people work together is changing. As the complexity of organisations increases, so does their need for iteration and agility. This new environment requires hierarchies that are defined by areas of expertise and tasks, not by top-down power, where learning is key to evolution and there’s more space for transparency, autonomy and individual development.

Management plays a crucial role in this transformation, for they are ones who must strike a balance between traditional oversight and self-organisation, between being teachers and being students. TheDive offers programs that train managers in new forms of collaboration and leadership. Workshops such as "Design Thinking," "7 Steps to Self-Organisation" and “Meeting Pilots” encourage participants to try out new approaches and rethink old ones without relying on prefabricated solutions. They teach managers how to handle complexity and uncertainty, how to harmonise chaos and order, and how to make space for new possibilities. The aim is to foster a new understanding of collaboration.

Spots in our training programs for teams and organisations can be booked at TheDive School In addition, our Transformation Communities gives anyone who is interested the chance to learn together with like-minded individuals from other organisations.

What we provide:

• Presentations and workshops on new concepts of collaboration and leadership
• The development of leadership programs and curricula focused on transformation
• Training courses in agile approaches (design thinking, scrum, etc.)
• "Meeting Pilots," a multi-part course on holistic facilitation skills
• Planning for journeys of learning and inspiration

Breathe in, breathe out.

The new needs space to materialise, space where impulses become ideas and ideas become reality. Yet in day-to-day life, people often neglect the spaces in which they work.

There’s no underestimating the importance of quality work space. New forms of working require new working environments. Our team of architectures, scenographers and designers will work with you to develop spaces that give your organisation room to breathe — and thrive. You can embark on this journey into the new at one of our own specially designed work spaces: Base¹ in Berlin or the Base⁷ in Esslingen (near Stuttgart). There we will show you our complete portfolio of projects.

Our workshops and community networks are also designed to create spaces for the new. Spaces that maintain creative tension. Spaces for community. Spaces to unwind. Spaces to get started. Spaces for unfolding potential. Spaces for experimentation. Spaces for small ideas that increase everyday enjoyment. Spaces for big ideas that make the world a better place.

We blend the ingredients that enable true innovation and development. We bring together the people you need to take the next step. People from the business and start-up world, from the social impact scene, from art and music. Our toolbox of methods ranges from MBSR and tai chi to holistic approaches and co-creative methods such as design thinking and scrum. We put them to use in the great outdoors, in urban settings or in-house at your office.

What we provide:

• Presentations and workshops on new work spaces
• The design of long- and short-term innovation spaces
• Assistance with participatory and co-creative processes of space design
• Portable innovation spaces (mobile solutions, agile methods cases, etc.)

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Transformation thrives on intelligent networking. More and more people and organisations want to update the way they live with others. What if we could eliminate the conflict between economic success and meaningful togetherness? What if companies were driven by social and environmental goals as well as economic ones? What if we followed not only our minds but also our hearts and intuitions?

TheDive links like-minded people who think about these and other related questions. People who value exchange and inspiration. People who want to start new projects with each other. We bring them together through a variety of encounters: fireplace evenings, executive purpose circles, community dinners, meetings with leading pioneers, unconferences.

If you want to start something new, send us a message and we’ll schedule a talk!

What we provide:

• Support for building like-minded communities of practice
• The development of co-intelligent ecosystems extending beyond single organisations
• The design of self-directed learning and exchange between organisations
• Meetings and community networks on new ways of working

Learn, work, play.

TheDive School teaches new ways of working. Organisations, individuals, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts can learn about the skills and methods that today’s complex work world requires. TheDive School curriculum focuses on awareness, agile methods, self-organisation, innovation, sustainable management, reflection, enjoyment and community. It’s motto is "Just try it."

The "agile collaboration," "mindset innovation" and "balanced business" tracks contain a variety of modules, and participants can receive certification at three different levels: basic, practitioner and master.

Our courses take place at the Base¹ in Berlin and at the Base⁷ in Esslingen (just outside Stuttgart). More information about curriculum, trainers, dates and booking can be found here.

What we provide:

• One-to-three day workshops with experienced trainers
• Tracks in agile collaboration, mindset innovation and balanced business
• You can find an overview of all our programs here.