Coaching

1 on 1 Social Innovation Coaching with Ling Ling 

I coach individuals and teams who are looking for more support and structure on their innovation journey. This offering is particularly helpful when the pathway forward is unclear. Typically, it is one of these three scenarios:

1. You have just started on the innovation journey and discover there are many pieces to the work that all look urgent. You know they all fit together in some way but it is very messy and it can feel overwhelming. You know you are onto something and are driven to put the pieces together but you could use some guidance!
2. You are further along on your innovation journey but now feel stuck. You may have a challenge to overcome or you may be trying to decide whether you need to pivot. Parts of what you have built are working well and other parts have not yet come together. You could use a thought partner to problem solve and help navigate the choppy waters!
3. You are further along on your innovation journey and have the desire to take your work to the next level but are not sure how. You have been working in one way for some time and you have much to celebrate, however, you feel there is so much more that could be done. You could use a thought partner to explore the full potential!

All of these scenarios are fantastic places to be in because they all hold tremendous possibility. I bring to your work several disciplines and skill sets:

• Strategy consulting, MBA, and development economics - allows me to go deep into problem solving with you, creating frameworks to understand the marketplace and design your business model
• Innovation, human centered design and market research - provides a full suite of tools to validate ideas, gain clarity on your target customer and provide structure to the innovation journey 
• Self awareness and mindfulness - creates the space and context to develop strategies for overcoming internal barriers so you can bring your best work forward 

As your coach, I weave together these disciplines. The coaching I provide starts with a deep listening so I can ground your work in both business and self awareness fundamentals. This grounding exercise provides the structure to our work together and in and of itself can bring you immediate new insight. Based on what we discovered in the grounding session, I then apply the tools and frameworks that will bring the most clarity and impact to your work. (Note: There is pre and post work for both of us for each session.) Sessions are tailored based on what we have learned and prioritised in the previous session. The goal of each session is to bring clarity and focus to your work so you can:

• See what is possible
• Make the best decisions for your work 
• Optimize your time and energy on what matters most
• Integrate your whole self and your intuition into your work
• Bring your best work forward

"There is a significant positive shift that I have been able to bring in the overall approach to driving the whole business. Thank you for your patient listening, empathetic hand holding and apt intelligence to give me clarity which is beyond expression.”

- Social Enterprise Coaching Client (14 February 2021)