Leaders For A New Future.
From good soldier of the old
to brave creator of the new.
Start new conversations about shaping a new future through your work and leadership — at your events, on your podcasts, or in your organisations.
Inspiring Keynotes. Thought-Provoking Team Events. Insightful Podcasts.
Starting New Conversations
That Change Everything
We are at a fork in the road. The old conversations are obsolete. And the most powerful thing a gathering can do right now is start a genuinely new conversation about the future.
We have been guiding, activating and actively contributing to these conversations at leadership forums, systems change conferences, humanitarian sector gatherings, international stages and podcast studios.
We talk about what it really takes to evolve yourself, your work and leadership - as a leader for a new future. And shape what comes next during this time of a systemic transition.
"Louise Le Gat IS positive energy personified. With a full and present heart, Louise brings her gifts to the stage in a highly memorable and deeply impactful way. Powerful, calm and inspiring — you will be moved, you will be touched and transformation will begin."
LINDA STUART
"Amazing. I was so connected and engaged the whole presentation. Louise has great presence and such quiet elegance. She challenged me to do more and be more."
CORI COOPER
"Louise positively inspires the leaders of tomorrow to show up and make the difference in the world they were born to make. After hearing Louise I am inspired to start living the life I was born to live."
AMY ROCOE
What does it take to stop trying to predict the future
—
and instead to intentionally give it new form?
We are at a fork in the road. The future is being written like never before. And we must decide whether we will allow ourselves to be passively shaped by what is happening - or whether we will be the ones to shape what comes next.
This means stopping the autopilot most of us are operating from. Going beyond being prisoners of our past and hostages to our present. And instead becoming leaders for a new future - navigating through the uncertain, unknown and unstable nature of the current terrain.
The challenge is that we were trained to be good soldiers of the old status quo - to sustain it, manage it, win at what already exists within a stable context.
But now the system we were trained to fit into is the very system that is falling away. So rising, creating and leading for the new future means making the shift from good soldier of the old to brave creator of the new - and shaping what comes next in the midst of chaos.
01
The Fork In The Road
We are at a pivotal moment on the planet - a time of system shift - where we get to choose which track we go on next. Are we going to passively allow the future to be shaped - or are we going to become an active force in shaping it?
02
The Wrong Software
Most of us were trained as good soldiers of the old status quo. To sustain, maintain and manage what already exists. When what we need to be now are the brave creators of a new future. That requires an inner operating system upgrade.
03
Navigating Off-Piste
We are facing the uncharted. There are no maps for where we are going next. We have to make our own. The mission now is not to maintain the status quo. It is to create a new future of genuine flourishing in the midst of chaos. To navigate the unknown, uncertain and unstable - and shape what comes next with choice, creativity and courage.
04
Your Difference Is The Answer
If you don't fit into the existing world, it is because you are here to lead to a new future. Your misfitness is not the problem. It is where your leadership for the new originates. The seeds of the future are waiting in the place you never fit - because that is where you kept your own shape - and that is what is needed now.
The old maps are obsolete. The existing tracks have run out.
This is not a small course correct. It is foundational. It is fundamental.
You can't use old maps to build a new world. You can't lead tonew futures with outdated inner software.
What we decide now will have consequences for the generations to come. The question is not how do we predict the future - it is how do we shape what comes next?
"The old world is dying and the new world is struggling to be born. This is the time of monsters - and of lighthouses. Each one of us can choose to be the focal point of light we all navigate by."
LOUISE LE GAT - GLOBETHICS FORUM, GENEVA
The New Future Series -
Three Formats. One Conversation.
THE THREE MAIN FORMATS
That you can tailor to your context, your audience, and what this moment is asking of them.
THE KEYNOTE · 30 MINS
Leaders For A New Future
An invitation to reimagine who we are as leaders - and to shift from simply optimising the existing status quo to becoming creators of what comes next.
- The fork in the road - why this moment is unlike any other and what it requires of us
- From good soldier of the old to brave creator of the new - the inner operating system upgrade that we are called to now
- Shaping the future - the three shifts to not just predict the future, but to give it new form.
CONFERENCES · PLENARIES · STRATEGIC RETREATS
THE MASTERCLASS · 90 MINS
The Field Guide To A New Future
We stand at a fork in the road. We are called off-piste on a new adventure. This masterclass is your orientation guide to navigating this uncertain, unknown and unstable time - and to shape what comes next during this period of systemic transition.
- The new terrain - reorienting your purpose and impact for the new context we are in
- The new adventure - the system shift and what it is asking of leaders now
- The new rules of the road - how we are being called to evolve our self, our work and our leadership for this time
THE RETREAT · HALF OR FULL DAY
Your New Future Roadmap
Practical. Personal. Grounded. Building your roadmap through this new reality - when the existing maps no longer apply.
Charting your course to the future - in terms of self, work and leadership.
- Managing your state - to stop reacting to the uncertainty, unknown and unstable context.
- Activating the chrysalis - endings, shape shifts and new beginnings
- Flow as a new way of travelling - your compass, your map and your navigation system
THE CONVERSATION IN PRACTICE
These are the specific tailored conversations I am being booked for — brought to specific contexts, sectors and moments of transition. And weaving the different themes together for the most relevant and potent impact.
TALK / WORKSHOP/ PANEL
What does it really take to rise, create and lead to a new future? The inner system shift from moving the furniture around what we already know - to truly shaping what comes next.
For systems change and sustainability conferences exploring the inner and outer transformation this moment requires.
TALK / WORKSHOP
To navigate the evolving landscape of purpose and impact work. Learning to articulate your unique value and create your future-fit role in a sector in transition.
For those facing disruption and ready to move from finding a role to creating one that does not yet exist.
TALK / FIRESIDE
Successful, but feeling like you do not fit into the status quo? Your misfitness is not a problem. It is your new future leader ready to come online.
For those who feel increasingly out of synch with business as usual - and are ready to retrieve the hidden gold of your real potential.
See the conversations for a new future happening in real time
Insights That Matter For What Comes Next
From conference stages to podcast studios - let's explore new ways of navigating this time.
These are some of the talks Louise has been giving and some of the conversations Louise has been having.
From podcast studios to conference stages - watch the conversations right now.
Opening Ceremony IDG Forum - A New Paradigm Of Leadership
From Good Soldier To Purpose-Led Leader
Brave Builders Of The Future
"Leadership is no longer about maintaining the old - it is about shapeshifting into the new."
Unlocking The Purpose-Led Leader Within
"The inner shifts required to navigate this pivotal moment with clarity, courage and real impact."
Purpose Activist Profile - Brave Builders Of A New World
Purpose Meets Profit - The Edge Walker Approach
Across sectors,
contexts and stages
From keynote stages to executive leadership programmes, from humanitarian sector forums to systems thinking conferences, from university summer schools to international podcasts.
"Best session so far. Really touched me. Inspired. Lots of things to think about, very insightful, loved it."
"Lovely facilitator, powerful and inspiring."
"Louise, you really have a gift. Continue the great work."
"The IMD Business School MBA class had the opportunity to enjoy Louise's positive and inspiring message - with a practical approach supported by her personal experience. Louise, thank you so much for sharing your gift with us."
Bring a new conversation
to your world
Whether you are curating an event, hosting a podcast, or leading an organisation navigating genuine transition - get in touch and let's explore what the right conversation looks like for your context.
Don't be the missing piece we need."
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