"Take a long, hard look down the road you will have to travel once you have made a commitment to work for change. Know that this transformation will not happen right away. Change often takes time. It rarely happens all at once."
John Lewis
Profile
As a first-generation American and son of an Egyptian mother and a French father, Igor's work has been personally motivated to celebrate cultural diversity and build community connections through the power of our shared human experience.
His work is based on traditional community organizing techniques learned on the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns as well as personal narrative work with Marshall Ganz at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Igor has also worked with cutting-edge research on how to talk to people about some of the most divisive issues through deep canvassing.
As a meditation practitioner with 15+ years of experience his work focuses on the intersection of mindful contemplation and community action.
SERVICES
Public Narrative
Coaching
Through a tailored one-on-one program Igor supports clients in honing their stories, sharing them with authenticity, and scaling their influence.
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Hone your authentic, multi-faceted story as an engine for culture change
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Breakthrough limiting beliefs and behaviors to embody your story
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Develop a story portfolio and understand how to connect your story to the present moment
Leadership Team Development
The strength of any team, big or small depends on communication, trust, and understanding. Storytelling can help individuals connect to the stories that inspire them and help teams to build a shared sense of purpose.
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Deeper sense of trust and camaraderie among participants
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More effectively resolve conflicts for generative outcomes
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Create supportive structures for individual members to overcome resistance to change
Community Engagement Consulting
Igor brings a decade of strategic and community engagement experience. Whether you are looking for genuine community input or trying to build community ambassadors Igor can help design a space and process for connecting to the community.
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Community based research and human centered design
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Empathy interviews
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Development and coaching of fellowship and cohort programs
Recentering an organization’s workplace culture to hold Equity as a core value takes a sincere commitment to examining and transforming the organization as a whole.
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Vision-Mission alignment for your leadership, teams, and organization
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Trainings
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Executive and Board of Directors coaching
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Equity assessments
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Advisor