David delights in listening to the aspirations of leaders and helping they and their teams unlock hidden resources by facilitating meaningful and playful engagement. He creates a space for both levity and gravity to emerge. He believes that there is a lot of wisdom in the room and our intentionality around designing and facilitating our meetings and gatherings can open up or close down possibilities. He delights in sharing the gems of Applied Improvisation – giving us practices and skills to amplify our ability to listen, empathize, play, experience joy, connect, be creative, and collaborate – all skills essential for our uncertain and complex times. David’s work as a consultant, learning designer, facilitator, and leadership coach has led him to work with teams in health care, business, nonprofits, churches, government, and schools. He lives in Bellingham, Washington and his favorite moment of this last year was performing improv with his 20-year old daughter Simone for the first time in Seattle. He came to Holden for the first time in 2008 with his daughter and it continues to reveal its gifts to both of them.