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THE PROBLEM
Your teams are talented. They move fast, think hard, execute well. And yet, in the moments that matter most, when the problem is genuinely complex or the path is unclear, something defaults.
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The same thinking that got you here. The same frameworks, recycled. The same voices, dominating.
This isn't a skill gap. It's a cognitive one. Under pressure, the brain reaches for what it knows. Speed is rewarded. Reaching a conclusion brings relief, and that relief is easily mistaken for clarity.
What is lost is orientation: the capacity to widen perspective, hold tension, and choose deliberately when there are no clear answers.
"When the map no longer works, navigation begins."
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THE METHOD
When familiar approaches no longer fit, the answer is rarely to push harder or gather more input. It is to change how we are thinking.
I work at the intersection of analysis and intuition, structure and imagination. Clear thinking does not come from logic alone. Creativity without structure rarely gets things off the ground. Both are needed to make sense of complexity and find a way forward.
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Research in cognitive science shows that the most adaptive thinkers share one distinguishing quality: they can hold ambiguity without collapsing into premature certainty. This capacity is trainable. That is what the Inner Compass Method is all about.
THE FRAMEWORK
The Art of Navigating Uncertainty
The Inner Compass Method draws on cognitive science, Jungian psychology, Taoist philosophy and indigenous navigation traditions. It integrates four dimensions: the stories we inherit, the maps we rely on, the terrain we actually face and a creative practice that reconnects us to intuitive intelligence.
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It is rigorous, research-grounded, and designed for people who would normally never walk into a workshop like this.
WHAT CHANGES
People often arrive with capability, experience and insight. What is missing is not intelligence or ambition, it is the conditions needed to think clearly under pressure.
As the work unfolds, they become less reactive and more discerning. Attention widens, allowing more information, nuance and context to be taken in. Decisions are still made, but with greater care and a steadier hand.
Over time, people learn to listen more closely to their own judgment rather than impulse, a deeper form of knowing that integrates experience, intuition and reflection. This is where wisdom emerges.
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"My coaching with Marie was transformational. It has made me more clear and focused in who I am rather than just what I do. My world and experiences are so much richer for it."
- Susie Willis, CEO (Healthcare)
THE WORK
The Inner Compass Workshop
I work with leaders and teams through workshops, facilitated programmes, and one-to-one engagements. The entry point for most organisations is a half or full-day workshop.
An immersive creative and meditative process that works directly on cognitive flexibility, creative problem-solving and the capacity to tolerate and navigate uncertainty.
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Experiential rather than instructional. Participants consistently report that it surfaces thinking they didn't know they had.
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"It is not what you expect. That is precisely why it works."
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"She has expertise in areas fundamental to growth and success and a natural ability to get to the real issues. I have worked with Marie over five years. I absolutely recommend her to anyone."
- Dave Stanley, CEO Cyber Security (Private Equity)
BACKGROUND
Hello, I'm Marie!
The work I do is shaped by having spent time in worlds that rarely speak.
I spent the first part of my career inside high-performance professional environments — qualifying with PwC, working in finance and banking, then founding and building a creative business over a decade before selling it.
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I know what it feels like to operate in organisations that rewards certainty, speed, and measurable outcomes. I also know the moment those tools stop being enough.
That experience of crossing between worlds, learning to trust what logic alone couldn't justify, combining structure with imagination became the thread running through everything I now do.
Who Finds Their Way There
"Being coached by Marie was like a breath of fresh air. She has a wonderful approach that stimulates deep thought and challenges the status quo. I have successfully gone on to start my own business as a result."
- Jane Oremosu, Co-Founder EDI and Culture