University of Washington Human Resources

Paul Horton – The Athena Group

The Athena Group

PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT

I help groups of people achieve clarity, strategic alignment, and coherence so that they can get good work done together. I am committed to fostering shared responsibility and working across boundaries to implement collaborative approaches to organizational change. I specialize in using dialogue-based, participatory approaches to engage the collective intelligence of diverse groups of people, leading to wiser actions. Skilled at facilitating meetings where a high degree
of conflict is present.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE/RESULTS

EXPERIENCE / SELECTED PROJECTS

• Expertise in helping executives, managers, and affinity groups understand and navigate complex challenges
  and develop a more adaptive approach to their work.
• Help diverse groups of individuals (or stakeholder networks) get “unstuck”, improve communication and
  collaboration, and achieve collective impact.
• Highly trained in the Art of Participatory Leadership (otherwise known as the Art of Hosting Conversations
  that Matter). Have conducted multiple ½-day, 1-day, and 3-day trainings for hundreds of individuals.
• Design and facilitate retreats, summits, and community conversations on a range of topics, including
  homelessness, race, racial relations and law enforcement, community resilience, and youth educational outcomes.
• Teach the Art of Participatory Leadership and adaptive capacity for the Masters in Public Administration
  Program at The Evergreen State College.
• Support individuals and groups at the level of strategic direction and thinking. Have developed strategic plans
  for universities, state agencies, tribes, transit agencies, airports, and for-profit businesses.

CREDENTIALS

SELECTED CLIENTS