Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: What Truths About Humanity Are You Reflecting to Us?
By Claire Koryczan, Founder and Director, Imagine Beyond. When Saviesa invited me to contribute to the inaugural edition of Saviesa Perspectives, they posed one question to anchor the entire publication: What does it mean to be human in an age shaped by artificial intelligence? The essay below is my response. In short: AI chatbots are increasingly […]
The Imagine Beyond Neuro® Model
Why Leadership Begins in the Brain. Your prefrontal cortex, the part of your brain responsible for strategic thinking, creativity and problem solving, sound judgement and self-control, does not know the difference between a hostile boardroom and a toddler who won’t put their shoes on. It just knows it’s already been asked for a lot, before […]
The Imagine Beyond Trifecta®
A Leadership Philosophy for the Age of AI. A leader said something to me recently that I keep thinking about… “How do I lead when I’m genuinely uncertain?” It wasn’t a rhetorical question because he meant every word of it. What was interesting to me was less about the uncertainty itself, as every leader I […]
Everything Has Polarity
And that’s one of the most useful insights I know about leadership There’s a moment I see happen in almost every Entrepreneurial Leader Programme I run. It’s below the surface, but you can feel it in the room. Someone, usually a thoughtful, experienced leader who’s been wrestling with a challenge, pauses mid-conversation, looks up, and […]
AI is transforming work at speed, but are leaders unintentionally training their organisations to think less?
In the 2026 Trend Report, our Founder, Claire Koryczan, gives a compelling perspective on why creativity and entrepreneurial leadership must remain central as AI becomes embedded in daily work. She warns that without intentional design, organisations risk defaulting to technology at the expense of critical thinking and connection. Drawing on neuroscience, Claire explains how experiential learning […]
The Top Leadership Skill Isn’t What You Think
What if the most powerful leadership skill isn’t technical expertise, decision-making speed, or even AI literacy? What if it’s… the ability to stay present? According to Harvard Business Review, “just being present” may be the defining leadership strength of our time. That might sound underwhelming until you understand the neuroscience behind it. Presence isn’t passive. […]
Leading Through Highs and Lows: How Your Decision-Making Is Guided by the Emotional Compass
How do you make decisions on a good day, and how does that vary from how you make them on a bad day? We have all had them. Those moments where everything that could go wrong does, where no project seems to align, and where nothing seems to be going the way you need it […]
Entreprenurial Leadership – It’s Innate In All Of Us
Leading with entrepreneurial flair: How can we dial up the entrepreneurial leadership qualities that are innate in all of us? Many of us will have worked under differing types of leadership throughout our careers. Some leadership styles we may have found exciting and inspiring while others feel more challenging. Visionary leaders may have helped us […]
Why The Most Effective Teams Aren’t Just Smart, They’re Connected
At the heart of happiness, at home or at work, is something deeply human: connection. Your brain is hardwired for it. The limbic system, your emotional core, is what makes you seek out closeness, belonging, and trust. It’s in your biology. If you’ve ever had a pet cat or dog, or a lizard or fish, […]
From Automation to Exploration
How to nurture human thinking AND harness the efficiency of GenAI – can you do both? When generative AI tools exploded onto the scene in the public consciousness, they had the fastest uptake in the history of any platform. ChatGPT crossed the one million user mark in just five days after it was made public […]