Our strategies, programs and training are based on a set of models that we have found to be powerful, practical and ethical. Some of the models and tools that we use are described below.

AQAL stands for 'all quadrants, all levels' and this is the heart of Ken Wilber's approach. The four quadrants of interest to us are individual (I), culture (We), material (It) and systems and processes (Its). In each quadrant we find a hierarchy of developmental lines and stages. For example, Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Erickson's levels of cognitive development fit into the 'I' quadrant which covers individual development.

The power of Wilber's integral approach lies in the need to consider all quadrants when we look at individual or culture change within an organisation. This means that we need to look at the material environment and the systems and processes when we are assessing the culture and trying to change it. Too often we find scenarios where businesses attempt to change individuals without addressing the other quadrants or companies which decree new values without looking at the current culture, decision making and processes.

One of the most useful models of individual and group evolution today is Spiral Dynamics. It is a theory of human development that looks at individual and collective value systems and is a predictor of individual motivation and collective systems. Spiral Dynamics has been proven by extensive quantitative research. The original concept was developed by Clare Graves and later expanded and adapted by Don Beck and Chris Cowan. In their view the psychology of the human being is 'an unfolding, emergent, oscillating spiralling process marked by the progressive subordination of older, lower-order behaviour systems to newer higher-order systems as man's existential problems change'. Spiral Dynamics has recently been expanded into Wilber's AQAL approach by Don Beck, see the picture on the left, and is now called Spiral Dynamics Integral.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a model of human communication that focuses on tools and techniques for personal change and development. It also contains a powerful breakdown of communication structures, behaviours and language. Described by the original authors, John Grinder and Richard Bandler, as 'the structure of magic' it has been used in therapy, business and personal growth. NLP has created valuable models of rapport, body language, anchoring and managed to relate behavioural strategies to the internal representations we make in our head.

Using a range of sources we have created our own holistic life design model and process. This model breaks life design down into 15 steps and 10 areas (from relationships over career to friends and health&fitness). It uses S.M.A.R.T. goal setting and needs analysis, recognising that in certain areas, such as family and relationships, needs are more important than goals. Our holistic life design process also recognises intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual energy in the relevant areas. This model lies at the heart of our life coaching approach.

We combine a broad range of tools from psychotherapy with a very structured coaching process. In our coaching, we will focus on more behavioural choices and on the client's ability to implement new choices. Our coaching is very action oriented, we want clinets to be able to create their future. In cases where clients need to deal with issues from the past, we refer them to suitable counselling services.