Descending from a long line of storytellers, Stephen was raised on a 22-acre farm in Northern Ireland in the height of the 'troubles'. The family farm was situated in the so-called 'murder triangle' where political violence was an everyday reality. Although the Irish were warm and kind, they collaborated very poorly. While growing up, Stephen became fascinated with what enables people to 'get on'...

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Descending from a long line of storytellers, Stephen was raised on a 22-acre farm in Northern Ireland in the height of the 'troubles'. The family farm was situated in the so-called 'murder triangle' where political violence was an everyday reality. Although the Irish were warm and kind, they collaborated very poorly. While growing up, Stephen became fascinated with what enables people to 'get on' and what can be achieved when people collaborate.

For over a quarter of a century, Stephen has been researching the dynamics of change, problem resolution, group dynamics and his greatest passion: collaborative intelligence. Extensively trained in NLP, facilitation, improv, and group dynamic techniques, Stephen is the founder and principle of Zenergy PD. As a keynote speaker and business consultant, he works within health care, non-profit, professional associations, education, and government and is the resilience content expert for one of Canada's largest health regions.

Stephen strives to stay ahead of the curve with 'all things collaborative'. He is the author of 'Teaching an Anthill to Fetch: Developing Collaborative Intelligence @ Work'.