Future Skills Farming · The ecosystem network

The future needs people who make it possible.

Different perspectives. A shared commitment to lead from what is possible. Meet the people who bring this philosophy into their work.

When strategy alone is no longer enough.

Our mission

Human Leadership for a future worth living.

We stand for leadership that strengthens people, provides direction and takes responsibility, especially through change and uncertainty. We help people imagine the future, build meaningful conversations and turn a shared vision into action.

People in the network

Distinct strengths. A shared direction.

Every member featured here works with the Future Skills Farming philosophy and is active in the Bold Leaders Community. Their strengths complement one another, from strategic clarity and systems thinking to storytelling, personal development and the inner foundations of leadership.

Bold. Wise. Brave.

Karola Sakotnik, MBA MAS

Host, curator and connecting voice

Karola brings together future visions, leadership and strategic storytelling. Through “Breakfast with Grandma”, she brings a future worth living to the table and invites us to use it to guide today’s decisions. She hosts and facilitates the network’s hybrid gatherings.

Coaching & sparringFuture labKeynoteFacilitation & dialogueStorytelling
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Kairos — because timing matters

Mag.a Erika Krenn-Neuwirth

Strategy, sustainability and organisational development

Erika translates ideas for the future into practical organisational change. She connects strategic clarity with sustainability and organisational development, helping turn a promising direction into workable next steps.

Future labStrategy & advisory
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It’s all about quality of life

John Ireland, MBA

Leadership, transformation and personal transitions

John supports leaders through transformation and personal transitions. He offers international, English-language sparring and mentoring for experienced leaders, keeping quality of life and effective leadership in view.

Coaching & sparring
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The power of questions

Nathalie Starke, MSc

Systems thinking, complexity and interdependencies

Nathalie uses thoughtful questions to open up new perspectives on complexity. She helps people recognise patterns and interdependencies and identify effective points of intervention, so decisions take the wider system into account.

Future labStrategy & advisory
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Leading with purpose

Eva-Maria Flucher

Self-leadership, personal clarity and embodiment

Eva-Maria connects body, mind and leadership responsibility. Yoga, mindful movement and body-based reflection create space for personal clarity. Her short embodiment practices help people experience the connection between wellbeing and effective leadership, online and in person.

Coaching & sparringEmbodiment
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Simply human

DI Thomas Sölkner

Spirituality in business

Thomas brings purpose, values and inner attitude into the leadership conversation. He creates space for reflection, intuition and meaningful conversations, making spirituality relevant to business practice and connecting economic responsibility with personal depth.

Facilitation & dialogue
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Bold Leaders Community

The future takes shape in conversation. And around a shared table.

The Bold Leaders Community is where people across our ecosystem meet. It brings leaders and people with responsibility together to share experience, ask thoughtful questions and discover fresh perspectives for everyday practice, online and in person.

Karola hosts the hybrid gatherings. With “Breakfast with Grandma”, the future joins us at the table: wise, playfully bold and full of questions that cast today’s decisions in a fresh light. Network members contribute their own perspectives.