Resources

Time is the one system every leader struggles to manage, and the one that reveals how well all the others work. In this energizing conversation, Dhiren Bhatia, entrepreneur, coach, and founder of Cloudscape Technologies, joins Tala Ode to explore how leaders and founders can redesign their relationship with time. From his own journey of moving from a 14-hour-day founder to a “part-time CEO,” Diren shares how systems, rituals, and mindset shifts can help leaders free themselve

How do you nudge a 13,000-person organization to move from managing change to creating the conditions for change? In this conversation, Chun Feng “Breeze” Dong, Associate Director of Organizational Development at Roche, joins Marilyn Zakhour to share how she and her team applied systems thinking to enable large-scale learning, collaboration, and innovation across global teams. Drawing from years of experimentation inside one of the world’s leading healthcare companies, Breeze

As part of this year’s Cosmic Conference in Riyadh, we had the honour of learning from Ibraheem Sheerah, Chief Transformation Officer at Saudia Group and one of the visionary leaders shaping the Kingdom’s future. In this unforgettable masterclass, he shared stories and insights from his journey leading large-scale transformation, from turning critics into builders to leading from the heart. Our conversation with Ibraheem explored what it means to lead through systems at the

Parenthood is one of the most complex systems we’ll ever navigate, and for working parents, it often runs in parallel with another: work. In this heartfelt conversation Faten Fathallah, Marie Nakhle, Marilyn Zakhour, Tala Odeh, and Zeinab Makke from the Cosmic Centaurs team join Hadeel Kabosh to explore how they design, adapt, and sustain systems that help them thrive as both professionals and parents. Together, they reflect on: How motherhood reshapes priorities, time, and d

What does it mean to bring humanity back into our systems, and to see ourselves as part of them? In this conversation, Dr. José-Rodrigo Córdoba-Pachón, Associate Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, joins Marilyn Zakhour to explore the intersection of systems thinking, rituals, and the art of being. Together, they reflect on how leaders can find balance between doing and being, structure and spontaneity, efficiency and presence. They discuss: How philosophy, poe

Most leaders want high performance. Few know how to sustain it. In this energizing session, Stoyan Yankov, productivity & performance consultant, bestselling author, and co-creator of the PERFORM methodology, joins Marilyn Zakhour to unpack what it really takes to build teams that deliver results and stay energized. Together, they explore how leaders can: Design systems that balance productivity and people Turn clarity, planning, and focus into everyday habits Build cultures

In leadership, we often focus on strategies, frameworks, and structures. But what keeps systems alive are the people within them, their purpose, presence, and connection. In this soulful conversation, Rawan Albina, Leadership & Wellbeing Academies Director at Chalhoub Group, joins Marilyn Zakhour to explore the human and emotional dimensions of systems. Together, they discuss how leaders can nurture balance, resilience, and meaning within complex organizations. They explore:

Metrics can tell you if you’re moving, but not whether you’re moving in the right direction. In this conversation, Daniel Delati, Managing Partner at 360 Consulting, and Mazuba Haanyama, Independent Consultant, join Hadeel Kabosh from Cosmic Centaurs to explore what it really takes to design systems that make impact visible, measurable, and meaningful. Together, they dive into: How leaders can deliver impact by design strategies anchored in purpose Why clarity and curiosity a

What if you could train your brain to think more effectively, to see connections, anticipate ripple effects, and redesign the systems you operate in? In this episode of the 2025 Cosmic Conference: The System is the Strategy, Cosmic Centaurs CEO Marilyn Zakhour is joined by Dr. Derek Cabrera and Dr. Laura Cabrera, founders of the Cabrera Research Lab and professors at Cornell University. Together, they unpack what systems thinking really means and how leaders can move from fir

We often think of psychological safety as something created within teams, but what about the systems, structures, and incentives that surround them? In this powerful Cosmic Conference 2025 session, Sander Hoeken, Co-Founder of The Fearless Organization Scan and Founder of CellSpace, joins Marilyn Zakhour, CEO of Cosmic Centaurs and Harvard Business Review author, to explore how organizations can build systems that sustain psychological safety at scale. Moderated by Marie Nak

AI is not just another wave of technological change, it’s reshaping the very systems that govern how we work, lead, and create value. In this episode, Imad Lahad, Global Chair for AI & Intelligence at APCO, joins Marilyn Zakhour to explore what it means to lead through disruption when the old playbooks no longer apply. Together, they unpack how leaders can: Redesign business models and infrastructures for an AI-driven world Create new loops of value instead of chasing increme

What the UAE taught us about designing for adaptation, and what leaders must unlearn to make it real. Innovation is a system. That was the through-line of our conversation with Wissam Adib, Executive Coach and Advisor .  Wissam’s work at the UAE Prime Minister’s Office helped shape a national approach to innovation that traveled far beyond slogans and pilots. As he put it: “Innovation is the system’s capacity to generate, test, and embed new patterns of thinking and acting th

Discover Darren Yeh’s guide to systems change for leaders. Learn how to move from firefighting to future-building with tools like system maps, feedback loops, and the Iceberg Model.

Learn how systems thinking helps leaders align strategy, culture, and performance. Explore insights from Cosmic Conference 6’s opening keynote.