Josep M. Coll, PhD, is a professor, author and international consultant who helps organizations — from the United Nations to global corporations — think and lead systemically through periods of complexity, uncertainty and transformation.
"Thinking about systems is thinking about the people, organizations, technologies, economies, societies and ecologies that shape our world, and how they relate to each other — so we can create a better humanity."
Josep, PhD in International Relations and Sustainable Development, works as a professor, author, international speaker and consultant. His work focuses on creating instruments for purpose-driven companies and organizations that want to create positive impact by becoming more inclusive, conscious and regenerative.
For more than two decades, he has bridged business and nature, East and West, and science and practical wisdom — drawing on perennial philosophies, indigenous cultures, systems and cognitive sciences, regenerative economics, and organizational theory.
Based in Barcelona, he has lived in South Korea, Indonesia, Tanzania and Belgium, and worked across more than 40 countries with institutions including the United Nations, the European Commission, ACCIÓ, and global corporations such as Samsung, POSCO, Scytl and Bayer.
He has presented and shared his research internationally at academic institutions such as Cornell University, the University of Southampton, Xiamen University, the Singapore Institute of Management, ESADE Business School, Ewha Womans University, the State University of New York, Maastricht University, the CIDOB Foundation, Anáhuac University, Pontifical Bolivarian University, the University of Johannesburg, the International Society for the Systems Sciences, and the Operational Research Society, among others. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Systems Thinking.
Josep consults on strategic leadership and organizational development, facilitates workshops and retreats, and advises executives, companies, and multilateral organizations, including the United Nations and the European Commission. His areas of consulting include:
Josep's conferences inspire and empower audiences with a systemic vision that blends self-awareness, organizational development and conscious leadership in a unique way to approach modern management in highly complex, uncertain, and fast-paced environments.
With over twenty years as an international speaker, Josep combines academic rigor and the universality of perennial wisdom with decades of field experience.
The conferences are ideal for organizations, executive teams and events whose purpose is to enhance their positive impact on people, society, and the planet in this uncertain era of climate change, geopolitical disruptions, and artificial intelligence.
Conference-ready talks tailored to your audience, from executive offsites to teambuildings, and international summits.
Hands-on sessions building systems-leadership capacity inside teams and organizations.
Published by Routledge, this book draws on East Asian perennial philosophy to offer a practical systems-thinking approach to today's sustainability and management challenges — bridging ancient wisdom with contemporary organizational practice.
Available worldwide in print and digital editions.
Explores the tension between the monk's inner path and the activist's outer path, proposing an alignment of personal development, spiritual awareness and systemic leadership.
Siglantana
Co-authored with Xavier Ferràs, this book examines the crossroads technology poses for humanity and charts a roadmap toward a more human, knowledge-driven economy of purpose.
Plataforma Editorial
Combines the universal values of Zen practice with proven strategies for value creation, offering a practical model for building more harmonious, purpose-driven companies.
Profit Editorial