Ana Lucia Castano
Co-founder of iA8 and Coalescer
Ana Lucía is co-founder of iA8 and Coalescer. She also coordinates the BA in Entrepreneurship and Socioenvironmental Projects in the University of the Environment (based in Mexico). iA8 is a collaborative global platform for addressing systemically strategic pathways for organizations and societies. Coalescer is a civil organization dedicated to support and nourish territorial organization and socioenvironmental regeneration processes in Colombia and Latin America.
Ana Lucía is an anthropologist and agro-ecologist who applies ecologic design models, participatory tools and liberating structures to catalyze collective intelligence. She facilitates collaborative processes to enable the expression of the highest potential of any place, organization or community, and to develop creative solutions to social and environmental problems. Specializing in education, community development and sustainability, she has designed and facilitated over 50 workshops and learning experiences with rural communities, academic and learning communities, teenagers, farmers cooperatives, civil society organizations, research networks, and indigenous peoples.
Ana is passionate about alternative education, and has a smooth and structured facilitation style. Her coaching and facilitation are always looking for ways to develop other people’s capacity, cultivating a growth mindset and acknowledging people’s unique talents.
Ana Lucía is an anthropologist and agro-ecologist who applies ecologic design models, participatory tools and liberating structures to catalyze collective intelligence. She facilitates collaborative processes to enable the expression of the highest potential of any place, organization or community, and to develop creative solutions to social and environmental problems. Specializing in education, community development and sustainability, she has designed and facilitated over 50 workshops and learning experiences with rural communities, academic and learning communities, teenagers, farmers cooperatives, civil society organizations, research networks, and indigenous peoples.
Ana is passionate about alternative education, and has a smooth and structured facilitation style. Her coaching and facilitation are always looking for ways to develop other people’s capacity, cultivating a growth mindset and acknowledging people’s unique talents.
English
Female
Female