KATE COUTTS:
Discover yourself in the world around you.
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us” - Marcel Proust
Metasaga is a journey through the culture, heritage and physical landscape. It allows leaders at all levels to engage in deep self- reflection by exploring their environment. It utilises a strengths-based, whole system approach to evaluate how they operate as leaders and the performance of the organisation they lead. It makes leaders at all levels reframe their thinking using metaphor, narrative, tradition and artefacts found in their own physical environment. It combines the business techniques of non-directive coaching, dialogue and appreciative inquiry with the traditional storytelling teaching of our culture,be that the Norse saga or Gaelic “sgeul”.
Metasaga has been used in both the private and public sector ,especially Education where pupils and staff have travelled together to create innovative courses on leadership development.
“ The Metasaga is a fantastic tool, as it encourages the young people involved to explore their local culture and understand their place in the wider world, while developing key skills such as team work and leadership.”
Adam Ingram ( minister for children and early years) following his participation in the Kirkwall Metasaga.
