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Tonight, we'll be joined by Tobi Tonner who will take us through "The Predictive Leadership Workshop".

Event Schedule:
6:00pm - Arrival, networking & refreshments
6:30pm - Welcome and introductions, Speed networking
6:45pm - The Predictive Leadership Workshop - Tobi Tonner.
8:00pm - Wrap-up & networking
8:15pm - Close

Workshop Details
Are you leading based on reality, or just your model of it?
In the Agile world, we obsess over feedback loops. We iterate on products, processes, and strategies. But we rarely iterate on the most complex system in the room: the leader’s brain.
Join Tobi Tonner, Brave Leadership Coach, for an interactive exploration into Predictive Processing—a cutting-edge cognitive theory that suggests our brains don’t "see" the world; they predict it. For an Agile leader, this is the ultimate "Inspect and Adapt" opportunity.

Why This Matters for Agile Leaders
Traditional leadership relies on gathering data to reach a "truth." Predictive Leadership recognises that our "priors" (our internal models) dictate how we see our teams and our markets. If you don't understand your predictive habits, you aren't innovating—you’re just confirming your own biases.
In this workshop, we will move beyond theory and get into the "muscle memory" of leadership:

  • The Double-Edged Sword: Learn how your brain minimises "prediction errors" through learning (Agility), conviction (Determination) or defensiveness (Dogmatism).
  • Teams as Sensors: Redefine your team’s role from "executors" to "error-signal sensors" that help you update your leadership model in real-time.
  • Brave Habit Loops: Identify the predictive habits that kept you safe in the past but are blocking your organisation’s growth today.

What to Expect
This isn’t a passive lecture. We want you to get involved:

  • Interactive Story-Completion Exercise to witness your brain’s predictions in real-time.
  • Small-Group "Sense-Making" Sessions to stress-test the theory against your real-world challenges.
  • The Brave Reflection Framework: Hard-hitting questions to help you identify and rewire the habits that stop you from thriving.

About Tobi
After two decades in the tech industry and a lifelong fascination with what makes us human, Tobi Tonner helps leaders "re-code" their mental models.
As a Brave Leadership Coach, he combines his deep experience in startups with cutting-edge cognitive research to help leaders embrace uncertainty. Having navigated extreme professional and personal challenges—including three major health battles—Tobi brings a profound perspective on resilience, self-awareness and the power of updating our internal models to match reality.

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