Seeing Differently

Drawing, Perception & Leadership

This five-day residential professional development programme brings together drawing practice, systems-psychodynamic thinking, and reflective practice to support leaders in being more creative and effective in their leadership practice.

Set in a privately held villa in the hills near Acqui Terme, the programme offers a carefully held space in which up to 8 experienced professionals can step out of habitual environment and pace and reconnect with how they perceive, interpret, and decide, individually and within systems.

Practical details:

  • 5-day residential professional development programme
  • Acqui Terme, Piedmont, Italy
  • Thursday 30 April to Monday 4 May 2026

What to expect:

Participants are guided through a carefully sequenced series of drawing exercises over five days. The work is immersive and experiential, combining individual drawing practice with reflection, walking, and shared inquiry. The drawing work is inspired by Betty Edwards’ Drawing on the Artist Within, whose central insight is both simple and radical: adults can learn to draw by learning to see differently.

Format:

  • Preparatory dialogue
  • Day 1: arrival, pre-instruction and introductory exercise
  • Programme: guided, experiential, and applicable
  • To learn more: PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Who it is for:

Individuals, teams and groups of experienced professionals in different roles, organisations and/or sectors. Business-fluent in English (‘must-have’).

Practical notes:

  • Group size: up to 8 participants
  • Accommodation at the villa (Casa Hygge), or nearby

Co-facilitation:

Nuala Dent is a senior practitioner in systems-psychodynamic coaching and consulting for change, based in Melbourne, Australia. She works internationally with leaders and organisations navigating complexity, transition, and identity, and brings decades of experience in executive coaching, group work, and leadership development.

Email: nuala@drawingon.au

Website: https://www.drawingon.au

Together, Susann Naomi Israel and Nuala Dent combine deep perceptual practice, systems-psychodynamic understanding, and carefully held space, offering participants a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of seeing, sense-making, and leadership.

Contact:

For information, corporate bookings, or to join the waitlist: susann@naomiisrael.com or visit Contact.