About Us

We believe people come alive when their authentic self-expression supports the team's mission. We call out the best in each other. Individuals are proactive, responsible, and willing to risk, moving ourselves and the team to higher performance. Each of us is a leader 100% of the time.

We believe:

  • Collaborativity is exciting, fun and incredibly productive
  • Collaborativity brings us 100% present, focused and engaged
  • Collaborativity is far more about how we participate as individuals and teams than about technology
  • Collaborativity creates and produces results far exceeding our individual expectations and capabilities
  • Each of us already has the skills to co-create with team members - the difference is in knowing, and noticing, the process and practice

We, the founding partners of Collaborativity are:

Conner Loomis is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach. In 2001, she co-founded The Coaching People, a collaborative network of coaches based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her clients include individuals, teams, and small businesses interested in working collaboratively.

Conner's careers have unfolded one into another. As an educator and consultant, she developed and expanded a wide range of training programs for public and private secondary schools and universities in Texas, Colorado, and Nova Scotia. Upon moving to Canada 14 years ago as an integrative psychotherapist, she co-established Atlantic Counselling & Consulting Services, a collaborative partnership with twelve associates. She networked with seven other disciplines to co-found The Alliance of Complementary Health Professions as well as The Integrative Psychotherapy Association of Nova Scotia.

Conner has served on local, national and international boards. She is a regional consultant and member of Project Sustain, a national team working with AIDS Service Organizations.

She received a BA in History and English, and MA in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Texas at Austin. She received her MA in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University and served as a Postgraduate Fellow. She is a member of The International Coaching Federation and a graduate of The Coaches Training Institute Co-Active Leadership Program.

George Peabody founded Climbing Trees Coaching in 2001 to bring balanced leadership, collaborativity, and his commitment to clients living a whole life. He is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach. He serves on the R&D Committee of the International Coach Federation. He is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute's Co-active Leadership program.

Prior to coaching, George was Vice President of telecommunications research at Boston's Aberdeen Group. He led a group of 25 consultants and analysts providing research and market positioning services to clients from the Global 2000 as well as garage-based startups.

Besides working for a Fortune 500 as a product manager, George has been a serial entrepreneur. His businesses have included an Internet Service Provider, a networking and technical consultancy, and a technical and business training school. He was a builder of nationally recognize passive solar homes.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Boston Cure Project, an organization dedicated to finding the cure for Multiple Sclerosis.

George holds a BS in Biology from Tufts University.

Clive Prout is the president of Creative Alliance Coaching where he works with leaders and teams to develop collaborative leadership. Clive is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, a graduate of the Co-active Leadership Program and a member of the International Coach Federation. He is also a faculty member at The Coaches Training Institute, leading teleclass training programs for coaches. In addition to working with virtual teams, Clive delivers experiential team building programs to corporate teams.

Before becoming a full-time trainer and coach, Clive was reponsible for software product marketing with Network Computing Devices. In this role he led virtual, cross-functional product development teams on multiple sites, as well as holding P&L responsibility for the software business line..

Clive has held international sales, marketing and product development positions within the computer software industry. In these roles, he has established European distribution networks, managed strategic alliances and helped launch PIPEX, the UK’s first commercial internet service.

Clive grew up and was educated in the UK and holds an MA in Engineering from Cambridge University.

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