Julian Norris

Julian Norris is one of the founding directors of the Wolf Willow Institute which supports complexity leaders and systems influencers of all kinds to cultivate the capabilities and competencies needed to navigate these turbulent times. He is a scholar-practitioner and wilderness guide who has spent his life exploring the crossroads where human development and systems transformation meet. Originally trained as an anthropologist, he is a faculty member at the Haskayne School of Business where he teaches courses in leadership and complexity. Julian’s work is seasoned by a love for the bardic traditions, by a lifetime spent in wild landscapes and by a long-standing practice of contemplative and somatic disciplines. His past roles include Director of Systems Leadership at Banff Centre and Associate Director for Outward Bound Canada and he is a coach-advisor for senior leaders and organizations in the government, corporate and social sectors grappling with complex challenges and opportunities.