Enigma - A Challenge of Curiosity

Designed to place teams into an ocean of uncertainty and ambiguity, the only way out of this challenge is to move towards clarity, not certainty.

More Than a Puzzle

A highly topical idea, as we face unprecedented global change environmentally, politically, economically, and as we learn the lessons from a global pandemic. Enigma is a challenge where the agile and curious are more helpful than the knowledgeable and experienced.

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Why Facilitators and Leaders Choose Enigma

Enigma is a favourite among L&D professionals who work with teams or individuals facing complexity and transformation.
It supports the development of subtle but essential leadership capacities, including:

  • Open-mindedness and cognitive flexibility

  • Comfort with ambiguity

  • Strategic curiosity

  • Psychological safety and listening

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  • Teams working in uncertain, complex environments

  • Agile or cross-functional teams navigating unknowns

  • Senior teams with deep expertise and a strong "need to know"

  • Individuals who struggle with ambiguity, or rush toward certainty

  • Leaders transitioning from knowledge-based roles to influence-based roles

  • Coaches and facilitators exploring bias, assumption, and perception

Ideal For Challenging Mindsets and Habits

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Ready to Lead Through the Unknown?

Enigma helps individuals and teams let go of the need to have all the answers and instead, develop the capacity to lead with presence, inquiry, and clarity in complexity.

Ideal for leadership training, change programmes, and mindset coaching.

Key Information

  • Can be run by any facilitator or team coach.

    Ideal for a cohort of 20 working in teams of 5. Max number per team is 7. Can run this challenge with multiple teams in a large event with several sets.

  • Creative Paths take approximately 35 minutes to complete.

    This is part of our ‘plug and Play’ range so it takes just 5 minutes to set up and explain to the participants.

“Building curiosity is a human strength that we need to tap into more often. Enigma does that”

— Paudi, Facilitator