Each of us carries a personal representation of reality - shaped by our history, culture, beliefs, and experiences.
These maps of the world guide how we perceive, interpret, and act, often without realizing it.
At work, these maps intersect - and sometimes collide.
Yet it is in their overlap and dialogue that we rediscover understanding, creativity, and our shared capacity to act.
How can we become more conscious of the narratives that shape us?
How can we bridge perspectives without erasing their differences?
How can we reclaim a sense of collective agency that is both lucid and alive?
In this talk, Valentine Gatard explores:
Because working together is not just about coordinating actions - it’s about overlapping our maps of the world to build a more conscious and creative collective movement.
A conference about how self-awareness, shared meaning, and collective agency can reshape the way we work together.
This conference is intended for all professionals — team members, managers, project leaders, and executives — who wish to improve the quality of dialogue, strengthen mutual understanding, and foster collaboration within their teams.
Valentine Gatard works with companies, teams, and individuals to transform their relationship with work through an approach that blends research, storytelling, and action.
As the founder of Work Narratives, she helps organizations restore meaning to collaboration, cultivate agency - the capacity to act with intention and awareness toward oneself and one’s environment - and build collective narratives that are more human and sustainable.
She regularly leads talks, workshops, and training programs on topics such as work narratives, collaborative agency, organizational culture, and the reinvention of meaning at work. She also works as a consultant and facilitator, guiding leaders, managers, and teams through organizational transformation.
As the host of the Work Narratives podcast, she welcomes experts, researchers, and professionals to explore the transformations shaping the world of work and society as a whole, with a holistic view of our identities and the actions we take for the future.