Team Profiles

Martin Semilla

Sr. Solutions & Ideation Partner
Adventure-based Educator
Certified Leadership Practices Inventory Coach
2030 SDG Game Certified Facilitator
Systems Thinking & Theory U Practitioner

“The ability to shift from reacting against the past to leaning into and presencing an emerging future is probably the single most important leadership capacity today.”
Otto Scharmer

Martin’s work in the past 3 decades explored unchartered territories in team and leadership development.

In 1995, Martin and his team in Lubid, Incorporated successfully introduced adventure-based team building and leadership development programs in the Philippines. It was unusual back then to have 2 full days dedicated for team development and to expose corporate staff and executives to the risk and unpredictable elements of the outdoors. However, Martin’s design and facilitation skills made it possible for participants to breakaway from their perceived limitations in a safe environment. The results were amazing, multi-national and local companies invested and subscribed to the effectiveness of the new approach.

Martin is known for his expertise in ‘gamifying’ different concepts and frameworks in his sessions. Martin believes in the uniqueness of every client, thus he continues to deliver extraordinary programs that are specifically designed to suit the needs of an organization.
Martin is a true outdoorsman and a learner. The past 2 years was an opportunity to grow his knowledge and skills by enrolling in multicultural/stakeholder classes and by participating in global forums tackling real world issues on sustainability. His deep awareness on the global crisis combined with his “presencing” facilitation skills led him to design highly engaging online programs that are as powerful as the inperson
workshops.

“What we see may just be the symptoms of what could be complex, we
need to re-imagine solutions that are in the present moment. We can do
this by becoming more conscious, co-creative and collective.”
-Martin Oliveros Semilla, Innovation Partner