Navigating the Unknown
Navigating the Unknown: Finding the Path forward
Feeling stuck in a career that no longer fits? Leading a team through change you can’t fully see? Facing a big decision without knowing what comes next?
Join Abhilash Tomy × Tian Yuan for a 75-minute live, interactive dialogue that brings together a sailor’s experience of extreme uncertainty, research on how change agents find their way, and the wisdom of everyone in the room.
Every participant receives a Personal Navigation Guide, a one-page summary of key insights and reflection questions to use after the session.
Meet Your Hosts
🌊 Abhilash Tomy | Lessons from the Sea
Retired Indian Navy commander and the first Indian to sail solo, non-stop around the world. In the 2018 Golden Globe Race, a storm in the Southern Indian Ocean dismasted his boat and left him with a broken back. Four years later he returned to the same race and finished second. He’ll share how he faced fear, made decisions with incomplete information, and came back from setback.
🔍 Tian Yuan | Insights from Change Agents
Founder of YUAN Institute, Tian is an organisational transformation advisor, executive coach, and former global HR leader with over 16 years of experience across multinational corporations. Drawing on her INSEAD research into many successful change agents, Tian shares three insights for navigating change in life, leadership and organisations.
What to Expect
Exploring Your Unknown (10 min): Reflection on uncertainty and how it makes us feel
Lessons from the Sea (20 min): Abhilash’s journey from accident to comeback
Ask Abhilash (10 min): Live audience Q&A
Five Patterns from Change Agents (10 min): A first look at Tian’s research
Collective Wisdom (15 min): Share experiences, questions and practical advice
Closing & Next Step (10 min): Reflection and one action to take forward
What You’ll Take Away
✓ Practical approaches to making decisions with incomplete information
✓ New ways of handling fear and adapting to change
✓ Greater clarity on your challenge and next step
✓ Your Personal Navigation Guide
Who Is This For?
✓ Professionals navigating career transitions, identity shifts or industry disruption
✓ Aspiring founders turning ideas into action
✓ Leaders, HR, OD and change professionals guiding teams through uncertain change
Join the Dialogue
This is more than a talk. Bring your questions, challenges and experiences, learn from the group, and leave with your next step.