We Support Real Change For Individuals, Leaders, Teams, Groups&Organizations
Our co-operative consulting firm has unique experience in fostering emotional agility through embodiment and relational practices. We work with people and groups who desire real change to themselves or the systems they engage.
Framework for our Research
Our research framework is designed to explore the subjective experiences that shape behavior and relationships in workplaces. By examining how individuals orient themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally, we uncover patterns that inform decision-making, interaction styles, and organizational dynamics. These insights provide the foundation for tools and strategies that promote adaptive, resilient, and collaborative workplace cultures.
Patterns of Embodiment
Understanding how individuals physically, mentally, and emotionally orient themselves in various situations sheds light on the deeply personal ways they engage with their environment. These patterns influence not only individual well-being but also the dynamics of teams and organizations.
Behavioral Insights
By exploring the connection between personal subjective experiences and outward actions, we can uncover the underlying drivers of behavior in workplaces and relationships. This allows for targeted interventions that enhance collaboration, reduce conflict, and improve overall performance.
Decision-Making Pathways
The way individuals process and prioritize emotions, thoughts, and sensations significantly shapes how they respond to challenges, make decisions, and interact with others. These insights provide a deeper understanding of leadership styles, team behaviors, and conflict resolution strategies.
Organizational Applications
The tools developed from this research are designed to equip organizations with actionable insights to foster adaptive workplace cultures. They can support leadership development, address relational challenges, create systems for navigating workplace bullying, and promote wellness practices tailored to the unique dynamics of each team or company.
eeGAP: emotive.energy General Assessment Protocol
Emotional experience shapes each person's behavior, narratives and relationships
eeGAP is an innovative quantitative research tool that examines how individuals experience and process their lived experiences. By capturing data on emotions, thoughts, body sensations, and environmental contexts, eeGAP identifies primary orientations that orient behavior, decision-making, and relational patterns. This tool highlights the interplay between subjective experiences and workplace or relational dynamics, offering actionable insights into personal and group functionality.
eeQIP: emotive.energy Qualitative Interview Protocol
Understanding how personal subjectivity drives emotional patterns and interactions
eeQIP is a structured, in-depth interview protocol that explores the nuances of individual subjectivity. Through guided questions, it investigates how people embody and interpret their emotional, mental, and physical experiences, uncovering the pathways that lead to specific behaviors and decisions. Designed to illuminate personal and relational patterns, eeQIP provides rich qualitative data that informs strategies for improving leadership, collaboration, and workplace culture.
DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
Exploring Subjectivity and Psychological Safety
Stephen began using existing tools to support leaders and teams in addressing psychological safety, burnout, and team dynamics. Acting as an intermediary between inflamed teams and entrenched leaders…
Synthesizing Research and Designing Tools
Stephen transitioned from his institutional healthcare role to focus on synthesizing years of insights from his work in burnout, leadership, and team dynamics. He began designing prototype tools aimed at measuring pattern
Refined Tools for Co-Op Review
Stephen’s refined tools will be presented to co-op members for review and application. These tools are designed to provide actionable insights into emotional patterns, embodied responses, and group dynamics, offering tran..
Foundations in Workplace Dynamics
Stephen Buehler joined a large healthcare organization, where he spent 16 years working with thousands of individuals and hundreds of teams. His focus included addressing burnout, workplace stress, and improving…
Foundations in Workplace Dynamics
During the North Bay Fires, Stephen worked extensively with teams and leaders, addressing the emotional and relational toll of disaster. This experience sharpened his understanding of how systemic pressures and subj...
Beta Testing Prototype Tools
Stephen launched the first beta version of tools designed to measure embodiment, thought patterns, and group dynamics. These prototypes were developed to uncover how subjective experiences and envir…
RESEARCH TEAM
Stephen Buehler, MA, MFT
Stephen Buehler, founder of emotive.energy, has 20,000+ consulting hours supporting healthcare leaders and teams on wellness, bullying, and crisis management. With 20 years in psychology, he specializes in emotional dynamics and embodiment, shaped by 15 years of crisis response during fires…
Nathalie Martinek, PhD
Nathalie Martinek PhD is an ex-systems biology and cancer researcher turned Narcissism Hacker, consultant, group facilitator & independent medical culture researcher. She investigates enablers and barriers to professional fulfilment and human suffering, particularly its influence on behaviour in int…
Felicia Wolonis, PhD
Dr. Felicia Wolontis is working as a researcher in academia and industry. She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology and 10+ years of experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research. She has used a wide range of research methods in her research including surveys, interview…
Primitivo Rojas-Cheatham, MPH, CPCC
Generative and innovative educator, consultant, trainer, coach, manager, and leader with more than 25 years of experience in diverse corporate, non-profit, government and other sectors. Effective and experienced trainer, supervisor, mentor and coach…