About Us

Modern business and leadership challenges are inherently complex and produce intense tensions that make or break teams and organizations. Jim Stout is a master facilitator, experience-designer, consultant and executive coach, who has dedicated his life to helping leaders and teams wade into complexity and sublimate the power of tension and conflict to develop dynamic effectiveness.

Some of Jim’s current and former clients include: Glaxo Smith Cline, Progressive Insurance, Commonplace Coffee, Net Health, Truefit, Birgo Realty, Wolfe, Connective Rx, Northway Community Church in Oakland, and CMMI.

Coaching

Our ideal client is one who wants to take their leadership to the next level and lead out of who they are not out of who they think they should be. Our coaching practice is developmental in nature and is designed to help individuals maximize their craft by growing as people who are deeply grounded in their values and leading from their strengths.

Team Development

We live in a complex rapidly changing world. Complexity and change produce anxiety and tension. Unresolved anxiety and tension erodes human and organizational capacity. Team and organizational performance is directly tied to employee engagement and trust. The Luminous Institute facilitates team development by bringing clarity to how your organization solves problems, acknowledges tension, and reconciles real difference. We deliver practical experiences that help transform tension into organizational traction.