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How iVentiv Became a ‘Learning Home’

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From Delegate to Partner: Learning as a Leadership Practice

Tia’s journey with iVentiv parallels her evolution as a leader. After holding senior roles at Citi and IBM, she launched HU-X–a company that aims to solve Leadership and Executive Development’s biggest challenges.

At iVentiv, she found a kindred spirit. Not just in format–intimate, peer-led, high-trust–but in philosophy.

iVentiv sessions, Tia says, aren’t designed around prestige or putting on a performance. Instead, they’re built for real innovation; “you come in with your knowledge, your challenges, and then something new emerges in the room. That’s where the magic is.”

It’s this ability to create psychologically safe spaces for experimentation, feedback, and deep listening that Tia believes sets iVentiv apart. 

“It would’ve been so easy for this to be just another networking event. But it isn’t. It’s the opposite.”

More Than Networking—It’s Emergence

For Tia, the magic of iVentiv lies in what she calls “the emergence”–the unexpected, valuable outcomes that happen when ego is left at the door and deep curiosity takes the lead. 

“It’s not a space where people show up to perform,” she says. “It’s where they show up to grow.”

iVentiv’s format, built around small-group, peer-led conversations, offers an alternative to traditional event models. And that difference, Tia explains, matters not just personally, but commercially too. 

“The last two weeks have been incredibly busy,” she shares. “And that’s all business from iVentiv.”

Why Heads of Leadership Need iVentiv

In the full case study, you’ll discover:

  • How HU-X used iVentiv as a real-time research and innovation lab, pivoting product offerings based on feedback from Global Heads of Executive Development, Leadership, and L&D
  • Why curiosity–not a sales pitch–is the most powerful tool vendors can bring to the table
  • Why iVentiv events are rocket-fuel for Global Learning, Talent, and Leadership heads

If you’re rethinking the role of Leadership or L&D in an AI-disrupted, experience-driven world–or if you’re simply looking for a more human way to connect with senior executives in the world of corporate Learning and Executive Development–the HU-X and iVentiv case study is a must-read.

In Tia’s words:

“If we can create a place where people are safe enough to fail, try something new, and come out different… that’s a gift. That’s real leadership development.”

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Tia Katz–Founder & CEO of HU-X, and former leader in Executive Development at IBM, and Citi–has one mission: to help organisations design and stand up heart-set, mind-set, skill-set, and habit-set to best serve their clients and enhance employees’ sense of belonging and purpose.

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