What is E-4?

E-4 is a new way of engaging in creative efforts connecting a person or organization with a fresh way of being in the flow of the creative or developmental effort that is both delightful and powerful. It is about generating results in the most consistent way possible, and is applicable for all projects. whether they are personal, artistic, organizational, or corporate. E-4 is available through courses, coaching, facilitation, lectures, and essays. The materials will address a variety of audiences including individuals, organizations, students, teachers, and artists.

E-4 defines how the creative endeavor affects future results and a specific practice for maintaining the best possible relationship to the process itself. The practice of E-4 transforms an individual's relationship to their life and work, and for groups enables the emergence and evolution of natural organizational structures. These self-evolving structures improve an organization's ability to maintain traction and effect change.

The name E-4 represents the four core values delivered by the practice:

Engagement. Power in the creative process begins with recognition of future potentials and commitment to full engagement with those possible future creations.
Empowerment. Once engaged, traction develops from a full understand of which actions are meaningful and how to interact moment by moment with an ever changing environment. The practice focuses on taking accurate aim at the target and taking action aligned with that trajectory.
Emergence. When creators are aligned in their intent and are aware of shifting realities, relationships between them will more naturally evolve into appropriate organizational structures. Learning to manage emergent potential in an organization is the role of a catalyzing leader who is able to sense the effective maneuver needed to unleash a group's potential.
Evolution. Expanded awareness of what is and what could become puts an individual or group into a state of pure engagement which leads to growth and to the expansion of potential. Engaged and empowered humans are a potent part of the evolution of new possibilities individually and as organizations.

"Looking over Mary Panttaja's shoulder during development of the E-4 model and methodology, I've been impressed by the freshness, clarity, and comprehensive nature of this approach. The model itself lays a foundation for understanding how creation, innovation, and other types of generative behavior occur. Its translation into procedures and guidelines yields a replicable technology for innovation and creativity that individuals and organizations can learn and apply in a broad range of problem-solving and developmental activities. Watch carefully as E-4 continues to evolve, and get on board as soon as possible if you face challenges to improve innovation, creativity, or agility in organizations or individuals."

Carl Binder, Ph.D., Senior Partner
Binder Riha Associates, www.sixboxes.com

“Mary has done a superb job at synthesizing and distilling a broad cross section of cutting-edge practices and theories of creativity into a highly functional and practical model that the world of organizational culture could, in the right context with the right people, make a significant dent in the culture’s overall center of gravity and each individual’s capacity to align with the source of creativity itself in their day to day lives. I look forward to staying tuned to this highly inspiring and much needed work.”

Olen Gunnlaugson, www.trifosscoaching.org

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What is E-4?

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