From Geoscience to Systems Change: Coaching for a Better Future with Gideon Lopes Cardozo – Walk Talk Listen (Episode 199)

“Google the name of the disease my daughter has.” With that sentence, Gideon Lopes Cardozo shared about a deeply personal part of his life—his daughter’s diagnosis with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a lesser-known yet relatively common chromosomal condition. In this honest and wide-ranging conversation, Gideon shares how his path led from Earth sciences to executive coaching, team dynamics, and systems thinking.

Over two decades, Gideon worked internationally as a geoscientist in academia and the energy industry before shifting toward organizational transformation. He now supports teams in the energy transition space using relational systems coaching and agile methods. Maurice and Gideon explore what it means to navigate complexity—whether in personal life or global systems—with humility, empathy, and curiosity.

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