Resume
Appointments
2024 - Present
CEO
The Deeper Change Academy
London, UK
The Deeper Change Academy is a specialist learning and development organisation founded by Simon Powers to help leaders, change agents, and transformation professionals go beyond surface-level methods and engage with the deeper, systemic shifts needed for lasting change.
Rooted in adult development theory, systems thinking, and real-world practice, the Academy offers advanced cohort-based programmes, strategic training, and thought leadership for those seeking to lead meaningful change in complex environments. It serves as a home for experienced professionals who are ready to explore what truly works : beneath the tools, beyond the frameworks, and into the heart of how people and organisations evolve.
2013 - Present
CEO
AWA Global
London, UK
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Adventures with Agile (AWA Global) is a pioneering consultancy and training organisation founded by Simon Powers, dedicated to transforming the way organisations lead, learn, and grow.
Since its inception, AWA has become globally recognised for its work in enterprise agility, leadership development, and cultural transformation, supporting some of the world’s largest companies through complex change and shaping the face of what we now call agility in today's workplace.
With a strong emphasis on human-centred approaches, systems thinking, and professional coaching, AWA has trained and equipped thousands of agile coaches, change leaders, and executives, helping to build more responsive, purpose-driven organisations around the world.
2019 - 2024
Board Member
AWA Norge
London, UK
AWA Norge was the Scandinavian branch of Adventures with Agile, established to bring world-class organisational change and leadership development expertise to the Nordic region.
Simon Powers served on the board of directors, where he provided the strategic direction and authored much of the intellectual property that shaped the company’s identity and offerings. Under his leadership, the company grew its influence across Norway and beyond, culminating in a successful management buyout in December 2024. Following the buyout, the company was rebranded as Distilled, continuing its mission to support meaningful, people-first transformation across complex organisational systems.
Prior to 2013
Enterprise Architect and Change Manager
Goldman Sachs
BNP Paribas
NYSE Euronext
Tesco
NHS
Bristol City Council
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Simon Powers has worked with leading organisations across finance, retail, and the public sector, combining deep technical expertise with strategic foresight.
As Enterprise Architect at NYSE Euronext, he helped design a new stock market platform. At Goldman Sachs, he led a major agile rollout and technical delivery across trading systems.
At BNP Paribas, he architected core trading and clearing infrastructure.
At Tesco HQ, he developed key customer systems including Clubcard and Price Promise.
For the NHS, he advised on critical life safety systems, and with Bristol City Council, he supported a transformation programme that saved over £100 million in three years.
This breadth of experience underpins his ability to lead complex change across sectors.
Author
Change: A practitioners guide to Enterprise Agile Coaching
In 2022, Simon published his first book on organisational change.
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The book received high praise and excellent reviews.
This book has become standard reading on many courses and defines the first ever people-focused coaching approach to whole organisations.
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The Agile Onion and the Agile Mindset
Simon invented the Agile Onion which has become the defacto standard for describing agility and defined the illusive Agile Mindset.
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This tool has helped 100,000s of people grasp the different aspects of teams working with complexity and using agile frameworks and tools.
The Enterprise Change Pattern
Simon invented the Enterprise Change Pattern which has become the standard for coaching large groups to whole organisations through any change program.
It is the first whole organisation coaching pattern and is used in hundreds of organisations.
The Team Culture and Safety Toolkit
Simon created the Team Culture Model to provide teams with the vocabulary and toolkit to discuss their psychological safety and identify and resolve performance blockers.
This model is used globally by delivery teams in complex environments.
Education
2014 - 2025
Ongoing Teaching
During the last 10 years I have helped write the learning outcomes and educational rubrik for the leading certification authority for organisational agility.
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These courses I wrote and train.
Organisational Change Strategy (ICP-ENT / ICP-CAT)
Leading Organisational Change Cohort (ICE-EC)
Advanced Learning and Development (DC-ALD)
Transformational Leadership (ICP-LEA)
Agile Team Coaching (ICP-ACC)
Advanced Agile Coach Program (ICE-AC)
Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)
Systems Coaching and Thinking (ICP-SYS)
Agile Team Foundations (ICP)
​Coaching for Managers
2014 - 2025
Ongoing Learning
These courses I have completed
Ongoing
Barefoot Professional Coaching
Organisational Systems and Relationship Coaching
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) part 1
IFS Couples Therapy part 2
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CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development