Stelio has been supporting organizations in adapting to the changes in their ecosystems and technology since 1995. Even back then, when he was already involved in lean management and open collaboration, during his entrepreneurial journey, he himself needed organizational methods that were truly agile, adaptable, and resilient. However, at that time, there were very few options available. During the crisis of 2009-2010, the structural and cultural rigidity that characterized most organizations did not provide viable solutions or any concrete support.

It was from this need that Stelio began his journey to create a global practice of designing adaptive organizations, collaborating with pioneers from around the world. In 2012, he developed the LiquidO organizational framework for adaptive governance, which was later recognized and awarded by Gary Hamel’s Management Innovation Exchange in New York. During the same years, along with the co-founders of Cocoon Pro, he created the first fully emergent organization in Europe, while also actively contributing to the European Organization Design Forum (EODF). In 2015, Stelio conducted the world’s first Masterclass in Adaptive Organization Design in Milan, together with Paul Tolchinsky and Stu Winby, two of the foremost living pioneers in organizational design and systemic change.

Since then, Stelio has worked on developing a path to mastery in this new discipline, drawing from decades of experience passed down to him by giants from various sectors and dozens of pioneers like him who have experimented in various ways and contexts over the past decade. He has written the Adaptive Organization Design Manifesto, become the curator of the Mastery Trail on the subject offered by Cocoon Pro, and continues to experience the reality of a highly adaptive organization within Cocoon Pro itself, as well as alongside many clients who understand the importance of this transition on a daily basis.