For us, humans, conflict is eternal. “Conflict is a natural part of life, experienced in professional, personal, and internal contexts.” As an advocate for systems thinking, Dr. Nashay Lowe’s mission is to improve communities by transforming the institutions that influence our daily existence. Lowe Insights Consulting was born from a simple but urgent question: why do so many organizations invest in mission, values, and strategy, yet struggle when conflict emerges inside their systems? The idea grew from years of research and on-the-ground experience, observing that conflict is rarely a failure of intention; it is often a failure of structure, language, and support.
The work began organically through research, facilitation, and advisory roles, where leaders repeatedly asked for help navigating team tension, communication breakdowns, and cultural strain. Over time, this understanding evolved into a more formalized practice, strongly aligning with conflict scholar John Burton’s concept of ‘conflict provention.’ This proactive, systems-oriented method for addressing organizational challenges before they escalate is a concept that deeply resonates with Dr. Lowe.
This philosophy is not merely theoretical, it is operationalized through the work of Lowe Insights, where research-informed frameworks are translated into real-world organizational practice.
Lowe Insights operates at the intersection of research, leadership development, and practical application. Its core work includes Resolution Sessions, delivered through Storytelling Circles, Fireside Chats, Interactive Talks, and Facilitated Dialogue, focused on alignment, effective communication, and conflict prevention. This is complemented by thought leadership initiatives, including keynote talks and The Resolution Room podcast.
The goal is not to eliminate disagreement, but to help individuals and institutions develop the clarity, skills, and structures needed to engage difference constructively.
What distinguishes the work is its grounding in both scholarship and lived experience. Drawing from qualitative research methods, global fieldwork, and interdisciplinary study, Lowe Insights supports clients in moving beyond quick fixes toward sustainable cultural shifts. Whether working with growth-minded professionals, educators, nonprofit leaders, or multinational organizations, the focus remains consistent: translating complexity into insight, and insight into action.
The Resolution Collective
The Resolution Collective is a connected community-based ecosystem designed to help people reimagine how we relate, lead, and resolve.
It brings together three pillars: 1) The Resolution Room is a global conversation space where leaders, thinkers, and change-makers explore how conflict, culture, and complexity shape the way we live and lead; 2) The Resolution Society is a learning community for those who want to practice these ideas in real time through shared language, reflection, and dialogue; 3) The Resolution Fellowship is an advanced coaching and development program (coming soon) for leaders seeking deeper guidance, accountability, and strategic support.
The ecosystem moves beyond surface-level dialogue to examine the tensions we often avoid and what becomes possible when we engage them with clarity and intention. With a growing international audience and community, The Resolution Collective is becoming a trusted home for thoughtful storytelling, meaningful partnerships, and human-centered growth.
A Conflict Transformation Scholar-Practitioner and Researcher
Dr. Lowe is a conflict transformation scholar-practitioner, researcher, and founder of Lowe Insights Consulting. Her journey began with a deep curiosity about people, systems, and the invisible dynamics that shape how we relate to one another. Raised in a close-knit family, she learned early how communication patterns, unspoken expectations, and emotional intelligence influence relationships. These early observations later became the foundation of her professional path.
She is a first-generation college graduate who pursued her academic journey with persistence and independence, earning a B.A. in Journalism, an M.A. in International Relations, and a Ph.D. in International Conflict Management. Along the way, she lived, studied, or worked across more than 30 countries, including Jordan, South Korea, Greece, Cuba, Switzerland, China, Austria, and South Africa. These global experiences deepened her understanding of how culture, power, and identity shape conflict and how much people across the world have in common beneath surface differences.
Professionally, Dr. Lowe’s career has been an adventure with its share of ups and downs, spanning diverse environments. She has led large-scale qualitative studies, facilitated complex dialogues, and supported organizations navigating change. This journey involved pivoting between going back to school, roles in education, corporate settings, freelance consulting, and ultimately, building her own business. Like many purpose-driven leaders, her path included moments of uncertainty as she built credibility across sectors and learned to trust her voice in spaces that were not always designed for it.
These diverse experiences profoundly shaped her both personally and professionally. She believes that when our systems work better, our communities can thrive. Today, she blends scholarship, facilitation, and public dialogue to help individuals and institutions move from reactive conflict toward intentional, sustainable transformation.
A Deep Commitment to Helping People
What drives Dr. Lowe is a deep commitment to helping people make sense of complexity within themselves, their relationships, and the systems they inhabit. She is especially passionate about creating spaces where difficult conversations can happen with honesty, dignity, and care.
Her work is fueled by a belief that conflict, when approached thoughtfully, can be a source of clarity rather than division. Across cultures and contexts, she has witnessed how misunderstanding and silence often cause more harm than disagreement itself. This insight continues to guide her scholarship, facilitation, and public work.
She is also motivated by the possibility of connection across differences. Having lived and worked in diverse cultural settings, she has seen how shared humanity often emerges once people feel seen and heard. That moment when defensiveness softens, and curiosity takes its place remains at the heart of her passion.
Ultimately, having seen what is truly possible when we can see each other at our best, her work is driven by a desire to help individuals and institutions move from reaction to intention, from fragmentation to coherence, and from tension to transformation.
Entrepreneurship: A Vehicle for Problem-Solving
Dr. Lowe’s appetite for business is rooted in curiosity and impact rather than scale for its own sake. She approaches entrepreneurship as a vehicle for problem-solving that allows ideas, research, and values to move beyond theory into real-world application. For her, business is not separate from purpose; it is a mechanism through which purpose becomes actionable.
What sustains her interest is the challenge of building structures that are both thoughtful and functional. She is drawn to designing models that translate complex insights into accessible tools, conversations, and experiences. This includes developing intellectual property, cultivating partnerships, and experimenting with formats that meet people where they are.
Her approach to business emphasizes adaptability. Rather than rigid plans, she prioritizes learning, iteration, and responsiveness to changing contexts. This mindset has allowed her to navigate uncertainty, refine offerings, and grow organically while staying aligned with her core mission.
At its heart, her entrepreneurial drive comes from a belief that ideas matter most when they are implemented with care. Business, in this sense, becomes a living laboratory where values, strategy, and human connection intersect to create meaningful and sustainable impact.
Redefining Emotional Intelligence Framework
One of Dr. Lowe’s core strengths is her ability to synthesize complexity. She can listen across perspectives, identify underlying patterns, and translate abstract ideas into language that feels grounded and usable. This skill has been central to her effectiveness as a researcher, facilitator, and advisor.
Another strength is empathy paired with structure. She can connect with people in a way that reminds us of our shared humanity. She brings emotional intelligence into spaces that often avoid it, while also offering clear frameworks that prevent conversations from becoming unfocused or performative. Her global experience has strengthened her cultural sensitivity and adaptability, allowing her to work across diverse contexts with care.
Like many high-achieving professionals, she has also had to learn from her own growth edges. Earlier in her career, she sometimes carried too much responsibility alone, equating independence with strength. Over time, she has learned the value of collaboration, delegation, and asking for support.
She also continues to refine her relationship with pace by learning when to slow down, reflect, and allow ideas to mature. These lessons have become part of her teaching, offering others permission to view growth as iterative rather than linear.
Balancing a Dynamic Process
Balancing professional responsibilities with personal well-being is an ongoing practice rather than a fixed achievement. Much of Dr. Lowe’s work centers on helping others navigate complexity, which makes self-awareness and intentional boundaries especially important. She approaches balance as a dynamic process: one that requires regular reflection, recalibration, and honesty about capacity.
A key part of this balance is designing work that aligns with values. By grounding her professional commitments in purpose, she reduces the friction that often arises when work and identity feel disconnected. This alignment allows her to approach demanding projects with clarity rather than depletion.
Practically, balance also means building rhythms that support sustainability. This includes protecting time for rest, reflection, and creative thinking; setting realistic expectations; and recognizing when to pause or recalibrate. Travel, writing, and quiet observation remain important sources of renewal, offering space to step back and reconnect with perspective.
Equally important is resisting the pressure to romanticize overwork. Through her research and lived experience, Dr. Lowe emphasizes that effectiveness does not come from constant urgency, but from intentional pacing. She views rest not as a reward, but as an essential condition for ethical leadership and sound judgment.
Ultimately, balance is less about perfect equilibrium and more about responsiveness by listening to what each season requires and allowing both professional ambition and personal well-being to coexist without competing for legitimacy.
Advice for Sustainable Leadership
For those aspiring to leadership, Dr. Lowe emphasizes the importance of self-awareness before authority. Leadership begins with understanding your values, your blind spots, and the impact you have on others. Without that grounding, influence can easily become reactive or performative.
She encourages emerging leaders to resist the pressure to have everything figured out. Growth often comes from curiosity, listening, and the willingness to learn in public. Seeking feedback, building relationships across differences, and staying open to revision are essential practices.
Equally important is learning to sit with complexity. Many of today’s challenges do not have simple solutions, and effective leaders must be comfortable holding tension without rushing to control it. This requires patience, humility, and strong communication skills.
Finally, she advises aspiring leaders to define success on their own terms. Sustainable leadership is not about visibility alone, but about alignment between values, actions, and the communities one hopes to serve.
Carrying Meaningful Change Forward
In her message to the readers, Dr. Lowe says that growth does not begin with certainty; it begins with curiosity. Stay willing to question what you know, listen beyond what is familiar, and approach challenges as invitations to learn. Progress is rarely linear, but it is always shaped by intention. When clarity, compassion, and consistency guide your choices, success becomes not just an outcome, but a way of moving through the world.
If there is one idea worth carrying forward, it is that meaningful change starts in small, intentional moments. Whether in organizations, communities, or personal relationships, transformation rarely comes from grand gestures alone. It grows through daily practices of listening, reflection, and care. In a world marked by division and speed, choosing to slow down and engage thoughtfully is both a quiet resistance and a powerful form of leadership.
A Promise Reflected in Her Professional Achievements
Dr. Nashay Lowe’s professional achievements reflect a steady commitment to scholarship, education, and applied leadership across global and community-based contexts.
A foundational milestone in her journey was serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer, a role she completed in 2015 and continues to carry forward. This experience deepened her commitment to cross-cultural understanding and community-centered problem solving. She later earned her TEFL certification in 2016, strengthening her capacity to teach and communicate across linguistic and cultural boundaries. She later executed this training in collaboration with the Korean National Commission at UNESCO’s Global Peace Village.
In 2020, she completed the Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct certification through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. In 2021, she completed several key credentials, including the Certificate in Scholarly Teaching, the Summer Peacebuilding Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (Center for Conflict Studies), the United Nations Association of the USA Advocate Certificate, and the Do No Harm Certificate in the Practical Framework for Conflict.
In 2022, she completed the ISBLI Civic Leadership Program, further strengthening her work at the intersection of leadership, community engagement, and social responsibility. In 2024, she earned her National Professional Certification in Mediation, formalizing her expertise in structured conflict resolution practice. Most recently, in 2025, she completed the Twende Accelerator Program through the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, supporting the continued growth and strategic development of Lowe Insights Consulting.
Together, these milestones reflect a career shaped not by titles alone, but by sustained learning, service, and a commitment to ethical, people-centered leadership across sectors and borders.
Beyond formal credentials, many of Dr. Lowe’s most meaningful achievements are rooted in lived experience, service, and mentorship. Through traveling, she has built relationships across cultures, generations, and social contexts, gaining a deep appreciation for how people learn, lead, and relate differently around the world.
Throughout her journey, she has mentored youth, college students, and early-career professionals (particularly minority first-generation students and those navigating uncertainty about their paths), helping them build confidence, purpose, and a sense of possibility. These experiences have shaped her belief that leadership is not defined only by titles or milestones, but by the quiet, consistent investment in others’ growth and capacity to thrive.
