About the author

"Be brave enough to start conversations that matter and shift the direction of change for the better."

Paul Nunesdea is the English pen name of Paulo Nunes de Abreu, IAF™ Certified Professional Facilitator, Master of Ceremonies, Blogger, and Publisher of the book series - Architecting Collaboration.


As an IAF™ Certified Professional Facilitator, Paul Nunesdea designs and hosts internationally renowned events for a range of clients from large companies to municipalities and regional governments. Paul also intervenes in several social enterprises and civic platforms and advises at C-level on creating and sustaining collaborative ecosystems.


About me

As a Social and Organizational Psychologist with a PhD from Lancaster University Management School, where I had the unique opportunity to learn under Peter Checkland, creator of Soft Systems Methodology, I've built a strong academic foundation that supports my professional endeavors in healthcare consulting. My career has been marked by a series of leadership roles, including a tenure as CEO, and advisory positions predominantly in the realms of Public Administration and Healthcare.

My passion for creating positive societal impact led me to establish several NGOs. I've spearheaded major business summits such as the Health Data Forum and the Health Regions Summit, and Digital Health Portugal, among other significant initiatives.


These experiences have honed my skills in organizing and facilitating workshops and corporate events for a diverse clientele, including private sector giants and governmental organizations, as well as multilateral agencies like the EU's EMCCDA. My work with local subsidiaries of global corporations such as Microsoft, PMI and ASCOM has been particularly rewarding.

In response to the challenges posed by COVID-19, my focus has shifted towards fostering public engagement and collaboration among various stakeholders. My aim is to build more resilient communities and agile organizations that contribute to a balanced and sustainable society.

With over 15 years of experience in CEO and business management roles, my approach is client-centric, always aiming to co-create win-win solutions.




In 2020, in collaboration with Peter Seah, a respected colleague from the International Association of Facilitators (IAF), I co-founded the Digital Collaboration Academy (today part of My Meeting Support).


This venture offers specialized training and professional certifications in Digital Facilitation, a field that has gained significant importance in today's digitally-driven world, in line with the core competencies of the IAF.

The curator of the Roundtable Principles for effective decision-making.

"Empowering Professional Facilitators" is out now! Explore how digital tools revolutionize facilitation in the latest "Architecting Collaboration" volume in the series.

As an IAF™ Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), he designs and hosts internationally renowned events for a range of clients from large companies to municipalities and regional governments. Paul's Europass profile can be found here.

Social media


With more +8k followers on LinkedIn that recognize him as a trusted voice as a former CEO and consultant, life-coach, trainer and meeting professional, Paul Nunesdea is ranked at the top 1% Social Selling Index rank in the world's largest professional network.


Paul's LinkedIn profile can be reached here, or in Spanish here, or in Portuguese here.

LinkedIn Groups . Paul Nunesdea is the creator of a specialized discussion group: Digital Tools for Virtual Collaboration with +800 members.


Google Scholar . He is the most cited author on GDSS (group decision support systems) and his profile can be seen here .


Industry report. Paul hosts Digital Collab an event series focused on exploring the wider adoption of digital tools for collaboration and the last report can be purchased here .


Industry directory. On his former company's website he published a GDSS industry directory that can be purchased here , 


Issuu : A number of Paul's publications can be found here.


LinkedIn Pulse. He publishes regularly on LinkedIn and some of his most popular posts:
Meetings vs. workshops (+3,3k views), The University of the Future (+0,7k views) and Why weekly staff meetings are important in startups? (+1,7k views).


In this favourite article, he shares some insights about social networking on LinkedIn:  The taste of lemon.


Quora.  He has answered a number of meeting related questions and his profile can be seen here . 


A workshops.work podcast interview can be listened here. "This episode is your opportunity to hear many opinions from the very top of facilitation’s leading professional body. It’s not every day I get to say that!" Myriam Hadnes


Own blog. Besides LinkedIn Pulse, this book series website also features "Get the collaborative touch", a dedicated blog  that you can view and subscribe here.


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