SCHOLAR . EDUCATOR . AUTHOR . SPEAKER
I'm Nava. Scholar, immigrant, author, educator, speaker — and someone who doesn't do anything halfway.
I've spent over three decades asking the big questions — and acting on the answers. Everything I create is my response to what I find.
Three ways I work on this
The CONE Model
A framework for understanding how systems become controlling — and how to reclaim freedom.
Self-exploration
Relationships
Organizations
The CONE Model
A framework for understanding how systems become controlling — and how to reclaim freedom.
Self-exploration
Relationships
Organizations
Books by Nava Israel
Non-fiction that challenges systems. Fiction that takes you somewhere darker — all the way to the light.
Non-fiction
Thriller
Dark fantasy
Thriller
THE TREAD THAT CONNECTS IT ALL
"The CONE Model emerged from watching the same pattern repeat — in organizations, in relationships, in the systems newcomers have to navigate, in the stories we tell ourselves about freedom. The courses, the diagnostics, the books: they're all asking the same question from different angles."
By the numbers
5
Literary awards for CONEtrolled
TMU
University of Toronto
1,000s
Immigrant professionals trained
30+
Years asking the big questions — and acting on the answers
Collège Boréal
Laurentian University
CDO
OAMHP
NARTR
COTO
What people say
CONE MODEL
"[CONE testimonial — client to supply]"
BUILD A LIFE IN CANADA
"A lifeline for newcomers. It bridges knowledge with lived experience, and becomes a powerful catalyst for integration, empowerment, and belonging."
— Delphine Amer, M.Sc. R.P.
The CONE Model
"Once you have grasped the CONE system, you cannot unsee it. It is everywhere."
— Marina Fedak, Amazon review