Lucas Derks combines 20 years' experience as an NLP trainer with a background as social psychology researcher. For over a decade he has been studying the spatial aspects of social cognition and exploring the patterns in Social Panoramas within the context of psycho-therapy and coaching.

Lucas' initial aim was to improve his clients' social life and functioning. His systematic enquiry has resulted in a great number of patterns; universal, cultural and personal ways in which people give shape to their own Social Panoramas.