Knowing our strengths and values, and managing ourselves well is a critical element of doing well in a changing world. Developing your awareness of yourself - and of others - helps you act thoughtfully and develop positive relationships.  This workshop will help you develop your understanding of yourself, your emotions and your values - and give you some tools and techniques for working with them productively. 

Capability area(s): Integrity, Empathy, Leading  

If the only constant in today’s world is change then it is going to be imperative that we are resilient and adaptable. You will need to become expert in seeing opportunities to learn, be comfortable with making mistakes and reflecting on them as well as restructuring your thoughts to take on board new ideas and solutions. In this workshop you develop your ability to respond positively and constructively to constantly evolving challenges and complexity through learning tools and techniques to help build resilience and respond to change.  

Capability area(s): Adaptability & Resilience  

There are so many things competing for our time and attention nowadays that it’s important we find ways to focus and manage this cognitive load. This workshop will help you to work more effectively and efficiently by exploring practical tools and techniques to help manage your time to overcome procrastination, help prioritise, and set achievable goals.  

Capability area(s): Focussing   

How we view ourselves and the world around us impacts our ability to dream and achieve. In today’s innovation economy, where needs and opportunities are evolving faster than ever before, we need a mindset that equips us to recognise opportunity, take initiative, and innovate in the face of challenges. In this workshop you will develop your entrepreneurial mind set by exploring how to take initiative in a positive way, overcome barriers, and will build your competence in being proactive and responsive to opportunities. 

Capability area(s): Initiative, Adaptability, Creativity 

Communication is a basic human skill which is not always done effectively, especially in the workplace. Good communication is the ability to openly and honestly share information in a way that creates mutual understanding about thought, ideas and intentions. In this workshop you will develop your understanding of effective communication, what this means in practice, and use storytelling to relate information and bring knowledge sharing to life.  

Capability area(s): Communicating  
 

Empathy - an awareness of others’ feelings, needs and concerns and an ability to negotiate them - is an essential skill for the modern world.  It has never been more important to be able to connect and collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds.  This workshop focuses on skills and tools for developing empathy skills to be able to better to listen, connect, understand, and work with others.   

Capability area(s): Empathy, Leading, Curiosity 
 

Collaboration is not a new skill but evidence suggests that its importance is increasing with the majority of roles in today’s workplace requiring collaboration at some level. In this workshop you will learn theory’s tools and techniques to develop your ability to effectively work together with others towards shared goals, and have the opportunity to apply key team working skills to complete a collaborative project.  

Capability area(s): Collaboration, Leading, Initiative, Empathy   
 

Leaders can and do exist at all levels and are found in any setting, so it’s important we all develop our ability to lead effectively. Whether this means working for yourself, having more ownership of tasks or setting the vision for a project or organisation, you will need skills in influencing, motivating others and driving change. In this workshop you will learn theoroes, tools, and techniques to enable you to develop your understanding of and ability to apply these key leadership skills.  

Capability area(s): Leading, Integrity, Collaboration, Communication  

Solving problems using curiosity

To delivery real innovation we need to start by being curious. Curiosity is the desire to know or learn something in order to inspire new ideas and concepts. In this workshop you will use skills such as observation, questioning, and problem recognition to understand, break down and find the root cause of a problem and use collaboration, curiosity and creative thinking to identify alternative solutions.  

Capability area(s): Curiosity, Collaboration, Creativity, Sense making 
 

Social innovation 

We can’t tackle social and environmental issues alone – we need new thinking and approaches to bring about the change we want to see in the world. In this workshop you will explore the knowledge, skills and tools of social innovation to develop your ability to work collaboratively to develop and proposed solutions to become an effective change maker in your local community.   

Capability area(s): Creativity, Collaboration, Adaptability, Critical thinking, Empathy   
 

Strategic Thinking  

Strategic thinking is all about thinking about the future and how you are going to get there; it’s big picture thinking! This workshop will explore what is meant by strategic thinking and identify how you can apply strategic thinking in your own context. It will equip you with practical planning and analysis tools and identify ways to measure success. 

Capability area(s): Critical thinking, Sense making   
 

Systems Thinking  

Systems thinking is an approach to help understand and make sense of a world of interdependence and where things are continually changing. This workshop will build a deeper understanding of how things influence one another as part of a whole, and provide practical tools and approaches to explore the linkages, relationships, interactions and behaviours among the elements that characterise a system.

Capability area(s): Sense Making, Curiosity, Critical Thinking