Stretch Thinking Partnerships
Are you interested in unlocking the power of thinking agility in your organisation?
One facet of diversity that is less discussed is cognitive diversity. Each of us thinks differently, but nature and nurture create biases for a preferred style of thinking.
Acknowledging these differences and focusing on a non-judgmental appreciation of them, plays an important role in the establishment of psychological safety and trust.
Read more about our Stretching Thinking Partnership Programme and the impact it has had in organisations such as Hollard Insure and GWK.
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Fostering deep thinking & conducive conversations for a sustainable future
We are proud to have collaborated with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in partnership with Civil Society, at their recent 30x30 implementation workshop to explore opportunities for area expansion and develop action plans for a sustainable future.
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What do the happiest women in the world get right?
We are celebrating women’s month and have some beautiful gifts for you. If you are looking for some inspired thinking on loving yourself, facing your fears, finding your passion and being truly open to feedback - this bumper edition is for you.
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Standard Bank's IT Service Management Conference: A journey of collaboration and purpose
Reuniting for the first time since the pandemic, @Standard Bank's Group IT Service Management Community of Practice recently held an impactful 5-day conference. 138 delegates from 17 African countries were invited to participate and collaborate in:
Cultivating an aligned community
Enabling consistency through shared standards, and
Fostering shared learning and feedback.
Our role was to design and facilitate a dynamic and engaging large group process, that would leave a lasting impression on communication, collaboration and teamwork.
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Possibility - When Things Get Tough, How Do You Think
How are you feeling today?
We are hearing a common sentiment from the leaders we engage with in organisations large and small, local and global - "It's tough out here"
This edition of CreateSpace focusses on:
The Art of Possibility
Tips on how to be a great thinking partner
Implementing a Stretch Thinking Partnership Programme in your organisation
The Core Theory of Success
Enhancing our wellbeing by shifting our focus to others
MAXimising McDonald’s MEA Footprint
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Creating Collaborative Digital Spaces
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. The Alliance forms part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
This Science Week aimed to capture the ambition of the Alliance to be constantly growing and exploring innovative new pockets of science with the potential to make a difference. The focus was on science at the edge and how to push boundaries at the science-development interface.
CreateConsulting were invited in the capacity of Mural experts, to develop a digital collaboration space. - an asynchronous mirror of the Science Week - in advance of the meeting, to enable non-participants to provide inputs to the in-person discussions.
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In this month of love, where is your focus?
In this month of love - what are you choosing to focus on?
There is a LOT going on in our country at the moment and this level of disruption can seriously challenge our vision of the future. We cannot ignore the daily realities and their impact but we can choose what we focus on.
This Valentine’s edition of CreateSpace focusses on:
Leadership is a love story
An outstanding liberating structure, Regnosis and it’s value in vision and strategy co-creation
Shining a light on a great Vision
Strategic planning: Leveraging the best thinking of your team and
The impact of our journey with the GWK Professional Services team.
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CreateSpace for movement this Festive Season & beyond
As the year gathers momentum and rolls out so quickly, energy and movement are top of mind.
This holiday season our invitation is to CreateSpace for movement. What little adjustments can we make to increase our movement, the quality of our thinking and ultimately, affirm our value?
In this edition we explore:
The impact of clutter on wellbeing and happiness
The Neuroscience behind creating space for movement
A glimpse into some of our impact in 2022
Some great holiday reading to kickstart 2023
Creating movement in your team’s engagement in 2023
The 5 love languages of appreciation.
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A bumper Women's Month Edition
August brings a new opportunity to acknowledge the powerful contribution that women make to the world, our communities and businesses.
In this month’s bumper edition of CreateSpace, we explore:
The role that men play in bridging the gender diversity gap
Feature Tara Mohr’s Playing Big video and ‘10 rules for Brilliant Women”
Rand Merchant Bank’s award-winning gender equality initiative - The Athena Programme
Amy Cuddy’s powerful TEDTalk on power posing and how our body language shapes our idenitities
A brilliant Whole Brain® walkaround featuring questions to help circumvent the 7 power gaps women face in the workplace
An insightful and practical resource - Building Mental Health and Energy Resilience
An inspiring Onsight Team Journey Case Study.
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Are you making magic in your leadership?
As leaders, we expect (and are expected) to make magic. The reality is that we don’t always have the know-how or the skills to ‘pull the rabbit out of the hat’. This edition of CreateSpace is filled with some great articles and resources to make magic in your leadership:
Cognitive Diversity: a pathway to inclusive leadership
Questions to ignite your best thinking
Creating Space for a thinking environment
Making magic with McDonald’s MEA Supply Chain Leaders in Jordan
The Create Leaders Academy
Getting to the bones of great leadership with Morton & Partners.
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Tools to enhance team collaboration
Effective team collaboration has never been more important. While many organisations have streamlined decision making cycles, many have adopted multiple collaboration tools and many people are feeling completely overwhelmed, with team performance bearing the brunt.
A startling statistic is that fewer than 25% of employees prefer to work in teams.
When you hear the war stories of confrontations, scapegoating, blame and other forms of dysfunction, it’s not hard to see why. In this edition of CreateSpace we explore:
The 5 dysfunctions of a team (Patrick Lencioni)
Why trust is critical in teams?
5 powerful and revealing team questions
Are we optimising our team’s collective brain power?
A Whole Brain® approach to team effectiveness
How Hollard Insure said YES to building the capability of their leadership team.
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Keys to crafting a robust Whole Brain® strategy
It's that time of year where we, as leaders, are asked to don our thinking caps and shape a strategy that will reap results.
To be competitive in today’s BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear and Incomprehensible) environment, the pressure is on to create and execute a sound, innovative strategy that will be supported by our people.
The success of any good strategy depends on the quality of the thinking that shapes it. To do our best thinking, we need the best thinking of those around us. This begs the question, how well do we know the thinking preferences of our team members?
In this edition of CreateSpace, we explore:
How to craft a Whole Brain® strategy
A simple brain hack to unlock strategic thinking
How we helped the SABMR team to align and save lives.
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