Category: workshop

How I Quit Story and Started Telling

Written & Narrated by Britta R. Kollberg – Germany Kokopelli carries his story like a flute ahead, making himself heard before you or anyone can see him. He showed up on a website when I started searching a way out of what I was doing into a new career or a new direction of thinking… Continue reading How I Quit Story and Started Telling

The Five Keys to success

The first key: Knowing what you want Successful people know what they want. They know who they want to be and where they want to go. In other words, they have a very clear picture of what success means to them.  Do you know what you want? This is the first step to power and… Continue reading The Five Keys to success

Hivemind: lessons from beekeeping for modern organizations

Some many years ago I facilitated a workshop on change management and remember an animated discussion about the concept of ‘hive mind’ and what the term meant in the context of organisations. There were many opinions that emerged during the day and that evening when I got home, I became immersed in reading about how… Continue reading Hivemind: lessons from beekeeping for modern organizations

Workshop: How to design Vision, Mission, Values, Measures, Purpose stories

Organising Principles are the foundations that provide and guide beliefs, behaviours, thinking, understanding and practice and what is expected of people within the organisation. There is no organisation possible without organising principles. Organising Principles include Vision, Mission, Values, Measures, Purpose and Promise statements. A hallmark of powerful organisations is that they regularly evaluate and remind… Continue reading Workshop: How to design Vision, Mission, Values, Measures, Purpose stories

Trauma Workbook

Trauma is not defined by the event itself but by an individual’s unique response to it. Recognizing Trauma The workbook provides a Trauma Checklist, adapted from the PCL-5, to help individuals assess the severity of their trauma symptoms. This checklist covers common reactions, such as intrusive memories, avoidance behaviors, negative thoughts, emotional changes, and sleep… Continue reading Trauma Workbook

Cultural Innovation Frameworks for Learning Organizations

Learning organizations have predictable problems when it comes to instilling a culture that encourages self-development and lifelong learning in a large community of learners that are continuously changing. The continuous movement of people into and from the organization makes it necessary to provide a method that Instills lifelong and necessary motivation, virtues, values and behavioural… Continue reading Cultural Innovation Frameworks for Learning Organizations

Storytelling in the Digital Age – The (Work)Book

While the digital age provides many different ways of telling stories, the techniques used to create stories are ancient. Storytelling in the Digital Age looks at how powerful stories are created, evaluated and shared through digital media. Stories can work for you, but they can also work against you. Storytelling in the Digital Age provides… Continue reading Storytelling in the Digital Age – The (Work)Book

Storytelling for Marketing Teams

Brand Managers and Marketing Teams are expected to tell the story of the business and its brands to create and build customer interest, awareness, sales and  long-term brand recognition. Marketing departments often need to liaise with advertising agencies and providers of sales data – this requires  teams and brand managers to brief agencies and creatively… Continue reading Storytelling for Marketing Teams

Workshop Art and Science of Change

The Art and Science of Change explores change and transformation as complex, multifaceted phenomena that are constant and inevitable in both personal and organizational life. Change is defined as an alteration or transition, while transformation implies a more profound and fundamental shift in identity and self-worth. Effectively managing these processes requires a multidisciplinary approach, integrating… Continue reading Workshop Art and Science of Change

Change Management Masterclass

Designed specifically to up your game, the change management masterclass is designed for change management practitioners with 2 or more years’ experience in the field who want to develop deep knowledge and know-how in the field. The Change Management Masterclass covers key topic areas such as:       Views: 48

Meditation Workshop

Tired of the ceaseless mental chatter, feeling bombarded by life’s relentless advertising for your attention? Discover the Meditation Workshop, your guide to mastering your inner world and reclaiming profound peace. The Workshop (you do it by yourself) will help you understand meditation, how to do it and it’s benefits. Download – it’s free! This comprehensive… Continue reading Meditation Workshop

Narrative Medicine Workshop for Health Practitioners

This narrative medicine workshop is specially designed for health practitioners such as medical doctors, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists and volunteers who are concerned with the care of the unwell. Narrative medicine concerns itself with how storytelling techniques are used to facilitate states of thresholds and changes of life. In the workshop we look at how narrative… Continue reading Narrative Medicine Workshop for Health Practitioners

Refugee Workshop

The Refugee Workshop is designed to guide individuals who have experienced forced displacement through the multifaceted journey of healing, adaptation, and rebuilding their lives in a new country. It serves as a companion for refugees and their immense courage, strength, and resilience required to navigate a challenging transition. At its core, the Refugee Workshop operates… Continue reading Refugee Workshop

Who Am I? Your Self Workshop

Discover Your Story: Are you ready to captain your own ship? In a world changing faster than ever before, your greatest asset isn’t just knowledge – it’s your mind and your ability to navigate a sea of information. “Who Are You? 2025” is your essential guide to becoming the hero you were born to be.… Continue reading Who Am I? Your Self Workshop

Leadership and Exco Teambuild

We provide leadership and Exco fireside storytelling teambuilding in a boma/fireside environment. Traditionally, it is in the boma where, it is said, the best stories were told and the biggest decisions taken. It is a powerful and memorable way of getting everyone ‘onto the same page’ using an African dilemma tale approach. Everyone participates in… Continue reading Leadership and Exco Teambuild

Leadership & Exco. Storytelling Skills

We work with Leadership & Exco. to improve storytelling confidence, ability & delivery. We work one-on-one or with a group up to 15 participants. Group Sessions Group sessions last one day going into the evening, preferably in a venue with a fireside around which stories can be told and shared under African skies at night.… Continue reading Leadership & Exco. Storytelling Skills

Using African Dilemma Tales for Children

An African Dilemma tale is a unique style of participative storytelling. It is a story that has no end other than that provided by the participants. And even then, the story continues…… Why are dilemma tales important for children in the digital age? Children are bombarded with conflicting stories every day. They ingest cartoons, news,… Continue reading Using African Dilemma Tales for Children

Consciousness Science Workshop

What is consciousness? How does it work? Can consciousness be expanded? This facilitated workshop allows you to experiment with mind tools that allow reflection on the most human and mysterious of experiences; the awareness of your awareness in what is called “the ever-present now”. The problem with consciousness is that it is used to reflect… Continue reading Consciousness Science Workshop

Storytelling for Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

The key driver that determines the quality and profitability of customer relationships is grounded in storytelling. Whatever your customers know about you, your organisation, your products and services is story based. Telling better stories in the right way empowers customer relationships and ensures customer loyalty. Effective brand managers know this secret and a lot of… Continue reading Storytelling for Customer Relationship Management (CRM)