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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 […]
If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. Lao Tzu Living in the now is made more difficult if you pay attention to any form of media whether it be internet, TV […]
The Truth and the Lie meet on the road one day. The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvelous day today!” The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was truly beautiful. They walk together for a while, until they reach a beautiful well. The Lie tells the Truth: “The […]
We may as well ask “why do people read newspapers?”, or “why do people watch television?” Somewhere in our DNA there’s a compelling vibrating strand asking so be told a story, because stories help us to survive and experience happiness. For as long as human beings have had language, children have learnt about hunting, travelling, […]
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 […]
In the time before time, when the world was still soft and new, awaiting its first true songs, there was the Copper Woman. Her skin held the warm, living glow of the metal for which she was named, shifting from a deep, earthy red in the morning sun to a soft, burnished gold in the […]
In common language, an event is something that happens (changes), in particular something special of limited duration. An example of this is a major sporting event, concert or political rally. An event is an outcome, result, reference or single point of focus. In physics and philosophy, an event occurs at a point in time which […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
Ukhamba is the Nguni word for Calabash. You pronounce it OO-KHAM-BA. The Calabash is a gourd pumpkin that has been used by ancient people throughout Africa as a container in which to brew beer, store medicines, valuable herbs and water. But the concept of Ukhamba is more than this – it is a metaphor for […]
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Imagine a world where super-smart robots and computer programs (AI) can do amazing things really fast. They can write stories, solve tricky math problems, and even help doctors figure out illnesses. But, there are some special jobs that humans will always be best at, because these jobs need something AI doesn’t have: a human heart […]
Typically in organisations, people converse around certain topics and experiences. And in day to day interactions they observe things that happen; what people say and what people actually end up doing. Dissonance and paradox emerge when what people say doesn’t align with what they do. Cliques forms, stories are shared, grapevines are energised and subcultures […]
You routinely walk through the entrance of a mall or building where there is a sign at the entrance, with the word ENTRANCE spelled out. Entrance means to place someone into a state of trance. The focused attitudinal trance of the mall – buying and gathering behavior. Exit : mid 16th century (as a stage […]