Facilitation, consulting and coaching

Accelerating creativity and productivity!

My job is help your team break free of The Way We’ve Always Done it (WWADI) when creating whatever it is you need to create. I take you from where you are now in a project  – the beginning? the middle? – to the final solution and help you communicate/sell it within your organization, if necessary. The end result might be a new kind of strategic plan, employee program or new product recommendations. For examples of past projects, see client solutions.

Find your way to good ideas, fast. My expertise is focusing and accelerating new thinking within a team. As a Creative Consultant and Facilitator, my accountability goes beyond any one session to the entire project. I use my energy, creativity and humour to engage your team in the work.

“Creative expeditions” are about creativity and productivity. Teams have a great adventure, use their time efficiently and walk away with a viable business result at the end. As a bonus, they learn tips for innovating, collaborating and communicating more effectively. Their journey has multiple team-building components – often it includes an off-site event specifically designed to heighten the team experience.

My journey is 25+ years. My understanding of your business needs is informed by 25+ years working with a list of clients on projects that are a mix of strategic/tactical planning, brand engagement, employee training, work process & operating procedure, new products & services and/or stakeholder events. (Check out client testimonials). If you’re wondering if I can help with the project on your desk now, just ask!

People support what they create

The ideas come from your team rather than me; this ensures your team “owns” the final solution and will implement it with care.

To release new thinking, we use a simple solution-finding process – a customized mix of consulting and facilitation of team meetings. I break down the work into strategic pieces and then take team members through it during one to three facilitated meetings. I invite the team to question assumptions, reconnect to the big picture and discover new ideas and strategies.

After each work session, I streamline/package the results of each meeting as an output that fuels the next phase of the work. The output is creative, strategic and often visual; this is the consulting part of the work.

Start to finish, the process may require 2 weeks (a briefing from the leader, then a few days for agenda design, then a team meeting, then a few days to summarize results) or 2 months if more team meetings are required.

A coach and a “muse”

I also coach teams and individuals, picking out process tips and techniques from Creative Expeditions workshops to suit the situation. Some of my senior clients (directors, VPs) prefer to use me as a “muse” than a coach – my objectivity and honesty helps them see things through a different lens. For details, contact me.

About geography

My priority is clients in the Greater Toronto Area. Although I am available to facilitate anywhere in Canada, my face-to-face collaborative approach requires easy access to managers and teams.