Sometimes it needs someone from outside of your team to help you get over a hump.
Our facilitated workshops are a smart way to solve problems, kickstart projects, power up productivity while up-skilling the team.
But don't just take it from me...
Find the Workshops you need:
Great Advice
Learn the tools and tricks to ensure you give useful advice that drives action.
Great for getting advice done right the first time.
Finding the problem
Identifying the real problem - the root cause of an issue and its impacts - is really important if you want to do anything about it.
Get under the hood of what's really going on with a problem definition workshop.
Ask brilliantly dumb questions
Dumb questions are your best friend.
They help clarify what's really going on and the right question will help everything fall into place.
We can help you find the questions that matter and also give you and your team the tools to ask the right dumb questions to get you working smarter.
Designing Policy for Better Social Outcomes
The increased focus on social outcomes means agencies have to incorporate different kinds of data, analysis and measurement into their advice.
We will help you and your team give great advice Government can use to improve social outcomes.
Strategy Development
Identify what you and your team are going to focus on, and what you aren't going to do.
Perfect for when you have equal parts ambition and ambiguity.
Pre Mortem
Boost a project’s chances of success by figuring out in advance what can go wrong and putting in steps to prevent it falling off track.
Give your project every chance to live.
Project Initiation
Get a strong start by figuring out what your project actually needs to do to succeed.
Avoid wasting time on unnecessary admin.
Ideation
Come up with new ideas and options to solve a problem or take a different approach and have fun doing so.
Impress people with your creative brilliance.
Story Finding
Identifying the narrative within your project, research or analysis to turn it into something people can relate to.
Great for getting decision-makers onside.
Investment Logic Mapping
Workshopping to support investment cases using the Investment Mapping Standard™ including problem definition, benefits mapping, and business case development.
Risk Setting
Identify the risks you need to worry about and the risks you should be taking to achieve your goals.
Excellent for identifying what really matters.
Getting Unstuck
Figure out why a project has stalled and how to get it back on track or transform a problem into something you can solve
Don't go round in circles, assess what’s going on and what to do.
"Thanks to Steven, we now have a clear understanding of how to approach our complex problems and an actionable strategy to drive our work for the next three years."
CR (Tier 1 - public sector leader )
YesSuits
"You provided such a useful space for us to explore and further our knowledge in storylining, so thank you for adding to my kete of knowledge, I will be using these tools moving forward."
Aretha (small public sector agency)
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"Steven’s storylining workshop is an excellent investment for those wishing to add further rigour to writing reports/providing advice. The workshop process was engaging and enjoyable, aided by using examples relevant to our business, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions and discuss what was being presented, and group exercises. An unexpected benefit of the workshop was its value as a team building exercise."
Corrine de Bonnaire Rangahau
Aotearoa Research New ZealandMashIt -
"Thank you for a great workshop. Everyone learnt something and some of us learnt a lot! I think the method you taught will be a great discipline. It was also a great team building exercise! Kia pai tō wiki!"
FabuFit -
"It was so useful, and I definitely will be using it moving forward. Great way to get things organised for a project."
Geeta (small public sector agency)
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I can really recommend Steven’s course to anyone who needs to give advice or present information as part of their role. The tools that he gives allow you to present your advice with clarity, ensuring that your messages will be seen and understood. It’s a must do!
Jo - procurement professional
It was a great workshop and I think we all got a lot of value out of it!
F - Manager, DIA
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Steven is a trusted advisor to me. His advice is always useful and targeted towards achieving my business and professional goals. I am happy to recommend Steven.
HR - Tier 2 leader
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