We work with a variety of other sector clients across the public, private and third sector including organisations, government, forums, institutes, trusts, creative individuals and networks, membership organisations and interest groups, not-for-profits, innovation and health initiatives, unions and professional bodies.
Our learning events and bespoke facilitations can be put to use across a range of organisational needs from leadership development to collaboration to focusing on forward strategy to name a few.
Below are examples of commissioning clients, stakeholders and delegates illustrated with unsolicited comments received following events we’ve designed and delivered for them.
What Clients Said
Some other sector commissioning clients and what they told us about our involvement:
“There was so much of our strategic development that made more sense afterwards. Your leadership, questions and the pace were very good, I’m pleased with the outcome – much more enjoyable than other meetings…!”
Paul Herrmann, Director
The Photography Network Advisory Board Strategy session
“Thank you to you, Adrian and Sophie for helping us to achieve a meeting which felt productive, exciting and delivered those important leads for us to take forward. We were so glad you were involved as we wouldn’t have been able to achieve those outputs without you! – I’ve had some really positive feedback from my colleagues on the facilitation.”
Rachel Thompson, Health Hub
Connected Health Cities facilitation, Manchester, UK
“An eye-opener for how facilitation ought to be done. I was extremely impressed with your preparation, planning, the way you handled the workshop – a successful day.”
Julie Solomon, Head of Research and Learning
British Society of Gastroenterology – co-facilitated conference
Stakeholder Reactions
What other sector stakeholders have told us:
“The best put together thinking course materials I’ve ever seen and used.”
Nigel Newman, Lifetime Master Trainer
Co-facilitation of an innovation Programme for 50 Leaders
“Hi Sophie, just wanted to say it was an excellent event yesterday. Brilliantly put together by you and Adrian. Thanks for all your hard work.”
Dan Smith, Union Organiser
Communication Training Session
“Thank you for sending this on – I love it! I think it really clearly describes the problem(s) and in a really accessible way. In fact I like it so much I am storing it away in my brain so I can steal it at some point to explain to people what I/we do!”
Professor Eleanor Schofield, Head of Conservation & Collections Care, The Mary Rose Trust
Online event, Conservation Materials Research Programme
“Thank you again for the stimulating days we spent together deeply understanding the themes and communications strategies to support us in working with NHS England in shaping the offer that CFHH can provide to NHS England. This has been so incredible – it really helps to see and explain something simply that was previously very complex.”
Martin Wildman, Chief Investigator
Cystic Fibrosis Health Hub, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Delegate Reactions
A sample of comments from other sector delegates of learning events and facilitations for real-world, live challenges across a range of topics, from junior to senior level.
“This has been the most brilliantly inspiring, fascinatingly challengingly and wonderfully motivating week. I feel it has been pivotal to me, as both a photographic artist and as a person.
I have learnt about myself, about others, about working in groups, about collaborative opportunities, modes of exhibition, idea generation and all the things that slot in between to support what I see as being a promisingly coherent process towards a group exhibition”
Ruth Hanson, Photographic Artist
Lightbox career development programme
“I love these days, it feels as if my brain is on fire! It’s enabled me to generate so many ideas, and created the space for that to happen.”
Delegate
Facilitated cross-sector health programme
“I just spent some time looking at the ‘strengths’ material – I have to admit I cried! I think it was that ‘other people feel this too’ and also that there’s something I can hopefully do, which is quite a relief. I am looking forward to putting it into practice and have a very positive sense of hope. Thank you very much for pointing me in this direction.”
Delegate
Biomedical Programme – facilitation process design.
“Thankyou! You helped me put bones in the flesh and understand the characters in my group better. Tolerance, communication and self-awareness! I found the whole session very thought provoking and absorbing.”
Rachel Wegh, Creative Professional
Training Event on ‘Working together effectively.’
“The practical thinking shocked me into realising that, over my working life of about 45 years, I have been approaching the way I think in, what I NOW know, is a very restrictive manner. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks!”
Alan Hankinson, Director Common Sense Solutions
Facilitated innovation programme
Success factors for your organisation may depend more on:
- Developing and maintaining a clear vision of why you are doing what you do
- Understanding the forces operating in a changing world
- Having a focused strategy for where you want to go and how to get there
- Shifting your perception in order to innovate
- Harnessing collective energy
…than it does on upgrading IT systems, chasing funding initiatives, revising organisational structures, gathering data, or following popular trends. We can help you and your teams succeed in solving problems, creating improvements, and generating new ideas to address these factors.
Services for Other Sectors outlines in more detail what we offer and to discuss how we could support your activities, do contact us.
stop and think
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innovate
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