Diversity, Humour, Creativity & Innovation

Changing Shape, Shaping Change:

Longer description: Whether we like it or not change is the only constant and the pace of change continues to accelerate rapidly. Dealing effectively with change involves increasing several diverse skill sets including diversity and conflict resolution, creativity and innovation, and the ability to recognize when celebration of hard won success is needed.

Often difficulties in dealing with change stem from common misunderstanding. For example, how one much time one person needs to process information may differ greatly from another’s. The incorrect interpretation may lead to forming negative judgements. When people are under stress or experiencing conflict, chances are they are not communicating at their best. Miscommunications increase stress levels and a vicious cycle of misunderstanding, miscommunication and frustration results. Learning more about each other’s differences and similarities (e.g. thinking and learning styles) can help to prevent conflict from the beginning, and help organizations deal more effectively with change.

By increasing your creativity and innovation skill sets, you’ll enjoy enhanced problem solving and decision making; you’ll also learn to thrive in an atmosphere of change and diversity; and you’ll notice greater ease in your daily environment. The first steps in reducing stress are acknowledging what we have control over and what we don’t and using this to create customized action plan.

Finally, when organizations are in change mode the last thing people tend to think about, and one of the most important factors in successful change, is celebration. Appreciating the dedication and hard work of staff, board members and administration is key to managing change well. It’s about learning more about how to celebrate and have fun while being inclusive.

We help you become more confident in the change process – helping you shape the change rather than getting bent out of shape.

Workshop/seminar length: 1 hour, 4 hour or all-day session

Group size: unlimited for 1 hour and 4 hours sessions, up to 25 for all day session

Direct benefits to participants:

1 hour:

* Learn one of: diversity and conflict resolution skills, creativity and innovation or celebration
* Experience hands on learning that leads to practical application in the work place right away
* Gain confidence in dealing with change
* Learn and you’ll laugh
* Receive a customized follow-up resource guide

4 hour:

* Learn one of: diversity and conflict resolution skills, creativity and innovation or celebration
* Experience hands on learning that leads to practical application in the work place right away
* Gain confidence in dealing with change
* Practise the activities in the safety and comfort of your own workshop space and
* Learn and you’ll laugh
* Receive a customized follow-up resource guide

all-day:

* Learn about diversity and conflict resolution skills, creativity and innovation or celebration
* Gain confidence in dealing with change
* Practise the activities in the safety and comfort of your own workshop space and
* Experience hands on learning that leads to practical application in the work place right away
* Benefit from 1:1 with the trainers
* Learn, laugh and know how to teach others to do the same
* Receive a detailed customized resource guide for your own organization and/or program