WHEN
November
WHERE
This is an in-person workshop. Short or introductory sessions can be done online.
DURATION
This can last from a few hours (introduction) to a week or an extended course.
Other
This can be combined with individual or team coaching for specific innovation breakthroughs.
RECLAIM
OUR Future
See Things Differently.
Had enough of climate inaction and environmental destruction? Exhausted by populist politics? Tired of social injustice and exclusion?
We turn cutting-edge insights from cognitive neuroscience into simple, practical and powerful tools and techniques to help transform the way you think.
WHY THE BRAIN?
Our biological brains are responsible for everything we think, feel, perceive, say, create, do, imagine, invent or believe. Individually and collectively, our brains are the seat of our hopes and aspirations. How we use them is both the source of most of our problems as well as the potential solutions. They are the ultimate drivers of either stagnation or innovation at every level.
But our brains are locked away inside a black box (our skulls), reliant upon sensory data (sight, smell, sound, etc.) to gather information about the world around us. From this, they elicit and generate patterns, narratives, scenarios and predictions to infer how the world works and our place within it.
This astonishingly complex process occurs automatically under the surface most of the time, unnoticed, unchallenged and unhindered. But through understanding the underlying mechanisms at play, we are able to ‘hack into’ their functioning. This provides us with the opportunity to generate the novel connections, solutions and self-directed change that are the heart of personal, professional, organisational, technological and societal innovation and creativity.
This goes far beyond merely learning a new ‘skill’. When you change the way you understand and use your brain, you change everything.
Ultimately, how we choose to harness the power of our brains—both individually and collectively — will play the central role in shaping our future. And when we take a look around, it’s clear that humanity needs some new ideas right now!
WHAT OTHERS SAY
The words we most often hear are ‘surprising’ and ‘practical’. Here are just a few pieces of other feedback we have got.
Brain Tools and techniques
While our brains are astonishingly complex, our tools and techniques are simple. They allow you to change the way you think by activating different neural circuitry and modes, tapping into and reconfiguring resources that were always there.
No ‘gadgets, apps, substances, super-natural powers or magical thinking’ are required; just a curiosity to explore how your natural, biological brain works. Nothing could be more important right now as we seek to understand the profound implications of Artificial Intelligence which are coming our way.
It’s not that one mode of thinking is superior to another. Rather, it is about having the agility to be able to switch between different approaches according to the task at hand.
After all, if you only have a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail. In a rapidly changing world, wouldn’t you rather have the versatility of a Swiss army knife?
A Short Video About Us
Our world is changing rapidly and profoundly.
We must change too.
Individually and collectively, this means using our brains in new ways.
We turn cutting-edge insights from cognitive neuroscience into simple, practical and powerful tools and techniques to help you transform the way you think.
our common future
Our biological brains are responsible for everything we think, feel, perceive, say, create, do, imagine, invent or believe. Individually and collectively, our brains are the seat of our hopes and aspirations, the source of most of most problems and potential solutions and the drivers of either stagnation or innovation at every level.
But our brains are locked away inside a black box (our skulls), reliant upon sensory data (sight, smell, sound, etc.) to gather information about the world around us. From this, they elicit and produce patterns, narratives, scenarios and predictions to infer how the world works and our place within it.
This astonishingly complex process occurs automatically – unnoticed, unchallenged and unhindered – for most of the time. But through understanding the underlying mechanisms at play, we are able to ‘hack into’ their functioning. This provides us with the opportunity to generate the novel connections, solutions and self-directed change that are the heart of innovation.
This goes far beyond merely learning a new ‘skill’. When you change the way you understand and use your brain, you change everything.
Ultimately, how we choose to harness the power of our brains—both individually and collectively — will play the central role in shaping our future. And when we take a look around, it’s clear that the world needs some new ways of thinking right now!
Tools and techniques
The words we most often hear are ‘surprising’ and ‘practical’. Here are just a few other pieces of feedback we have received.
Tools and techniques
While our brains are astonishingly complex, our tools and techniques are simple. They allow you to change the way you think by activating different neural circuitry and modes, tapping into and reconfiguring resources that were always there.
No ‘gadgets, substances, super-natural powers or magical thinking’ are required; just a curiosity to explore how your natural, biological brain works.
It’s not that one mode of thinking is superior to another. Rather, it is about having the agility to be able to switch between different approaches according to the task at hand.
After all, if you only have a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail. In a rapidly changing world, wouldn’t you rather have the versatility of a Swiss army knife?
Core Focus Areas
We offer custom, in-house training, courses, coaching, and consulting designed for forward-thinking companies, civil society organizations, international bodies, and the public sector.
We do not seek to introduce a new innovation process or framework. Rather, we support your existing approaches by exploring and exploiting the underlying brain mechanisms and processes which underpin our discovery and decision making,
Our approach is flexible and modular, so our tools and techniques can be adapted to suit nearly any topic or theme. While most of our work falls under a few broad categories, we’re always open to exploring new challenges.
If your needs don’t fit neatly into one of these areas, don’t hesitate to contact us—we’re excited to collaborate on solutions tailored to your needs.
Innovation and Creativity
Discover tools and techniques to train your brain to naturally seek out new inputs, make novel connections and create fresh insights.
Creativity In Science and Technology
Elevate your professional and technical expertise with enhanced imagination and new levels of creativity.
Social iNNOVATION AND Impact
Unlock tools to enable your brain to envisage a new common future for us all and to maximise your impact in an uncertain world.
Leading change Management
Bring people with you: drive change based on how our brains respond to and process change and uncertainty.
Resilience, effectiveness & Motivation
Explore powerful techniques to stay focused, motivated and resourceful even in the face of setbacks, multiple demands and pressure.
Innovation Coaching
For individuals or teams who want breakthroughs on specific issues, tailor-made innovation coaching can create new insights.
25 Books About the brain
For those who are interested, here are links to just a few books that influence the basis of our thinking about the brain.
All of these are easily accessible and generally non-technical/ academic.
A Short Video About Us
