Creative Collaboration
Think, create and adapt together.
Over the years I’ve noticed that the most memorable moments in workshops aren’t usually the ones I’ve planned.
They’re the moments when people start to see something differently, build on each other’s thinking, and find a way forward that wasn’t available to any one person at the start.
Our biggest challenges can’t be solved by working harder – but they can be solved by people learning to think, create and adapt together. That’s why creative collaboration is at the heart of everything I do.
"Alex is a trusted thought partner who works magic on complex problems."
I work with leaders who want to...
Get more from off sites and workshops
Move beyond updates and presentations to create conversations that generate fresh thinking, shared understanding and real momentum.
Help people work better together
Develop trust, strengthen relationships and help people make better use of the collective intelligence that’s already in the room.
Lead well through uncertainty
Build the confidence to navigate complexity, respond creatively and move forward together when there isn’t a clear roadmap.
Build a culture of participation
Encourage curiosity, ownership and meaningful contribution so that people don’t simply attend work, but actively help shape it.
"The best facilitator I have ever worked with."
“Alex is stand out, the best facilitator I have ever worked with.”
Ginny Idehen
CEO, Mind (Mid and North East Essex)
Some clients I have worked with...
Creative conversations
For me, creativity has never just been confined to innovation or brainstorming. It’s a much broader human capacity: the ability to notice, connect and bring something new into being.
So whether you’re shaping strategy, leading change or trying to solve a difficult problem, the quality of the conversation matters, and creativity changes the outcome.
When people are able to listen deeply, contribute more, and build on one another’s thinking they feel connected to the outcome. And then new possibilities emerge, and better decisions are made.
A few projects...
- ESG team retreats AstraZeneca
- Strategy development EACH
- Environmental safety campaign Royal Dutch Shell
- Large stakeholder events University of Suffolk
- Purpose, mission and values Essex Mind
- Fresh thinking workshops NHS
- Town hall workshops Community Climate Action
- Creative facilitation training Britten Pears Arts
My approach
I’ve spent more than two decades exploring how people learn, create and collaborate together.
That journey has taken me through organisational development, creative-problem solving, service design, leadership development, improvisational theatre, large group dialogue, and more recently the wisdom of living systems.
Rather than arriving with a fixed approach, I design experiences for workshops, off sites, and longer programmes that invite people to slow down, become more curious, to think critically and creatively to discover what’s possible together.
Every situation and every group is different. So, sometimes those experiences are playful. Sometimes they are reflective. Sometimes they draw on emotional and somatic wisdom. And sometimes they challenge long-held assumptions.
Whatever the approach, my aim is to create the conditions where people can participate more fully and think differently together.
"Alex's style, consideration and emotional intelligence are hugely beneficial for strategy development and team building."
Some clients I have worked with...
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It’s about creative collaboration and playing at the edge of uncertainty.
