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This area of our work links ideas from the world of jazz and improvisation, with novel approaches to bring about change and innovation in teams and organisations. MORE ...
The premise is that if you can understand how jazz musicians communicate, improvise, innovate, generate ideas, create, respond, lead and support, then there are valuable lessons, skills and techniques which you can apply in your organisation.
We offer:
- In-company organisational development workshops, focusing on areas including innovation, change, leadership, teamwork, communication, risk, transformational learning and creativity
- Conference workshops
- Keynote presentations at conferences
- After-dinner motivational sessions
We seek to identify and utilise new sets of skills to bring about change, enhance communication, leadership, team working, and innovation. We do this by bringing a jazz band into the board room or conference venue, and we examine the skills of live improvising jazz musicians, and see how we could utilise those skills within organisations, looking at new ways of working, market development and customer engagement.
All of the above involve live jazz performance embedded within the sessions, which are interactive, engaging, thought provoking, educational, memorable, motivational, inspiring and fun!
Bringing about change and innovation within organisations with a focus on environmental management, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. MORE ...
We provide advice and support through consultancy, research, training, development and delivery of short courses, and with the application of Solutions Focus Coaching.
Areas of focus include:
- Environmental management systems, ISO14001, BS8555
- Sustainability appraisal and management
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- Carbon management & climate change strategy and implementation
- Policy development, management programmes, and systems auditing
- Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
Improwise Sustainability Consulting draws on a wide range of expertise, and experience of working with hundreds of clients in the private and public sectors.
This area of our work provides leadership development and CSR programmes which take participants out to locations in Uganda, Kenya or Bangladesh. MORE ...
The programmes give participants the opportunity to experience life in a developing world context. There is a structured learning programme, where participants engage with local communities and projects. The Improwise programmes draw on expertise in Transformational Learning and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to provide a unique approach to the development and delivery of leadership development programmes.
Programmes are tailor-made for different groups and organisations, providing opportunities for individuals to utilise their own expertise and experience with local communities. Programme lengths vary, but are typically up to 10 days in duration.
As well as the leadership development component, these programmes also provide the opportunity for organisations and teams to review their own take on CSR, reflecting on the values and missions of their own organisations, and different ways of engaging with these issues in practical and meaningful ways.