With ONE Voice / Beyond the Paradigm workshop
TEAM BUILDING– LEADERSHIP – CREATIVITY/INNOVATION - COMMUNICATION
Many organizations today have turned to workplace innovation programs in the conviction that creativity is one key to competitive survival. And organizations know their ability to innovate lies in the creativity and abilities of their people. The individual needs to understand and adopt internal thinking processes that increase the potential for new thinking. Organizations have to do the same.
The workshop will offer a powerful and transformational team leadership development experience in which self-limiting beliefs are removed and participants will find a new paradigm for ideas, potential and possibility.
Research clearly shows the need to engage the right side of the brain to unlock our creative thought processes. The key to unlock this right side function, that is easiest to access, is music. This is why music in its various forms is so popular with people of all backgrounds. Whatever the role, function, department or level music is a universal language and leveller. Its power to generate open mindedness and creative thoughts is immense. Everyone can make a vital contribution to the energy within the organization by feeling free to express themselves.
In this workshop we use a variety of non-threatening, yet highly engaging processes to bring people together through the power of music.
"It brought the group so much closer together –
the room was tingling with our combined energy."
This leads to generating of new streams of thoughts and ideas for business development. Importantly the group engagement factor lifts immeasurably through the shared experiences.
By engaging the creative right side of the brain with the logical left side, we bring a powerful whole- of- mind engagement process to all participants. This is then leveraged to create a shared vision and ownership of the goals of the organisation.
This is a brilliant team building activity designed to heighten wellbeing, creativity and innovation, emotional expression and self awareness. We have successfully delivered this approach to groups ranging from executive teams of 10 to entire departments and companies and more than1000 delegates at national and international conferences and special events. Industries have ranged from banking, finance and accounting to resources, retail, IT and telecommunications.
The results are meaningful, magical and measurable.
Benefits and Outcomes:
- inspire creativity and foster innovation
- step outside your comfort zone and see yourself and others with new eyes
- challenge, engage and motivate your people and teams
- improve self esteem and company morale
- increase focus, thereby reduce stress
- improve communication between business units
- help build teams post-merger or restructure
- energise and add variety to a conference or other meeting program
- recognize and reward top performers or a specific department or group
- release work related tension and frustrations in a constructive environment
'The team workshop led by Tania de Jong and Shaun Islip for our 450 delegates created an enormous sense of belonging and trust amongst our diverse group. We were absolutely delighted with the final outcome of 'one voice, one heart'. If you had told us at the start that we would all be singing an African gospel song in 4 part harmony with actions we would never have believed you! It was a very life-affirming session and we have received great feedback from our staff.' Catholic Care Total Staff Day
"A great activity that really brought together our 250 HR leaders as one team. We started with 70% saying they couldn't sing and finished with an amazing four-part harmony song that they really were proud of. Highly recommended!" Andrea Grant, Telstra
"I felt uncontrollably joyous!" Foundation for Young Australians
'One of the more memorable participative workshops many of us have ever experienced. The workshop highlighted our key goals of creativity and innovation as tools for great leadership, and team work. The workshop brought these to life and proved that working as one team aligned to one outcome, can achieve amazing results.' Spotlight
"It brought the group so much closer together – the room was tingling with our combined energy." Macquarie Bank
"I could not stop my lips from turning upwards and smiling during the session! It made me feel so happy and alive!" Accenture
"It was truly amazing to hear everyone singing in a manner none of them thought possible! Finding the key event to launch a day of creative and innovative thinking was not easy however we 'nailed' it with Finding Your Voice." Centro Properties Group - Marketing Managers Conference
'This workshop managed to challenge and inspire us to think beyond the usual bounds of leadership style by taking us on a journey of breath, chant and song. It affirmed for many that if allowed, creativity can and will 'create' great leaders." Committee for Melbourne Future Focus Group
