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OUR APPROACH

Our approach includes a four step process that ensures what we design for your organization and employees is a good fit. Each step of our process is highly collaborative focused on designing learning experiences that make a difference.

discovery
STEP ONE 
Discover

Discovery allows us to understand talent and organizational needs using a variety of methodologies. The more we know about the people, culture and the business, the more our training recommendations support future growth and opportunities.

design
STEP TWO 
Design

Our design approach is custom and human-centered. You won’t find an “off the shelf” program here, because we believe that matching content to business needs makes all the difference. Our design process is led by a cross-functional team of industry experts.

execute
STEP THREE 
Learn

Execution of our programs includes recruiting industry experts, developing content, and designing activities that are action-oriented and hands-on. It's not enough to have a great learning experience, employees have to apply what they learned.

evaluate
STEP FOUR 
Measure

Evaluation is critical for understanding ongoing investment in training. We measure program success along the way and optimize content according to the changing needs of employees and business year over year.  

OUR CLASS FORMATS

Workshop

Workshops are our speciality. Generally lasting 2 hours (virtual or in person) and include instruction and activities as the main components to help employees walk away with new skills and transfer of new material.

Off-the-Shelf

We partnered with Giide to develop audio classes from internal and external experts that are easy to consume and share. Our version of "virtual learning", moving beyond video to a new interactive learning format.

Field Trip

As a break from the everyday, we design field trips to connect teams, build culture and inspire new possibilities. We might visit a coffee shop, museum or even a long walk together up a Colorado trail.

Pop-Up

Pop-ups are non-traditional elements integrated into custom curriculum such as aesthetic and innovative experiences like hackathons, poetry slams, improv, graffiti, sprints and storytelling.

Byte

These " bite-sized" < 30 min sessions include a brief introduction of a hot topics, best practices, trends, tech advancements or a supplement to a previously taught workshop to fortify learning and application.  

Expert in Residence

Ongoing access to experts on a monthly basis to support the evolution of skills and ways of working. Experts can be leveraged for a variety of purposes and tasks such as pitching and coaching.

Program Examples

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Digital
Innovation
Organization
Leadership
Culture
Digital
Principles of the pitch
Course Type
Class

This class will provide participants with an overview of business development: pitching, negotiating, selling and positioning ideas.  Teams explore how to build trust with clients, set up and present ideas, as well as the art of growing current business through “tiny bets,” risk-taking, and putting innovative concepts at the center. 

Organization 
Meetings in Action
Course Type
Class

Meetings are often perceived as an inefficient part of the day. In this learning experience, we review ways to meet and co-construct a new way of getting together. We'll explore tech, group dynamics, level of engagement, and team decision making.

Innovation
Using making to drive innovation
Course Type
Workshop

The goal of innovative companies is to create novel, functional, and seductive ideas. This group 3D product activity challenges teams to look past the designated functions of an object to new possibilities, tapping into the cultural trend of making to teach the skills of innovation.

Culture
Collaboration Strategies
Course Type
Class

Often, collaboration is challenging because the team is short on time, resources, and an empathetic working environment. In this class, we will explore proven methods to stimulate productivity and togetherness required to improve output.

Leadership
Data as a tool for understanding
Course Type
Class

According to many industry analysts, “data is the new oil.” Yet data can be elusive and hard to pin down. Or simply overwhelming. New data tools and technologies are promising consumer insights with previously unimaginable depth and certainty, and clients are demanding “data-driven” approaches to work. How do you talk about data in a way that separates the myths from the realities? We’ll show you how.

Organization 
Agile work, nimble work
Course Type
Byte

Not all companies are software companies, but we can certainly learn from their methods. This is an overview of collaboration methods and optimized environments. Our discussion will focus on the benefits of "design in the open" and how to develop a daily practice

Leadership
Employee communication bootcamp
Course Type
Class

Courage, grace, empathy and simple communication strategies can help teams have authentic, growthful and mutually beneficial relationships . This class is part empathy building, part conversation navigation.

Culture
Navigating workplace ambiguity
Course Type
Class

This class offers strategies for finding clarity and navigating ambiguity at work. Whether it’s your own to do list, peers, bosses or executives requests, we’ll cover techniques for how to respond and manage requests during organizational change like a champ.

Digital
Principles of the pitch
Course Type
Class
Selling

This class will provide participants with an overview of business development: pitching, negotiating, selling and positioning ideas.  Teams explore how to build trust with clients, set up and present ideas, as well as the art of growing current business through “tiny bets,” risk-taking, and putting innovative concepts at the center. 

Innovation
Using making to drive innovation
Course Type
Workshop
Making

The goal of innovative companies is to create novel, functional, and seductive ideas. This group 3D product activity challenges teams to look past the designated functions of an object to new possibilities, tapping into the cultural trend of making to teach the skills of innovation.

Organization 
Agile work, nimble work
Course Type
Byte
Efficiency

Not all companies are software companies, but we can certainly learn from their methods. This is an overview of collaboration methods and optimized environments. Our discussion will focus on the benefits of "design in the open" and how to develop a daily practice

Organization 
Meetings in Action
Course Type
Class
Productivity

Meetings are often perceived as an inefficient part of the day. In this learning experience, we review ways to meet and co-construct a new way of getting together. We'll explore tech, group dynamics, level of engagement, and team decision making.

Leadership
Employee communication bootcamp
Course Type
Class
Communication

Courage, grace, empathy and simple communication strategies can help teams have authentic, growthful and mutually beneficial relationships . This class is part empathy building, part conversation navigation.

Leadership
Data as a tool for understanding
Course Type
Class
Data

According to many industry analysts, “data is the new oil.” Yet data can be elusive and hard to pin down. Or simply overwhelming. New data tools and technologies are promising consumer insights with previously unimaginable depth and certainty, and clients are demanding “data-driven” approaches to work. How do you talk about data in a way that separates the myths from the realities? We’ll show you how.

Culture
Navigating workplace ambiguity
Course Type
Class
Confidence

This class offers strategies for finding clarity and navigating ambiguity at work. Whether it’s your own to do list, peers, bosses or executives requests, we’ll cover techniques for how to respond and manage requests during organizational change like a champ.

Culture
Collaboration Strategies
Course Type
Class
Collaboration

Often, collaboration is challenging because the team is short on time, resources, and an empathetic working environment. In this class, we will explore proven methods to stimulate productivity and togetherness required to improve output.

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