Change
Risk-taking for Change Makers
With Kamala Katbamna
We work in a climate that’s volatile, uncertain and complex. It’s also full of exciting possibilities – if you’re willing to take a risk. By developing courage and exercising our risk-taking ‘muscles’, we can begin to adapt to a new way of thinking and working. And by taking even more risks, we’ll start innovating faster and creating positive change within our organisations.
This fun and fast-paced session will help you experiment, learn fast and move forward with greater courage and resilience. The workshop will use singing and conducting to create a practical experience of risk and innovation, of leading and being led through change.
Together, you’ll learn a song in simple harmony. You’ll then have the excitement and challenge of leading an experiment using this song, engaging with constructive critique and being part of a group trying to interpret and respond to change. It’s an exciting challenge.
This hands-on, interactive session will help you:
- Explore your personal relationship with risk
- Strengthen your courage to innovate and experiment faster and more frequently
- Give and get fast, relevant feedback on your own and colleagues’ ideas
- Offer challenge and dissent constructively and in the moment
- Learn practical tools to improve your resilience and help you take risks more sustainably
The session will close with practical actions to help you apply your learning back in the workplace. There are no solos, and you don’t need any musical experience to participate fully!
Praise for previous sessions:
We’re creatives, so our job is all about taking risks and innovating. But that doesn’t mean we always find it easy! Kamala really helped me understand my personal response to risk, and be bolder about the ideas I put into practice. I’m now more confident about trying out ideas faster and with more of a game plan. And I back it up with the breathing exercises to stay calm! Definitely recommended.” Participant, Risk-taking for Change Makers
and another..
The risk session was fantastic, and really different to other sessions I’ve tried. Kamala really knows her stuff, and quickly had us challenging ourselves and doing things we wouldn’t have dared to a few minutes before! The idea of singing was a bit scary to begin with, but it was actually a great leveller. And it really helped us draw on that feeling of “what will people think of me, what if it goes wrong, what if I make a fool of myself” when you try a new idea at work. The directness and honesty of feedback within the group was amazing. Being able to experiment, develop what works and ditch what doesn’t quickly and confidently is such an important skill. I’ve been able to take this learning back to work and share it with my team.” Participant, Risk-taking for Change Makers
Click here to read more on Choice, Risk & Innovation.
SHIATSU
With Matthew Leavey
Shiatsu is Japanese for finger pressure. This powerful treatment involves applying pressure on the meridians (energetic channels that run through all body parts) and working on the musculoskeletal system. The treatments awaken the body’s potential to heal itself. Shiatsu works on a deep and superficial level. Deep work induces a meditative state that encourages relaxation and reduces the effects of long-term stress, whilst superficial focuses on stretching and relaxing muscles, freeing up joints and realigning the spine. Regular sessions make a real difference to quality of life as well as preserving wellbeing and enhancing daily performance.
Shiatsu is available as a 60 min treatment for individuals at our centre in Surrey or as part of a programme for organisations. For the latter, please contact us to discuss.
Street Wisdom For Businss
With Justine Clement
“Whether for personal exploration or to encourage creativity in business, Street Wisdom is an incredible tool and important movement”
David D’Souza: Head of Engagement, CIPD
If you’ve not heard of this yet – where have you been?! When you’re looking to create something new, fresh and memorable for your people, you don’t need to look as far as you think. There’s inspiration right outside your office. If you know how to find it. We’ll create a bespoke experience for your organisation.
What’s it about?
Street Wisdom is a powerful, innovative tool that helps reboot thinking, set new directions and unlock ideas. An immersive walking workshop that teaches individuals to use city streets to find fresh answers to the questions on their mind. Street Wisdom is already a global social enterprise popular in over 30 countries with powerful applications to help your business. You’ll be joining other forward-thinking organisations such as Ogilvy, FT, Google & Samsung who have already tried it and loved it.
A growing number of businesses are waking up to Street Wisdom as a fresh new way to:
- Crack problems
- Inspire people
- Unleash Creativity
- Develop collaboration
- Boost well-being
- Connect with the community
- Enhance personal development
What is it?
Street Wisdom is a global social enterprise with a mission to bring inspiration to every street on earth. It’s a technology that allows you to get unusual inspiration from your everyday surroundings. As fully trained-up Street Wizards, we’ll give you the skills to access the ‘invisible university’ that’s all around you on the streets and help you as individuals, or teams, to find fresh answers to personal or work-related questions – with profound results.
Why the streets?
Because they are many and varied. They are free to use. They are where we spend an increasing amount of our metropolitan lives. And they are a rich source of untapped wisdom. It turns out, you don’t need an exotic getaway to find inspiration, it’s right outside your door. And you won’t burn a tonne of fossil fuel getting there.
How can you experience it?
Street Wisdom is a generally run as a three-hour workshop, although our team will create a bespoke experience for your organisation. Plenty of individuals use Street Wisdom to solve their business problems, now, entire businesses can do the same.
It’s an innovative and sustainable way to:
- Inspire your people and give them a way to inspire themselves
- Find new ways around problems
- Collectively set a new direction
- Improve wellbeing
- Connect you better with your community and customers
How does it work?
It’s very simple – that’s because the process has been refined for years.
Tune Up. Quest. Share.
1. First, our street guide helps you and your group tune up your senses so you can pick up much more information from the urban environment that you would normally.
2. Then you’re off on a journey by yourself – your street quest – where you ask a question and see what answers present themselves.
3. Finally, you gather together again to share what happened and, more often than not, wonder at how magical an ordinary street can become when you’re really aware of those hidden messages, chance meetings and unexpected discoveries.
Who came up with the idea?
Founder David Pearl is an internationally renowned speaker who specialises in igniting creativity and changing working cultures. With expert facilitators based around the UK, we can work at scale. Our toolkit and bespoke training sessions give in-house facilitators the ability to roll out Street Wisdom within an entire workplace – inspiring whole companies to use the streets as a source of new ideas.
What about the results?
In just three hours of walking and wandering, participants have resolved problems that have dogged them for years, found new business ideas, discovered new directions, and learned how to deal differently with living, learning and loving.
Street Wisdom by The Life Adventure can be run as a group experience booked by an individual on behalf of a group of friends, or for a team within an organisation who may be looking for answers to problems, or to innovate. Ideally, you’ll need a minimum of 10 people, but get in touch here or tweet us to discuss.
It’s such a fascinating experience so if you’d like some further reading on it see this review on Street Wisdom by The Times.
Or read more about our own very first experience with Street Wisdom, as participants, here.
Street Wisdom For Businss At Home
With The Life Adventure
“Whether for personal exploration or to encourage creativity in business, Street Wisdom is an incredible tool and important movement”
David D’Souza: Head of Engagement, CIPD
Street Wisdom during Lockdown
Street Wisdom is a wanderful experience you have to do out there – in the street, right? Actually no. With all that’s happening we wanted to help your teams focus on staying calm, grounded and inspired without leaving their homes. It’s time to bring Street Wisdom, home.
We have applied our WalkShop techniques to your home and garden (if you have one), so you can still find everyday inspiration. Every day.
If you’ve not heard of this yet – where have you been?! When you’re looking to create something new, fresh and memorable for your people, you don’t need to look as far as you think. There’s inspiration right outside your home office door. If you know how to find it.
What’s it about?
Street Wisdom is a powerful, innovative tool that helps reboot thinking, set new directions and unlock ideas. An immersive workshop that teaches individuals to find fresh answers to the questions on their mind. Street Wisdom is already a global social enterprise popular in over 30 countries with powerful applications to help your business. You’ll be joining other forward-thinking organisations such as Ogilvy, FT, Google & Samsung who have already tried it and loved it.
A growing number of businesses are waking up to Street Wisdom as a fresh new way to:
- Crack problems
- Inspire people
- Unleash Creativity
- Develop collaboration
- Boost well-being
- Connect with the community
- Enhance personal development
What is it?
Street Wisdom is a global social enterprise with a mission to bring inspiration to every home (or street) on earth. It’s a technology that allows you to get unusual inspiration from your everyday surroundings. As fully trained-up Street Wizards, we’ll give you the skills to access the ‘invisible university’ that’s all around you and help you as individuals, or teams, to find fresh answers to personal or work-related questions – with profound results.
How can you experience it?
Street Wisdom Comes Home will be run as a 90 minute Zoom workshop.
It’s an innovative and sustainable way to:
- Inspire your people and give them a way to inspire themselves
- Find new ways around problems
- Collectively set a new direction
- Improve wellbeing
- Connect you better with your community and customers
How does it work?
It’s very simple – that’s because the process has been refined for years.
Tune Up. Quest. Share.
1. First, we help you to tune up your senses so you can pick up much more information from your environment than you would normally.
2. Then you’re off on a journey around your home (and garden if you have one) by yourself – your quest – where you ask a question and see what answers present themselves.
3. Finally, you gather together again on Zoom (we’ll breakout depending on numbers) to share what happened and, more often than not, wonder at how magical an ordinary wander can become when you’re really aware of those hidden messages and unexpected discoveries.
Who came up with the idea?
Founder David Pearl is an internationally renowned speaker who specialises in igniting creativity and changing working cultures. With expert facilitators based around the UK, we can work at scale. Our toolkit and bespoke training sessions give in-house facilitators the ability to roll out Street Wisdom within an entire workplace – inspiring whole companies to use the streets as a source of new ideas.
What about the results?
In just 90 minutes participants have resolved problems that have dogged them for years, found new business ideas, discovered new directions, and learned how to deal differently with living, learning and loving.
Street Wisdom by The Life Adventure can be run as a group experience booked by an individual on behalf of a group of friends, or for a team within an organisation who may be looking for answers to problems, or to innovate. Ideally, you’ll need a minimum of 10 people and we can work with up to 16, but get in touch here or tweet us to discuss.
It’s such a fascinating experience so if you’d like some further reading on the original Street Wisdom, see this review on Street Wisdom by The Times.
Or read more about our own very first experience with Street Wisdom, as participants, here.
Street Wisdom For Marketing Agencies
With Justine Clement
The Street Wisdom activity had the biggest impact on me. Embracing the idea and actually slowing down enough to notice the world was something that opened my mind quite a bit. I can safely say that I know what I want now.” D&AD New Blood Academy participant
What’s it about?
Street Wisdom is a powerful, innovative tool that helps reboot thinking, set new directions, unlock ideas and help you find answers when life is looking a little difficult. It’s an immersive walking workshop that teaches you to use city streets to find fresh answers to the questions on your mind. Street Wisdom is already a global social enterprise popular in over 30 countries with powerful applications to help your agency. You’ll be joining other forward-thinking organisations such as Ogilvy, FT, Google & Samsung who have already tried it and loved it.
A growing number of agencies are waking up to Street Wisdom as a fresh new way to:
- Crack problems
- Inspire people
- Unleash Creativity
- Develop collaboration
- Boost well-being
- Connect with the community
- Enhance personal development
What is it?
Street Wisdom is a global social enterprise with a mission to bring inspiration to every street on earth. It’s a technology that allows you to get unusual inspiration from your everyday surroundings. As fully trained-up Street Wizards, we’ll give you the skills to access the ‘invisible university’ that’s all around you on the streets and help you as individuals, or teams, to find fresh answers to personal or work-related questions – with profound results.
Why the streets?
Because they are many and varied. They are free to use. They are where we spend an increasing amount of our metropolitan lives. And they are a rich source of untapped wisdom. It turns out, you don’t need an exotic getaway to find inspiration, it’s right outside your door. And you won’t burn a tonne of fossil fuel getting there.
How can you experience it?
Street Wisdom is a generally run as a three-hour workshop, although our team will create a bespoke experience for your agency. Plenty of individuals use Street Wisdom to solve their business problems, now, entire businesses are doing the same.
It’s an innovative and sustainable way to:
- Inspire your people and give them a way to inspire themselves
- Find new ways around problems
- Collectively set a new direction
- Improve wellbeing
- Connect you better with your community and customers
How does it work?
It’s very simple – that’s because the process has been refined for years.
Tune Up. Quest. Share.
1. First, our street guide helps you and your group tune up your senses so you can pick up much more information from the urban environment that you would normally.
2. Then you’re off on a journey by yourself – your street quest – where you ask a question and see what answers present themselves.
3. Finally, you gather together again to share what happened and, more often than not, wonder at how magical an ordinary street can become when you’re really aware of those hidden messages, chance meetings and unexpected discoveries.
Who came up with the idea?
Founder David Pearl is an internationally renowned speaker who specialises in igniting creativity and changing working cultures. With expert facilitators based around the UK, we can work at scale. Our toolkit and bespoke training sessions give in-house facilitators the ability to roll out Street Wisdom within an entire workplace – inspiring whole companies to use the streets as a source of new ideas.
What about the results?
In just three hours of walking and wandering, participants have resolved problems that have dogged them for years, found new business ideas, discovered new directions, and learned how to deal differently with living, learning and loving.
Street Wisdom by The Life Adventure is ideally run for around 8-10 people, but get in touch here or call Justine on 07714 333418 to discuss.
It’s such a fascinating experience so if you’d like some further reading on it see this review on Street Wisdom by The Times.
Or read more about our own very first experience with Street Wisdom, as participants, here.
Read about the Street Wisdom we ran at the D&AD New Blood Academy.
The Art Of Having No Idea
With Laurence Shorter
The answer is right in front of us
We’re pretending we know what we’re doing…
When actually we have no idea.
We’re trying to achieve something that’s unclear.
So we ignore our feelings in order to do things…even when they don’t feel quite right, which is very inefficient!
It doesn’t have to be this way. Laurence shorter, leadership coach & comedian – author of ‘the optimist’ & ‘the lazy guru’s guide to life’ – will talk you through ways of being that are less stressful and radically more creative and efficient: we’ve called it The Art Of Having No Idea. In this session he’ll share his experience of navigating uncertainty by accepting failure & confusion, giving examples from his own life and his work with teams, leaders and entrepreneurs. You will leave with both insights and practical tools for change. You’ll also learn:
Effort vs effortlessness
An inquiry into how good things really happen
Space & Inspiration
A live experience of creative space
Shoulds & Can’ts
Understanding what gets in the way of creativity
Insights for Action
How we fill space & how to create more of it
If you’d like to book this session for your agency or organisation click here and we’ll get right back to you.
Click here to read more on the subject of not knowing and not doing.
Presenter Kamala Katbamna
Kamala is currently developing research with neuroscientists at University College London and Ashridge Business School into resilience, leadership and social intelligence. She is also a trained musician and conductor, and a member of the British Voice Association. In her previous life, Kamala worked in television for 12 years for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and Sky. She draws on her experience in both this high octane, fast-paced corporate world and as a performer on stage who must engage in the moment with risk, presence and the authentic voice. Kamala works with leaders at all stages of their careers, across the private, public and third sectors. She specialises in helping them gain greater self-awareness, take strategic risks, be more courageous, compelling, human and lead change. Using experiential tools including conducting and singing to help people show up as their full selves, she also uses these tools to create a degree of risk and exposure, helping them examine their responses to these conditions back in the workplace. It’s a unique and energising approach that ensures these sessions are insightful, effective and fun.
MORE »What’s included
Risk-taking for Change Makers is available as an offline workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.
Presenter Matthew Leavey
Matthew first came to Shiatsu through his 30 years of martial arts training. Having suffered various injuries, he discovered its ability to alleviate pain and this became his directing force towards learning Shiatsu and the healing arts. His early Shiatsu training inspired him to study 24 form Yang Style Tai Chi with Lei Lei Chu and he later returned to study Tai Chi Chuan Qi-Gong, Hsing Yi and Kung Fu with master Peter Warr. Matthew has incredible understanding of the rhythm and density of the human body and his Shiatsu sessions squeeze, bend and stretch the body to expertly work out any blockages, aches and pains that are caused by injury, inactivity, stress or illness. His clients range an entire demographic, from high-profile city bankers to professional athletes, octogenarians to infants. He treats each with vision, energy and empathy. He helped with the delivery of his own son using Shiatsu, tai chi and yoga with special breathing and hypnosis. As well as being extremely well qualified, Matthew works very much on an intuitive level. He specialises in Shiatsu-do, a style of Japanese acu-pressure massage. He holds a Dip BSSD in Shiatsu as well as a Dip BRSRM in Remedial Massage. He is a member of the Shiatsu Society and also has a Cert Ed Teaching Qualification from London’s Metropolitan University. His specialisms are: • Recovery and mobilisation from stress and exertion • Acupressure massage (Shiatsu) • Mind-calming and deep relaxation.
MORE »What’s included
Shiatsu is available as a 60 min treatment for individuals at our centre in Surrey or as part of a programme for organisations. For the latter, please contact us to discuss.
Presenter Justine Clement
Justine Clement is Founder of The Life Adventure. Curiosity prevails, for she is a chaser of life's magic and wonders. The past 20 years have been spent understanding the path to true wellbeing, both her own, as well as how others can learn to take responsibility for their own health and wellness. She has spent much of her career sourcing and creating unique experiences for global brands, their marketing agencies, as well as for organisations. She's currently working on a community enterprise called The Selsey Sea Bathing Society, improving the confidence and outlook of women through outdoor swimming.
MORE »What’s included
Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event or we can create one for your team as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.Presenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
MORE »What’s included
Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event or we can create one for your team as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details. Presenter Justine Clement
Justine Clement is Founder of The Life Adventure. Curiosity prevails, for she is a chaser of life's magic and wonders. The past 20 years have been spent understanding the path to true wellbeing, both her own, as well as how others can learn to take responsibility for their own health and wellness. She has spent much of her career sourcing and creating unique experiences for global brands, their marketing agencies, as well as for organisations. She's currently working on a community enterprise called The Selsey Sea Bathing Society, improving the confidence and outlook of women through outdoor swimming.
MORE »What’s included
Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.
Presenter Laurence Shorter
Laurence is an author, speaker and creative entrepreneur. His journey of personal discovery has taken him from McKinsey consultant & tech entrepreneur to best-selling author and stand-up comedian. In his events, Laurence shares insights from creativity and business to frame a picture of how we could look at our problems in a radically different way. As a speaker and facilitator, he creates powerful spaces for people to step back, reflect and find new pathways towards success in their teams, projects and personal lives. His most recent project, The Lazy Guru’s Guide to Life – the world’s first cartoon guide to mindfulness – is a new approach to problem solving which answers the question: how do good things really happen? Today Laurence coaches CEO’s, consultants and creative teams, helping them to create extraordinary environments where results-driven innovation can thrive.
MORE »What’s included
'The Art Of Having No Idea' is bookable as a live 1hr talk through to a half day workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us on hello@thelifeadventure.co for more details. Presenter Kamala Katbamna
Kamala is currently developing research with neuroscientists at University College London and Ashridge Business School into resilience, leadership and social intelligence. She is also a trained musician and conductor, and a member of the British Voice Association. In her previous life, Kamala worked in television for 12 years for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and Sky. She draws on her experience in both this high octane, fast-paced corporate world and as a performer on stage who must engage in the moment with risk, presence and the authentic voice. Kamala works with leaders at all stages of their careers, across the private, public and third sectors. She specialises in helping them gain greater self-awareness, take strategic risks, be more courageous, compelling, human and lead change. Using experiential tools including conducting and singing to help people show up as their full selves, she also uses these tools to create a degree of risk and exposure, helping them examine their responses to these conditions back in the workplace. It’s a unique and energising approach that ensures these sessions are insightful, effective and fun.
MORE »What’s included
Risk-taking for Change Makers is available as an offline workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details. Presenter Matthew Leavey
Matthew first came to Shiatsu through his 30 years of martial arts training. Having suffered various injuries, he discovered its ability to alleviate pain and this became his directing force towards learning Shiatsu and the healing arts. His early Shiatsu training inspired him to study 24 form Yang Style Tai Chi with Lei Lei Chu and he later returned to study Tai Chi Chuan Qi-Gong, Hsing Yi and Kung Fu with master Peter Warr. Matthew has incredible understanding of the rhythm and density of the human body and his Shiatsu sessions squeeze, bend and stretch the body to expertly work out any blockages, aches and pains that are caused by injury, inactivity, stress or illness. His clients range an entire demographic, from high-profile city bankers to professional athletes, octogenarians to infants. He treats each with vision, energy and empathy. He helped with the delivery of his own son using Shiatsu, tai chi and yoga with special breathing and hypnosis. As well as being extremely well qualified, Matthew works very much on an intuitive level. He specialises in Shiatsu-do, a style of Japanese acu-pressure massage. He holds a Dip BSSD in Shiatsu as well as a Dip BRSRM in Remedial Massage. He is a member of the Shiatsu Society and also has a Cert Ed Teaching Qualification from London’s Metropolitan University. His specialisms are: • Recovery and mobilisation from stress and exertion • Acupressure massage (Shiatsu) • Mind-calming and deep relaxation.
MORE »What’s included
Shiatsu is available as a 60 min treatment for individuals at our centre in Surrey or as part of a programme for organisations. For the latter, please contact us to discuss. Presenter Justine Clement
Justine Clement is Founder of The Life Adventure. Curiosity prevails, for she is a chaser of life's magic and wonders. The past 20 years have been spent understanding the path to true wellbeing, both her own, as well as how others can learn to take responsibility for their own health and wellness. She has spent much of her career sourcing and creating unique experiences for global brands, their marketing agencies, as well as for organisations. She's currently working on a community enterprise called The Selsey Sea Bathing Society, improving the confidence and outlook of women through outdoor swimming.
MORE »What’s included
Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event or we can create one for your team as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.Presenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
MORE »What’s included
Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event or we can create one for your team as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details. Presenter Justine Clement
Justine Clement is Founder of The Life Adventure. Curiosity prevails, for she is a chaser of life's magic and wonders. The past 20 years have been spent understanding the path to true wellbeing, both her own, as well as how others can learn to take responsibility for their own health and wellness. She has spent much of her career sourcing and creating unique experiences for global brands, their marketing agencies, as well as for organisations. She's currently working on a community enterprise called The Selsey Sea Bathing Society, improving the confidence and outlook of women through outdoor swimming.
MORE »What’s included
Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details. Presenter Laurence Shorter
Laurence is an author, speaker and creative entrepreneur. His journey of personal discovery has taken him from McKinsey consultant & tech entrepreneur to best-selling author and stand-up comedian. In his events, Laurence shares insights from creativity and business to frame a picture of how we could look at our problems in a radically different way. As a speaker and facilitator, he creates powerful spaces for people to step back, reflect and find new pathways towards success in their teams, projects and personal lives. His most recent project, The Lazy Guru’s Guide to Life – the world’s first cartoon guide to mindfulness – is a new approach to problem solving which answers the question: how do good things really happen? Today Laurence coaches CEO’s, consultants and creative teams, helping them to create extraordinary environments where results-driven innovation can thrive.
MORE »What’s included
'The Art Of Having No Idea' is bookable as a live 1hr talk through to a half day workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us on hello@thelifeadventure.co for more details.