our Experiences

where leaders practice the hard stuff

available experiences


Available in-person across New Zealand and Australia, or online anywhere in the world.

the culture canvas

TEAM SESSION - 1 HOUR

A focused one-hour session that moves culture from aspiration to action.


Most team cultures don't get designed — they happen. Shaped by whoever's loudest, by old habits, by what was never quite addressed.

The Culture Canvas gives your team one focused hour to look at this honestly: what's working, what isn't, and what you're each going to do about it.

You leave with a completed Team Culture Canvas, shared language around what your values actually look like in practice, and personal commitments from everyone in the room. The conversation itself tends to shift things. You'll often notice it before the hour is up.

In person or online

Any team size

Culture Canvas included

1 hour

From

$750 NZD plus GST

LEADERSHIP SESSION - HALF DAY (OR SERIES)

the rehearsal room

A half-day (or series of half days) immersive experience where your leaders practise the hard stuff and find their rhythm as a team.


Your leadership team knows what good leadership looks like. The problem is the gap between knowing and doing — the feedback that doesn't get given, the conflict that stays politely unaddressed, the patterns that have quietly calcified. The Rehearsal Room is where they practise these skills so they can do the tough stuff back at work.

Inside a story-driven scenario, leaders encounter real pressure, see their own patterns clearly, and leave with specific insights they can actually use.

This is a highly customised programme tailored to your leadership team’s needs. It’s intimate (up to 8 leaders) so that we can do focused development.

Highly customised

Up to 8 leaders

Online or in person

Skeptics welcome!

Single Session or Series

From

$4,500 NZD plus gst

What leaders have to say about us…

"I haven't been able to stop thinking about the workshop. I discovered unexpected things about myself and it has sparked an interest in incorporating gameplay into my leadership and day to day life."

Kelly Hudson | Five and Dime

"Seeing how your team members react in a situation free of judgement teaches you a lot about them. It's worth doing for any team."

Patrick Peters | TechTime

"This workshop helped me put words to things I hadn't fully realised about myself. Since then I've used those insights — and honestly, I've seen the results."

Amy Thomson | The Attention Seeker

"I was super sceptical — this was very out of my comfort zone. But by the end of session one I had one of those ah-ha moments and understood what it was all about. I learned so much about myself that I never knew before."

Beckie Coe | Thankyou Payroll

"This is the most unique, wild, engaging and fun workshop I have ever been to. The experience and the learning will stay with me for a long time."

Cordula Plassmann | Coach and Facilitator

"This is the kind of workshop to attend whether or not you have been to other leadership trainings. It will bring up new ideas and experiences you wouldn't have been able to tap into before."

Victoria Young | Zealandia

why our approach works

People learn best when they’re actually doing the thing — not sitting in a room being lectured at.

We use scenarios, story, and fast-paced decision-making to help leaders practise the skills they actually need at work: courage, clarity, feedback, conflict, curiosity, adaptability and more.

Here’s why it sticks:

  • You get a safe space to try things, mess them up, and try again.

  • You see your patterns immediately — not six months later in a performance review.

  • You build trust faster because you’re solving problems together.

  • You walk out with stories, insights, and practical shifts you can use the next day.

This is leadership development where you get to practice the tough stuff before it’s needed.

Read more about the research.

Teams and leaders we’ve worked with

Snapper logo on a red background
Logo of the Farmington Bay Chamber of Commerce with blue and green design elements.
A man dressed as Santa Claus holding a gold wrapped gift.
The word 'TEXAS LADY' in large, bold orange letters on a black background.
A logo featuring a blue play button shape with an orange star in the center and the words 'security training' below.
A colorful illustration of a shield with a cross and a digital circuit pattern, representing cybersecurity or digital security.
Colorful logo with a blue, green, and pink leaf above the stylized black text 'Verde'.
Wellington College crest featuring a shield with a book and a bird, adorned with a bull's head, a crest with a silver helmet, and the name Wellington College.
Logo with the word 'LEGAL' and a stylized green 'X'
Logo for BestStart Children's Learning, featuring playful blue text with two cartoon children, one on each side of the text, set against a dark background.
Thank you payroll logo with a circular icon and dark blue text
HRNZ logo with text 'What to Expect of the Careers we Love' in a darker color.
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Logo of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) with a circular multicolor design and the words 'Global Entrepreneurship Network' and 'New Zealand'.
Logo for 'Five and Dime Storytellers' with white text on a dark blue background.