COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCES
For conversations too important to feel like another could've-been-an-email meeting
Explore high-impact experiences designed to help teams get the tricky conversations and tough decisions sorted now before they slow everything else down.
BUILT FOR THESE ORGANISATIONAL CATALYSTS
Let’s start with
what's getting in the way
Your leadership team needs space to step back and focus on what creates the most impact.
BEST FIT:
Your people need the space and structure to create better outcomes together.
IDEAL FOR:
A project is about to kick off, and you want the key players on the same page from day one.
START WITH:
Leadership Offsites
For making space for strategic thinking
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This isn't just about pulling your leadership team away from the day-to-day to focus on the critical priorities of the organisation.
It's about creating the space for stronger relationships, better collaboration, and fresh thinking.
Because a strong leadership team doesn't just represent different departments...
They help one another make better decisions for the organisation as a whole.
That's exactly what this Leadership Offsite is designed to support.
While the offsite agenda is tailored to your organisation, every experience is designed to:
Cut through competing departmental priorities
Build trust and stronger working relationships
Resolve the decisions slowing progress
Align around shared priorities and next steps
Carry the momentum back into the workplace
Let’s talk about your objectives.
Emma brings huge energy to deliver value to the client, customer and people in the organisation. She isn't afraid to face challenges with empathy, grit and vision.
Co-Creation Sprints
For solving problems, shaping culture, and improving outcomes
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The problem is, organisations often ask people to support decisions they never had the opportunity to shape.
When that happens, the disconnect shows...
Alignment suffers, buy-in is weaker, and even great ideas struggle to gain traction.
Getting everyone in a room is one thing. Creating the conditions for meaningful collaboration is another.
I'll help your team bring together the right people, perspectives, and ideas through structured co-creation.
Sometimes it's defining the culture, behaviours, and ways of working your organisation needs to succeed.
Other times it's solving a complex business challenge, reimagining a customer experience, or running an end-to-end Design Sprint to generate, prototype and test ideas quickly.
Whatever the challenge, a Co-Creation Sprint can help your team:
Build genuine alignment and shared ownership
Define the culture, behaviours and mindset needed for success
Solve complex problems with greater clarity
Generate, prototype and test ideas quickly
Leave with practical decisions, clear direction and momentum
Let’s map out your sprint.
Having previously led a big enterprise transformation – I knew help from an expert would be critical for culture change. So when we were ready to embark on our co-design journey I knew who to call.
Kick-Off Experiences
For creating alignment before a project takes off
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You have a clear goal, a capable team, and a solid plan...
Until people bring their own expectations, assumptions, and ideas of what success should look like.
The longer that goes unchecked, the more time (and money) is spent getting everyone aligned instead of making real progress.
A well-designed Kick-off Experience prevents that from happening.
Before rolling out a project, I'll help your team align around why the work matters, what success looks like, and how you'll work together from day one.
Every kick-off is designed around your initiative, but you can expect to:
Create a shared sense of purpose and direction
Clarify roles, expectations, and ways of working
Build commitment across the team from the outset
Surface assumptions before they become problems
Align on priorities, actions, and next steps
Let’s plan your kick-off.
Emma stepped in when we had ambition but lacked a clear path forward when designing for an important external event for 600 people. Through her engaging application of experience design, she helped us craft a seamless and impactful conference journey. Many attendees have since described the conference as world-class. Thanks Emma!
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Emma Kirkman works with leaders and teams to build the conditions for sustained high performance in complex, high-pressure environments.
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