“Seeing someone so 'at home' in the complex and charged world of fast-shifting group dynamics is quite the spectacle.”
— Transition Network (client)
Our Clients
Our clients are committed to creating a life-sustaining civilisation for future generations, with its roots firmly planted in healthy group cultures. They are enthusiastically willing to look beneath the surface of things, and to get their hands in the dirt to cultivate the relational environment that most serves their wellbeing.
Our clients understand that discomfort is part of any true process of change, and they don’t shy away from exploring the edges, the margins, and even occasionally the deep end of chaos, on their quest towards a new understanding of what whole and healthy cultures look, feel, and act like.
We partner with individuals & groups who are:
Working alongside each other to create a better future for coming generations;
Seeking to transition towards more collaborative, partnership-oriented systems;
Wanting to cultivate a healthy culture as a supportive foundation for their actions in the world;
Exhausted by repetitive, destructive cultural patterns, such as bullying, gossip, scapegoating, and burnout;
Seeking greater group engagement and an evolutionary orientation;
Willing and able to discuss internal power & authority openly;
Ready to disrupt existing personal, interpersonal, and cultural patterns to stimulate profound changes;
Willing to let go of control, and engage with deep curiosity towards an emergent - not prescriptive - process;
Positioned to inspire and support others to do the same;
Willing & ready to Connect, Create & Collaborate
Testimonials
“Our organization hired the team at Culture Garden to facilitate the CAREconomy Meet-Up in Caux, Switzerland in 2018. Our participants came from around the globe – professionals with strong views and a desire to share their expertise.
The Culture Garden team designed and led a series of workshops and presentations that brought out the unique gifts of each participant while providing a vital collaborative space. The cross-pollination of ideas and formation of new alliances and initiatives that emerged were a direct result of the Culture Garden team’s facilitation.
On a personal note, I found it easy and pleasant to work with the team. They come with an open, honest attitude. They are excellent listeners and collaborators— the building blocks of good facilitation and mentorship. Their program design and execution was intelligent and effective.”
“James adeptly led my business partner and I through a Visioning process this autumn to help us get more clarity on what we want to create together moving forwards. He provided a reassuringly clear, comprehensive structure to assist us but showed great sensitivity and flexibility within the form.
We found his enthusiasm and “can-do” attitude irresistibly infectious and inspiring. I highly recommend his work.”
“Inez brings a wealth of experience in group facilitation, community engagement and storytelling to our intercultural projects. Her deep understanding of group dynamics and rare ability to relate to people from many different cultures and backgrounds are key ingredients for seeding a sense of community and connection among participants.”
“I’ve worked with Madelanne on at least 20 occasions, and have been totally impressed by her abilities in all her roles - facilitator in our organisational “offsite” meetings, delivering course materials in a training setting, and co-facilitator at an international multi-day conference/gathering.
She has that extremely rare combination of skills that enables her to design and deliver complex educational material, to co-design and facilitate in charged settings and to create a safe setting where the participants can bring their whole selves to a group gathering. And in all of these, she’s able to embrace the whole continuum between emergence and the prearranged agenda; between left-brain/right-brain activities; between inner and outer work; between the group and the individual; between intervention and letting it flow; between people and process; between humour and solemnity; between ritual and spontaneity. And amazingly, she’s able to walk that nuanced line across all of them.
Seeing someone so “at home” in the complex and charged world of fast-shifting group dynamics is quite the spectacle.”