Change that matters

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆𝘁𝗵: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
In this workshop, we’ll explore the power of organisational myth and the cost of stretching the truth in service of corporate cultural history. Together, we’ll examine how much control we really have during change and how to challenge the myths that swirl around change makers and change leaders.
Drawing on ancient Greek wisdom and modern-day corporate misadventures, we’ll unpack familiar tales and arm ourselves with fresh narratives and practical tools for navigating complexity.

All are welcome—just no oversized wooden horses, please.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀: 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆

Just when you think your transformation is moving forward, the gravitational pull of old behaviors drags you back into the status quo. The real battle isn’t against resistance—it’s against the illusion of change itself. In this session, we’ll explore the Vortex of Behavioral Patterns, a model that reveals why organizations struggle to sustain change and how deeply embedded habits create an invisible force field that keeps them stuck.

We’ll unravel the hidden mechanics of why transformation efforts so often spiral back to familiar patterns—and what it takes to break free. You’ll walk away with a fresh lens to diagnose stagnation, recognize behavioral gravity wells, and apply strategies that create real movement instead of just another lap around the transformation treadmill. Whether you’re coaching teams, influencing leadership, or driving large-scale transformation, this session will challenge your thinking and sharpen your ability to shift organizations toward true adaptability.

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Matt explores how authenticity builds the foundation that enables teams and organisations to stretch beyond their comfort zones, especially during transformation. Being authentically grounded creates the psychological safety and purpose-driven motivation that allows organisations to stretch toward meaningful change without breaking, essentially improving resilience. Participants will explore the four drivers of authenticity; inner alignment, vulnerability, purpose driven, and emotional intelligence and how they can ‘be more themselves’.

Through activities, participants will explore approaches to ground themselves and their teams in authenticity while stretching toward organizational transformation.

It’s not just about work.
It’s about what kind of world we want to shape. 🌏

𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵: 𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮-𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
If your training is just another stressor in a busy environment, it’s not going to land - no matter how brilliant the content is.
You’ll explore how to move beyond content delivery and start designing for impact. Forget bandaid training - learn how to design for real behaviour change, even when people are resistant or burnt out.

Change doesn’t have to feel heavy.
Sometimes it feels like play. 🎲

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝟱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲

In today’s evolving workspaces, ambiguity, rapid change, and complexity are the norm—not the exception. Coaches, learning professionals, and facilitators are no longer just delivering content—they are holding space for insight, designing for emergence, and fostering presence in real time.
In this highly interactive session, we explore five Coaching Superpowers that enable professionals to navigate and lead through complexity with presence and intention. Drawing from the Coaching and Change™ and Activate Your Group and Team Coaching Superpowers frameworks, each superpower reflects a dimension of systems thinking and human connection:
• 🧭 Pattern Spotting & Connecting the Dots (E-Conn)
• ⏸ The Strategic Pause (GLAB)
• 🖼 Visual Thinking for Insight (C-Fire)
• 🌍 Perspectives + Navigating Ambiguity Safely (S-LHTS)
• 🧰 Building a Reflective Toolset for Change (CTool)
Using a blend of metaphor, icons, visuals, and breakout dialogues, participants will explore how presence + creative tools can support stretch and the quantum shifts needed to support ourselves and others in change work—those bold, catalytic moments of insight and transformation.

Permission granted.
To stretch. To rethink. To go deeper.
This is your space. ✨

Zoe is a systems change proponent, facilitator and former community lawyer with more than ten years’ experience working across complex social issues. With a background in family and domestic violence (FDV), cross-cultural practice and human rights, she brings a human-centred approach to designing better services and systems. Zoe is especially skilled in working within complexity and navigating change with care and clarity.

At ThirdStory (previously Innovation Unit), she has led a wide range of projects spanning Family Domestic Violence, homelessness, mental health, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), justice, and lived experience governance and facilitation. Zoe is also the creative lead behind "This Is Manly", ThirdStory’s bold FDV primary prevention campaign. Backed by postgraduate qualifications in social impact, she is committed to meaningful, long-term change—working in deep partnership with communities to turn ambitious ideas into action.