Carers Support
A Brilliant Thing Community Interest Company, is working with Carers Support in 2023 to support a range of reflective practice sessions to support staff to reflect on and process the impact of the work they do.
This page has been curated for participants of these sessions and will be updated regularly with resources, tools and ideas.
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Courageous Conversations
This tool helps guide 1:1 or group conversations, and can be used to organise thoughts around a topic as a personal development reflection tool. Originally developed by Glen Singleton to have courageous conversations in schools about race.
Zone Bow
A brilliant groupwork activity we used to develop stretchy ideas with varying degrees of risk, innovation and change potential.
Systems thinking iceberg
Systems thinking can support leadership and transformation, buy helping identify where challenges lie and how to influence events. It’s also useful to understand that reacting to events takes a lot of energy, and if we can anticipate events and design processes that support our desired outcomes, we can create change and manage our own energy.
Intention Experiment
This tool helps create a journey for you to follow towards your desired intention. Think of it as an experiment where you can try different approaches and actions and shift away from your usual patterns.
Statement of Intent
This guidance document can be used to create a statement of intent, to be used for staff development and project initiation. We discussed using a doc like this to help staff plan and communicate whats important in thier roles or projects, maybe over a set time period.
The doc includes suggested heading and an example Statement of Intent.
30 60 90 method
This article is called ‘How to succeed from day one: The 30, 60, 90-day plan for new project managers (with free template!)’
With some imagination you can apply the 30 60 90 method to project organising and personal development too!
Resource Corner
(if you have a resource or book you have found useful, send to Kerry and we can add here!)
Big Magic by Liz Gilbert, fab for finding and cultivating inspiration and exploring the magic of creativity
Change Activist, by Carmel McConnell Great to activate courage and create change both in your own life and around the things you care about
Camerados – an inspiring social movement focused on creating spaces for people to look out for each other
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown, podcast and book about leadership, culture and personal development
Assertiveness by Judy Murphy, supporting you to ask for resources like time, prioritisation and focus without apology
Finding the Mother Tree: Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest by Suzanne Simard, a beautifully told story with inspiring wisdom about relationships, partnership and ecosystem working.
What is design-thinking & how can it make your work brilliant? by me!
