What you will get
Creativity & imagination
Utilise your imagination and creativity in new ways.
Achieving more
Make reaching your goals more natural and enjoyable.
Focused productivity
Discover ways to move into focused flow states.
Practical Tools
Simple ‘anytime/ anyplace’ tools and techniques.
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Online Stress & Anxiety management workshop
From Surviving To Thriving
Overview
For far too many people, stress and anxiety are the curse of modern life. Left unaddressed, they rob us of our health, sense of control over our lives and can eventually lead to burnout.
A 5 minute Google search will reveal 60+ techniques for managing stress, ranging from chewing gum to practicing yoga, or from getting a massage to managing your email inbox more effectively. While many of these techniques can be effective, this workshop is something different.
It does not just focus on ‘reducing’ stress and anxiety or ‘relaxing more’ , but rather provides participants with a range of powerful and simple ‘anytime/ anyplace’ tools and techniques (brain hacks) to gain more understanding and control of their thoughts, reactions and cognitive and physiological states. These tools not only help participants to manage stress and anxiety, but can also help you get more of what you want from life, both personally and professionally.
The workshop is both enjoyable and undoubtedly surprising.
Who is the workshop for?
The workshop is for anyone who wants to see and experience their Stress or Anxiety in a new light. It is, however, most effective for those who are open to new possibilities (Stress and Anxiety really do not need to be the norm!) and new ways of thinking. All you need to bring is a curiosity as to how your brain actually works!
The tools and techniques are equally applicable and relevant to both your personal and professional situations.
A tailor-made workshop can also be provided for groups, companies and organisations. Please get in contact for details.
workshop contents
- Understand evolutionary and physiological basis of stress
- Difference and similarities between stress and anxiety
- Understand how and why the brain reacts automatically to stressful situations and learn to reframe this and react in more productive ways
- Learn to leverage short-term stress to your advantage
- Discover techniques to change rapidly from distracted multi-tasking to focussed productivity
- Learn rapid, real-time stress "de-escalation" techniques
- Take the 'emotional charge' out of unpleasant memories and stressful situations
- Identify and change stress triggers
- Learn to break out of anxiety loops
- Gain more control over your thoughts and choose the focus of your attention
- Identify and change negative self-talk and internal dialogues
- Understand and utilise the astonishing power of questions to shift focus of thoughts and attention
- Experience the transformative power of deep relaxation
some feeback from particpants
- "different, dynamic"
- "a huge success"
- "brilliant"
- "fascinating"
- "very useful advice to improve mental health"
- "unsuspected power of the exercises"
- "practical exercises that can be implemented anytime"
- "I was really surprised something as good as this could be done online!"
- "a big THANK YOU!!!"
some workshop Practicalities
- Technical: The workshop takes place on Zoom (easy to use and install).
- A link to the workshop will be sent to you by email after completing the registration.
- Concentrating on a screen for 3 hours can be a challenge, so there will be breaks!
- It is a safe space and no-one will be asked to provide or reveal any personal information; the experience is supposed to be enjoyable!
- Your plans can change at short notice. Therefore, a full-refund is available if requested BEFORE the workshop starts.
- A variety of dates and times are available, so as to fit into the schedules of different people.
- The workshop is also available in-person (Berlin, Germany), where topics, tools and techniques are explored in much more detail.
- Individual coaching is also available if required (please get in contact for more details).
- Please get in contact if you wish to have a tailor-made workshop for a group, company or organisation.
Further information
If you wish to explore the workshop approach and methodology in more detail, please go to:
https://unconscious-innovation.com/stress-and-anxiety/
If you have any questions, please get in contact at:
ben.elers@unconscious-innovation.com
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Online innovation workshop
make the future happen
Overview
The image of the iconic genius – Einstein, Marie Curie, Shakespeare, Frida Kahlo, da Vinci – with extraordinary creative achievements remains powerful in the popular imagination. Rightly so. As well as transforming our cultures and understanding of the world, they provide us with a compelling vision of human potential. In doing so, they also hint at our own possibilities. But they can also serve to intimidate and make our own creative efforts seem trivial and pedestrian in comparison.
While we may or may not be the next Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs or JK Rowling, this is simply the wrong measuring stick to use. Rather, the question is: How can we cultivate and maximise our own creativity and innovation in our own lives and in our own particular circumstance? Or, put another way: how can we develop a creative mindset and habits which naturally permeate every aspect of our personal and professional lives, whether it be in the role of scientist, parent, politician, manager, programmer or community activist?
Using a variety of visualisation and tools aimed at expanding our range of cognitive options, this workshop focuses on the creativity side of innovation, exploring how to tap into and utilise the astonishing natural, innate creativity that we all possess, but which too often remains dormant and unrecognised.
Who is the workshop for?
The workshop is for anyone who wants to bring more innovation and creativity into their lives and, in doing so, open up new possibilities for action. The tools and techniques are equally applicable and relevant to both your personal and professional situations.
A tailor-made workshop can also be provided for groups, companies and organisations. Please get in contact for details.
workshop contents
- Understanding innovation and creativity as both science and art
- Exploring how the brain establishes patterns and makes new connections
- The role of 'altered states' in creativity and innovation
- The surprising ways in which Edison, Tesla and Dali used day-dreaming and sleep to further creativity
- Understanding the different cognitive options available to us in innovation
- Helping the brain to explore what is 'new and different'
- Quickly switching from distracted multi-tasking to creative focus
- Using questions to stay in generative states
- Utilising your power of visualisation and imagination to create new options
- Developing your own 24/7 advisory committee of experts and mentors
some feeback from particpants
- "different, dynamic"
- "really surprising"
- "I was already doing some of this stuff but not aware of it. I can now be a bit more systematic in the exercises. Excellent""
- "brilliant"
- "given me new confidence in the power of my imagination (I had always thought I was uncreative!)"
- "fascinating"
- "unsuspected power of the exercises"
- "it's just so relevant for me and my team"
some workshop Practicalities
- Technical: The workshop takes place on Zoom (easy to use and install).
- A link to the workshop will be sent to you by email after completing the registration.
- Concentrating on a screen for 3 hours can be a challenge, so there will be breaks!
- Your plans can change at short notice. Therefore, a full-refund is available if requested BEFORE the workshop starts.
- A variety of dates and times are available, so as to fit into the schedules of different people.
- The workshop is also available in-person (Berlin, Germany), where topics, tools and techniques are explored in much more detail.
- Individual coaching is also available if required (please get in contact for more details).
- Please get in contact if you wish to have a tailor-made workshop for a group, company or organisation.
Further information
If you wish to explore the workshop approach and methodology in more detail, please go to:
https://unconscious-innovation.com/innovation
If you have any questions, please get in contact at:
ben.elers@unconscious-innovation.com
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Online goals workshop
Closing the action gap
Overview
Thoughts and intentions are necessary and important, but actions are like the fossil records we leave in the world. Without them, there are no results to show.
Do you have things that you want to achieve, but there is a gap between your intentions and your actions?
Do you want to discover a more effective way to align your goals and your actions so that achieving them is not such a struggle?
This workshop helps you to achieve more by providing simple and effective ‘anytime/ anyplace’ tools and techniques (brain hacks) to align you goals with your physical actions.
Who is the workshop for?
The workshop is for anyone who wants to gain more control over their thoughts and actions and open up new possibilities in life. The tools and techniques are equally applicable and relevant to both your personal and professional situations.
A tailor-made workshop can also be provided for groups, companies and organisations. Please get in contact for details.
workshop contents
- Why evolution has hard-wired us for action
- The centrality of movement in action
- The predictive brain and how it shapes our actions
- The differences and similarities between cognitive processing and action
- Why the brain is not a computer and why this is so important to understand
- The brain as a prediction machine and why we repeat the past
- Our natural sensing - processing - physical action loop and how to exploit it
- Bringing our goals to life
- Linking our goals to our higher aspirations
- Forging the link between goals, outcomes and movements
some feeback from particpants
- "fabulous. Really interesting."
- "it made me realise EXACTLY what I need to do"
- "brilliant"
- "why aren't more people aware of this stuff? It makes so much sense."
- "I really want to know even more about this"
- "it made me realise why I get easily stuck in my head. Action"
- "just so important"
some workshop Practicalities
- Technical: The workshop takes place on Zoom (easy to use and install).
- A link to the workshop will be sent to you by email after completing the registration.
- Concentrating on a screen for 3 hours can be a challenge, so there will be breaks!
- Your plans can change at short notice. Therefore, a full-refund is available if requested BEFORE the workshop starts.
- A variety of dates and times are available, so as to fit into the schedules of different people.
- The workshop is also available in-person (Berlin, Germany), where topics, tools and techniques are explored in much more detail.
- Individual coaching is also available if required (please get in contact for more details).
- Please get in contact if you wish to have a tailor-made workshop for a group, company or organisation.
Further information
If you wish to explore the workshop approach and methodology in more detail, please go to:
https://unconscious-innovation.com/goals
If you have any questions, please get in contact at:
ben.elers@unconscious-innovation.com
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In person Stress & Anxiety management workshop
From Surviving To Thriving
Overview
For far too many people, stress and anxiety are the curse of modern life. Left unaddressed, they rob us of our health, sense of control over our lives and can eventually lead to burnout.
A 5 minute Google search will reveal 60+ techniques for managing stress, ranging from chewing gum to practicing yoga, or from getting a massage to managing your email inbox more effectively. While many of these techniques can be effective, this workshop is something different.
It does not just focus on ‘reducing’ stress and anxiety or ‘relaxing more’ , but rather provides participants with a range of powerful and simple ‘anytime/ anyplace’ tools and techniques (brain hacks) to gain more understanding and control of their thoughts, reactions and cognitive and physiological states. These tools not only help participants to manage stress and anxiety, but can also help you get more of what you want from life, both personally and professionally.
By attending the event in person (other online versions are available), you get the chance to explore the topics, tools and techniques in detail and have ample opportunity to practice and discuss.
The workshop takes place in Berlin, Germany and is both enjoyable and surprising.
Who is the workshop for?
The workshop is for anyone who wants to gain more control over their thoughts and actions and open up new possibilities in life. The tools and techniques are equally applicable and relevant to both your personal and professional situations.
A tailor-made workshop can also be provided for groups, companies and organisations. Please get in contact for details.
workshop contents
- Understand evolutionary and physiological basis of stress
- Difference and similarities between stress and anxiety
- Understand how and why the brain reacts automatically to stressful situations and learn to change this
- Reframe and utilise stress as your natural biological mechanism to survive and thrive
- Rapidly change from unhealthy and unproductive to more positive and beneficial states
- Learn rapid stress "de-escalation" techniques
- Take the 'emotional sting' out of memories and stressful situations
- Identify and change stress triggers
- Learn to break out of anxiety loops
- Gain more control over your thoughts and choose focus of your attention
- Identify and change negative self-talk and internal dialogues
- Understand and utilise the astonishing power of questions to shift focus of thoughts and attention
- Experience transformative power of deep relaxation
some feeback from particpants
- "different, dynamic"
- "a huge success"
- "brilliant"
- "fascinating"
- "very useful advice to improve mental health"
- "unsuspected power of the exercises"
- "practical exercises that can be implemented anytime"
- "I was really surprised something as good as this could be done online!"
- "a big THANK YOU!!!"
some workshop Practicalities
- The workshop takes place in Berlin, Germany.
- The exact location will be provided at least 2 weeks before the workshop. It will take place in Schöneberg, Kreuzberg or Charlottenberg/ Wilmersdorf (West) part of the city.
- The workshop will be from 09:00 to 17:00, including a lunch break.
- It is a safe space and no-one will be asked to provide or reveal any personal information; the experience is supposed to be enjoyable!
- Plans can change at short notice. Therefore, a full-refund is available if requested BEFORE the workshop starts.
- A shorter (3 hour) version of the workshop is also available online (see dates on the page)
- Individual coaching is also available if required (please get in contact for more details).
- Please get in contact if you wish to have a tailor-made workshop for a group, company or organisation.
Further information
If you wish to explore the workshop approach and methodology in more detail, please go to:
https://unconscious-innovation.com/stress-and-anxiety/
If you have any questions, please get in contact at:
ben.elers@unconscious-innovation.com
