Purpose

The Thinking Environment is dedicated to enabling the best possible independent thinking for individuals and groups. The purpose of this programme is to learn how to optimally bring this work to groups to unleash their collective intelligence.

What’s Covered In This Programme?

This programme answers the question: ‘How do you bring Rounds, Thinking Pairs, Dialogue, Open discussion, Council Process, Transforming meetings and Presentations to groups in a way that honours the rigour of the work, and meets the group’s needs?’. You will have opportunities to practice, during and after contact time, and 5 one-on-one individual supervision sessions. The practicum is a vital, exciting part of this journey, offering lived experience of teaching this work, reflecting on the experience and understanding how to hone this way of being and doing into the work that you already do. After successfully completing the course and practicum, and joining the Time To Think Collegiate, you will be a qualified Time To Think Facilitator. This is an internationally recognised qualification.

What Is My Financial Investment?

An investment of R40 500 (exclusive of VAT) per participant. This includes course material, 5 supervision sessions. The investment is payable by 10 January 2023 to secure your place.

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About Your Facilitator

Creina Schneier

Creina Schneier

Qualifications

  • MBA (With distinction) – WITS;

  • BA (Hons) Industrial and Organisational Psychology (With distinction) University of Cape Town;

  • Certificate and Diploma in Practitioner Coaching (The Coaching Centre, Cape Town),

  • Coach Supervision Diploma (Coach Development UK),

  • Time to Think – Global Faculty, Certified Coach, Facilitator and Teacher

  • Certified ORSC Practitioner – CRR Global, Certified Enneagram practitioner

  • Certified and qualified to use the Leadership Circle, the Enneagram and the Achievement Process

Founder, Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant of Ithaca Leadership (Pty) Ltd; Certified ORSC Practitioner (CRR Global).

Professional Practice

Creina works systemically with individuals and teams to build innovative environments within which to thrive. After over 20 years’ experience in leadership and culture-change related work, she believes sustainable organisational performance improvement can be achieved through greater alignment, deeper collaboration and more effective communication.

Contribution to the Coaching Profession

Creina has served on the Executive of COMENSA, was an assessor with the Professional Development Foundation UK (PDF) and is an Associate at the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital (a Harvard Medical School affiliate). She teaches practitioner coaches at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, is faculty at The Coaching Centre and supervises practising coaches. She brings the Thinking Environment work to Executive Groups at Henley Business School in Johannesburg.

Business / Executive Clients

Her clients include the MTN Group, MTN South Africa, Sasfin, Anglo-Vaal Industries, SPAR, Tiger Brands, Sanlam, Sanlam Healthcare, Santam, PPC, Rand Merchant Bank, ABSA Capital, the South African Reserve Bank, Nampak, the University of Johannesburg, Macquarie Private Bank, Protech Kunene, Sun
International, Minor Hotels, Glynmarais, Babcock, MSD Pharmaceuticals, Hans Grohe, Retecon, SA Metal Gauteng, Discovery Holdings, Society for Animals in Distress, Hospice Wits and The Wilderness Foundation. Creina designed, implemented and led a leadership transformation and culture change project in Growthpoint Ltd between January 2016 and May 2017.