Your Powerful Playbook for Workplace Excellence.
A one-hour demo & networking event where you’ll have the opportunity to join in our engaging skill-building activities that will help grow your business.
Navigate Uncertainty + co-create with ease
- Reduce fire-fighting and reactivity and move to deliberately co-create the future you want in your organisation.
- Improve your adaptability skills as an individual and in your team and organisation.
- Become adept at profiting from uncertainty and the unexpected.
Make Meetings Matter + energise your time together
- Avoid terrible meetings that lose time, drain your energy and sap motivation.
- Overhaul your interactions and foster positive, creative environments.
- Reliably lead better meetings and workshops – in your team, with partners and clients.
Perfect for teams that need to:
- Move fast and adapt quickly
- Make the most of limited resources
- Build strong team dynamics
- Break through communication barriers
Join the 1000s of people we’ve trained in the arts of adaptability, co-creation and confident communication
Participants share how our training has enhanced their individual and team performance…
I took Paul Jackson Associates’ Adapt.Improvise.Grow demo and found it to be a unique and practical experience. Unlike standard professional development workshops, Paul’s actively immersed us in real-time problem-solving through improv — not just as a fun exercise, but as a tangible way to hone one’s adaptability, collaboration, and creative thinking.
The improv activities push you to pivot quickly, get comfortable with mistakes, and communicate effectively under pressure. This approach increased my awareness of my impulses, judgments, and moments of discomfort. With more practice, the lessons that I learned from these improv activities will give me the resources to choose different and, perhaps, more constructive responses. It is a powerful way to train resilience and spontaneity — qualities that are invaluable in professional settings.
If you’re looking for a fresh and engaging way to strengthen your adaptability and communication, I highly recommend this experience.
Britt Kendall, INGO and Healthcare Professional
“It’s taught me a lot, increased my confidence and has given me an appetite for much more.“
– Isabel
“I love the idea that perfectionism is a stress scam.”
– Daisy
– Denise Newman, Resource Manager, The Learning Bridge Ltd.
“It’s a really friendly and supportive environment.“
– John
– Hannah Gandevia, Women in Business, London Business School.
Who should attend?
This interactive demo is for leaders, teams and individuals who want to build skills that will help them grow.
When?
Thursday 13th March 2025, 12-1pm, followed by lunch 1pm-1.30pm.
How much?
There is no cost but places are limited to only 20 spots, so sign up now to secure yours and see for yourself.
What do we cover?
- Accepting and Building
- Inhabiting the moment
- Letting go of fear and perfectionism
- Navigating uncertainty
- Spontaneity and creativity
- Teamwork
- Spotting success
What experience do I need?
It’s suitable for all levels of experience.
What’s it like?
You’ll have the opportunity to join in our engaging skill-building activities in a safe and enjoyable environment, network with others and enjoy some refreshments. See what others have said in our testimonials above.
Where?
Harwell Innovation Centre
Building 173
Curie Avenue, Harwell
Oxford, Didcot,
Oxfordshire, OX11 0QG
Who are the trainers?
Lead trainer, Paul Z Jackson, brings decades of experience across:
- Multinational corporations
- Government agencies
- High-growth startups
- Leading charities & humanitarian organisations
Paul is a business book author, founder and coach of Oxford’s Awkward Actors Improv group, and ex-BBC Radio 4 comedy producer who launched the careers of Steve Coogan and Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones, Julia Davis + Rob Brydon; + Inbetweeners co-creator Iain Morris.
Supporting Paul are:
-Dr Ed Smith: ex-Formula 1 engineer, serial non-profit entrepreneur and performer in the Awkward Actors Improv group.
-Tomas Irias-Vaughan: Creative Producer, Writer, Filmmaker, with experience in hospitality and sales. Performer in the Awkward Actors Improv group.
Intrigued but unable to make it?
You can find out about future demos and our work by joining our mailing list here.