The Beacons of Optimism Workshop

Every organisation has them. The people who bring energy when others are tired, who stay constructive when work is hard, and who help others believe that progress is possible. They are not pretending challenges do not exist. They face reality well, roll up their sleeves, and help move people and projects forward.

Our Beacons of Optimism Workshop helps organisations identify these people, hear their stories, and turn their example into a practical asset for culture, leadership, engagement, and change.

At The Centre for Optimism, we see optimism as more than a mood. It is a way of thinking, leading, and responding to challenge. In healthy organisations, optimism does not belong only to the leadership team. It can be found across the organisation, in teams, frontline roles, informal leaders, and trusted colleagues whose example lifts others.

This workshop is designed to uncover those beacons of optimism and give them a voice. Through carefully designed conversations, workshops, and story-gathering processes, we ask people a simple and powerful question: what makes you optimistic? Their answers often reveal the habits, values, strengths, and real-life moments that help a workplace thrive.

We then help shape these insights into authentic case studies and communication assets that can be shared internally and, where appropriate, externally. These stories can strengthen employee engagement, support change, deepen trust, and enhance your organisation’s brand through the genuine voices of your own people.

Where useful, we also draw on your organisation’s own data and context to help build an optimism-based approach to communication, engagement, and change. The aim is to help optimism travel through the organisation in practical ways, and beyond it to partners, customers, and stakeholders.

This workshop is about more than inspiration. It is about helping the people who already lift your culture to share their stories, show what works, and encourage others through believable examples drawn from the life of your organisation.

Amanda Noz and colleagues, including Victor Perton, run this workshop.

Fees

ees for the Beacons of Optimism Workshop are tailored to each organisation and discussed case by case.

They reflect the scope of the engagement, including workshop design, participant numbers, preparation, follow-up, location, and travel. Amanda Noz is based in France and Victor Perton in Australia, so travel requirements will depend on who is facilitating and where the work is being delivered.

Where useful, we can also explore combining the workshop with other engagements during the same visit, including keynotes, leadership conversations, interviews, or related sessions.

Please contact us to discuss what would work best for your organisation.

Read more in "Optimism: The How and Why" by Victor Perton, CEO of The Centre for Optimism.