I'm Dr. Cathryn Lloyd, a coach, facilitator, and thought leader dedicated to helping leaders, managers, teams, and individuals shift their thinking, unlock their creative potential, innovate and create positive change. With a Doctorate in Creative Industries, Australia’s first certified creativity coach with the Creativity Coaching Association, and accredited Senior Practitioner Team Coach I bring a unique blend of experiences from across creative industries, education, and business management. My professional journey, skills and experiences allows me to design and deliver innovative professional development workshops and programs that make a difference. I work with and like to partner and collaborate with a diverse range of clients, tailoring professional development programs to help people and organisations flourish.I'm the author and illustrator of "Seriously Playful Creativity: An A to Z of Creative Action and Reflection," and co-author of "The Story Cookbook: Practical Recipes for Change" and "Facilitating with Stories: Ethics, Reflective Practice and Philosophies. I'm passionate about helping people to pause, reflect, take creative action and create positive change in their organisations and professional life.Areas I work across:• Creative Leadership• Team Dynamics and Collaboration• Creative Wellbeing• Creative Cultures• Innovation Processes and Methods I work with:• Experiential Action Learning • Artful Inquiry / Arts-Based Learning Experiences• Reflective Practice • Systems Thinking approach My Skills:• Executive Coaching• Team Facilitation• Team Coaching• Creative FacilitationIf this resonates I invite you to get in touch and together we'll explore how my expertise in creativity coaching, team coaching, facilitation and professional development can help you and your organisation think, be and act differently.Contact: cathryn@maverickminds.com.auPhone: +61 406007753Website: maveirckminds.com.au

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Maverick Minds Podcast - Unearthing Creative Gems

The book contains over 80 activities collected from contributors around the world and is one of the most comprehensive collections of story-based activities available. The book, organised by menu courses, provides the reader with a treasure trove of activities ranging from elegant relationship-building story techniques to more complex story processes such as quantum storytelling, genre bending and provenance. Designed in an easy-to-follow format, the smorgasbord of storytelling ideas that fill this book provide rich pickings to apply and adapt for all sorts of situations. This enticing resource is a must-read for consultants, facilitators, educators, change makers and leaders interested in working with story and narrative techniques for positive change in individuals, organisations and communities.

Professional Training Manager and Study Abroad Co-ordinator within the commercial business unit of the University of the Arts London (based at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design) and worked with clients such as the BBC, Sony and Bloomberg and various international universities.