Voices from the programme

"Our cohort is a real strength — the bonds we've made, how we can develop ideas, feeling safe in that space to discuss issues that are relevant to us all and have a mutual, shared purpose."

"The programme opened our minds to all of the other benefits that can come through the work that we do."

"For me it was about challenging our thinking — exercises that challenged the way that we think, to challenge our expectations of the future, to be innovative, accept that our perceptions will be challenged, and that unexpected things will happen that we need to react to."

"The programme gave me permission to do things differently, think differently, challenge the norm."

"What assumptions are other people making about the future? What assumptions am I making about the future? And how can I more actively ask people what they're thinking about it — and how can I do that in my work?"

"It's the bigger picture: looking at our personal lives, our work lives, but also other people as well — and how other people are viewing the world."