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Workshops with The Empathy Toy®

We all use the same corporate language, but what we mean is something entirely different. If we want to change how we communicate for the better, it starts with empathy.

Workshops with the Empathy Toy encourage teams to open up in a playful environment of trust and collaboration. But it is more than just playing games. In just under 90 minutes, teams will gain valuable insights into how they communicate, laying the foundations for a common language that unites managers, leaders and colleagues.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is for teams across departments, locations and seniority levels. It’s designed for:

  • Team offsites and retreats, where teams are coming together for the first time in a while
  • Rapidly growing and changing companies
  • Managers struggling with employee engagement
  • Teams working with communication challenges
  • New and senior leaders looking for new perspectives on people management

 

What will your team learn?

This workshop is an engaging way for your team to learn

  • How team-building can be both fun and challenging
  • How to connect as a team, even when working virtually
  • How to encourage new teams and leaders to take on different perspectives

How it works

Before your workshop

We book a 30-minute consultation to establish your key goals and themes for the session.

During your workshop

Your team will go through a series of evolving games to explore how you respond to patience, frustration and creative collaboration. Facilitators will then debrief based on your goals.

After your workshop

Your whole team will leave with fresh insights into your communication styles and tangible insights into creating better interactions.

It starts with empathy

Workshops with the Empathy Toy are a unique hands-on opportunity to develop a connection. Participants walk away with new insights about their communication styles and leadership skills.

  • Every team member has a chance to open up and contribute
  • A fresh perspective helps the lessons click - everyone gets it
  • Participants explore how they approach risks & rewards
  • Teams understand how they communicate with each other
  • From junior to senior roles, everyone develops leadership skills

Get your team started today

Learning by doing

You can’t send an email to address deep-rooted communication challenges. You can’t just listen to a keynote and it gets fixed either. Whether in-person, online, or in hybrid format, workshops with the Empathy Toy are an impactful, creative approach to teach.

Experiential learning

Lecture-style workshops do very little to move the needle. Participants need to ask questions. They’ve got to get hands-on. Using toys, we teach teams through experiential learning – it’s something they’ll remember!

Break the mold

Do something new to break through and give your teams reflection and a fresh perspective. This Workshop is an engaging alternative to just talking about empathy.

Don’t forget to have fun

Workshops are a way to reconnect, build rapport, and develop cross-team relationships through play. Everyone is engaged and having fun, and everyone walks away with personalized feedback.

Hear it from the leaders

“It was the highlight of the day and, more importantly, I am hearing conversations in meetings like, 'I realized when we played that game at the offsite that no one knows where I’m coming from. So here is where I’m coming from.' And those conversations are making our meetings more effective.”

Bryan Teefy
Vice President

Strategy Corp Inc

“The workshop gave our team lots of opportunity to debrief our thoughts, feelings, and understandings which allowed us to have tools to implement immediately.”

Gemma Mendez-Smith
Executive Director

Labour Market Planning Board

“Your training is so inclusive, not only because your team is willing to work with different situations, but because it is built in a way that it truly promotes inclusion. I have learned a lot from the training, even though I have led empathy sessions before, and I have been around accessibility and inclusion for some 25 years, I got new ideas and new angles of thinking which I was able to implement immediately. Thank you so much for putting it together, it was amazing.”

Tom Babinszki
Vice President of Accessibility

Essential Accessibility

Ready to bring "A-Ha" moments to your team?

Download our brochure to learn how the Workshops with the Empathy Toy encourages your team to listen, reflect and develop a common language.