How often has your day at work been hijacked by something urgent, when you’d planned on spending your time thinking about issues that are important? Have you ever organised a session with your colleagues to get heads together about the future of your business, only for it to be sabotaged by interruptions, absentees or the constant vibration of mobile calls and ping of emails? View a brochure version of this page here
We all know that ideas, creativity, asking “what if?” and the energy to make things happen can be the lifeblood of business success, but the restraints can sometimes seem insurmountable. People often perform better when they are given the environment to unleash their inner imagination and the time to think about how they can make a bigger and better impact.
Quite Early One Morning is a business consultancy with the philosophy, experience, expertise and bespoke facilities to help people get out of the office and put on their thinking caps about “what next?” for the business they work for.
With a specific focus on branding, marketing, communications and employee engagement, Quite Early One Morning facilitates bespoke workshop sessions that can help you tackle a wide range of business issues, challenges or opportunities. Some examples are:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Using a bespoke space designed to stimulate thinking, creativity, collaboration and – most importantly – great ideas, the workshop sessions bring together up to 12 people for a series of presentations, discussions and activities. Each workshop day is devised around your brief and so is unique to your needs.
BOLT-ONS
Maybe you want to extend your workshop into a two-day session or would like a guest speaker to talk about a specific subject? No problem. Or perhaps adding in an activity at the end of the day will wrap things up nicely? Tick. Just share your ideas.
FOOD AND DRINK
Somerset is a haven for food and drink, with excellent meats, cheeses, smoked fish, chutneys, fruit and sweet treats. Of course, it’s also famous for cider and apple juice (and rather good at craft beers too).
Lunch can be tailored to suit using, as much as possible, locally or South West sourced products. Or a sandwich lunch can be arranged from the Rose & Portcullis, our village pub just down the lane.
SPACE
The workshop is thirty six square metres dedicated to creativity. Four large tables can be split group activities or discussions. A six-metre blackboard wall encourages people to jot down ideas. Opposite is a large magnet wall for posting up flip chart output.
There’s lots of space to stick post-it notes and ideas cards. Picture ledges provide plenty of scope to prop up mood boards and other stimulus. And, of course, there is a presentation screen and wifi access. (We’ve even got an “old school” turntable so bring along some of your old vinyl from the attic.)
PACE
The sessions are designed to be fast paced: encouraging participation, energy, fun and quality output. Lasting about seven hours, your tailored programme involves a mix of individual; one-on-one; small and whole group activities. You won’t be asked to do anything that might be embarrassing, but everyone will be expected to engage and contribute to get the most out of the day.
Lively, memorable and effective are the watchwords, with an ambition for participants to leave feeling energised and excited about the future, armed with some great ideas they can put into action.
PEACE
Nestled in the heart of Somerset, down a single-track lane in the small village of Butleigh, you couldn’t get further from the hurly burly of a typical office environment. The most likely noise will come from the horse neighing next door or the tractor in the field beyond the garden. The space really is most conducive to kicking off the proverbial shoes and having the peace to really engage and think.
Coffee breaks and lunch can be enjoyed in the garden or you can take a quick stroll along the lane or try to spot the owls and woodpeckers living in the field across the way. And an added bonus is that mobile coverage is dreadful, so you know you won’t be interrupted by the office asking about something urgent but not important.
Beautiful Butleigh is close to Street, Glastonbury and Wells and easily accessible from places such as Yeovil, Taunton and Bridgwater. We are within one hour fifteen minutes drive from Andover, Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Newport and Salisbury. Slightly further afield is Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Newbury, Southampton and Swindon. London train services are Paddington to Castle Cary (15 minutes drive) or Waterloo to Templecombe (30 minutes drive). For more information about the workshops or to discuss a specific project or requirement, please contact Tom Banks on +44 (0)7799 412880.
