What we do
We help companies, organisations, research groups, and individuals make step-changes in their thinking effectiveness. People naturally enjoy proactively organising and building their futures together. We help them do that, using systematic approaches to creative, effective, and skilled collaboration based on our model of mind.
We do this through learning events and facilitations delivered face-to-face or online to address different thinking situations.
Facilitated sessions are bespoke designs to address client needs and include such topics as business strategy, the interface between academia and industry, innovation, personal organisational effectiveness, helping groups thrive, collaboration, vision planning, team strategy and development, decision making.

" People: Understand similarities, appreciate differences; work with people and change."
Our core training interventions applicable in all sectors are on foundational subjects such as "Practical Thinking - for the purpose of doing"; "Problem Solving & Decision Making"; "Working with People"; "Getting Organised for Life"; "Creativity & Innovation".

Our "Secrets of Researcher Success" is a programme developed specifically for academic researchers delivered online or face to face, and covers:
1 - Thinking
2 - Organising Yourself
3 - People
4 - Becoming a Star Researcher
Why this matters
Innovation performance gains, Gov. Auditor's report.
- What problems keep you awake?
- How are you going to find ways to solve them?
- How will you inspire people to rise to the task and relish working together on the challenges facing you all?
- How can you create the future amidst change, whilst managing the present?
- What if small changes could make a huge difference in your organisation or company's performance? How could you identify what those might be?
- If you could all be 5% more effective and engaged tomorrow, what would that mean to you?
Success depends more on finding ways to think more effectively, and to shift our perception, than it does on an IT upgrade. We can help you do that.
Who we are
Our backgrounds are in research, industry, and design: for technology and Mind. Dr. Adrian West co-founded the Advanced Interfaces Research Group in Computer Science at the University of Manchester, leading computer science and psychology contributions to international research projects. He has worked in Space and Defence, and led a team of engineers at a U.S. venture capital technology company. He was Research Director for The Edward de Bono Foundation UK, and has inspired over 200 cross-function innovation teams.
Sophie Brown, co-founder of Company of Mind held the position of Creative Director at the Edward de Bono Foundation UK. Sophie studied Fine Art at Edinburgh, before moving to larger canvases of Landscape Architecture designing environments and running construction contracts across North West England. She co-designs and facilitates our thinking programmes, and develops graphics for the Canvas of the Mind in the thinking and facilitation arena. 
Get in touch
Contact us to find out more, or to discuss your requirements.
Email:think@companyofmind.com