Last week I took a trip down to Guildford in Surrey to have a conversation with Happyful.  Their mission is to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society and to challenge the stigma around mental health.

Happyful Training
I'd delivered online training for them in the past and they were kind enough to invite me to their staff open day to deliver in-person training to some of their team.

I offer several training modules and the one they choice was called "Predictably unpredictable." How understanding ourselves can help us better understand others.

This course brings together elements from my equality, diversity, and inclusion, understanding cultural competence and unconscious bias workshops. 

Happyful Training
The focus of Predictably Unpredictable is very much on understanding ourselves and what motivates us.  It explores culture, bias, assumptions and asks the question Why? Why did I make that assumption? Why do I accept this stereotype and yet I reject that one? Why did I ask that question? (Microaggression) or use this type of language? Why did this "trigger" me? It explores ways to enrich our understanding of ourselves and be better able to interact effectively with others.

We spent the morning discussing these challenging and sometimes difficult subjects and the session was broken up with lively breakout groups.  It was brilliant to have this conversation with such a receptive and engaging group of people and I'm looking forward to being invited back next year. 

The Happiful team is based in Surrey, UK, and are currently at around 40 team members.  Their mission is to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society and to challenge the stigma around mental health.