The Knowledgebase
Challenging assumptions & beliefs
At the core of what inhibits change are limiting assumptions and beliefs. This can be true in all areas of life, but it is particularly true of business.
Purpose-led strategy
How you develop your strategy is as important as the strategy itself. In this course, we explore what a purpose-led strategy could be and how it connects to the purpose.
Answering the question ‘what is our purpose?’
Crafting a purpose statement is just a stage in a wider and longer process, rather than an end in itself. There is no ‘one way’ to uncover purpose; it is rarely straightforward and is certainly not simple.
Why does purpose matter, and why now?
A growing number of companies are seeking to have a purpose beyond profit. – but why does purpose matter and why now?
What does it mean to be purpose-led? – Introducing the Blueprint Principles and Framework
This course provides an introduction to the Principles and the Framework, the thinking behind them and how they work together.
Is your purpose fit for purpose?
Often people or organisations have set their purpose – but they don’t think it is working. Through our work we’ve uncovered some common challenges businesses face understanding if they have a problem with their purpose and why.
Your role as a changemaker
Being purpose-led is both an organisational and a personal challenge - exploring how you personally convey what it means to be purpose-led and how to put it in your own words is helpful before starting to try and put it into practice.
A purpose-led culture
There will be some common essential cultural elements to any purpose-led business. What are they? And what are some of the key things a business should have in mind in creating and sustaining them?
Why does purpose matter, and why now?
A growing number of companies are seeking to have a purpose beyond profit. – but why does purpose matter and why now?
What does it mean to be purpose-led? – Introducing the Blueprint Principles and Framework
This course provides an introduction to the Principles and the Framework, the thinking behind them and how they work together.
What it is to be human
Business, like any other part of society, is fundamentally about people. How we think about people crucially affects everything we do.
What is the role of business in society?
Business is about more than simply making money – it can be a force for good.
Understanding the Blueprint Framework
The Blueprint Framework sets out five behaviours needed to build character and achieve purpose – this course explores each of these.
Understanding the Blueprint Principles
The Principles are a picture of what a purpose-led company might look like and represent a series of relationships – this course explores each of these.
Challenging assumptions & beliefs
At the core of what inhibits change are limiting assumptions and beliefs. This can be true in all areas of life, but it is particularly true of business.
Your role as a changemaker
Being purpose-led is both an organisational and a personal challenge - exploring how you personally convey what it means to be purpose-led and how to put it in your own words is helpful before starting to try and put it into practice.
Engaging the leadership – exploring questions and dilemmas
In this course, we share practical advice on how to go about engaging a leadership team to build a shared understanding of what it means to be purpose-led and explore some of the questions and dilemmas that typically emerge.
Using workshops to enable better quality dialogue
Being purpose-led is both an organisational and a personal challenge - exploring how you personally convey what it means to be purpose-led and how to put it in your own words is helpful before starting to try and put it into practice.
Answering the question ‘what is our purpose?’
Crafting a purpose statement is just a stage in a wider and longer process, rather than an end in itself. There is no ‘one way’ to uncover purpose; it is rarely straightforward and is certainly not simple.
Is your purpose fit for purpose?
Often people or organisations have set their purpose – but they don’t think it is working. Through our work we’ve uncovered some common challenges businesses face understanding if they have a problem with their purpose and why.
Purpose-led strategy
How you develop your strategy is as important as the strategy itself. In this course, we explore what a purpose-led strategy could be and how it connects to the purpose.
A purpose-led culture
There will be some common essential cultural elements to any purpose-led business. What are they? And what are some of the key things a business should have in mind in creating and sustaining them?
Governance
The role of the Board of a purpose-led company is to be the “trustees” of the purpose, but what does this mean in practice?
Assessing progress in becoming purpose-led
This course looks at ways a business can think about assessing its progress on the journey to becoming purpose-led, including how to think about measures and metrics.