About this Event
In today’s organisations, adaptability is no longer optional. Change is constant, complexity is rising, and many culture initiatives stall not because people don’t care, but because people are thinking, reacting, and working from very different places under pressure.
THRIVE: Growing Adaptive Cultures – The Whole Brain® Way is a one-day conference designed to address this challenge at its source: how people think, respond, and adapt together.
This event brings together research, real-world application, and practitioner insight to explore how Whole Brain® Thinking and the HBDI® support adaptive leadership, sustained engagement, and cultural change, not as theory, but as a practical, scalable capability.
WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR
Thinkers (Morning Session Only)
- Leaders, managers, HR and L&D professionals
- Consultants and facilitators working in organisational development
- Curious minds interested in how thinking drives culture and performance
Herrmann Certified Practitioners (Full Day)
- Internal CPs responsible for rollout, adoption, and sustainability
- Consultant CPs supporting clients through change and complexity
- HBDI Practitioners looking to strengthen influence, reduce delivery fatigue, and embed impact
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Morning Session — Open to Thinkers and Certified Practitioners (9am-1pm)
Insight, application, and real-world relevance
The morning sessions set the foundation for understanding how adaptive cultures are built and why Whole Brain® Thinking is critical in today’s organisational context.
- Keynote: The Power of Belonging in Adaptive Organisations -
Why belonging has become a commercial and leadership imperative and what breaks when it’s absent. - Cognitive Empathy: A Practical Lever for Belonging -
Create the conditions for better decisions and adaptive collaboration by working productively across different ways of thinking. - Case Study: From Curiosity to Capability -
How OzHarvest built an adapative culture through Whole Brain® Thinking. - Live Q&A: Making Belonging Actionable
Explore real-world questions, tensions, and application challenges raised by the room.
Includes morning tea and lunch. Lunch marks the transition point between the open Thinker program and the Certified Practitioner deep-dive. Thinkers are invited to attend lunch and connect with others in the room.
Afternoon Session — Exclusive to Herrmann Certified Practitioners (9am-5pm)
From delivery to sustained impact
The afternoon is designed for practitioners who want to move beyond isolated delivery and embed Whole Brain® Thinking in ways that last.
- From Isolated to Involved
How to position WBT & HBDI®, create engagement, and cultivate fans and champions who sustain application over time. - Implementing for Belonging & Inclusion: A Whole Brain® Roadmap
The building blocks, sequencing, and conditions required for successful implementation, including what commonly fails or gets underestimated. - Embedding Belonging: Designing for Sustainable Impact
How to design learning experiences that leave clients and organisations with shared tools, language, and frameworks they continue to use and own. - From Insight to Infrastructure: What Happens after THRIVE
Clarifying the systems, pathways, and practitioner ecosystem that support sustained impact beyond the event. - Networking Drinks & Canapés
Strengthen relationships and continue the conversation with fellow practitioners.
TICKET OPTIONS
EARLY BIRD OFFER - ends 17th February*
THINKER PASS (Morning Session)
Early Bird: $99 + GST (save $20)*
Standard: $119 + GST
Access to the morning sessions only. Includes morning tea and lunch. Eligible for one of two $100 spot prizes.
CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER PASS (Full Day) - $219 + GST
Early Bird: $199 + GST (save $20)*
Standard: $219 + GST
Access to the full-day program. Exclusive practitioner-only afternoon sessions to deepen your practice. Includes morning and afternoon tea, lunch, networking drinks & canapés. Eligible for a $100 spot prize.
Refund Policy: Cancellations received up to 14 days before the event are eligible for a 50% refund.
Seats are strictly limited – secure your spot today!
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn and THRIVE in 2026 and beyond.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mercure Sydney, 818-820 George Street, Sydney, Australia
AUD 108.90 to AUD 218.90
