Our Services

We offer a variety of talks and workshops. All of our workshops include some customisation to ensure that the exercises feel relevant for your team. We are also able to offer all of our workshops remotely. Please read on for examples of our services.

 
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The Power of Allies (introductory talk)

What does it mean to be an ally? And why are allies so important for creating welcoming, inclusive workplaces?

This one-hour talk provides an introduction to allyship and marginalisation. This talk discusses why allies are a powerful way to create systemic change and shares quick tips for acting as an ally.

We also offer talks on a range of other topics, including: why imposter syndrome and systemic inequity are linked, why team culture is critical for building high-quality products and services, and more. Get in touch if you’d like to bring us in to give a talk.

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First Steps to Allyship (mini-workshop)

Do you want a quick way to kick-start your team’s allyship journey?

This 1.5-hour workshop starts with the basics and then guides participants to build empathy and awareness of marginalisation through exercises based on real-life scenarios. Because it starts with the basics, anyone can join and participate fully.

This workshop is designed to start the allyship conversation at your workplace, even if you don’t have time for the longer sessions yet.

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Ally Skills Workshop (half-day workshop)

Do you want to help create a workplace that’s more fair and equal?

This workshop gives you an opportunity to develop your own ally skills as you practice identifying and responding to marginalisation. We teach how you can be an ally for targets of marginalisation including women, people of colour (including Māori and other Indigenous groups, Pasifika, and Black people), LGBTQIA+ folks, caregivers, people with disabilities, those with experience of mental illness, people of different ages and body sizes, and others.

After a brief introduction to marginalisation, the bulk of this three-hour workshop is spent in small groups discussing real-world scenarios and ways to respond. At the end of this workshop, past participants reported feeling more confident in identifying marginalisation and taking action as an ally.

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Allyship Deep Dive (3 half-day sessions)

Do you want to give your team deeper skills to act as allies and an action plan for how they can continue to develop afterwards?

This training takes participants from the basics of allyship to a deeper level of familiarity with how to take action. This training also provides tools for participants to continue their allyship journey even after the last session. This training programme covers everything in our Ally Skills Workshop in extra detail, plus it guides participants to create a personal action plan.

This workshop is designed for organisations that want to give participants a higher degree of practice and comfort with allyship. If needed, this training can also be run as a one-day workshop—though we recommend the 3 separate sessions so that participants have time to fully digest the content.

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Custom Consulting & Coaching

Do you want to set up organisational structures that minimise bias? Do you have other questions about creating a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive culture?

Our approach focuses on setting up systems that bring out the best in people by minimising bias and encouraging inclusion.

If you have a question that’s not addressed here, we’re happy to have a chat to see if we can help or, if not, refer you to others who do great work. Get in touch for more:

 
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Ally Skills NZ provided a practical, well-facilitated workshop that improves awareness and equips you with confidence to take action.
— Levi Allan, Director of Practice Products at Xero