Our program evaluations follow the guidelines and methods as established in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration’s Manual for Research, Development, & Technology Program and Project Evaluations, and Evaluation Implementation Plan.
We also use the The Program Evaluation Standards published by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (2011, Sage), as guiding principles when conducting evaluations, including the five key standards:
Utility
Feasibility
Propriety
Accuracy
Accountability
Our Mindfulness Task AnalysisSM (MTASM) tool is a nuanced modification to traditional cognitive task analysis (CTA) methods. This tool integrates principles of mindfulness with the systematic analysis of cognitive processes, allowing for a deeper understanding of how individuals engage with tasks and their internal states during task performance.
By capturing not only actions and decisions but also thoughts, emotions, and attentional focus of individuals, this approach provides a holistic view of task execution. To enhance naturalistic decision making and improve organizational effectiveness, the MTA tool uncovers subtle cognitive and affective factors that:
Influence Performance in Complex Organizational Contexts
Identify Areas for Improvement
Target System Interventions
This tool is invaluable for designing customized interventions that promote well-being, resilience, and optimal performance by addressing the underlying cognitive and emotional processes of decision making, ultimately leading to more adaptive and sustainable organizational outcomes.
Key Impact SkillsSM are non-technical foundational skills, such as social and emotional intelligence, stress reduction, listening and communicating with empathy, trust building, and conflict resolution that are essential for building individual resilience and impactful people skills.
Our Approach
Expanding Self Awareness
At the heart of organizational effectiveness are individual self-awareness and self-management. Through introspective exploration and interactive exercises, we help individuals understand their strengths, weaknesses, values, and triggers. This increased self-awareness enables better emotion regulation, resilience, and adaptability. Mastering self-management techniques forms the foundation for effective leadership, teamwork, and decision-making within the organization.
Prioritizing Relationship Building
Expanding from self-awareness, we prioritize relationship building to enhance understanding of interpersonal dynamics and communication styles. Through experiential learning and role-playing, participants develop skills for fostering collaborative relationships. By linking self-awareness and relationship building, individuals gain tools for cultivating meaningful connections and driving impactful outcomes. We refine active listening, conflict management, and empathy skills to foster authentic communication and a culture of trust and cooperation.
Harnessing the Collective Potential of Teams
Expanding from self-awareness and relationships, team building focuses on harnessing the collective potential of teams to hone organizational impact skills through collaborative activities and discussions, fostering bonds and enhancing communication. From trust and accountability to leveraging diverse perspectives and strengths, this impact skill equips individuals with the essential tools for effective teamwork and collaboration driving performance and achieving success through innovation.
Enhancing Systems Awareness
Our fourth impact skill focuses on systems awareness, viewing the workplace as interconnected systems rather than isolated parts. We explore using one’s intuition to elevate situational awareness and understand system complexities. Individuals learn how to tap into their felt sense to uncover hidden patterns, feedback loops, and emergent behaviors, enhancing their ability to navigate complexity with clarity and agility. Integrating intuition into systems thinking helps individuals improve situational awareness, detect weak signals of potential failure and trust intuitive decision-making.
Strengthening Societal Relations
Our final impact skill focuses on societal relations, empowering organizations to thrive within their broader ecosystem. We explore best practices for promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I), cultivating mutually beneficial relationships, strong community and industry ties, and a more resilient workforce.
Through interactive sessions, case studies, and collaborative exercises, individuals learn to leverage their organization’s strengths for positive community impact and industry partnerships. This training equips organizations to be influential contributors and individuals with tools for ethical and transparent external relations, emphasizing B Corp standards in corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices.
Cultivating these foundational skills and the accompanying behavioral competencies is important for senior leaders; and equally, if not more importantly, for front-line employees because that is where the impacts occur:
Our Mindfulness-Based Risk Reduction® (MBRR®) approach embeds mindful organizing, Key Impact SkillsSM training, and mindful practices into the structure of organizational systems.
Individuals and teams develop the ability to recognize and respond skillfully to potential risks, cultivating a transformative culture designed to:
Enhance Collective Mindfulness
Build Leadership Awareness
Promote Agile & Adaptive Decision-Making
Organizations can harness the power of collective awareness, implement strategic change, and measure its success to promote ethical decision-making. We can help your organization cultivate a culture of learning and innovation based on a foundation of trust and understanding. This holistic approach can not only mitigate risk but also foster organizational resilience, wisdom, and long-term success in dynamic and uncertain environments.