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Stories: how and why
A tweet last week from Dave Snowden alerted me to Anecdote’s Story-Spotting Test. The thing that bothered me about Anecdote’s definition of a story is what it left out. The markers they’ve identified cover the who, where, when and what. They don’t mention the how or the why. Hmmm…. Continue reading
I mulled this over. And began realising that Throughline's practice is deeply interested in the "how" and "why". Maybe it's because our bread-and-butter is finding and crafting stories on B2B topics where "how" and "why" are quite genuinely the most interesting questions to ...MORE >
Throughline’s value to us is almost unquantifiable!
“We’ve engaged Kate and her team on many fronts: interviewing key clients on their pain and pleasure, communicating internally and with customers across our global alliance, making movies for business audiences, planning agendas and facilitating CEO-level meetings, even facilitating division-wide … Continue reading
"We've engaged Kate and her team on many fronts: interviewing key clients on their pain and pleasure, communicating internally and with customers across our global alliance, making movies for business audiences, planning agendas and facilitating CEO-level meetings, even facilitating division-wide team discussions on ...MORE >
Perfect support
“I was somehow scared when I went to Barcelona for the European roundtable. Not only was it my first time in this type of event, but also I had to speak in English and I had just a few days … Continue reading
"I was somehow scared when I went to Barcelona for the European roundtable. Not only was it my first time in this type of event, but also I had to speak in English and I had just a few days to prepare ...MORE >
Relating better in complex teams
“We enjoy working with Throughline. In a people-focussed creative business, building and developing relationships across complex multi-organisation teams is critical. Sometimes we lose sight of the fundamentals. Kate and her team have helped us reassess some of these situations and … Continue reading
“We enjoy working with Throughline. In a people-focussed creative business, building and developing relationships across complex multi-organisation teams is critical. Sometimes we lose sight of the fundamentals. Kate and her team have helped us reassess some of these situations and enabled us to ...MORE >
A management consultancy with a flair for facilitation
Throughline facilitates meetings, workshops and Away Days that are worth your while. Our starting point is time: yours. Duration in minutes x number of attendees quickly adds up to a noticeable slice of human life. That’s why we work with … Continue reading
Throughline facilitates meetings, workshops and Away Days that are worth your while. Our starting point is time: yours. Duration in minutes x number of attendees quickly adds up to a noticeable slice of human life. That's why we work with you to make ...MORE >
Business leadership coaching in London
Our philosophy of leadership affirms: actual influence on other’s behaviour is the real measure of leadership effectiveness at the same time, true leaders invite the influence of others to shape their vision, listening adeptly and with appetite so as to … Continue reading
Our philosophy of leadership affirms:
actual influence on other's behaviour is the real measure of leadership effectiveness
at the same time, true leaders invite the influence of others to shape their vision, listening adeptly and with appetite so as to gain insights
first-hand experience by senior ...MORE >
Making conversations worth people’s investment
“It was rewarding to be a part of the panel discussions on topics of great current relevance. It was also a great experience to interact with people from all parts of the world and understand the defining trends in business … Continue reading
"It was rewarding to be a part of the panel discussions on topics of great current relevance. It was also a great experience to interact with people from all parts of the world and understand the defining trends in business across the globe. ...MORE >
Services index
An ABC of services we’ve designed to help companies change how others choose. These offerings build on our expertise as communicators and cultural specialists. We apply our expertise in theatre, performance and the allied visual arts to design experiences of … Continue reading
An ABC of services we've designed to help companies change how others choose.
These offerings build on our expertise as communicators and cultural specialists. We apply our expertise in theatre, performance and the allied visual arts to design experiences of immediate, practical value to ...MORE >
Conversations to solve commercial problems
Too often, the management consultancy industry fancies its worth resides in a model, roadmap or template that can be transposed from one setting to another. At Throughline, we take a different approach. When you come to us with a commercial … Continue reading
Too often, the management consultancy industry fancies its worth resides in a model, roadmap or template that can be transposed from one setting to another. At Throughline, we take a different approach.
When you come to us with a commercial problem, we think carefully ...MORE >
Conversations, stories and culture in business
Throughline is a storytelling and advisory company helping businesses cope and connect. People typically enlist us to Align teams Build brand profile Confront complexity Engender agility Ramp up innovation Share knowledge Strengthen alliances Our work enables companies to change the way … Continue reading
Throughline is a storytelling and advisory company helping businesses cope and connect. People typically enlist us to
Align teams
Build brand profile
Confront complexity
Engender agility
Ramp up innovation
Share knowledge
Strengthen alliances
Our work enables companies to change the way they do business, by addressing three critical dimensions: conversations, stories and ...MORE >