Psychology of Innovation or the ‘F’ Word

This workshop explores the mental health of entrepreneurs and innovators, inspiring delegates to create a culture within organisations that supports innovation but also embraces failure – the ‘F’ Word.

The session will be organised in three parts. The first is a panel debate facilitated by Dr. Vicky Mountford-Brown, Lecturer in Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Newcastle University with support from other industry experts who will refer to specific case studies to bring the content to life.

This will then be followed by two mini-workshops. The first will focus on Understanding Mental Health, led by Emily Person from Our Minds Work. The second will concentrate on the ‘F’ Word and our fear our failure. Led by Dr. Claire Winter from TalkWorks this interactive session will explore Grit, Growth Mindset and Psychological Flexibility before finishing with a giant Jenga activity.

Speakers:

Emily Pearson

Managing Director and Founder at Our Mind’s Work

Emily is a visionary and thought leader in the corporate mental health field. She is a corporate Mental Health Programme expert with 20 years’ experience and qualifications enabling her to work as a professional in the mental health, substance misuse and health and social care fields.

Emily has designed and delivered safe and ethical approaches to corporate mental health culture change with synergistic outcomes from changing lives to return on investment, creating mass mindset change to community impact. Emily’s programmes have proven to work in all industries they have been embedded into, from emergency services and traditional male oriented industries to public services and blue-chip companies.

Jane McCarthy

Director and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Talk Works

Jane is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with 30 years of post-qualification experience working with adults, many of whom have complex mental health problems.  Jane regularly prepares expert psychological reports for the Courts and other Tribunals and has a special interest in the psychological and social aftermath of traumatic experiences.  For the past 20 years she championed improvements in mental health care in the workplace.

Talk Works delivers short-term therapies to help North East employees recover from mental health concerns and wellbeing workshops to help staff look after their own mental health and that of their teams.

Dr Clare Winter

Counselling Psychologist at Talk Works

Clare is a Counselling Psychologist with extensive experience in mental health, wellbeing and organisational support. Dr Winter previously worked as a teacher before developing a career as a Counselling Psychologist. Clare is also a member of the crisis, disaster and trauma psychology division and has helped many individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Dr Winter has worked within a variety of settings ranging from young people to older adult services in the community and more recently with a premier league football team.

Lizzy Hodcroft

Founder of Myndr

Recently listed on the 35 under 35 Business Talent to Watch List, Lizzy Hodcroft is a tsunami of passion and commitment that typifies entrepreneurs. She manages to balance her strong work ethic and energy with an alluring vulnerability. Founder of The Sweet Beet (seen on Dragon’s Den) and Myndr. She recently was one of speakers for TedXNewcastle with her talk “The Shame Scandal

Peter Pease

Entrepreneur in Residence and Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship Psychology at Northumbria University

I spent 25 years setting up and running people services businesses after university.  In 2011 I did an Occupational Psychology masters and since 2015 have been working part time at Northumbria on our EBM programme (see link below), and doing a PhD looking at the psychological resource needs of early stage entrepreneurs.  The thesis is submitted and I am awaiting the Viva.

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