About the Time to Think Thinking Partnership course

This course runs over three delightful days in the most beautiful environment. You will learn the Thinking Partnership Session®, a uniquely powerful process for liberating the human mind whilst having time to reset and recharge in a retreat setting.

You’ll emerge understanding the Thinking Partnership Session, an incredible process designed to free thinking.

You’ll explore all ten components of the thinking environment and work on Attention and Incisive Questions for a revelation in independent thinking.

You’ll take part as a Thinker, choosing your focus, and as a Thinking Partner, practising Time to Think principles.

You’ll emerge with expertise in thinking and listening, immediately impacting numerous aspects of your life and work.

This course is a prerequisite for the Time to Think Coach Qualifying Course.

Most suitable for leaders, coaches, mentors, teachers and parents, in fact, everyone who is interested in developing others on a one-to-one basis or who is interested in transformational personal development

“Transformational! The relatively unknown power that providing space and time creates – in today’s world, we rarely get the chance to be truly listened to, so this experience helps create a wonderful thinking experience…Brilliantly facilitated, amazing content, lovely environment, wonderful group size to maximise learning.” Maria, Thinking Partnership, 2016

• Your course fee includes the following:

  • Three days together in Edale, immersed in a Thinking Environment

  • An online resource library including 18 video recordings, comprehensive learning notes & articles and resources to help you integrate your learning

  • Email access to Sophie throughout the course to answer any questions that come up

  • Access to my global Thinking Partnership alum database to help you connect with other practitioners around the world

  • Access to my quarterly alums days so you can continue to learn, deepen and grow your practice

• Maximum group size: 6

Payment: You can pay in instalments; please email me if you'd like this option.

Location: 

This course will be run in person in the heart of the Peak District National Park. We are located at the beautiful The Gathering, Grindslow House, Edale, Hope Valley S33 7ZD, accessible by train from Sheffield or Manchester.

In 2024 the third day of the course will be held online using Zoom.

Lunch and snacks are provided each day of the course.

Self-catering Accommodation is available on-site (£89 per person per night) or in the surrounding village/s. I can help you arrange this.

Course dates and times:

The February course will have two days in Edale (7th and 8th February), followed by the 27th of February, which will be held online using Zoom.

The in-person days will run from 9.30-4.30 pm each day.

The online session will run from 9.30-2.30 pm.

There will also be an optional online ‘meet up’ approximately one month after our final day so we can come back together to practice, and I can answer any questions which have come up. We’ll arrange a suitable date when we are together.

There is beautiful onsite self-catering accommodation available for £89 per night.

The course will be held at the remote and beautiful Gathering in Edale, Hope Valley.

Full details about the location and accommodation are available on the application.

During this 3-day course you will:

• Explore the ten components of the Thinking Environment.

• Take part in Thinking Partner demonstrations to experience how we can support ourselves and others to think exceptionally well

• Learn about the three levels of limiting assumptions and how we can release ourselves from them.

• Discover the power of the precisely formulated incisive question that can remove limiting assumptions and create revival of creativity, clarity, rigour and courage.

The Benefits of attending this retreat include:

• Having time to think with rigour, courage, imagination and grace on topics of your choice that are current and important to you.

• Learn how to be a Thinking Environment for others where you will generate more of their independent thinking.

• Be known as a great listener and someone who asks incisive questions.

• A simple and effective framework to enable others to think well for themselves.

• An unparalleled experience of what happens when you provide uninterrupted listening and ask powerful questions.

• A network of like-minded individuals to practice your skills and develop confidence in using the framework and applying the 10 components of a Thinking Environment which continues after the course with access to ongoing alumni events