Art Based Consultation

Art based consultation is Alignment Group’s art-based approach to inclusion work. It’s designed to help organisations get better quality insight, stronger engagement, and more honest participation than standard surveys, slide decks, or predictable workshop answers usually produce.

This is not “art for art’s sake”. It’s a structured facilitation method led by James Hare that uses creative prompts to help people slow down, think differently, and contribute in ways that feel safer and more human. It shifts the room out of performance mode and iinto real reflection, shared language, and practical next steps.

Art based consultation is especially useful when:

• trust is fragile or the topic feels politically loaded

• people are anxious about getting it wrong

• engagement has become repetitive or surface-level

• you need input that can be translated into action, not just opinions

• you want to involve more voices, not just the most confident ones

What this work gives you

• a level playing field for participation, with multiple ways to contribute

• clearer insight into patterns in culture, behaviour and systems

• stronger connection and empathy across teams

• output you can translate into priorities, decisions and a practical roadmap

• a shared experience people actually remember

How it works

We tailor the session design to your context, but the flow is simple:

• set the focus: what you need insight on and what success looks like

• create: guided creative prompts that help people express what’s real

• make meaning: facilitated reflection that turns what’s created into themes and patterns

• translate: practical next steps, actions or inputs into strategy

Sessions can be delivered as a single experience, a series, or as part of a wider DEI strategy or maturity review.

Creative leadership workshops

A facilitated session for leaders who want to build inclusive habits without relying on scripts. We use creative methods to explore judgement, power, decision-making, and how leaders shape culture through everyday moments.

Works well for: executives and people leaders
Delivery: in-person or virtual
Outcome: clearer leadership behaviours, stronger conversations, practical actions leaders can own

If you’re curious about what creative consultation could look like in your organisation, let’s talk.