LightSwitch Consulting

LightSwitch Consulting

Business Consulting and Services

Rossland, British Columbia 160 followers

Guiding teams from negative to positive, scared to engaged, and from being wary of others to making others look good.

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Welcome to LightSwitch Consulting, a forward-thinking organization helping businesses and organizations like yours address team challenges through play. Solving problems doesn’t have to be so serious! LightSwitch Consulting can help you discover light-bulb moments through tailored, play-based workshops built on the principles of applied improvisation. Through interactive, fun games, deep personal and group discoveries can be activated. Within this creative and honest environment, collaboration thrives in a playful and inviting way that makes work more fun and authentic. LightSwitch Consulting aims to help the culture of your team shift from negative to positive, from scared to engaged, and from being wary of others to making others look good. LightSwitch's workshops are for forward-thinking businesses, organizations, and non-profits who have identified challenges in their teams and are open to doing something different: investing in their staff by trying a non-traditional, play-based approach to surmount every obstacle. Let's get serious about play.

Website
www.lightswitchconsulting.ca
Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Company size
1 employee
Headquarters
Rossland, British Columbia
Type
Self-Owned
Specialties
Team building, Professional development, Presenting and public speaking, Creativity, Communication, Problem solving, and Leadership

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    Don't just take my word for the power of improv to unite teams. See what the Harvard Business Review has to say about it.

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    Phil Loosley

    Owner and facilitator at LightSwitch Consulting - Serious about the power of play to help teams connect, collaborate and communicate better.

    "In improv...whether people are building a scene or telling a story, everyone has a chance to talk. Members’ contributions are welcomed and valued, and participants collaborate and support one another as they work toward a common goal. Getting everyone involved in this way is important: When we discuss each other’s ideas and perspectives, we learn from them and our decisions improve. Plus, the more we feel that others value our contributions, the more likely we are to share our ideas." - Francesca Gino, Harvard Business Review https://lnkd.in/gWcf5Pba

    Using Improv to Unite Your Team

    Using Improv to Unite Your Team

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    Let's do a little demystifying. What IS applied improv anyway?

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    Phil Loosley

    Owner and facilitator at LightSwitch Consulting - Serious about the power of play to help teams connect, collaborate and communicate better.

    I get it, the word improv can be intimidating but applied improv doesn't need to be scary. If you're not sure what applied improvisation is and isn't. If you're not sure how applied improvisation can benefit your team. If you're curious about applied improvisation. Here's a handy two minute explainer to get you started. And if that has you even more curious, DM me to arrange a FREE 30 minute call to explore further. lightswitchconsulting.ca

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    The journey to get past imposter syndrome.

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    Phil Loosley

    Owner and facilitator at LightSwitch Consulting - Serious about the power of play to help teams connect, collaborate and communicate better.

    Previously I struggled to convince myself that my employment experiences could be seen as relevant to my work creating and facilitating applied improv workshops with teams. Then someone at a conference listened to my list of experiences and told me they were all reasons he WOULD choose to trust and work with me. Mentally it was a game changer for me. Now I own my experiences as my strengths and my point of difference. So yes, I was a wholetime firefighter with Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, UK. It was an experience that taught me: 🚒 there's a time to follow procedures strictly and there's a time to improvise 🚒 trying to teach by punishing mistakes is often unproductive and breeds fear 🚒 just one disillusioned person on a team can initiate a toxic environment if left unchecked 🚒 what it feels like to truly work under life or death pressure 🚒 the difference between working in a happy team versus a dysfunctional one 🚒 that the best leaders I worked under did not rule through fear or threats but through effective two-way communication 🚒 how it feels to not have a voice or the space to be authentic 🚒 that employees who feel undervalued will quickly become unmotivated and do the minimum needed And also, that driving a fire truck at speed, through traffic, with blue lights and sirens going can be a lot of fun!

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    If you've got something to say, you might as well learn how to say it effectively. Let me show you how.

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    Phil Loosley

    Owner and facilitator at LightSwitch Consulting - Serious about the power of play to help teams connect, collaborate and communicate better.

    "Phil's public speaking course was scary, but in a good way!" Getting this feedback for a 'Public Speaking and Presenting' workshop meant so much to me. For workshop participants to feel comfortable in being uncomfortable means I've created the environment to learn and grow. When the step that challenges the boundary of their comfort zone is taken with the support of the group and the knowledge that if they fall we will collectively catch them. To see realtors, local politicians, retail owners, authors, business managers and high schools students realize that the same things are scary for all of them and watch them tackle them together was a joy for me. I love teaching this workshop. DM me to find out how I can help you and your team grow your public speaking skills because we all have something to say, so you might as well say it effectively. https://lnkd.in/dqAfq47J

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    Phil Loosley

    Owner and facilitator at LightSwitch Consulting - Serious about the power of play to help teams connect, collaborate and communicate better.

    I am incredibly honoured and pleasantly surprised to have been nominated in the "Emerging Entrepreneur" category for the 2024 Trail and District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards. As a new business owner it's incredibly powerful and rewarding to feel recognized within the business community. The "Emerging Entrepreneur" award recognizes a rising star in the business world whose venture is less than three years old. This individual demonstrates excellence across various domains, including innovation, management, marketing, customer service, and integrity. Their entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with their commitment to excellence, sets them apart as a promising leader in their industry. Voting is open until May 23 and if you feel so inclined you can vote for me here: https://lnkd.in/gWSwc-XJ Thank you to all who vote for me and good luck to all the nominees across all the categories.

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    Lightbulb moments from improv and horses.

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    Phil Loosley

    Owner and facilitator at LightSwitch Consulting - Serious about the power of play to help teams connect, collaborate and communicate better.

    Yesterday I got to hug a horse (a real one, not the one in the photo AKA my dad circa 1978) and it made my day. And helped me discover the overlap between the learning potentials of equine assisted learning and applied improv. I accompanied a friend and his daughter to the Little Oasis Equine Therapy centre in Casino, BC. As we walked alongside Kip, the horse taking Mika on her weekly ride, the owner started explaining how they use equine work with at risk groups, corporate teams and couples on date nights. Their focus on how you approach the horse, communicate with the horse, ask the horse, thank the horse and, more than anything, your intention towards the horse was fascinating and familiar. As we chatted we found the crossover in our methods of helping teams be more creative, listen to each other, collaborate and overcome their fears. We noted the lightbulb moments that both a horse and an improv exercise can provide. Often the same lightbulb moment as it turns out. And at the end Kip let me hug him and give him chin scratches. And then followed after me and nudged me for more when I moved away. What could I do but say yes, and give him some more! If you want to help your team connect, collaborate and communicate more effectively check either of us out https://lnkd.in/gTVhKXWs https://lnkd.in/gimztWXG #appliedimprovisation #equineassistedlearning #teambuilding #connection #collaboration #communication

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    LightSwitch is proud to be offering the following workshop to Trail and District Chamber of Commerce members. 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 Public speaking is universally one of the most common phobias. So if the thought of standing up in front of a group to present leaves you with sweaty palms and a dry mouth you are definitely not alone. This six (6) hour, one (1) day workshop hosted by LightSwitch Consulting will help you conquer those fears through fun and playful exercises which explore practical speaking tips and techniques in a safe and supportive environment. With 17 years of presenting and hosting events on stages across the Kootenays, facilitator Phil Loosley has a wealth of experience he is excited to share with you to take your public speaking and presenting skills to a new level. Date: April 23, 2024 Time: 9:00am - 4:00 pm Venue: The Griff at the Bailey Theatre, Trail Price: Chamber members $135.00+GST Non-members $145.00+GST Includes lunch catered by Rustic Crust Pizza Send me a DM to register

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    New Year... New Choice There's a fun applied improv exercise 'New Choice' which is great for playing at the start of a new year and a time of change. Participants are faced with a question or challenge which they give an answer to. After giving their answer they're given the instruction "New choice" and they reply with the first alternative answer they think of. No answer is wrong! Repeated multiple times this challenges the individual or group to find alternative solutions and explore beyond their standard, rehearsed, narrow view answers to playfully discover the hidden gems hiding in the world of possibility. Let's play. My question to you this January is...   How are you going to tackle your team challenges this year? (Answer) New choice. (Answer) New choice. (Answer) New choice.   If you found the answer 'Playfully, with LightSwitch Consulting' then click the link below or send me a DM and let's get started.   Wishing you a playful and exploratory 2024! https://lnkd.in/eZz6Cmjq

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    My love of blending intelligence and silliness, and my subsequent career doing just that, is rooted in a family Christmas tradition which started in the 1970s - the Christmas anagram. Rather than the usual 'Merry Christmas' my wordplaying, cryptic crossword loving parents would hang 'Sherry Crammits' (or sometimes 'Cherry Marsmits') in the living room when the decorations went up. Thinking outside the circle of expectation and finding inspiration in the world of possibility. Confusing for guests at first we eventually started to receive Christmas cards from friends and family wishing us 'Sherry Crammits'. Now that's a 'Yes, and...' mindset! I inherited those special letters in 2013 and they still get pinned up at home. On behalf of LightSwitch Consulting let me be the first to wish you... Sherry Crammits 2023!

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    The Basin Food FABX expo this weekend gave me the opportunity to play and discover with an incredible range of people invested in the food systems of the Columbia Basin. Growers, retailers, researchers, economists, distributors, professors and many more put their egos to one side and allowed a playful approach to finding ways to collaborate, creatively explore potential new solutions and find out what each other REALLY does beyond a job title and how it relates to their own role. I also had the pleasure of the session being graphically recorded by Lisa Gates from Insightful Ink, providing the participants and me with a wonderful visual takeaway and reminder of the mindsets we had explored together. #basinfood #lightswitchconsulting #appliedimprov #collaboration

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