With up-to five generations at work,
one-size-fits-all management is failing!

We run bold, research based collaboration workshops that help teams better understand different ways of working, collaborating, communicating and motivating.

Bring your intergenerational
team together

Lazy Gen Z.
Entitled Millennials.
Stubborn Boomers.

Stereotypes make good headlines but terrible workplaces.

Let’s talk about what really drives your team. We don’t stand for stereotypes - our workshops are about looking behind the negative headlines, exploring generational norms and sharing the latest research. We then use that to better understand the differences between individuals but, more importantly, finding the commonalities.

We bridge the age gaps, capitalise on the shared values and improve the team’s way of working. It’s also one topic that affects everyone, and subsequently, it’s a topic that everyone has an opinion on – which we think’s a great start for opening up team discussion. It really works. 

Why Generations?

Boost retention and engagement

Reduce generational friction

Build team-led solutions that stick

Our focus areas…

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9.6

average workshop rating…
because brave conversations land

100%

of teams recommend us to others…
because disruption and open space facilitation works

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Featured in Medibank, ABC, AFR and SXSW…
because leaders are listerning

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sharpies have gone missing in the last year!
If you’ve got one…lucky you

Other Services

  • 3 x 1 hour workshops
    Up to 10 people

    Preparing Next Gen Boards to work with your board – workshops for both groups and combined.

  • Ongoing 6 month sprints. Partnering with the market leading mentoring platform Gojii to integrate reverse mentoring to build long term belonging beyond your No Umbrellas workshop

  • No Umbrellas are the experts in Generations and Workshops. But if you want a presentation on Generations or a Workshop on a different subject – let's have a look at it.

  • 15 minutes – 1 hour
    Research backed energised talks about generational differences and suggested fixes. Able to tailor to your event.

“I pay more attention to the traits of different generations, and try to work with them, not change them.”

— Chris, Group Director, VIC

See what team members had to say two months post their No Umbrellas workshop…

“I am more mindful of how I interact with different people within our teams and how the differences in generation gives different perspective.”

— Jessie, State Manager, NSW

“I’ve started stopping to actually listen to my frontlines without pre-judgements.”

— Smith, Team Lead, NSW