A Space to Think Differently and Lead with Impact
Leadership isn’t just about making decisions – it’s about creating the conditions for the best decisions to emerge. A Space Apart is an immersive two-day programme designed to unlock your best thinking and generate powerful solutions that arise from clarity, not urgency.
In the relentless demands of leadership, time to think is often the first casualty. A Space Apart offers you something rare: the opportunity to step away from the pressures of your role, not to withdraw, but to engage more deeply—with your own thinking, with others, and with the leadership challenges that matter most.
This is an immersive experience designed to unlock your highest-quality thinking and generate solutions that emerge from clarity, not urgency. Here, you will not be required to prove yourself, compete for airtime, or find instant answers. Instead, you will discover the power of a Thinking Environment – an approach that fosters independent thought, fresh perspectives, and transformative decision-making.
Over two days, you will experience a leadership space rooted in authenticity, courage, and the kind of trust that allows for real breakthroughs. You will leave with tools and insights that can be applied immediately, helping you build a culture of deeper thinking, sharper decision-making, and genuine leadership impact.
Who’s the programme for?
This programme is for the NHS South East Aspiring Chief Executive Talent Pool, who are ready to think differently, move beyond surface-level solutions, and create meaningful, sustained change.
About the programme and what to expect
Day 1: Deep Thinking & Real-World Wisdom
- Experience a Thinking Environment firsthand, creating the psychological safety needed to address your most critical leadership questions.
- Engage in meaningful reflection and structured dialogue, unlocking clarity on the challenges you face.
- Learn from a seasoned leader whose candid insights on success and failure will offer invaluable lessons for your own leadership journey.
Day 2: Navigating Complexity & Leading with Courage
- Explore how to hold creative tension—balancing current realities with bold aspirations—without falling into cynicism or idealism.
- Strengthen your ability to lead with wisdom, compassion, and courage, even in the face of uncertainty.
- Build a leadership community that extends beyond the programme—a space for ongoing support, challenge, and shared purpose.
Facilitator
Mitzi Wyman has been a Non-Executive Director in the NHS and was a consultant with the Kings Fund and a member of its Patient and Family Centred Care Faculty. She has trained extensively with Nancy Kline, originator of the Thinking Environment™ and has used this approach with leaders to ignite the finest thinking in their teams, creating conditions where all can thrive. As a member of the Time to Think Faculty, Mitzi brings a proven approach that enables leaders to think independently, deeply, and courageously.
An environmental lawyer by background, with a training in organisational psychiatry and psychology, Mitzi’s passion is working with people to build outstanding organisations where people really thrive; where they can say what they really think, and where others actually listen. This approach creates an environment of trust, where fresh, independent thinking can flourish, leading to better outcomes for staff, service users, patients and clients.