Founder & Leadership Workshop - Innovation Starts With Empathy

Overview

We love to talk about innovation. New ideas. Fast growth. Disruption.

But the truth? Innovation doesn’t start with tech. Or talent. Or funding.

It starts with empathy as the cornerstone of your culture.

We’re talking about real human connection: the ability to listen, understand, challenge with care, and stay open when things get hard.

The kind of culture where people take risks, speak up, and build better - together.

In this 1 hour online session, we’ll explore what empathy really means in the context of innovation, why it matters more than ever in high performing teams, and how you can measure its presence and strength in your workplace culture.

You’ll complete Emplify’s Empathy Scan - a free tool that gives you a snapshot of how empathy shows up in your team.

Then we’ll unpack the anonymised, real-time results and kick off a bigger conversation:

👉 How does empathy show up in New Zealand workplaces, and what does that mean for our ability to innovate and grow?

This isn’t about “fluffy stuff”. It’s about building the cultural foundations to scale smarter.

What You’ll Get

💡 A fresh, practical lens on innovation culture

🔍 The 5 Characteristics of innovation-ready teams

📊 Experience Empathy Scan +  insights into workplace cultures in NZ

💬 Shared perspectives of other founders, people leaders and operators

Who It’s For:

✔ Founders and Leaders looking to grow through sustainable innovation

✔ HR, People, Culture or Ops leads who understand the culture opportunity 

✔ Innovation & transformation leads driving change

✔ Curious humans who know culture and emapthy matters — and want more than buzzwords