


Time to Think Thinking Partnership Course
Developing greater control over your attention is the single most powerful way to reshape your brain and thus your mind. Transform the quality of your thinking and you transform your life.
This transformational introductory course teaches you the Thinking Partnership Session®, a uniquely powerful process for liberating the human mind. Through generative Attention and the building of Incisive Questions, this process produces breakthrough, independent thinking.
It’s life changing.
Sarah Boyd
Developing greater control over your attention is the single most powerful way to reshape your brain and thus your mind. Transform the quality of your thinking and you transform your life.
This transformational introductory course teaches you the Thinking Partnership Session®, a uniquely powerful process for liberating the human mind. Through generative Attention and the building of Incisive Questions, this process produces breakthrough, independent thinking.
It’s life changing.
Sarah Boyd
Developing greater control over your attention is the single most powerful way to reshape your brain and thus your mind. Transform the quality of your thinking and you transform your life.
This transformational introductory course teaches you the Thinking Partnership Session®, a uniquely powerful process for liberating the human mind. Through generative Attention and the building of Incisive Questions, this process produces breakthrough, independent thinking.
It’s life changing.
Sarah Boyd
About the Time to Think Thinking Partnership course
This course runs over two delightful days in the most beautiful environment, with a follow-up session a month later online to consolidate your learning. You will learn the Thinking Partnership Session®, a uniquely powerful process for liberating the human mind whilst having time to reset and recharge in a retreat setting.
You’ll emerge understanding the Thinking Partnership Session, an incredible process designed for free thinking.
You’ll explore all ten components of the thinking environment and work on Attention and Incisive Questions for a revelation in independent thinking.
You’ll take part as a Thinker, choosing your focus, and as a Thinking Partner, practising Time to Think principles.
You’ll emerge with expertise in thinking and listening, immediately impacting numerous aspects of your life and work.
This course is a prerequisite for the Time to Think Coach Qualifying Course.
Most suitable for leaders, coaches, mentors, teachers and parents, in fact, everyone who is interested in developing others on a one-to-one basis or who is interested in transformational personal development
“Transformational! The relatively unknown power that providing space and time creates – in today’s world, we rarely get the chance to be truly listened to, so this experience helps create a wonderful thinking experience…Brilliantly facilitated, amazing content, lovely environment, wonderful group size to maximise learning.” Maria, Thinking Partnership, 2016
Your course fee includes the following:
Two days together in Edale, immersed in a Thinking Environment, plus a further online session to consolidate your learning approximately one month later.
An online resource library including 18 video recordings, comprehensive learning notes & articles and resources to help you integrate your learning
Email access to Sophie throughout the course to answer any questions that come up
Access to my global Thinking Partnership alum database to help you connect with other practitioners around the world
Access to my quarterly alums days so you can continue to learn, deepen and grow your practice
Maximum group size: 6
Payment: You can pay in instalments; please email me if you'd like this option.
Location:
The in-person days are held in the heart of the Peak District National Park. We are located at the beautiful The Gathering, Grindslow House, Edale, Hope Valley S33 7ZD, accessible by train from Sheffield or Manchester.
Lunch and snacks are provided each day of the course.
Self-catering Accommodation is available on-site (£89 per person per night) or in the surrounding village/s. I can help you arrange this.
Course dates and times:
The in-person days run from 9.30-4.30 pm each day.
The online session (Zoom) will run from 9.30-1.30 pm.
There will also be an optional online ‘meet up’ approximately one month after our final day so we can come back together to practice, and I can answer any questions which have come up. We’ll arrange a suitable date when we are together.
There is beautiful onsite self-catering accommodation available for £89 per night.
The course will be held at the remote and beautiful Gathering in Edale, Hope Valley.
Full details about the location and accommodation are available on the application.
During this 3-day course, you will:
Explore the ten components of the Thinking Environment.
Take part in Thinking Partner demonstrations to experience how we can support ourselves and others to think exceptionally well
Learn about the three levels of limiting assumptions and how we can release ourselves from them.
Discover the power of the precisely formulated incisive question that can remove limiting assumptions and create revival of creativity, clarity, rigour and courage.
The benefits of attending this retreat include:
Having time to think with rigour, courage, imagination and grace on topics of your choice that are current and important to you.
Learn how to be a Thinking Environment for others where you will generate more of their independent thinking.
Be known as a great listener and someone who asks incisive questions.
A simple and effective framework to enable others to think well for themselves.
An unparalleled experience of what happens when you provide uninterrupted listening and ask powerful questions.
A network of like-minded individuals to practice your skills and develop confidence in using the framework and applying the 10 components of a Thinking Environment which continues after the course with access to ongoing alumni events
Learn about Time to Think with Sophie Stephenson, you will not be disappointed, you will be inspired.
I would recommend this course with you Sophie as you are a Thinking Environment - you provide information enough to encourage thought and ease that produces safety allowing confidence in practice
Sophie's greatest strength is that she is consistently fully present and focused on you as the client whilst you are with her. She practices what she preaches in a professional yet personable way.
This course has significantly enhanced my understanding of Thinking partnerships.
Being immersed for 3 days allowed myself to experience my own independent thinking, it blew my mind to witness how my brain unravelled and solved my own challenges. Thank you Sophie for the incredible experience, i would highly recommend this course to anyone who is curious about the power of independent thinking.
This course is a beautiful way to reset and reimagine yourself. The whole environment made for a wonderful feeling of being gently ‘held’ and guided through the three days. Sophie trusts in you, and your fellow thinkers, unreservedly.
Try it and be prepared to be touched by the power of its simplicity.
I think what makes Sophie’s teaching space different from most shared learning spaces I've experienced is that she invites more of me in, there is space to inhabit and contribute (this is different from participating) - there is more value and I feel valued (even in my quiet space).
It has made me realise how powerful the Thinking Environment is, how important each component is and it's made me consider the question about how committed am I to helping someone to think for themselves.
If you’re thinking of doing this course with Sophie, I’d say to go for it, Sophie's experience and knowledge and the way that she lives the 'Thinking Environment' is inspiring.
This course will give you confidence to think for yourself and to help others to do the same.
10/10 Sophie created a safe and inspiring learning environment. She embodied the components throughout the course and this has further convinced me that I love working in this way.
I’d highly recommend the course. Sophie is a excellent practitioner who really makes this course. Her knowledge, embodiment, compassion shine through.
These three days really can change your life. It sounds hard to believe, but really thinking about what you want to do and how you want to be does change you.
Everything about the course was great - the process of understanding, the time, thinking, learning. I’m very glad I came when I did.
What a privilege it is to sit with ease and listen.
It’s difficult to find one thing that was the best thing about the course…the welcome and inclusive teaching , the environment (stunning) and delicious food !!
Give yourself the gift of being immersed in beautiful surroundings and learning.
I am already looking forward to being part to the Thinking Environment community and taking it further. .
It’s a really useful course that will help you improve your conversations and connections with other people at work and in your home life.
Sophie creates an environment/place that feels safe, secure and filled with calm and ease
The impact of the course has been amazing and is already improving my communication and my ability to do my role.
Sophie is an inspiring, energising teacher, highly accomplished at providing a safe learning environment in which you can experiment and learn.
10/10, it has made me think profoundly and improved the quality of my thinking.
I’d recommend this course: great facilitation; interesting subject - and I love the idea of the tools being those we already have, even if they are under-utilised...I will be back for more!
The course has provided a further (I feel more useful) tool to enable coaches to reach their goal. The best thing about the course was the excellent and incentivizing teaching style and manner, the small group learning & safety, and the lovely group of people I was with.