ive studio
Leeds
We are IVE (formerly CapeUK) was established as an incorporated company in April
1997 and registered as a charity in April 1999. Inspired by radical new models
of creative education, the company was originally set up as a research and
development organisation. CapeUK looked to drill down into the creative process
and explore how it might be used to drive improvements in teaching and learning.
We became influential in relation to policy development and established a
national and international reach in relation to championing creativity and
professional learning. We also acted as advisors to Government on the importance
of creativity and how it might be developed as a transferable skill. By 2014 we
realised there was an opportunity to diversify our work and utilise the learning
that 17 years of research and development had provided us. It was clear there
was significant appetite beyond the education and cultural sectors for
programmes that were aimed at developing the creative capacity and competencies
of the workforce, and particularly in leadership. We have therefore spent the
last 5 years designing and delivering training that aims to teach creativity as
a transferable skill and how to create the right environment for creativity to
flourish within the workplace, driving innovation, in a consistent and
structured way. We also draw out the leadership and team behaviours that are
needed to support this. IVE today Rosi Lister, CEO, explains: Rosi Lister CEO We
are IVE “In 2016 we began delivering creative leadership training in sectors
that are highly regulated and where staff are not traditionally encouraged or
empowered to think outside the box, but where there is a growing need for this
skill set. “Then, in 2017, our umbrella identity became We Are IVE Ltd,
establishing InnovatIVE as our trading company which gifts all profits to our
charitable programme. This programme seeks to inspire young, diverse & talented
people from some of our most disadvantaged communities through a range of
opportunities designed to develop their own creative potential as future
leaders.” We believe that the workplace of the future depends on having
individuals that are creative, that are able to adapt, that are resilient and
have the range of skills and aptitudes employers are looking for. That’s why,
when we deliver our training on an earned income basis, the profit goes back
into supporting our charitable programmes for disadvantaged young people. It is
therefore a ‘pay it forward’ scheme where all our customers and beneficiaries
win.
