Building Resilience Programme
Background & Objectives
Impact Factory has proudly collaborated with NESTA since 2015 to provide impactful solutions. This partnership is dedicated to equipping individuals and organisations with the tools they need to thrive in the face of challenges. In July 2024, NESTA invited us to deliver a half-day Building Resilience Programme.
The workshop was aimed at colleagues navigating change, pressure, and high performance.
In a demanding working environment, the training aimed to create a reflective and practical space in which to explore what resilience means both personally and collectively. The workshop also aimed to provide strategies for responding to stress in ways that support well-being, choice, and balance.
Programme Overview
The session created space for participants to explore their own relationship with resilience. They looked at what it means to them, how it shows up under pressure, and what minor adjustments can help them remain grounded and effective.
Delivered in an open and supportive environment, the session allowed for thoughtful discussion and personal reflection. There was an emphasis on the idea of confident vulnerability — the strength that comes from being honest, human, and real. This approach is central to training programmes focused on building resilience effectively.
Participants were invited to reflect on how they respond to stress. They examined the difference between reacting and responding. Additionally, they considered the small choices that can shape more helpful, thoughtful patterns of behaviour.
They explored how personal narratives can either limit or empower them. Building resilience training encourages participants to consider ways to reframe internal dialogue in the face of pressure. Or in the face of challenge.
Key Content Areas
- What Resilience Means
- Personal definitions and evolving perspectives
- Reaction vs. Response
- Creating space to pause, process, and choose
- Noticing Stress
- Recognising early warning signs in ourselves and others
- Control, Influence, Accept
- Prioritising energy and focus in challenging situations
- Internal Narratives
- Shifting from limiting beliefs to helpful, empowering thoughts
- Self-Kindness and Choice
- Moving from ‘should’ to ‘could’, and setting ourselves up for success
Desired Building Resilience Programme Outcomes
- Greater personal insight into resilience and individual stress responses
- Practical tools to create space between stressors and responses
- Increased awareness of helpful vs. unhelpful internal narratives
- A clearer sense of agency — where participants can take action, influence outcomes, or let go
- Engaging in Building Resilience training reframes mindsets towards self-compassion, adaptability, and sustainable performance
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It was a real pleasure to work with this group. Your engagement, openness, and support of one another created a warm and trusting environment—something that’s especially important when exploring a topic as big and personal as resilience.
We touched on the idea of confident vulnerability—the strength and connection that comes through personal disclosure—and it was inspiring to see how willingly you embraced that concept in our conversations. Your honesty and trust truly enriched the session.
Thank you for showing up so fully and for creating such a meaningful space to work together.
