The Cultivated Library

Tools for clarity, communication, and meaningful work

We spend more than 90,000 hours of our lives at work.

This library exists to help make that time clearer, more creative, and more intentional — with tools that support how people actually think, communicate, and work together.

Everything here is built around a simple principle:

Clarity creates value.

What You’ll Find Here

A growing collection of:

• courses and systems
• books and field guides
• practical tools and experiments

All designed to help you:

• think clearly
• communicate what matters
• solve problems creatively
• lead with confidence and calm
• move ideas into meaningful action

These resources are used by leaders, teams, educators, and creatives — and they complement the coaching, consulting and workshops offered through Cultivated.

How to Explore

If you’re new here, a simple way to start:

• Courses & Systems — step-by-step learning you can apply immediately
• Books — practical guides that turn principles into everyday practice
• Free Guides — tools, articles, and experiments for quick insight and reflection

Featured Systems & Courses

Idea → Value System (Video Course)

A 4.5-hour, principle-based course covering 26 ideas for turning clarity into real results.
Learn how clarity, communication, creativity, and flow combine to create value in real organisations.
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Communication Superpower

A self-paced version of my award-winning workshop.
Learn to communicate with clarity, confidence, and influence — in conversations that actually matter.
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Workshop Mastery

For anyone who teaches, facilitates, or leads learning.
Design and run workshops that engage people, create alignment, and lead to action.
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Zero to Keynote

Craft compelling stories, overcome nerves, and present ideas with confidence.
Available in both print and digital editions.
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The Tech Portfolio Field Guide

A practical guide for leaders working in complex systems.
Clarify priorities, align strategy, and deliver value at scale.

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Books for Clearer Thinking & Better Work

These books explore clarity, communication, culture, creativity, and leadership in different forms:

• Meditation on Management - reflections from two decades of leading and coaching
• Take a Day Off - a collection of stories, thoughts and ideas about living a good (work) life – and not being all about work
• The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees — habits that shape high-performing teams
• Join Our Company — a practical guide to hiring well
• Remaining Relevant and Employable — lifelong learning and adaptability

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Free Guides & Tools

Short, practical resources designed for immediate use:

• clarity resets
• creative thinking prompts
• conference and presentation guides
• reflective tools for better decisions

• Forget Time Management — Energy & Attention Is Where It's At - (new edition coming soon)
• The Diary of a Manager - A satirical story that reveals real workplace lessons. ➡ PDF download
• 30 Ideas to Fuel Your Creative Thinking - A free eBook born from a failed experiment - ➡ Read article here | Read the guide over on Fold
• Generate Conference Talk Ideas - A free chapter from Zero to Keynote - ➡ PDF download
• How to Survive a Conference - A fun mini-guide to staying sane and social at conferences ➡ PDF Download
• Cultivated Clarity Tool - A one-page clarity reset to align your focus ➡ supporting article here | Download the PDF

Why These Tools Exist

Every resource here is built to help you:

• think more clearly
• communicate more effectively
• lead with confidence
• build healthier teams
• move work smoothly from idea to value

They’re designed to stand on their own — and to work beautifully alongside coaching, workshops, and the studio practice behind Meeting Notes newsletter.

I help leaders and teams unlock creativity, work with clarity, and move ideas into value through Cultivated —
and share the stories behind the work through Creative Soul Projects.