Culture isn't what people say
It's how they make sense of things - together
Most organisations try to change culture by changing behaviour.
Some try to change it by measuring attitudes.
Very few stop to examine the thinking patterns, assumptions, and shared meanings that sit underneath both.
That’s where culture actually lives.
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Culture Science Cards are designed to surface those patterns — quickly, safely, and constructively.
Why culture work so often disappoints
Culture initiatives fail for familiar reasons:
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Conversations stay polite and superficial.
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Surveys describe symptoms, not causes.
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Workshops create energy, but not insight.
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Leaders talk past one another without realising it.
What’s missing isn’t effort or intent.
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What’s missing is a shared way of making sense of what’s really going on.
Until people can see and name how they are interpreting pressure, risk, success, and failure, meaningful change remains out of reach.
Culture is a sense-making system
Organisations are not machines.
They are human systems.
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Human systems are shaped by how people:
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interpret events
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assign meaning
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explain success and failure
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respond under pressure
Culture Science Cards work at this level — before behaviour, before alignment, before action.
They don’t tell people what to think.
They help people see how they already are thinking.
Why cards work when slides and engagement surveys don't
Cards are not the product.
They are the interface.
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Well-designed cards:
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make abstract ideas tangible
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slow conversations without stalling them
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reduce defensiveness by creating psychological distance
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invite participation without forcing disclosure
Used well, they turn conversation into insight — and dialogue into data.
This is grounded in social science, constructivist learning, and how humans actually make meaning together.
Not icebreakers. Not games. Not gimmicks.
Culture Science Cards are designed for serious work:
Leadership teams aligning under pressure.
Organisations navigating change and uncertainty.
Facilitators who need depth, not activity.
Consultants who want insight before intervention.
They are deliberately open-ended, not prescriptive.
Provocative, not confrontational.
Structured, not scripted.
The goal isn’t consensus.
The goal is clarity.
From conversation to insight
Culture Science Cards are used in:
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leadership offsites
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strategy and culture resets
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team effectiveness work
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surfacing tension and conflict
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leadership and capability development
Sometimes they open a conversation.
Sometimes they unlock one that’s been stuck for years.
Always, they help people move from
“we’re not quite sure what’s going on”
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“now we can see it — and do something about it.”
Designed for people who work with complexity
This work is for leaders, facilitators, and consultants who want to understand before they act.
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If you’re looking for a quick fix or a one-off workshop, this probably isn’t for you.
If you’re serious about understanding how culture actually works, it might be.
Start with a conversation.
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Explore the cards, the facilitation approach, or how this work is used in practice.
What the cards surface
Culture Science Cards are designed to make everyday but often unspoken patterns visible.
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They explore how people think about:
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success and failure
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responsibility and ownership
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risk, safety, and trust
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alignment and disagreement
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pressure, pace, and priorities
Each card offers a simple idea or prompt — not to direct the conversation, but to focus it.
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What matters is not the card itself, but what it helps people notice, question, and articulate together.
