Why Use the Culture Science Cards
Culture is hard to talk about - even harder to shift.
Most teams have values on the wall… but ask them what behaviours show up on a Tuesday afternoon when things get tough, and the answers get vague.
Conversations about culture can become personal, political, or just confusing.
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That’s where the Culture Science Cards come in.
Make culture visible, discussable, and actionable.
The Culture Science Cards are a behaviour-based tool that helps individuals, teams, and organisations have powerful conversations about what kind of culture they want — and what’s getting in the way.
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Each card is built around a specific mindset and five observable behaviours — real, grounded actions you can see and feel in your daily environment.
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They’re designed for dialogue, reflection, and change — not compliance or box-ticking.
What the Cards Unlock
Use them to...
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Identify the behaviours people want to experience (above-the-line)
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Identify the behaviours people would prefer not to experience in their teams (below-the-line)
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Surface unspoken norms in your team
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Align focus moving forward
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Create cultural artefacts or rituals
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Open up safe, honest dialogue
Outcomes you'll get...
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Strengthen cohesion and shared purpose
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Get clarity on what's ok - and what's not
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Build psychological safety and trust
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Reinforce behaviours in memorable ways
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Enable reflection without defensiveness
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Get agreement on the behavioural way forward
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Use them anywhere culture shows up
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Team workshops and offsites
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Onboarding and induction
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Leadership development
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Coaching conversations
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Retrospectives and reviews
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Strategic change and transformation
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Whether you’re a people leader, coach, HR practitioner or consultant — the cards are a flexible tool to bring meaningful culture work into the room.
Grounded in behavioural science
The cards are designed around what actually shapes culture:
behaviours, not slogans.
Conversations, not top-down directives.
Psychological ownership, not passive agreement.
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They draw from decades of research in organisational psychology, constructivist learning, and real-world facilitation practice.
Want to go deeper?
Join our Master Facilitator Programme to learn how to use the cards to shift culture at every level — individual, team, or enterprise.
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