Anna K Young
About
Hi, I'm glad you're here!
I'm Anna and I'm passionate about creating great places to work. I am on a mission to build people's confidence and competence to create great workplace cultures.
I believe that by celebrating and leveraging everyone's talents and aligning core values we can create thriving teams.
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My focus is on supporting social impact organisations, so people who are working to make the world a better place, stay in the work.
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My superpowers are bringing a sense of kindness, play, fun, and purpose to learning and working.
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'In a world where you can be anything, be kind'
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Background
I have worked across the private sector, in government and most recently in the humanitarian sector, with NGOs and UN agencies around the world. The red threads that run through my working and personal life are learning, seeking out new experiences and bringing groups of people together.
I’ve been a facilitator for over 16 years and have guided groups through a myriad of processes. There is something about the energy, vulnerability, and generosity that is possible when a diverse group of people comes together. When I am facilitating I am intentional about creating connection, bringing in appreciation, and ensuring people celebrate one another and their collective achievements.
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​The work I do with individuals, teams, and organisations blends my experience as a humanitarian and facilitator, with my research in values and culture through my master’s degree in Digital Management and my learning through a Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing.
The catalyst for doing this work was seeing many passionate, super capable people in humanitarian organisations struggle in work cultures that didn’t support them. I witnessed more surviving than thriving and this inspired me to want to be part of the solution. I wanted to change that narrative by helping to transform cultures so people can love where they work.
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I help create connected, kind and caring cultures in organisations that are working to have a positive impact in the world.
Values
Authenticity: I show up as my authentic self and support others to do the same.
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Kindness: I interact with others with compassion, generosity, and open heartedness.
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​Integrity: I try to do what is right and treat people the way I wish to be treated.
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Connection: I work to build connection and a sense of belonging in all my interactions with others.
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Curiosity: I am interested in the world and constantly seek to learn about myself and others.
Education and Skills
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Master's of Digital Management, Hyper Island, Stockholm, Sweden
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Master's Thesis: Operationalising Values: creating positive cultures in humanitarian organisations
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Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing
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Creative Facilitation
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Systems Change
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Design Thinking
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Human Centered Design
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Mindful self-compassion (MSC)
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The Art and Craft of Designing and Facilitating Learning Spaces including Vision Backcasting (Kaospilot)
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Time to Think (Nancy Kleine Thinking Environment)