RSVP DESIGN - Key Persons
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- Shell Professor of Global Leadership and Dean of Research, International Institute for Management Development ( IMD ) Lausanne, Switzerland
I am focusing on a leadership project on university campuses in Kenya. My work includes team development for students, and a company that provides team development for corporates. The goal of the company is to raise funds for the projects I run on the university campuses. I ordered two sets of Webmaster and Colourblind several years ago and LOVE your products! They have connected with everyone, both students and the corporate companies. I decided to try more of your products as I have found so much value in the other two. Thank you for creating such amazing products! :-)
Ann specialises in trainer training (developing the training and facilitation skills of L&D professionals, teachers and leaders) & is one of the founders and owners of RSVP Design. She has a wealth of experience in leadership, management and team development training, as well as coaching and group facilitation. She enjoys working with multi-cultural groups, much of it to work with our distribution partners and build the skills of trainers. Ann is responsible for the content of our facilitation support materials and alongside Geoff, the creation of new experiential learning products and programmes.
Anne is one of the founders and owners of RSVP Design, originally providing a huge amount of support in the background to the rest of the team from administration support in terms of finance, to training delivery and supplier and customer administration. She now lends her artistic talents to the layout of many of the facilitator guides for our products, and layouts for our marketing and product component materials.
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- Senior Fellow and Senior Designer, Center for Creative Leadership, USA
I am focusing on a leadership project on university campuses in Kenya. My work includes team development for students, and a company that provides team development for corporates. The goal of the company is to raise funds for the projects I run on the university campuses. I ordered two sets of Webmaster and Colourblind several years ago and LOVE your products! They have connected with everyone, both students and the corporate companies. I decided to try more of your products as I have found so much value in the other two. Thank you for creating such amazing products! :-)
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- Group Director Risk Management, Internal Control & CR Reporting, TNT Head Office BV, Netherlands
What's terrific about working with people at RSVP Design is their willingness to problem- solve with you. They go the extra mile to help you find, or refine, existing products that will help you design Wow! into your educational experiences. So helpful and easy to work with.
Geoff has a lead role in RSVP's Learning Design business & is one of the founders and owners of RSVP Design. After many years of using the outdoors as a learning environment, Geoff has progressively moved his professional focus towards the design of experiential educational content. Much of his time is spent working with major corporations and business schools around the world. Geoff is responsible for much of the functional design of our experiential learning tools and alongside Ann, the creation of new experiential learning products and programmes.
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- Vice President, Western Europe Marketing, Lego
RSVP Design is a trusted partner for impactful experiential exercises in leadership development in our courses at IMD. RSVP Design's experiential exercises provide participants with hands-on, immersive experiences, enabling active engagement and profound reflection. By simulating real-world scenarios, their exercises allow participants to practice and refine their leadership skills in a safe and supportive environment. What sets RSVP Design apart is their ability to suggest exercises to meet our course objectives and participant profiles. On the rare occasion when they do not have an exercise to hand, they take the time to understand our challenges and work with us to design exercises that directly address our needs - RSVP Design's amazing "T Trade" exercise was the product of collaboration between RSVP Design and IMD faculty.
Based in our HQ in Paisley, Graeme has been working with RSVP Design since 2016 and manages our product assembly section and fulfilling customer orders. He tries to ensure that both our International Distributors and our HQ always have an appropriate level of stock on hand to fulfill rush orders! He does this by liaising with all our suppliers and keeping our materials arriving regularly! He also ensures that all customer orders are packed securely and dispatched on time!
Based in our HQ in Scotland, Graham is one of the founders and owners of RSVP Design and leads our Learning Tools & Resources business along with the overall commercial aspects of RSVP Design. He also manages our reseller and distribution partnerships around the world. Graham is an experienced international business manager who has been involved in training and HR for more than 25 years. As he is regularly visiting and talking to customers as well as demonstrating our products he is grateful that he lives only 15 minutes drive from Glasgow Airport.
Kim first joined RSVP Design back in 2006 after graduating with a BA (Hon) in Marketing. She took a break when her daughter came along in 2013 but returned to the RSVP team after a few years. Kim manages Sales and Marketing activities for the business. She has a firm knowledge of all of RSVP Design's training tools and supports customers in helping them with their learning requirements. Kim is also responsible for coordinating our online and in person product demonstrations and workshops and she will often be the first point of contact for our customers.
Nanette moved from working in the background for RSVP Design from 2003 to very much in the foreground in 2018! Originally Nanette helped manage our payroll and provided book-keeping support on a consulting basis but we were delighted to welcome her into a permanent role with us as Finance Manager to provide much needed support. Nanette manages our Finance function, ensuring our customers get an efficient invoicing process and that our online shop provides accurate information. She also ensures that our staff and suppliers are paid accurately and on time.
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- Senior Faculty Member, Leadership Development, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, USA
As part of my ongoing ambition to strengthen my team's performance (full team and leadership team), I have worked with RSVP Design. I licensed two of their flagship products Colourblind® and Simbols®, which have successfully moved online. The sessions we facilitated were very strong, delivering fun, engagement, but also they highlighted / pressure tested essential capabilities, such as delivering under time pressure, clear communication, "going slow to go fast", defining clear R&R's and last but by no means least, ability to be flexible as new information becomes available, or you see something just isn't working the way you planned it! I would highly recommend these team activities, they are both fun and challenging, and can be used as a virtual energizer too.