Songwriting Workshop- Leading in a New Way

As teams seek to be more agile, more creative, more courageous, and more strategic, there are many theories and strategies to optimize team performance. Most would agree that sustainable learning happens much more from experience than just talking about ideas and concepts.

With that in mind, ICS offers a unique and powerful team-building experience led by M.J. Jiaras. M.J. has been a professional musician most of his adult life and brings a wealth of knowledge to the table - both as a leadership consultant and as a studio musician. This team-building workshop stretches a team into realms of new focus and creativity. With the help of a seasoned songwriter, the team will be broken into smaller groups to write a song... did you say write a song?!? Yep...in a few hours the team will create a song, and then in a few more hours, professional musicians will create a finished recording of your song - with the team adding in vocals, harmonies, and other musical nuggets.

In the Workshop, you will:

• Have an opportunity to do something most have never done before - write and record a song
• Learn to create "fast", iterate "in-the-flow", and collaborate in a new way - offering a rich experience that provides a learned process that can be leveraged at work
• Have a new understanding of the creative process
• Be on both sides of the "glass" - being a creator and critic - fostering greater understanding and empathy

Here is what a few people have said about the workshop:

• "I’ve kept thinking about the song-writing workshop, which really was the best team building thing I think I have done—and that includes some high-budget antics at McKinsey!"
• "....what a game-changer for our organization. And that you also shred like a true face-melter."
• "That may have been the best team building event I have ever done...and a ton of fun!"
• What the songwriting showed me is that we can achieve surprisingly anything we would never have thought of together in an open-minded environment!