Year 3 of the grand adventure that is IW NY is officially in the books. The one word we’d use to sum up 2024: new! Or better yet: nouveau!
Nouveau Team Members:
2024 saw George Dickinson join us for 4 months at the beginning of the year to help us keep up with all the amazing client work we were doing (see below!). He brought his expertise in sales and leadership along with his sharp facilitation skills for the ride. We immediately threw him into design work, virtual delivery, and even got him on a plane a few times to help out with in-person delivery. We also managed to find some time for a bit of fun around NYC.
In July, we were lucky enough to have Rebecca Millsop join us full time as our newest NYC based team member! She brought her background in adult learning, coupled with a PhD to the table and immediately made an impact with our lovely clients. She’s wicked smart, loves a good project plan, and brings a human touch to all she does. Watch this space as we can’t keep up with all her highlights.
Nouveau Clients and Projects:
No two days are the same at IW. That was even more true in 2024. We welcomed a number of new clients to the IW fold, namely: Panasonic, Atkore, Estee Lauder, Dovetail, Baldor Specialty Foods, and a number of very discerning clients that will have to know we love them, even if we can’t mention them here. Additionally, our existing clients gave us lots of new challenges in 2024 that ranged from 12 month long leadership journeys, film projects, offsites in fun locations (see below!), animation projects, executive coaching with new leadership teams, and sales development in some of the most cutthroat environments imaginable.
Nouveau Locations:
Travel is part of the fun of IW. Our clients were kind enough to send us to some amazing and new locations in 2024: Sydney, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and the Berkshires. Cody and Courtney wracked up the miles last year, and may have achieved an airline status or two. The best trips were always those where we could deliver a workshop as a team.
Nouveau Partnerships:
With such a diversity of projects and locations, we could not have done it alone. We partnered with Keith Harrington and Sam Isom from ReelSmart Productions on a number of video shoots. We had actors join us for in person role plays with leadership teams, as well as to be our on-screen talent for one of our video shoots. And we partnered with Noelle Pourrat from the Carnegie Corporation to run an event.
But our biggest nouveau partnership comes from France. Paris to be specific. In October 2024, Interactive Workshops officially joined forces with the Cegos Group, a worldwide leader in L&D solutions. We’re excited to marry the IW magic with the professionalism and scale that Cegos delivers across the globe every day.
2025 will be another year of “nouveau.” We’re brushing up on our French and looking forward to introducing our current clients to the power of the Cegos library, as well as introducing Cegos clients to the IW magic. We’ll even be looking for nouveau team members this year. So if you are intrigued by the possibility of what a combined IW/Cegos team can do for you, or if you’re looking to join that team for a nouveau adventure yourself, let’s chat!