Circles in your workplace
We’d love to discuss how Circles could work for you! There are currently three ways you could bring Circles to your organisation:
Bring an existing Circles to your NHS trust
We currently have three different iterations of Circles for NHS workers, delivered in various hospitals and at The Royal College of Nursing by our facilitator, Health Psychologist Esther Murray. The themes are based on prescient concerns shared in open and honest conversations with NHS nurses, matrons and midwives from a range of hospitals, departments and backgrounds.
On wellbeing, burnout and support
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For: nurses, matrons and midwives
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To: listen and share as peers
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With recorded stories from: fellow nurses
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On feeling valued, belonging, and mental health
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For: Global Majority nurses
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To: listen and share as peers
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With recorded stories from: Global Majority nurses
On systemic racism, career progression and equity
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For: white senior leadership staff
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To: hear what work is really like for nurses of the Global Majority
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With recorded stories from: nurses of the Global Majority
Learn how to facilitate Circles
This year we’re expanding the reach of our NHS Circles by training nurses to become facilitators in their own hospitals. Facilitators receive two days of training, as well as access to the recorded stories and other useful materials – get in touch if you’re interested!
Commission a new Circles
We think Circles can work in any organisation.
We design each iteration to suit specific needs. Circles are most powerful when built around a shared experience or theme – for example:
A feeling
shame
overwhelm
anger
burnout
Participants
firefighters
teachers
teenagers
paramedics
An issue
staff shortages
menopause
consent
staff well-being
What to expect when creating a new Circles
Each iteration of Circles will have its own specific considerations so please get in touch with your idea so we can figure out what it would look like for you! As a general guide, this is how we approach a new commission:
- The Circles team work with you to research and find five or six interviewees who have experiences related to the chosen theme.
- Our Audio Producer, Abby, meets each person to record an in-depth and in-person conversation.
- We craft those hours of conversation into several short, high-quality audio stories. Together, they’re specific to and representative of what many people are experiencing. We find that the more personal the issue feels, the more universal it is.
- We design the circle’s flow around the content of the audio stories.
- We host the new Circles in your workplace.
How we take care of our audio contributors
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We brief each person well in advance of any potential recorded conversation
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We regularly check how they’re feeling during the interview process.
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We make sure each person is happy with their edited stories before they become part of Circles.
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We don’t require contributors to add their names or specific roles to the recording.
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Contributors can have their stories re-voiced by an actor.