Solutions by
Key Topic Suites
About
Tirian’s Suites are outcome-focused integrated learning experiences. These Suites are designed to address critical core business areas related to business transformation through innovation.
Each Suite is made up of a number of interconnected Programs, and each program includes several developmental Modules. These modules can be customised and adapted to meet specific client outcomes and parameters.
See how we have mapped our 6 key topic suites and programs against the McKinsey Global Institute Research on 56 foundational DELTA skills & attitudes, to future-proof citizens’ ability to work’. (Download PDF)
Topic statements:
“We want to: …”
CREATE: Be more creative – to come up with better solutions faster.
INNOVATE: Become ambidextrous leaders – to strategically plan for future-ready growth & sustainable innovation, and to manage the tension innovation & change brings.
COMMMUNICATE: Lead high performance teams – to become more aligned while embracing diversity across cultures & in challenging contexts (e.g. distributed & virtual environments).
COLLABORATE: Work collaboratively in a competitive environment – to increase morale and improve bottom line results.
NARRATE: Design a contextualised vision mission and values – to drive behaviours and ensure a consistent & competitive brand advantage.
RESOLVE: Each of the above Topic areas has built-in ambiguities that need resolving, so achieving these goals typically requires more than skill-based training. The embedded paradox needs to be identified, explored and actively addressed in a dynamic learning environment – ensuring practical outcomes are reached. Dr Gaia Grant’s research on paradox theory and sensemaking provides a unique foundation for this dynamic educational approach.
ADAPT: Human Ingenuity in the Age of AI: Every Tirian experience can now be intentionally designed with AI-aligned frameworks that anchor the conversation in strategic relevance rather than technical complexity. By focusing on human-centric debriefs, we ensure our programs remain inclusive, thought-provoking, and grounded in the unique value of human ingenuity. Through our signature keynotes, immersive simulations and guided facilitation, we surface the critical questions leaders must ask to navigate a tech-augmented future. This approach allows every participant—regardless of their technical background—to engage deeply with how AI impacts leadership, innovation, culture, creativity, and strategic decision-making. (more)
Leadership specialist topics:
Academic Papers & Deep Dives
1. Rallying around a shared purpose:
‘How the top management team experiences paradoxical demands in strategizing’.
2. Dual leadership dynamics:
Identifying how dual executive leaders navigate competing innovation sustainability demands in growing organisations’, ‘From Start-up to Scale-up, How Leaders Navigate Scale-up tensions.’
3. From detecting dichotomies to navigating dipoles:
How senior leaders negotiate competing demands.
4. Profiling innovation leaders:
Developing and applying a multidimensional measure of paradoxical innovation leadership orientations for Identifying ambidexterity across different occupational profiles.
5. Creating agile leadership teams:
How shared leadership models can better manage the ambiguities of sustainable innovation and growth.
6. Cultivating Ambidexterity Through Paradox Pedagogy
A developmental model that demonstrates how ambidexterity can be learned for innovate problem solving ( using the Xtend toolkit )
Gaia Grant (PhD)
Executive Director Tirian, Author, Designer, Researcher & Lecturer
Associate Adjunct Faculty, Work-Integrated Learning Hub | Discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship | University of Sydney Business School
Tirian’s Smart Blend: AI, Digital Tools & Hands-On Learning That Sticks
We design interventions that blend the best of digital and physical learning tools—pairing immersive real-world experiences with smart digital design—while leveraging AI in just the right measure to personalize insights, spark deeper reflection, and ensure the learning truly lasts. (see how here)
