“The greatest thing I have ever done for myself is to learn how to think for myself. I began to do that at an early age but it’s really difficult to do that when there are things all around you telling you what to think. Capitalism is seductive. It limits your imagination and then tells you that you should feel free because you have choices, but your choices are limited to the products they put before you or to the limits of your now limited imagination. ”
— Benjamin Zephaniah
About the Programme
My Thinking Partnership is an inspirational course to help people to generate their own independent thinking. This includes you as a Thinker too. By creating and experiencing optimal conditions for thinking, you will learn how to overcome assumptions and other thinking blocks, appreciate the power of generative listening, and understand what really thinking for ourselves means, and what it looks and feels like.
It’s full of fresh learning and deep insight into how the human mind works for itself when one person listens to another think and talk, with the belief that the thinker is indeed highly capable - and will generate far better thinking, options, solutions and decisions than anyone else could ever do for them.
This course takes your listening skills to new heights. It offers you a completely new mindset - that being wholly present for another is one of the most valuable things you can do. It will help you to listen so that others want to talk; you’ll feel connected in whole new ways.
And you’ll probably make significant breakthroughs in your own life by experiencing what it’s like to truly think for yourself.
As one of the Time to Think global faculty, I have been teaching this course for 15 years and never fail to be inspired at the impact it has on the people who come, and the way they become with others. I have been teaching it online since 2018; it’s invaluable to those who want to develop their online relational skills, as well as for those who want to devlop their in person relational skills.
Here’s what some recent delegates have said:
“Reading Nancy Kline's brilliant books only takes you so far. Linda unlocks the profound meaning and every day application of being a 'Thinking Partner' through a very accessible and enjoyable programme.”
“As a counsellor this course has greatly enhanced the work that I do. There is something truly liberating about the giving and receiving of space in which to process your thoughts in your own time. I highly recommend this course, no matter what your background and Linda was so very supportive”.
“Linda has a wonderfully engaging style which makes working with her a pleasure, and the principles and practices of working in Thinking Environments are expertly and beautifully developed in her work.”
This course takes place over 3 days online on Zoom on 1, 2 and 30 April 2025. Each day starts at 09.30am and finishes at 4.30pm (GMT), facilitated by me, Linda Aspey. We will have frequent short breaks.
This certified course comprises of:
A 1:1 Thinking Session (for each person) with me online - before the group events;
3 days of interactive, experiential, powerful online learning and personal growth;
Thinking Partnership practice sessions with fellow learners in between days 2 and 3;*
A raft of online learning support resources (course manual, exercises, TED Talks, articles, blogs), sent to you before and during the course;
A completion certificate from Time to Think, and a course breakdown for CPD and support for any accreditation you might be doing at the same time;
Upon completion, access to the Thinking Partners database so you can find plenty of new people to practice with.
* There is a requirement for participants to have Thinking Partnership sessions (as Thinker and as Thinking Partner) with each other (online or in person) to embed your learning, deepen your experience and confidence in both Thinking Session roles.
By coming on this course - if you wish - you can receive early booking alerts and discounts for Linda’s other programmes as they arise.
About You
You will find this supremely useful if you are interested in two things:
1) helping people to develop their indepdent thinking and listening skills
2) developing your own.
You might be a coach, mentor, teacher, line manager, leader, therapist, mediator, trainer, facilitator, entrepreneur, psychologist, coach supervisor, parent, or none of these at all!
You might also want to take this course to figure out if you want to become a qualified Time to Think Coach, for which this course is prerequisite.
What is the cost?
£585 if you are self employed or employed in the not for profit sector
£975 if you are employed in the corporate commercial sector
There is no VAT.
If you would like to book please read the course Terms and Conditions here and then complete the booking form below letting us know which fee rate applies to you. We will invoice you and once we receive payment your place will be confirmed and we will send you pre-reading and tips for preparing for the course.
This course is for 4-6 people and we reserve the right to cancel (with full refund) if there are fewer than 4 registrants because we want for you to experience thinking with a variety of people with different needs, stories and styles.
