Sync is interested in the interplay between leadership and disability; it aims to energise, inform and ultimately change disabled and Deaf people’s relationship with leadership, by offering information and support, encouraging dialogue and designing leadership interventions.
Sync is for all disabled people interested in leadership and working in or around the cultural and creative sectors. Sync is about exploring different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the better. That means we want all disabled people and people with long term health conditions to get involved - whether your impairment is a fundamental part of you, or simply a part of your life.
Sync is about giving you information about leadership development in ways that are accessible, relevant and, where it’s important, consider our unique perspective.
Sync is currently planned at two levels:
Why ‘Sync’?
Sync comes from the idea of syncopation, defined as the 'emphasis on a normally un-emphasised beat'. So as Sync develops its thinking about leadership with disabled people and non-disabled allies, we are particularly interested in where we place our emphasis and why!
Sync is underpinned by coaching principles, placing the emphasis on personal development as well as on leadership knowledge and skills.
Who is Sync?
The framework for Sync is being developed by Sarah Pickthall (Cusp inc) and Jo Verrent (ADA inc), both disabled woman with experience of working in both disability and mainstream cultural settings, in partnership with Mark Wright (People Create), an organisation focused on leadership development, responsible for the Leadership Development Days and LDD Plus.
Sync is acting as an expertise exchange with Sarah and Jo learning about leadership development and training and Mark improving his knowledge on access and inclusion.
Sync is commissioned by The Cultural Leadership Programme, a joint initiative between ACE, Creative & Cultural Skills and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.