Naqsmist Storytellers Inc.
Building the human infrastructure that makes systems change possible.
Whether you're navigating leadership, governance, organizational change, Indigenous partnerships, community relationships, or systems transformation, the quality of the outcome ultimately depends on the human capacity available in that moment.
At Naqsmist Storytellers, we help individuals, teams, organizations, governments, and Indigenous Nations build that capacity. We don't do the work for you. We help build the conditions that allow people to do the work together.
A Thoughtful Evolution
Cultivating Safe Spaces has always been more than a training program.
Over the past several years, our work alongside Indigenous Nations, governments, organizations, and communities has continued to reveal something important:
The greatest barrier to lasting change is rarely a lack of strategy, policy, or good intentions. More often, it's the human capacity required to navigate complexity, build relationships, make decisions together, and remain accountable over time.
Cultivating Safe Spaces became the foundation for something much larger.
Today, we're evolving Naqsmist Storytellers into a broader human capacity practice, one that supports leaders and organizations in building the human infrastructure that allows governance, partnerships, organizational change, and systems transformation to succeed.
As part of this evolution, we're redesigning our learning pathways, advisory services, certification model, and digital learning experiences to better reflect this growing body of work.
We're intentionally taking the time to build this well, because meaningful transformation deserves thoughtful design.
How We Can Support You Today
Strategic Advisory
Supporting governments, Indigenous Nations, organizations, and leadership teams as they navigate governance, partnerships, organizational change, and complex systems.
Strategic Advisory with Elaine Alec
Executive & Leadership Advisory
Human Capacity Scale Assessments
Governance & Partnership Strategy
Facilitation & Human Capacity Development
Building the conditions that help people think, work, decide, and lead together.
Cultivating Safe Spaces
CSS Facilitator Certification
Community Learning
Strategic Facilitation
Keynotes & Speaking
Learning Architecture Advisory
We don't start by asking, "What course do you need?" We start by asking, "What capacities do your people need to develop?" From there, we help design the learning architecture that supports those outcomes.
Our work may include:
Curriculum development
Learning pathway design
Facilitator development
Certification models
Communities of practice
Leadership development
Evaluation and learning strategy
Work With A CSS Facilitator
We have a network of Certified Cultivating Safe Spaces Facilitators who offer sessions across many fields, including:
Education
Health
Governance
Business
Emergency Management
Children & Family
Climate
Community Development
Each Certified Cultivating Safe Spaces Facilitator has completed extensive learning and practice, carrying this work with care, responsibility, and a commitment to strengthening human capacity within the communities and organizations they serve.
CSS Learning Library
The CSS Learning Library is evolving into a broader ecosystem of learning experiences, practical resources, and developmental pathways that support human capacity at multiple scales, from individuals and teams to organizations, communities, and systems.
If you'd like to be notified when new learning experiences become available or would like to connect with us to access our eCourses please email admin@naqsmist.com