Who are we really?

Your aid to identifying the core of your team or organisation’s existing culture

Who Are We Really is a guided, structured session that helps teams take an honest “balance sheet” of their current culture, in terms of how they actually behave, what they value in practice, and how they are experienced by others. It provides a clear starting point for any culture or organisational development work, providing a grounded view of reality.

How it works

Run as a facilitated session (typically around 60 minutes) with a team, an easy-to-follow facilitation guide means managers can confidently lead it without prior experience.

The session takes teams through a structured process to:

• Explore how they currently behave and operate
• Identify how the team is perceived internally
• Surface strengths, gaps, and inconsistencies
• Discover their shared view of the existing culture

By the end, the team has an honest understanding of where they are today, creating a solid foundation for deciding what to change or build next. Because meaningful change starts with a clear starting point.

What’s inside

• A structured, step-by-step guided session
• An easy-to-follow facilitation guide
• Practical tools to support culture identification, reflection and discussion
• Guidance focused on:
  • Existing culture and behaviours
  • Perception vs reality
  • Strengths and gaps
  • Establishing a baseline for improvement

Why it works

Many teams try to define where they want to go without first understanding where they are. This tool creates that "who are we really, right now" clarity, acting as a cultural baseline, so any future changes are grounded in reality, not assumption.

Perfect for

• Team reflection and development sessions
• Managers building self-aware teams
• Organisations starting culture initiatives
• Teams preparing for change or growth

This session is a recommended precursor to the meeting session ‘Who do  we want to be’, which focuses on defining the culture to which the organisation aspires.

SESSION TIME: 65 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: 3-18

OUTCOME: An overview statement of the existing organisational culture.

PRODUCT: An in-person, interactive meeting room tool designed for use on wall space, allowing teams to actively place, move, write and engage with ideas together.

Packaging information:
Size: packaging tube - height 1 metre; diameter 10cm
Accessories: the board pack comes with an over-the shoulder tube bag for easy transport.