Open Eyes,
Open Minds
Transform how you and your colleagues observe, listen, lead, and think together. Art is the catalyst.
We structure experiences with art that generate collaboration, empathic communication, and cognitive and behavioral development. We teach you how to apply these strategies back at work.
The results are engaged, creative employees and growth—the growth of people and the bottom line.
Our approach is rooted in Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS),
a research-based method for leading discussion, originally developed for art museums and
schools.
Grounded in cognitive psychology and art education, VTS is highly effective at fostering
critical thinking skills, collaboration, and a sense of belonging. In 2002, VTS was
introduced into healthcare at Harvard Medical School. It is now used and studied at K-12
schools and medical schools internationally.
Hailey Group founder Dabney Hailey pioneered the adaptation of these thinking and discussion
strategies for the business world. Our workshops, trainings, and courses help professionals
communicate and lead more effectively while equipping them with tools to enhance work
products and processes.
Outcomes of VTS Learning for the Workplace
- Develops observation, listening, critical thinking, and communication skills.
- Deepens self-awareness and metacognition, or noticing our thinking patterns and biases, as well as those of others.
- Improves how leaders and teams manage ambiguity, consider multiple perspectives, and avoid premature decision-making.
- Promotes collaboration and understanding across diverse viewpoints and strengthens the team bonds.
- Provides practical, research-based facilitation skills that are applicable across a broad range of workflows.
- Attentiveness, presentness, and togetherness.
Explore our custom workshops and experiences, designed for organizations from Fortune 500s to startups and nonprofits across industries. We co-design with you for your context and people, so please reach out for more information or schedule a call.
Join a training in our VTS@Work® Program or ask us to deliver one customized for your leaders and teams.
If you are a healthcare professional, you can earn CME credit through the course, Training Our Eyes, Minds, and Hearts: Visual Thinking Strategies for Healthcare Professionals, through Harvard Medical School.
“Learning this process profoundly impacts how people lead and engage one another—linking observations with evidence, finding more than one right answer, preventing premature decisions, and cultivating authentic collaboration and empathy. I apply what I learned every day.”
— SVP, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
“Hailey Group introduced a deceptively simple tool that uncovers profound insights, fostering an inclusive space for discovery. It's not the conventional ‘what is leadership’ sort of training and frameworks we’ve been through. It is more organic. It really allows different cognitive and engagement styles to participate in any dialogue.”
— Executive Talent Director, IDEO
“Hailey Group’s ability to hold the attention of a diverse set of C-suite leaders, guiding us through a series of exploratory exercises, was truly remarkable. This is a fabulous way to surface leadership voices and fresh ideas in a productive, inclusive manner. These new skills are 100% applicable to effective decision-making, especially when paired with key business questions. We saw enriched outcomes through conversations/decisions the leadership team made post-workshop. ”
— Chief of Staff, Microsoft Gaming
92%
Described how they can immediately apply what they learned.
More than a thousand business and healthcare professionals have evaluated our workshops.
96%
Found the experience
valuable, productive, and applicable.
