The human advantage

Stay open when everything ischanging.

FLAME builds the capacity to update: clear thinking, curiosity and adaptability under pressure. Keynotes, workshops and tools, built on the neuroscience of the predictive brain.

Looking out over the clouds at sunrise
  • State

    Regulate your inner condition

  • Story

    Examine the story running your predictions

  • Action

    Choose and act from clarity, curiosity and purpose

Trusted by leading organisations

PwCBridgestoneBayleysElectronic ArtsIcehouseForty SouthSedgwickOmni HotelsSport NZ

The problem

The world is changing faster than most minds can update.

When uncertainty rises, people close down. Curiosity drops. Creativity stalls. Performance suffers.

The firm that updates fastest wins.

$10T

lost to employee disengagement every year, with only 20% engaged.

Gallup

72%

more motivated: employees with the highest psychological safety.

PwC

70%

of the variance in team engagement comes down to the manager.

Gallup

The FLAME Method™

Three simple shifts. Powerful results.

1Shift State

Regulate your inner condition. Create the capacity to think clearly and respond well.

2Check Story

Examine the story running your predictions. Update it to see more clearly.

3Take Action

Choose and act from clarity, curiosity and purpose. Create impact that matters.

Explore the method

The science behind FLAME

Your brain is a prediction machine. Learn to work with it.

FLAME is built on the neuroscience of the predictive brain. By learning to shift state and check story, you improve the quality of your predictions — and your results.

Predictive brain

We live in a world of predictions.

Open mind

Curiosity is the engine of learning and innovation.

Neuroplasticity

Your brain can change. So can your future.

Human advantage

The capacity to update is the edge that lasts.

What leaders say

The room changes. Then the work changes.

What sets Brad apart is his ability to translate high-performance concepts into something tangible and actionable. We've seen the impact firsthand — not just in the moment, but in how our people keep applying the tools in their day-to-day roles.

Pauline McLaren

Head of People & Technology, Bayleys

Brad's insights on how to think about stress — and the practical tools to notice the state we're in — were genuinely insightful. His stories resonated with all of us. We highly recommend him.

Bart Brichau

CEO & Managing Director, Teltrac

A personal highlight of the programme — the majority of attendees rated it 5 out of 5. Something different and outside the box, focused on how personal effectiveness and wellbeing connect to business performance.

Business Owner programme

Participant feedback, The Icehouse

Start With Values — book cover

Out now

Start With Values

How to build a life with meaning and purpose.

Brad's book on discovering your core values, living them when it's hard, and sharing them with the people and teams around you. Published by Hatherleigh Press, distributed by Penguin Random House. A new book — FLAME — follows in 2027.

Work with FLAME

Ready to build an adaptive advantage?

Tell me about your team and what you’re navigating. I’ll come back personally with how FLAME could help — a workshop, a keynote, or a longer programme.