E3 Summit = Equip | Evolve | Elevate

Join us in Queenstown this November 2025 for a practitioner experience like no other – set in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, and designed to transform the way you help people and organisations thrive.

Equip
Gain new tools to address the real drivers of stress, conflict, and underperformance – from the Stress Processing Report (SPR) to LSI Conflict and the new Gapingvoid Culture Science™ Cards plus more...

Evolve
Challenge your own thinking. Learn from peers. Rethink resilience, reframe stress, and uncover how culture and mindset shape everything from well-being to results.

Elevate
Step into the role of catalyst – ready to elevate the resilience and performance of individuals, teams, and entire organisations with a new, integrated toolkit.

Why Now?

Workplace stress is at an all-time high – and organisations are responding with well-meaning but often ineffective solutions.  Recent research shows that most resilience programmes are focused on surface-level techniques (like mindfulness apps or wellness tips) that help people feel better in the moment – but don’t change the way they think. These approaches treat symptoms, not root causes.  The research is appended below.

The real breakthrough happens when people begin to understand how their thought patterns create stress, conflict, and disconnection – and are given tools to think differently.

The E3 summit is built on that idea:

Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back. It’s about processing reality more effectively.

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What You’ll Learn & Leave With after E3

• SPR Accreditation – Diagnose 19 distinct thinking styles and how they influence stress, resilience and performance
• Workshop Certification – Learn to deliver two resilience workshops grounded in CBT and REBT
• Access to multiple tools – Gain experience and access using multiple tools (including digital) to help people readjust their thinking
• LSI Conflict Tools – Help leaders recognise and shift their conflict default responses
• Gapingvoid Culture Science™ Cards – Use bold visuals to uncover the insecurities and beliefs that often sit beneath surface stress
• Pathfinder Card Deck – Using visual metaphors for reflection & Resilience
• And more…

A Whole New Toolkit for Whole-Person Development

• Cut through the noise with research-backed diagnostics
• Facilitate meaningful shifts in thinking, behaviour, and performance
• Learn to tackle cognitive root causes – not just environmental triggers
• Discover how to use visual metaphors to make the invisible visible
• Build a community of practice with other experienced consultants

E3 Details

• Hotel St. Moritz, Queenstown
• 11–14 November 2025
  • Welcome drinks & canapes 5 pm Tue 11 Nov
  • Finish at 1 pm Fri 14 Nov

Price: $2950 for early bird (before 1^st July 2025) and $3500 standard
Includes: All sessions, materials, daily catering, welcome drinks & dinners

For Who?

This summit is for accredited Human Synergistics practitioners ready to:

• Upgrade their approach to resilience and conflict
• Add real depth to their culture change work
• Lead individuals and teams through transformational thinking

Register Your Interest for E3 Now

Critique of Current Resilience Approaches

1. Surface-Level Interventions vs. Deep Cognitive Work

1. • A 2020 meta-review in Occupational Health Science found that many resilience interventions produce small-to-moderate effects, with limited long-term impact.

1. • Most focus on symptom relief rather than cognitive restructuring, meaning stress often returns when external pressures rise again.

1. • Cognitive-based interventions (CBT, REBT) were found to be more effective than mindfulness-only or wellness programmes in reducing distress.

1. Environmental vs. Individual Responsibility

1. • Researchers like Michael Ungar (Dalhousie University) argue that true resilience is shaped more by the interaction between the individual and their environment than by internal traits alone.

1. • However, many corporate programmes shift the burden onto individuals (without support), ignoring systemic stressors like poor leadership, misaligned goals, and unclear expectations.

1. Organisational Culture & Role of Thinking

1. • Studies show that employees’ perception of control, support, and psychological safety are far stronger predictors of resilience than access to yoga classes or wellness apps.

1. • These perceptions are driven by how people interpret situations—i.e., their thinking styles, beliefs, and mental models.

1. Cognitive Behavioural Interventions Are Undervalued

1. • Research published in Journal of Occupational Health Psychology confirms that CBT-based resilience training helps individuals challenge irrational beliefs, reframe stressors, and sustain behaviour change.

1. • Yet these methods are underutilised in favour of more “palatable” wellness offerings.