About | Move Your Thinking

🎭 Hi, Im Colin

I enjoy wearing multiple hats as a theatre-maker, facilitator, storyteller, design thinker, embodiment coach, and entrepreneur. I am an international facilitator and speaker, a prolific traveller and cultural creative.

With a playful curiosity, I explore the hybrid intersection of creative disciplines and seek opportunities to synthesise these different strands of thought and practice.

I also support individuals and teams to cultivate expanded perspectives and approaches to problem-solving through creative and immersive learning experiences.

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My journey spans 14 years based in Norway, peppered with extensive international travel, and 18 years back in South Africa. Rooted in anthropological theatre and cultural performance, my exploration has led me to storytelling, design thinking, and embodiment as transformative tools for growth and innovation. Yet theatre is always my first love.

For over 20 years, I’ve helped leaders, creatives, and teams discover the power of embodied storytelling. Drawing on theatre and movement practices, I invite people back into presence so their stories can breathe, land, and resonate.

I am also a design thinking facilitator, including global collaborations with the DesignThinkers Group. My work brings storytelling and embodied theatre into problem-solving projects that require deep listening, creativity and empathy. Whether working with individuals or cross-functional teams, I use story and body intelligence to unlock new thinking, build trust, and ignite creativity.

I’m also experienced in online facilitation and virtual learning design, ensuring that even in digital spaces, engagement and intimacy are preserved.

Whether we’re in a coaching session, workshop, or keynote space, my work is about unlocking the creative intelligence of the body to shift minds, build trust, and move ideas into action.

I currently live in Johannesburg.

💬 What People Say

“It was the ability to become more human and to unmask from the armour suit I wear every day.”
- Participant, Storytelling Workshop

“Colin is one of those rare facilitators who brings both artistry and practicality to every room.”
- Creative Lab Client

“I didn’t just learn storytelling, I learned how to listen to my body and speak with presence.”
- Coaching Client

Where I’ve Been

A global journey blending performance, practice, and people.

TEDx Münster – "Slow Down: There Isn’t Much Time"
Dutch Design Week, Netherlands
Global Design Thinking Conference (Twice)
Performing The World Conference in New York (Twice)
Traveled to over 50 countries
Facilitated workshops and creative labs in South Africa, Holland, Norway, Bali, Japan & Russia

Clients include: Standard Bank, FNB, Barloworld, USAID, African Bank, Momentum, Henley Business School, Old Mutual, Royal Dutch Embassy Maputo, Adidas, Multichoice, Civicus, GITZ, Deloitte, E&Y, DesignThinkers Agency, Airbus Europe, Joint Prosperity, Telesure, and DTANZ, RMB

What I Do Best

Helping people lead, create, and speak from presence.

Coaching individuals to find and embody their story
Facilitating high-impact workshops for creative teams
Unlocking group creativity and problem-solving through embodied design thinking
Designing experiential learning that connects mind, body, and message
Supporting presenters and leaders in crafting talks, pitches, and keynotes

🔥 The Story Spark Framework

My signature process for embodied storytelling.

The Story Spark blends structure and soul to help individuals and teams:

Sense: Build presence through breath and body awareness
Personal: Uncover authentic, lived stories
Arc: Shape experience using timeless narrative structure
Resonance: Connect emotionally and energetically with your audience
Kinetic: Rehearse, refine, and embody the story in motion

This method powers my coaching, facilitation, and speaking engagements.

Want to Work Together?

Let’s move your story into the world.

Whether you need coaching, a team activation, or a compelling keynote, I bring presence, clarity, and connection to every story space.

Based in Johannesburg | Working Worldwide

Virtual and in-person sessions available.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Dramatic Art (MADA with distinction) from Wits University, Johannesburg (2008).
Honours degree in Comparative Politics (CandMag) from the University of Bergen, Norway (1999).
BSocSci Degree from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in Business Administration, Dramatic Art and Industrial Psychology (1994).

Trainings and Certifications:

Ontological Coaching & Leadership in Action training, Newfield Institute (2021).
Body=Brain course in Neurobiology through Embright and led by Dr. Amanda Blake (2021).
Certified Embodiment Coach with Embodiment Unlimited, (2020).
International Certificate of Competence in Design Thinking, accredited through DesignThinkers Group, Amsterdam, (2018).
Certificate in Design Thinking Facilitation, DTGSA, Cape Town (2016)
Playback Theatre Training through Drama For Life, Wits School of Arts, 2023
Certified Physical Intelligecne Coach through The Physical Intelligecne Institute, London, 2024
Completed online training in Social Presencing Theatre (STP) with Arwani Hayashi, through The Presencing Institute, 2023

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