What we do
Maverick Minds works with organisations on leadership development, team facilitation and coaching, team alignment, strategy conversations, innovation and organisational change, helping people think clearly and creatively while working well together in complexity.
Our work strengthens three important areas:
Leadership — thinking clearly, engaging others and guiding through complexity.
Teamwork — building trust, communication and generative ways of working together.
Creative fitness — the confidence, curiosity and capacity to see things differently and shape new possibilities.
When leaders and teams are creatively fit, they are better able to navigate challenges, respond to change and make the most of opportunity.
What leaders and teams gain from working with Maverick Minds
Through creative facilitation and coaching, Maverick Minds helps leaders and teams to:
- Strengthen teamwork and decision making
- Bring fresh perspectives to complex challenges
- Build trust, connection and creative capacity
- Recognise patterns and opportunities others might miss
- Engage more confidently with innovation and change
- Create conditions for meaningful, sustainable progress
Why this matters
Change is constant and familiar approaches are often no longer enough.
Leadership and team fitness develop the relational, creative and human capacity that helps people work well together, especially in complexity and uncertainty.
The Maverick Minds experience
Maverick Minds creates interactive, creative spaces where leaders and teams pause, reflect and see their work in new ways.
Ways we work with organisations
- Creative coach or facilitator in residence
- A series of full-day or half-day leadership and team workshops
- Shorter focused sessions
- Virtual facilitation and coaching
- On-site, off-site or neutral venues
Who we work with
We work with organisations who:
- Want fresh thinking and clearer direction
- Believe creativity and curiosity help teams thrive
- Care about building engaging, thoughtful workplaces
Ready to Shift Your Thinking?
If you’re exploring new ways to approach leadership, teamwork or change, our guide Change That Matters is a practical place to start.
Download the guide or get in touch to explore how Maverick Minds might support your organisation.
Working with progressive organisations across Australia, Maverick Minds supports leadership development, team facilitation and organisational change, helping teams experiment, innovate and grow together through thoughtful conversation and creative exploration.
Discover more about Dr Cathryn Lloyd, Founder of Maverick Minds.
Meet Dr Cathryn Lloyd
Founder and Director of Maverick Minds, Cathryn Lloyd works alongside leaders and teams to strengthen how they work together.
She is Australia’s first certified creativity coach with the Creativity Coaching Association and brings an artful, evidence-informed approach to leadership, learning and organisational development
Below is a short video showing Cathryn Lloyd facilitating at the Basic Bananas Business Experience.
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Coaching
Facilitation Workshops
Creative Leadership
The Maverick Minds Difference
Artful Inquiry is how we support leadership and team fitness.
We use creative and systems-based approaches – including images, reflection, and a selection of creative interventions and processes to help leaders and teams work well.
This builds shared understanding, creative confidence and trust, supporting collaboration and readiness for change.
This work is grounded in research, shaped by real-world experience, and designed to support leaders and teams in everyday organisational contexts.
Thank you for another incredible session, Dr Cathryn Lloyd! Your insights and guidance have truly made an impact. The strategies and tools you shared not only helped us sharpen our focus but also inspired us to approach challenges with a fresh perspective. It’s rare to have such an engaging and productive day, and your expertise made all the difference. Looking forward to putting everything into practice and continuing to grow together as a team.
The CAUL Team (Council of Australasian University Librarians)
Cathryn has a deep understanding and passion for creativity and was able to expertly transfer this knowledge and enthusiasm to us through two workshops and numerous coaching sessions. We feel that we are now well-equipped to be more innovative in the future.
Neil Buckley – General Manager
Commercial and Rail Access, Queensland Rail
Looking for inspiration?
Seriously Playful Creativity
Whether you’re an architect, artist, accountant, business leader, CEO, cleaner, engineer, health professional, lawyer, teacher, or volunteer…my book Seriously Playful Creativity is for you.
This light, pithy, engaging book invites you to reflect, imagine, play, plan and take action for your creative life and profession in a fun and interactive way!
With an array of ideas from A to Z embrace your creativity from the comfort of your home, office or studio.
Alternatively, I use the book as a guide to coach people in thinking more creatively.