Who we are and what we're about
We get of bed in the morning to facilitate purposeful meetings. We believe that when meetings are done well, leaders and their teams can unlock their organisation to achieve success.
Our belief
We believe the answers are already in the room, our job is to design a process and facilitate purposeful conversations to uncover them.
We're curious by nature, creative in style and put simply, we love what we do. We know that no two meetings are the same so we bring our expertise and care to every project.
Meet the TFP core team
Helen Chapman
Co-Founder & Graphic Facilitator Based in: Australia and UK
Helen is a sought after facilitator and coach. She’s a successful business woman and a mother of three incredible children. Helen works creatively with large and small groups alike to design and facilitate powerful business conversations that nurture trust, achieve alignment and create an action by getting the best from everyone present. Her work enables leaders and teams to make robust decisions and then turn their plans into reality.
Helen believes in taking care of yourself – healthspan and well-being are her priorities. She’s extremely energetic (in and outside of her sessions) and loves walking, running and cycling. Not only is it good for the soul but it’s her way of switching her brain onto, ‘thinking mode’. We like to call them ‘Helen’s run thoughts’. Inevitably, she’ll come back with a brainwave or genius plan.
Ben Robinson
Co-Founder & Graphic Facilitator Based in: UK
Ben brings real depth to every meeting and has a genuine interest in people. His leadership strengthens the capability and productivity of business teams and he’s trusted to resolve conflict, help teams get things done, make better choices, and improve their capabilities.
Ben believes, above everything else, that meetings are the lifeblood of an organisation and they should be the best thing a company does.
He can often be found next to the biscuit tin (he’s partial to a ginger cream) and loves a game of squash or a mountain bike trail – like Helen, he’s big on releasing those endorphins and that high you get from exercise.
Ellie Chapman
Graphic Facilitator & Founder of Lim Location: UK
Ellie brings real energy to any meeting and has an absolute talent for visualising in the moment. She believes the foundation of being able to visualise well is through understanding why a group needs to have a certain conversation.
Every meeting is different and no two conversations are ever the same which is what she loves. One day she might be drawing chocolate bars, the next aeroplanes. When she’s not got a pen in her hand, she’s a keen runner and can be found improving her PB most days.
Stathis Vrakatselis
Graphic Facilitator Based in: Greece
Stathis originally trained as an engineer, so he’s naturally curious about how things work. He combines a 'whole view' perspective with a structured approach, creating result-oriented group processes.
As a passionate design thinker and strong conceptual thinker, he turns to a huge variety of resources and experiences for creating unique, content-rich experiences. Stathis fancies himself as a bit of a chef and loves trying out new recipes.
Dr Paul Taylor-Pitt
Coach Based in: UK
Paul is an award-winning organisation development coach, facilitator and mentor. With decades of experience, Paul is a dynamic partner who inspires clients with his wisdom, compassion, and creativity. He successfully works in sectors including health, education, charity, technology and government; partnering to deliver projects including leadership development, strategy, culture change, team building, diversity and inclusion, well-being, and innovation.
Paul likes to swim, to write and to plan his next tattoos. Sometimes all at once.
A bit more about TFP
The Facilitation Partnership Limited is our parent company – so things like processes, governance and invoices are within its remit. The Facilitation Partnership then has two brands – Lim, a global studio of live visualisers and us, TFP.
We’re led by founding partners, Helen Chapman and Ben Robinson who are front and centre of the business and always the constant. We also have a great network of trusted colleagues and the resources to scale if and when we need to. We have a global team of people who regularly support us – some who are dedicated to TFP and some who are associates with huge expertise in their particular fields.
The TFP Kaleidoscope ©
Our Kaleidoscope is the frame we use to separate, see and understand the barrage of sensory information present before, during and after meetings. By learning to see which part of the Kaleidoscope is showing up strongest you will deepen your insight into what's going on in the room.
The Kaleidoscope represents the four dynamic components:
- Purpose: why this meeting? Why now?
- People: often the most powerful yet most under-utilised asset in meetings
- Content: the information and knowledge being shared and discussed.
- Process: the way to unleash the potential of purpose, brains and subject matter.
When you achieve the ‘sweet spot’ where all 4 components coincide harmoniously, you create a meeting that delivers, every time.
“2024 Strategy Set. Game plan set for delivery across Asia-Pacific and UK. 76 leaders leaning in to build a great culture. Huge thank you to TFP ”
Visualising what you say so stuff gets done
Lim is a global studio of visualisers who capture information in a way that gets everyone talking. Whether you want to capture an event in real time, develop a story map or create a playbook, their work has the power to make people do, feel and act. Led by Ellie Chapman, they’re leading the way in visualising business content.
The work they create supports communication between teams and individuals and also across markets and countries. People can see what others mean rather than make assumptions.