Shaping, by Humanising
Shaping helps you turn what you want to change into small steps you actually take, one real moment at a time.
You always know you're talking to AI, never a person.The problem
You leave a great workshop full of good intentions. A week later, the inbox has won.
Not because you didn't care, but because changing how you work happens in the moments between meetings, and nobody is there for those.
Shaping is there for those moments.
Watch Shaping
Recorded from Shaping using a demo company. Shaping's replies follow how it talks; the people are illustrative.
What Shaping is
Shaping gets to know your strengths, what you're working on and what your job really involves. It understands the areas you need to develop, and then it's there when you need it: before a difficult conversation, after a meeting that went sideways, or when you just need to think out loud.
We're built for anyone who wants to grow at work, and we're starting with leaders.
01 · Start with you
A short conversation sets out your strengths, what you'd like to work on and the themes you'll focus on.
02 · Practise small steps
Shaping suggests habits that fit your role and your week, and gives you a nudge in the conversations you have with it.
I've got my team meeting in 20 minutes and I always end up doing all the talking.
ShapingWhat if you opened with one question, then counted to five before you spoke again?
03 · Notice what's landing
Shaping logs what you tried, what worked and where you got stuck, and helps you make sense of it.
04 · See how far you've come
Your progress builds up over time, ready for your next appraisal: in your own words, owned by you.
For your People Team
Shaping shows you what's changing across your organisation, without ever showing you what any one person said.
Theme
50%of moments landed, last 30 days
LandedTriedStuck
Up from 45% the month before, across 36 people.
Where people get stuck
52%of moments stuck
LandedTriedStuck
Most often blocked by workload. What would help: time and space, and permission from senior leaders.
Practical ideas
41people practising
"People are raising difficult matters earlier, especially in one-to-ones. One idea: share a simple structure for difficult conversations in your next manager briefing."
Example figures from Shaping's demo company.
What people are practising, what's landing and where they get stuck, month by month.
Written suggestions for each theme, from training to a manager briefing. Checked automatically before you see them.
See which of your values people are putting into practice, and where they need more support.
Compare departments, or group small teams together. Every figure still needs eight people or more behind it.
Download a report for your leadership team or board, for the whole organisation or one department.
Practical habits behind every theme, so people always have a small, concrete step to try next.
A one-minute check-in each quarter shows how people feel it's going, as group totals only.
Name a safety contact. If someone's wellbeing is at immediate risk, they're alerted by email or text, with a name and a time only.
Invite people from a spreadsheet, send reminders, and see who has joined. It works on its own, or alongside Humanising's consultancy work.
We'll walk you through it, using a demo company, in 30 minutes.