Experiential Skills Development for education & the workplace
GUSTO, GRIT & GROWTH
Why are we called ICENI Mastermind CIC?
The business has evolved over the years and ICENI stands for our core activities.
Insightful Conversations: We talk to people and listen carefully to gain an understanding of how we can help them with their ambitions or challenges.
Educational Networking: We work with all types of people and institutions involved in education facilitating introductions and creating partnerships that are mutually beneficial.
Impact: We always aim to make a positive difference.
Mastermind: This sums up our approach. We bring together brilliant minds who collectively find solutions, create opportunities, and collaborate to ensure strategic goals are realised.
CIC: We are both a community interest company and a commercial business. We aim to help young people from areas of low social mobility become better prepared and aware of their potential. In addition, we provide commercial expertise with our decades of experience and access to new partners here in the UK and overseas.
Hello!
I’m Jon, the founder of ICENI
I enjoy getting the best out of other people and I relish finding new ways to overcome challenges.
Having worked in education internationally and across the UK in leadership and management roles over the last four decades, I founded ICENI to focus on my passion for developing people’s potential.
In addition to my own skills, I collaborate with other experts. People whom I know, trust and share my values. This ensures we deliver even greater impact and better experiences.
From a personal perspective, I enjoy being involved in a wide variety of projects not just in the UK but also opportunities in a diverse range of countries including China, Dubai, Cyprus and Brazil.
However, the 4 projects below (X, Impact, Halcyon and Thrive) remain my constant and thank you for taking the time to learn about them.
Jon
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More about what we do
A unique collaboration with the international group The Unlearning Zone available every summer. This is a 2-week London residential programme for 18 – 21 year olds with no classrooms and no books that delivers (un)learning for the modern world. Find out more here.
These are 3-day experiential learning programmes available to individuals quarterly and groups on demand. The focus is on 5 skills ‘clusters’ of communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and commitment to excellence. Find out more here.
We offer consultancy services to schools, colleges and universities helping them to establish high-quality short courses and summer schools to attract international students seeking an unforgettable UK experience. Read more about this here.
Our social mission with opportunities for joining Project X, working for a summer school or doing good such as volunteering overseas. All three options provide valuable experience and develop vital skills. Learn more here.