Don’t get us wrong, we love an umbrella (especially in Melbourne when you need to be prepared for ‘four seasons in one day!’) problem is they close you off, stop you interacting with the environment, looking up and seeing the beauty of the day.

Our name comes from the idea of people bringing an “Umbrella to a Brainstorm”. No Umbrellas is about leaving yourself exposed, to being vulnerable and available to new ideas – after all you can’t grow anything without some rainfall.

Bold Collaboration Workshops. Brave Conversations.

We work with teams to rethink current ways of working and optimise collaboration across teams.

No two workshops are the same because no two teams are.
Every session is research backed, interactive with open space delivery and designed to spark team-led action.

Yes, we run open space workshops which a driven by your team, we don’t come in with pre-planned ojectives and takeaways because that could be a powerpoint or an email and your team deserves to be heard.

We run brave and fun conversations that spark actionable ideas by your team for your team.

We’re done with rubbish workshops.

Yep, we’ve sat through them too.

• No curiosity. No vision. No direction.

• People talking over each other.

• Big egos drowning out the big ideas and quieter voices.

• PowerPoint slides that could put an insomniac to sleep.

• and coffee breaks that feel like salvation!

We decided enough was enough. Instead of tolerating another wasted session, we built No Umbrellas to do it differently.

We’ve built our reputation as:

• Fresh, engaging and team-led facilitators with energy, curiosity and new methods you’ve never tried before.

• Keynote speakers that challenge generational stereotypes and deliver ‘ah-ha’ moments backed by Australian and global research.

• Independent experts, the leading Australian voice on Generations in the Workplace - featured in AFR, ABC and SXSW 2025. We are not here to push our own research, we’re here to get teams working more collaboratively and effectively.

The Result?

Meetings that matter.
Workshops that spark conversation and create positive actionable shifts.
Keynotes that include the audience and result conversations well after the talk.
Teams that stop assuming how to manage and work with others and start really understanding to optimising work flow

We create space for honesty, curiosity and challenge without putting people on the spot. Discomfort is welcome, but never weaponised.

We acknowledge that the answers are in the room with your people and that the elephants should be mentioned because glossing over the friction results in more frustration.

Why not! We’re not hear following the crowd, we’re testing, rethinking and shaking it up!