The Middle Ground · Facilitator Licence
A complete 2-hour workshop on the Cost of Entry — what it costs some people to walk into a room and speak, and what to do about it. Everything you need to facilitate it, commercially.
One-time purchase. All assets included. Commercial rights included.
For Corner One
The people who carry the cultural load leave this workshop with language for something they have known for years. That is not a small thing. That is what changes rooms.
For Corner Three
The people who have never had to calculate the cost of speaking leave this workshop with one concrete action and the beginning of a question they cannot unask.
For the organisation
Not because everyone agreed. Because everyone knows the cost is real and the room has a name for it. That is where change begins — not in policy, but in rooms.
Eight assets. One purchase. The complete toolkit for running this workshop commercially.
Facilitator Licence
NZ$997
One-time · Commercial rights included
Facilitator Guide
19-page full runsheet — scripts, timing, discussion questions, what to do when it gets difficult
Facilitator Slide Deck
24-slide workshop deck — dark brand, fully editable, rebrandable for your organisation
Corner Cards
4 A5 cards — one per corner. What's happening, what you need, pocket script, this week's action
Commitment Sheet
1-page workshop handout — corner selection, what resonated, the commitment sentence
Pocket Script Cards
A6 wallet cards — 4 scripts per corner. Print on card stock. Keep in pocket.
All 96 Sector PDFs
Every corner × every sector × Manager and Worker editions. 60+ pages total.
Complete Book — all five parts
Parts One through Five. The full framework. Your credential as a facilitator.
Commercial Licence
The right to use the Three Corners framework in paid workshops and training programmes.
The Cost of Entry is the silent calculation some people make before speaking. These four corners describe where people are standing — right now, in this room, not permanently.
Corner One · The Load Cost
Carries the cultural weight. Calculates before every sentence. Has been explaining for years.
Not quiet because they have nothing to say. Quiet because they are calculating whether it is worth the cost today.
Corner Two · The Fear Cost
Wants to get it right. Scared of getting it wrong. Freezes at the door.
The paralysis is real. So is the genuine desire to help. The problem is fear of failure substituting for action.
Corner Three · The Invisibility Cost
Not malicious. Just asleep. Has never had to calculate the cost of speaking.
The cost they are not paying is being paid by someone else in every room they walk into. They cannot see it. Yet.
Corner Four · The Crossing Cost
Lives multiple worlds. Translates constantly. Tired of being asked to pick a side.
Not confused. Not lost. Standing in the middle — which is a location, not a failure. The most exhausting corner to inhabit.
HR Managers & People Leaders
You know the meetings where the same people talk and the same people don't. You have been trying to name why. This workshop gives you the language and the tools.
DEI Leads & Culture Consultants
A framework grounded in what actually happens in rooms — not theory, not abstract principles. Practical, specific, and immediately applicable the next morning.
L&D Facilitators & Trainers
A complete, ready-to-run session. Slide deck, guide, handouts, scripts. You can run this workshop with one hour of preparation if you have read the book.
Executive Coaches & Team Leads
For offsites, team days, and the moments when you need something that actually changes how a room works. Not a one-day fix. A lasting shift in awareness.
Public Sector & Local Government
Designed for organisations where the cost of entry is highest and the least discussed. The framework is sector-neutral. The 96 PDFs cover your specific context.
Anyone Who Runs Meetings
If you are responsible for the room — formally or informally — this gives you the tools to make it safer for everyone to speak. That is not idealism. That is better work.
"You cannot fix the whole system. But you can change your room."
— The Middle Ground
Before you facilitate
Know your own corner first.
You cannot facilitate what you have not lived. The quiz takes 3 minutes. Be honest.
Facilitator Licence
Eight assets. Commercial rights. One purchase. The complete facilitator toolkit.
NZ$997
One-time purchase · Instant access · Commercial use included
Questions? The book is the best introduction. Part One is free.