About Us

The Yurt Academy’s curated lean masterclasses unlock brilliance from the inside out–be it on an individual or organisational level.

To prepare people and organisations for the Future of Work, we have brought new thinking to the whole concept of learning and development.

Our reworking of the training model, in response to workplace shifts, means our business model is innovative, our thinking fresh and our engagement unique. 

We’re interested in boosting people’s ability to conceive new ideas, new ways of being and working, to imagine change, by arousing curiosity, unlocking creative thinking and fostering connectedness. 

The Yurt Academy’s training and facilitation unlocks brilliance from the inside out – be it on an individual or organisational level.

Embedding Human Intelligence

We help companies embed Human Intelligence in their workforce to develop skills and mindsets for the future of work. We have the experience, we have the passion, and we want to make a difference.

Expertise

Our masterclasses are evidence based and solution focused. Our team of experts has a depth and breadth of expertise and knowledge acquired through both research and application, and our collaboration produces fertile new ideas.

Experience

Thirty years' experience of training, entrepreneurship, international business management and community building, our Human Intelligence model offers a holistic approach to building healthy, creative, human-centred workplaces.

Exploration

We continue to explore workplace research, and ideas around leadership, learning and development, and share our thoughts and interviews in our monthly newsletter. Sign up below to receive our newsletter.

Our Founder & Directors

The Yurt Academy is the brainchild of entrepreneur Alexandra Pearson MBE. Builder of “one of the top 10 bookshops in the world”, creator of China’s largest literary festival and trainer of 1000’s of leaders, managers and employees in personal development and Creative Thinking Skills, Alex brings fresh thinking to the field of training in the UK.

Alex co-directs The Yurt Academy with fellow entrepreneur Bridget Rooth. Bridget built her career in the language industry; she launched and ran a global online English editing business as well as delivering professional workshops in Asia, South America and Europe.

Both Alex and Bridget design and deliver masterclasses as Yurt Keepers in the Yurt Academy.

Our Yurt Keepers

About our Yurt Keepers

Custodians of knowledge, successful in their own domain and with a depth of knowledge in areas that you won’t usually find on traditional curricula - that is precisely why we have hand-picked them.