TeamWeave

Human-Centred Culture Change

Supporting teams and leaders to deepen engagement, trust, and purpose

We help teams and leaders grow more human ways of working - where people feel safe, connected, and able to contribute to something bigger than themselves.

Are you and your team tired of shallow interactions? Persistent tensions? A culture that feels more performative than genuine?

You’re not alone. Around the world, more teams are rebuilding engagement by fostering real connection, belonging, and purpose at work. You may already be part of that shift.

Care for people and purpose aren’t “nice extras.” When thoughtfully integrated with performance, they lay the foundation for meaningful, lasting success.

People

Cultivate an environment where each person’s capabilities and potential are recognised and valued. Where leadership and accountability are grounded in care, support, and shared commitment to growth.

We help teams nurture the conditions for connection, belonging, and wellbeing.

People are engaged and want to come to work because they flourish there.

Purpose

With deeper connection, authenticity and transparency, rich conversations about shared purpose become possible - tapping into the natural human desire to contribute to something good.

Our advanced programs support teams to co-create a purpose that reflects what they care about, what they’re skilled at, and what’s possible within their economic and organisational context.

Performance

When people grow, connect, and align with a shared purpose, engagement deepens and collective intelligence emerges.

The team becomes more adaptive, innovative, and better able to respond to complexity, without needing top-down control.

Burnout, absenteeism, and turnover all reduce significantly. Efficiency increases as energy is no longer lost to politics, gossip, or disengagement.

Book an Introductory Workshop “The Power of Check-ins”

Team check-ins for people, not projects.

A powerful, simple practice that builds trust, human connection, and presence.

Solid Foundations: Building on Real-World Success

While TeamWeave is new, our approach is grounded in real-world experience and proven methodologies.

Founder Stephen Cole applied these Next-Stage practices at his Australian firm, Integral Consulting Engineers, resulting in a thriving workplace culture, a co-created purpose, and commercial success.

Globally recognised organisations that have successfully applied similar ways of working are Buurtzorg in the Netherlands, Morning Star in the U.S., and others featured in Frederic Laloux's Reinventing Organizations. You can explore more stories here, though the list is far from exhaustive.

The 2024 Teal Landscape Report (Teal Team & Human First Works) reports on 229 Teal organisations for whom they could find reliable and complete information to report on, with the actual number of Teal Organisations likely to be much higher.

These stories show the real-world impact of Next-Stage practices. At TeamWeave, we support teams to grow from introductory practices like in our Check-ins Workshop and Learning Program, through to deeper transformation in our Teal Program to foster lasting and meaningful success.

What people are saying:

  • David McKinnon Senior Structural Engineer, Integral Consulting Engineers

    I have gained more insights working with Integral Engineers than anyone else on how to be an effective engineer from a professional and personal level.

  • Celeste Salter Research Coordinator, Journal Editor, and Homeopath

    I met Stephen at the First Australian Teal Organisation gathering that he hosted in 2023. He had been implementing Teal organisations principles into his engineering company, forging the track on how to do it, what worked and what was challenging. The steps taken in his engineering company show us that ANY organisation can take up the challenge of Teal, when their heart and soul is in it.

    Since Stephen launched TeamWeave he has consulted with me numerous times to test his ideas.

    Bravery to confront the old system ways and see clearly what is needed on the inside as well as on the outside, is where Stephen thrives. His authentic heartfelt approach and experience traversing this terrain is highly recommended.

  • Dr Anna Wrobel Environmental Engineer, Honours Engineering Coordinator University of Tasmania

    Working with Stephen and the Integral Engineers team as a business advisor, and collaborating on projects, I could see they had created something special. A rare gem in the engineering environment, they were focused not only on project outcomes, but also on the wellbeing of everyone involved. They had a safe environment where people could be real with each other.

    It was the most ‘human’ workplace I have ever seen or been part of.

  • Mike Margolies Co-Founder and Co-Steward, Global Psychedelic Society

    Starting any organization is difficult, and starting a Teal organization comes with its own unique set of challenges. Stephen provided invaluable mentorship, including organizational guidance on our processes, feedback on my personal development as a leader, and coaching on how to handle specific struggles. Deep gratitude to Stephen and TeamWeave for helping us move through this!

  • Stevie Barisic, Senior Structural Engineer, Integral Consulting Engineers

    I’ve worked with Stephen at Integral Consulting Engineers for nearly five years. Through his leadership and the team’s commitment to the Teal framework, we built a workplace where trust, authenticity, and shared purpose are genuinely lived, not just talked about.

    Stephen creates space for mentoring, honest conversations, and shared decision-making. With weekly check-ins, business transparency and deep connection at the core, I’ve felt supported to grow both personally and professionally.

    His dedication to a values and purpose driven, inclusive culture continues to inspire me and many others. I trust he’ll continue his mission of inspiring and supporting others through the TeamWeave Community.

Where did TeamWeave come from?

Discover where TeamWeave came from as its founder shares the inspiration and journey that sparked the concept.

Who is TeamWeave For?

TeamWeave is for teams and leaders motivated to evolve toward more human-centred ways of working. We call these Next-Stage organisations.

Our programs are designed for small organisations, or teams within larger ones.

Most programs are for whole teams to participate together. The exception is the Leaders Learning Program, which is designed for formal or informal leaders.

TeamWeave is well suited to teams already working with Teal or other Next-Stage organisational models.

A key feature of both TeamWeave and Next-Stage organisations is their approach to tension and conflict - not as problems to suppress, but as opportunities for insight and transformation. The aim is to create environments where surfacing difficult dynamics is welcome, and meaningful processes exist to address them.

Applying the TeamWeave approach can bring existing tensions to the surface. Our programs provide simple tools and practices to help teams work through them. Where deeper or more complex conflict is present, we recommend working with a professional facilitator. You can find trusted collaborators in our Consultants & Trainers Directory.

Have questions? Send us an email or book a free Enquiry Call

Meet the Team

Stephen Cole
Founder, Co-Host and Coach, TeamWeave

Stephen built his own successful Teal Organisation, Integral Consulting Engineers. Inspired by its impact, Stephen sought a way to support more organisations to do it. The result is the TeamWeave Community.

Stephen leads mens groups and has participated in mens work for 20 years. He actively nurtures a deep connection with and reverence for nature, and loves to explore how humans are evolving and how that enables us to meet the pressing challenges facing humanity and the earth.

Here is a story of Stephen's journey: https://youtu.be/bYaib0j2kr8?feature=shared

Janine Beck
Co-host and Coach, TeamWeave

Janine has 25 years’ experience as a consultant, working with a diverse range of organisations in systems and technology development, knowledge management and training. She was an early participant in the Teal Organizations community in Europe.

Janine has also guided hundreds of individuals through transformational inner work. She is passionate about creating environments that foster authentic connection and help organisations evolve toward more conscious and collaborative ways of working.