Cracked Statues and Living Stories: A New Path to Organisational Culture Innovation

Cracked Statues and Living Stories: A New Path to Organisational Culture Innovation

Cracked Statues and Living Stories: A New Path to Organisational Culture InnovationFrancois Wessels
Published on: 09/04/2026

Most culture-change efforts fail because they try to fix behaviour without touching the body and story of the organisation. This post introduces the SSS-OCI model — Safety, Story, Strategy for Organisational Culture Innovation — a deep, embodied approach that treats organisations as living bodies and evolving narratives. Instead of more posters and PowerPoints, it offers seven movements for re-sculpting culture from the inside out: sensing the collective nervous system, dropping organisational armour, surfacing the real story, re-authoring it together, and embedding it in daily practices, shadow work, and a renewed sense of purpose. If your organisation feels stuck, burnt out, or quietly disenchanted, SSS-OCI points to a different way forward: culture change as homecoming rather than cosmetic reform.

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Re-Enchantment: A 5-Movement Path Back to Wonder

Re-Enchantment: A 5-Movement Path Back to Wonder

Re-Enchantment: A 5-Movement Path Back to WonderFrancois Wessels
Published on: 23/03/2026

"Disenchantment stole your wonder? Discover the 5-Movement Re-Enchantment model: Safety → Story → Awe → New chapters → Enchanted action. Practical practices for aliveness."

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When Confirmation Seeks the Counsellor's Chair François Wessels PhD | ReSculpt

When Confirmation Seeks the Counsellor's Chair François Wessels PhD | ReSculpt

When Confirmation Seeks the Counsellor's Chair François Wessels PhD | ReSculptFrancois Wessels
Published on: 23/03/2026

When a client seeks confirmation rather than change, the counsellor faces a profound ethical challenge. François Wessels explores the Drama Triangle, anger as wisdom, and the path to dignity.

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The "Not Good Enough" Prison

The "Not Good Enough" Prison

The "Not Good Enough" PrisonFrancois Wessels
Published on: 29/01/2026

A gender-neutral clay figure stands in a calm, minimalist setting, sculpting their own body. One side of the figure is smoother and more formed, while the other remains rough and block-like, with small pieces of excess clay scattered on the ground. The figure holds a sculpting tool and looks at themselves with gentle uncertainty, conveying “not good enough” as an unfolding work in progress rather than a final judgment.

not good enough, self-worth, shame and perfectionism, self-acceptance, inner critic, healing journey, embodied confidence, mental health personal growth trauma-informed coaching narrative therapy nervous system regulation, SSS Framework, Safety Story Strategy, overcoming self-doubt​
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