Thank to a flexible approach looks at the different dimensions of culture – e.g. how we make decisions, how we think, how we interact and relate to others – we successfully offer our services to all kinds of sectors:

Government and Statutory Bodies

The Ministry
of
Integration

An
Garda
Síochána

The Health Service Executive (HSE)

Waterford County Council

The Family Support Agency (HSE)

Community Organisations

Cultùr -
Celebrating
Diversity

Meath Childcare Committee

Bray
Women’s
Refuge

Ballymun Cultural Group

Navan Community Development Project

Educational Organisations

Ashbourne Community College

Beaufort College, Navan

St Peter’s College, Dunboyne

Loreto Secondary,
St Michael’s

St Joseph’s Secondary,
Navan

Mercy Secondary School, Navan

County VEC’s: Meath, Louth, Limerick, Cork, Clare, Carlow

Companies

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI)

Meath Investment in Training and Employment (MITE)

Area Partnerships:
Blanchardstown, Kimmage, Wakinstown, Crumlin, Drimnagh (KWCD), Monaghan, Longford, Westmeath

Other organisations

Association of Adult Education Officers (AAEO)
(Professional Organization)

Focus Ireland
(NGO)

Testimonials

We are very proud of the service we provide. Read our testimonials from our happy customers.
Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane, Dublin, was looking for someone who could help us to improve the Culture awareness of our staff. We found the training offered by Livingstone Thompson of Living Cultural Solutions Ltd to be just what we were looking for. They were able to match our expectations and requirements within the context of the training they offer. We have seen very clearly the benefits of this training in the work place, and going forward we intend to make this part of our quarterly planned training programme.

Conor O'Kane

General Manager, Maldron Hotel, Cardiff Lane, Dublin

The sessions were dynamic, thought-provoking and transformative. The facilitator enabled both group and self-reflective practice thus challenging our cultural perceptions and assumptions as individuals and as part of a wider school community. It is essential continuing professional development for all educators in our diverse society.

Beth Hickey

Resource Teacher, Balbriggan Educate Together School

The training that was delivered by Living Cultural Solution has positively supported the organisation with its EDI strategy. The training provider was able to facilitate engaging discussions, encouraging self-reflection and reinforcing learnings through the group discussions.

Angela Bryans

HR Manager, Labour Relations Agency, Northern Ireland

Dr Livingstone Thompson, Living Cultural Solutions Ltd, has worked with me in Marino Institute of Education (MIE) in Dublin for over a decade. Livingstone has led workshops and seminars on diversity and inclusion for students and staff in the institute since 2012. He was rapporteur for a conference in 2016, entitled ‘Cultural and Religious Pluralism in Education’, a joint initiative between the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, Marino Institute of Education, and Dublin City Interfaith Forum. In 2022 Livingstone led a series of workshops on diversity awareness for fifteen staff and students in MIE.
Livingstone brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his teaching/training. He expertly tailors his content for the groups with which he is working, and his style of facilitation is open, engaging and warm. He does not shy away from critical analysis of issues such as race and racism, ethnocentrism and discrimination, but he creates a safe space in which such matters can be explored. Participants leave his workshops with heightened awareness and deeper knowledge.

Barbara O'Toole

Marino Institute of Education

Dr Livingstone Thompson delivered the sessions to our cohort of both staff and volunteers. He facilitated engaging discussions while educating the participants in cultural awareness. Livingstone challenged our cultural perceptions and allowed to explore us EDI with a more educated approach. The sessions were facilitated in a manner that created a safe space for participants to share and challenge opinions. The sessions were very informative and left the group wanting to delve deeper for a clearer understanding of the diverse society we now serve. The conversations continue as staff and volunteers pay their learning forward to colleagues and the community. We look forward to connecting with other communities for further training.

Ashleen Schenning

Community Inclusion Operation Manager, Ashton Centre, Belfast, UK

Livingstone Thompson has been delivering workshops on Cultural awareness to our graduate and post graduate students of the Youth and Community work programmes since 2011. These experiential workshops are highly effective in raising awareness of hidden assumptions and prejudices which we all hold when working with cultural difference. They have proven to be a valuable addition to Professional Practice modules, particularly for working in Ireland today. Livingstone's gentle yet challenging style invites participants to deepen their learning and development in a reflective and practical way. It is a very useful and valued learning opportunity.

Bernie McMahon

Programme Coordinator, Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University

The training our students received was fun and meaningful at the same time. They were thoroughly engaged and couldn't stop talking about it afterwards.

Stephen McArdle

Drogheda Youthreach, Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, King Street, Drogheda Co. Louth

As part of Kilkenny and Carlow ETB’s commitment to fostering active inclusion, staff of the PD and TEL office worked closely with Dr. Livingstone Thompson, Living Cultural Solutions Ltd. to develop a bespoke online two-hour diversity and inclusion awareness training programme for KCETB staff. Entitled Moving Towards Diversity, Inclusion and Equality the course covered a number of important areas,
Our experience of working with Dr. Livingstone has been incredibly positive. Dr. Livingstone’s experience, passion and commitment to this area of training is clear and his capacity to be responsive to the needs of the organisation and the participants is evident in the course design, delivery and follow up.
Of the feedback received from staff who attended the awareness training, 76% of participants found the training beneficial to their role in KCETB and 80% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that the training increased their understanding of unconscious bias. While 73% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that the training has increased their confidence in understanding and responding to racism.
“The trainer was enthusiastic and creative on the subject matter and encouraged and engaged the group to interact and participate.” (KCETB Staff Member)

Bernadette O’Rourke

Adult Education Officer, Kilkenny and Carlow ETB (KCETB)

At East Belfast Mission, we recently participated in anti-racism training, facilitated by Dr Livingstone. The training taught us how the socially constructed concept of ‘race’ came about but how harmful its very real consequences are. We learnt how to identify and respond to both overt and covert forms of racism, and how to be an ally to people from other countries or cultures.
More specifically, the training addressed how to promote diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. We covered different ways of talking to colleagues and clients about the issue. There were many opportunities to ask questions and discuss amongst ourselves some situations pertinent to our jobs.
The training was interactive and engaging, challenging and thought-provoking. The most valuable takeaways were the tangible actions relating to policy and practice we can put in place to cement EBM as an anti-racist organisation.

Kerrie Milford

Belfast Works Employment Navigator, East Belfast Mission, Belfast, UK

The anti-racism training delivered to our staff team was excellent. The facilitator was approachable, informative, and created a really engaging and well-structured session. The balance between valuable resources, reflective time, and open discussion allowed us to explore important topics in a supportive and insightful way. As a team, we’ve been able to have meaningful conversations that have challenged and inspired us to take forward what we’ve learned. Would highly recommend!

Lynda Whinnery

Youth Initiatives Manager

Other testimonials

''Being put into groups it was easier to engage the views of others''
Cork VEC
''Most helpful were the opportunities to explore the concept and implications of being culturally aware and of facilitating best practice in group situations''
Waterford County Council
''The trainer is extremely competent and excellent''
An Garda Síochána, Limeric
''All my expectations were met''
Westmeath Community Development Ltd
''The variety of different material used made it interesting and kept us all intrigued''
Longford Community Resources Ltd
''Excellent! Thought provoking! Imaginative! Challenging!''
The Family Support Agency
''The presentation was in a simple and say manner for anyone to understand.''
Blanchardstown Area Partnership
Letter of recommendation from JAMK university in Finland
A testimonial from Georgia