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Bounce & Flow · Lauren & Dr Sven Hansen · New Zealand

Bounce forward fast

Resilience training for New Zealand organisations

Since 2002 we have trained leaders and teams in the ability to bounce through disruption, be ready for change, remain calm and grow under pressure, foster cognitive and emotional resilience, and create the conditions for flow in meaningful work.

Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen

Coach & Facilitator

Dr Sven Hansen

Dr Sven Hansen

Founder, Resilience Institute

2002

Dr Sven Hansen founds the Resilience Institute in New Zealand

2012

Partnered with academic researchers to validate and refine the 50-factor psychometric diagnostic tools

2010–2020

International expansion of the method to organisations across more than 70 countries

Today

Lauren Hansen leads the New Zealand business, bringing her scientific expertise and experience in law, negotiation and business

25

Years

100k+

Assessed

70+

Countries

“The most responsible way to push performance.”

Julia Lauricella · Nestlé

Client Experience

…we all found the course very helpful across many areas both personal and professional and have started implementing the changes and tools required to build a stronger working environment.
Emily — Founder, MYND Mushrooms

Resilience Institute is trusted by leaders at

GooglePwCKāinga OraDeloitteNestléShellFordWaka KotahiJohnson & JohnsonNZ RugbyANZ

Trusted by organisations including Google, PwC, Kāinga Ora, Deloitte, Nestlé, Shell, Ford, Waka Kotahi, Johnson & Johnson, NZ Rugby and ANZ.

Measurable Results

Icehouse

32%

increase in resilience in six months. Programme alumni contributed $5B to NZ GDP and $500M to NZ exports.

St Andrews College

44.8%

improvement in resilience and wellbeing over nine months.

PwC

Partners

Resilience training introduced to future partners programme across the firm.

McKinsey & Company

Professionals in a flow state are up to five times more productive than average. Resilience training builds the conditions for sustained flow.

Deloitte (2022)

£5

For every £1 invested in employee mental health and wellbeing, employers see an average return of £5. High-performing initiatives reach £11.

The Attention Problem

Information overload narrows our attention on threats and decision-making suffers

Focus duration

2004
2 min 30 sec
2012
1 min 15 sec
today
47 sec

It takes 23 minutes to fully re-engage after an interruption.

Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine

Attention is trainable

Teams who recapture attention recover faster, make better decisions and access the lateral thinking characteristic of flow state more easily.

Four Pillars

Bounce

Bounce

An introduction to the science and practice of resilience. Understand how resilience fails and how to bounce fast. Relaxation and tactical calm techniques to be effective under pressure.

Grow

Grow

Foundations of optimal sleep, nutrition and fitness. Establish a daily rhythm to support life and leadership. Impulse control and emotion mastery. Attention and focus.

Connect

Connect

From emotional self awareness to emotional flexibility and resilience. Empathy and reading the physical, emotional and mental world of others. Influence and leadership flexibility.

Flow

Flow

Understand the optimal performance state of flow. How to build flow into your workday. Situational agility and leading for flow. Review progress and group results from Post Diagnostic.

The key differentiator between average performers and outstanding leaders is emotional intelligence.

Executives and professionals are trained to think under pressure. They are rarely trained to influence without reactivity, negotiate with precision, and lead without eroding trust.

Bounce under pressure, situation agility, cognitive performance, and emotional intelligence are skills that determine whether a high performer becomes a trusted leader or a cautionary tale.

Our work draws on frameworks developed by Dr Sven Hansen over 25 years of research, 100,000+ assessments, and a methodology used by organisations in over 70 countries.

We start with an assessment so our clients know exactly what changed, by how much, and what to do next.

Four Ways to Work Together

Where would you like to begin?

Assess

Understand yourself

A validated diagnostic across 50 physical, cognitive, emotional and social factors, benchmarked against 100,000+ professionals.

Take the Assessment

Train

Strengthen the team

Stress-mastery, EQ, influence, and performance under pressure workshops. Built from your group's assessment data.

Explore Workshops

Coach

Get support closing your gaps

1:1 coaching engagement built from your assessment data.

Work With Lauren

The Science Behind the Practice

25 years of research

The methodology behind our work was developed by Dr Sven Hansen. He is a medical doctor, former special forces officer, founder of the Resilience Institute and pioneer in human performance.

Lauren trained directly under him. Together, they blend clinical depth and research with experience in high-pressure professional environments where situational agility is not negotiable.

Sven co-facilitates senior engagements. He brings 25 years of research and the experience of someone who has seen every version of this problem.

Dr Sven Hansen presenting

“When we understand and master our physical, emotional and mental risks and strengths, we are better equipped to connect with stakeholders, influence and lead.”

Dr Sven Hansen · Founder, Resilience Institute

Get in touch

We'd love to hear what's happening in your organisation

lauren@bounceflow.co.nz · +64 27 477 1256