Our Clients & Testimonials

BWSA, in collaboration with The Associates Group, offers consulting services to a wide variety of clients, both in the private and public sectors. The following categories provide a sense of the scope of this client work.

GOVERNMENT- Provincial/Municipal
Various Government of British Columbia Ministries, Crown Corporations, Worker's Compensation Board (B.C.), Industry Training Programs and City of Vancouver

GOVERNMENT- Federal
Corrections Service Canada (Pacific Region)

Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division
Public Health Agency of Canada

Health Protection
First Nations and Inuit Health
British Columbia Region

HEALTH CARE
Regional Health Authorities (B.C. and Alberta), Health Service Agencies, Provincial and Federal Government Health Planning Agencies (e.g. Renal Services, Continuing Care, Home Support, Diabetes)

EDUCATION
Various Universities, Polytechnics, Executive Management Programs, Schools and School Districts

INDUSTRIAL/RETAIL
International and Provincial Resources Industries, Real Estate Boards, Business Development Agencies and Cooperatives, Communications and Wireless Network Organizations

Testimonials

“Barry Stevenson was an alert but calm presence throughout the sessions he facilitated at the recent meeting of the Vaccine Pharmacovigilance Working Group (a meeting hosted by the Public Health Agency of Canada).  He was the embodiment of what good facilitators try to be: 'the guide on the side'. During the planning phase, prior to the meeting, Barry was flexible, and contributed appropriate suggestions in the process of designing a structure that would be likely to achieve the intended objectives.  Later, during the two days of the meeting, when the group was dealing with complex issues, Barry used his expertise to help participants keep on track and address the issues at hand.  He contributed to a very satisfactory outcome: most of the expectations for the work to be produced were met, and in some cases, exceeded.”

Dr. Barbara Law,
Chief,
Vaccine Safety Section
Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division
Public Health Agency of Canada

Jacoba deVos
A/Project Officer
Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division
Public Health Agency of Canada

“I have experience working with Barry Stevenson while I was the Medical Health officer with Interior Health Authority.  Barry’s work is unique as per his area of expertise is Systems Theory and Complexity Science with application to the workplace, teams and organizational contexts. His work is about understanding the underlying structures that drive and influence individual and group behavior within teams and organizations. Barry deals with ‘conflict’ as it relates to boundary issues (based on the study of ‘boundary critique’ established by Gerald Midgely) which has direct application to First Nations issues and relationships among the various stakeholders in health care delivery. His work at Royal Roads as an Associate Professor and Thesis Supervisor has afforded him many opportunities to work with aboriginal learners in applying boundary critique and a variety of other systemic approaches to research and organizational development issues. There are only a few other consultants with this unique set of ‘Systematic’ practice in the world."

Dr. Leila F. Srour, MD MHSc FRCPC
Community Medicine Specialist,
Communicable Disease Control
First Nations and Inuit Health, 
British Columbia Region
Health Canada

"Barry brings presence, energy, integrated theory and focus to his
work that allows clients to move to their desired outcomes and beyond.
He is widely read and brings this knowledge to practice in his OD consulting."

"Barry's 3-day Systems Thinking and Seeing Systems Workshop builds on people's innate systemic thinking intuition, provides them with more than a dozen non-linear tools and techniques to map the increasingly integrated and complex issues that they encounter daily and gives them ways of engaging others in systemic conversation."

"Barry works to have all stakeholders involved and
collaboratively develops a comprehensive intervention process with the
internal OD consultants and the sponsoring leaders."

"In addition to following principles such as being client-centered, informed by theory, guided by information and focused on organizational effectiveness and health, Barry is committed to developing the leadership of internal leaders. Coaching and feedback are natural services he brings to all his work with our staff."

Diane Goossens, M.Ed.
Leader, Organization Development
Interior Health

"Barry worked with the Respiratory Team in our Community Hospital during a period of team transition. He brings a unique and meaningful approach to team building, using the Process Enneagram©. The Process Enneagram© has proven to be effective in helping team members address outstanding relational issues, build coherence and establish accountability structures. Barry's style is effective in establishing a trusting environment which supports a deeper level of trust and respect among team members resulting in very productive dialogue and a practical team process for sustaining high performance."

Patty Skultety, RN, BScN, MScA
Director Medical Services
Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Interior Health

"As Leader, Diversity, Providence Health Care I am pleased to have had the
opportunity to engage the services of B.W. Stevenson & Associates Ltd. in
helping us create a more coherent understanding of a way of working with our present diversity.

This understanding has created an appreciation of our diverse elements and 'systemswithin systems', including an understanding of people as complex adaptive systems,systems of relationships and value systems.This view of and approach to working with diversity facilitated through BWSA has illuminated theneed for leaders to be guided by a 'systemic' living systems perspective of organizationswhere great value is placed on developing and strengthening relationships with andamong people, accepting differences in the values and experiences people bring andin fostering and supporting conditions necessary for encouraging self-organizing leadership."

Laura Lang, B.A., M.A.
Leader, Diversity
Providence Health Care

“Barry facilitated a team development workshop using the Process Enneagram© for High Performing Teams. Through Barry's skill as a facilitator, the two days were a truly interactive, experiential and practical session. We came to a better understanding of where we are as a team and what we need to do in order to move to the next level of performance."

Paul Rowland
Director Network Operations West
Rogers Wireless Inc.

“Barry Stevenson has taught Systemic Thinking in our Continuing Studies' Leadership Certificate Program at Vancouver Community College.  The students described him as an excellent instructor who was both knowledgeable and enthusiastic.  His sessions were challenging and exciting.  It was a pleasure working with Barry and wish him good luck in the future.”

 Anne Tollstam, Senior Program Coordinator, Centre for Professional and Continuing Studies,
Vancouver Community College,
Vancouver, B.C.

Comments from Workshop Participants

"Barry has a gentle and appreciative style of coaching/teaching"

"Very good facilitator - easy to relate to. Excellent workshop"

"I am also very appreciative of Barry's style and the integrity and authenticity he brings to this work. "

"Appreciate Barry's soft-spoken style, humour and knowledge of systems thinking!"

"Incredible course, incredible experience, incredible facilitator."

"Great course! Excellent facilitator. I will continue to pursue knowledge for utilizing systems thinking."

"Excellent facilitator with a peaceful, gentle soul. You can feel the understanding."

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