Turn Living Knowledge into Lasting Impact.
We help you unlock your team’s collective intelligence through Communities of Practice and short-cycle workshops.
When your people are connected, empowered and celebrated, your goals move from vision to reality.
Who is it for?
Unmake is designed for leaders who believe their people’s knowledge is their greatest asset.
Empower high-performing teams to work smarter, not harder
Accelerate growth through continuous collaboration and innovation.
Break down silos, creating a culture of continuous improvement.
If you're leading a high-performing, growing, or innovative organisation, Unmake is your route to success.
What we do
Unmake helps organisations turn everyday expertise into a strategic advantage. We build and host Communities of Practice and design high-impact workshops that transform fragmented know-how into Living Knowledge: knowledge that moves, grows, and creates real-world results.We combine deep industry knowledge with design-led methodologies to ignite collaboration and new opportunities. It's time to unlock your team's full potential and turn expertise into action.
What is a Community of Practice?
A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of people united by a shared passion, goal, or area of expertise.
By connecting and exchanging insights, teams not only build knowledge but create a flow of Living Knowledge that directly drives business outcomes.
For executives, CoPs break down knowledge silos, reduce costly mistakes and create a fertile ground for continuous innovation. They also improve employee engagement, boost morale, and drastically reduce turnover by giving your people a sense of purpose and a feeling of belonging.
What are Short-Cycle Workshops?
Turn your team’s collaboration into action.
Our short-cycle workshops are designed for fast, tangible results.
They act as ignition points for your Living Knowledge, ensuring insights turn into action immediately.
In a matter of hours, your team will align on clear goals, take meaningful action, and walk away with solutions that actually move the needle!
“The methodology was really positive, creating a shared sense of ownership.”
Lís Ní Dhálaigh, Director of Marketing and Development.
“The main surprise was that so much could be achieved in so little time to the next stage of our business partnership.”
Kevin McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer.
“This success came from the way John explained the process, guided everyone throughout.”
Paul Savage, Chief Operation Officer.
“A fresh approach to action what matters most for customers & colleagues.”
Mary French, Head of Marketing.
Your roadmap to launching a Community of Practice.
DISCOVERY
We align on your business goals and the impact you want to create.
WORKSHOP
We spark collaboration, define shared goals, and create a sense of community.
CURATION
We launch your platform, drive engagement, and set strategic goals.
HOSTING
We keep the momentum going, guiding your teams toward meaningful action and success.
Team challenges? Some common symptoms
Innovation challenges are inevitable, but they don’t need to hold you back. If you’re dealing with any of these roadblocks, we’ve got you covered:
Knowledge silos
Living Knowledge trapped in pockets of the organisation.
Weak problem-solving
Living Knowledge not being connected across teams.
Employee engagement
Employees feel isolated, stagnant, or disengaged?
Stagnant innovation
Limited idea-sharing and slow-moving progress?
Ineffective onboarding
New hires struggle to integrate?
High turnover
Losing key talent due to lack of development?
Drive internal growth
These are just a few companies that have partnered with Unmake to drive alignment, engagement and results across their teams.
Unlock the potential of your workforce
At Unmake, we believe every organisation is powered by a hidden asset: Living Knowledge. Through Communities of Practice, peer-to-peer sharing, and hands-on problem-solving, we transform that asset into measurable impact. When knowledge is kept alive, connected, and in motion, your people don’t just learn, they lead the future.Create an environment that sparks innovation, encourages experimentation and empowers your people to solve real-world challenges. That’s how we drive measurable impact.
John Cleere
With over 25 years of experience in business design, workshop facilitation and community building, John helps companies like yours align, engage and empower their teams for growth.
Get in touch.
Ready to transform how your teams collaborate? Let’s make it happen.
Schedule a 30-minute call with John and discover how we can help you unlock the full potential of your workforce.
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What You'll Get
Renaissance Assessment:
Gauge your team’s readiness for a tailored CoP.Serendipity Framework:
Techniques to spark breakthrough moments.
Community Blueprint:
Custom step-by-step plan using proven methodology.Platform Recommendations:
Tools to launch your CoP fast, customised to your needs.
Where CoPs Make the Biggest Impact
Peer-Led Learning
Voluntary groups share expertise through organic conversations, sparking serendipity.
Strategic Knowledge
Turn unconnected ideas into actionable insights that drive projects and careers.
Antifragile Culture
Create safe spaces for ideas and innovation, building resilience in an AI-driven world.
The Outcomes
Why It Works
Peer-to-peer learning turns hidden know-how into the ideas that drive innovation.
John Cleere - Unmake
With over 25 years of experience in business design, workshop facilitation and community building,
John helps companies align, engage and empower their teams for growth.
Visit us at Unmake
Your Organisation Doesn’t Fail for Lack of Talent.
It Fails When Knowledge Gets Stuck.
The numbers prove it:
77%
of employees are disengaged at work.
- Gallup
95%
don’t understand company strategy.
- Forbes
76%
don't feel psychologically safe to share ideas.
- HR Cloud
The Results?
Your best employees leave, taking years of company expertise with them.
Teams reinvent the wheel, while solutions sit buried in old reports.
Knowledge stays trapped in silos and problems repeat endlessly.
Slow onboarding costs months of productivity and momentum.
These aren’t separate problems. They’re symptoms of the same issue: knowledge breakdown. And every month knowledge stays stuck, you pay for it in wasted effort, lost talent and stalled growth
The Shift: Living Knowledge
More comms. More training. More systems. Leaders try them all.
But they don’t solve the real issue: they store knowledge, they don’t make it flow.Living Knowledge is different.KM = storage. Living Knowledge = flow.
Training = episodic. Living Knowledge = continuous.
Systems = isolated. Living Knowledge = connected.When knowledge is alive, it moves through people and communities, turning hidden know-how into collective intelligence that fuels growth, innovation, and resilience.In a world of hybrid work and rapid change, Living Knowledge is the difference between organisations that adapt and those that stall.
Your Free Living Knowledge Blueprint Session
In 30 minutes, you’ll walk away with:
PLUS an Executive Summary.
1-page Living Knowledge Blueprint you can share with your team.
If you don’t find value in our 30 minutes together, I’ll recommend a wealth of other resources that might help.
The Outcomes
For your team:
Career growth through peer learning.
Faster problem-solving with shared insights.
Stronger networks across departments.For your organisation:
For leaders, this isn’t another initiative.
It’s about protecting your talent, accelerating innovation, and delivering strategy faster.Retain talent by nurturing and celebrating expertise.
Reduce mistakes and wasted effort.
Build an antifragile culture that thrives in uncertainty.
Proof It Works
“The methodology created a shared sense of ownership, we aligned in hours instead of weeks.”
– Director of Marketing, Publisher/Broadcaster“So much achieved in so little time, we left with a clear next step for our partnership.”
– CEO, InsurtechResearch backs it up too:
Peer learning improves retention by 20%. - Bersin
Living communities reduce onboarding time by 30%. - HBR
Next Step
Book your Living Knowledge Blueprint Session today.
About Unmake
I’m John Cleere, founder of Unmake.With 25+ years in business design, facilitation, and community building, I help organisations turn hidden know-how into Living Knowledge that drives growth and resilience.People who trust us.
Visit us at Unmake