Welcome

Hi, I’m Jane Willis. I provide consultancy and training in creative evaluation methods as well as reflective practice and coaching to professionals and organisations working in arts, health and wellbeing:

Author of the Creative Health Quality Framework, I bring to my practice 30 years’ experience working at the confluence of arts and culture, health, and academia.

Learn more about me here.

Ways you can work with me

  • Example of a creative evaluation method. Two glass jars filled with colourful bouncy balls are placed on a wooden table. Someone in a blue smock stands behind the jars. You can just see their torso and hands. The hands are open with an orange bouncy

    Creative Evaluation

    I run creative evaluation training for people in the creative, cultural, health and community sectors who want to capture and share voices and stories of lived experience to better evidence the impact of their work and unlock sustained funding.

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  • Two arts in health care project participants hold a banner with some reflective evaluation writing that reads "green trees being in the wild outdoors and laughter".

    Creative Health Quality Framework

    Building on the Creative Health Quality Framework, which I co-developed with the Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance, I run training and workshops that support person-centred, equitable, safe, creative, collaborative, realistic, sustainable and reflective creative health practice.

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  • Close up of Jane Willis using nature writing as a creative reflective practice method. She writes in the journal with one hand and holds a pebble in the other hand.

    Reflective Practice

    I lead creative programmes for reflection, insight, and learning. This includes hosting reflective practice groups, teaching creative self-reflection tools, and running monthly creative writing workshops.

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  • Close up of Jane Willis holding a cup of herbal tea in a moment of intentionally listening to coaching clients.

    Creative Coaching

    I offer a safe and supportive environment for individuals navigating personal and professional challenges to reflect and move forward.

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  • Close up on the hands of a group making origami as part of an arts and health project. There is a mix of skin tones amongst the group: dark brown, light brown and white. The white hands are wrinkled and fitted with a canula.

    Consultancy

    I take on a limited number of consultancy projects each year supporting sector, practice and practitioner development.

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  • Close up of Jane Willis writing her creative health newsletter at a desk on her laptop. In focus, on the desk are post-it notes, a glasses case, a pot of pencils, a cup of herbal tea and a plant.

    Newsletter

    Sign up below to my monthly newsletter - it’s full of ideas and resources to help you reflect, evaluate and practise well.

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“The creative techniques I learnt have given me powerful tools to know myself and look after myself better."

— Emma Lazenby, Director, Formed Films CIC (Creative Writing for Self-Care Retreat participant)

What they said

  • “I was so impressed by Jane's ability to create a safe, respectful and accepting online space that still felt playful, curious and relaxed. She brought an authenticity and openness that made it feel safe to take part in and share the writing activities. She was warm and friendly but also had an approach that made the sessions feel solid - boundaries felt really clear. I learnt things about facilitating from watching Jane!”

    Past participant

  • “Jane's expertise and knowledge of the sector and her openness to share and discuss was invaluable and so interesting and engaging.

    — Dawn Prescott, Director, LIME, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s arts programme

  • “Jane’s wealth of experience in, and understanding of, the Creative Health sector informed a robust and developmental experience for the Artlift team. She led us through a methodical process, which was respectful of and drew effectively on the layers of experience within our organisation.”

    — Cath Wilkins, Executive Director, Artlift (Creative Evaluation course participant)

“Jane, you are a magician, or a gold miner, or an expert gardener - just amazing at pulling sense and meaning from all the mass of information.”

— Lerato Stanley-Dunn, Dance Artist (Previous mentee)