We are dedicated to the craft of developing people who develop others.
Every organisation relies on people who help others grow. Coaches, tutors, facilitators, managers, mentors, and educators.
We help organisations build thoughtful, confident and capable developers who don't simply deliver learning - they create meaningful development that changes practice.
Because when we invest in the people who develop others, the impact reaches far beyond a single workshop, course or conversation.
It shapes cultures, strengthens capability and improves performance.
Development is often delivered. It should be experienced.
Too often, development is treated as something we give to people.
A workshop is delivered.
A course is completed.
A resource is shared.
A competency is ticked off.
And then we move on.
But being exposed to information isn't the same as developing. Knowing something isn't the same as being able to use it.
People develop through what they experience, practice, reflect on, and make sense of.
Development should be connected to the person, their context and the challenges they actually face. It should create opportunities to try things, have conversations, receive feedback, reflect on experience and apply new thinking in practice.
Our Founder
Development is done with people, not to them.
Spark Capability was founded by Conal Murnin, a coach, coach developer and learning practitioner with experience across professional sport, community development, and higher education.
His approach to development has been shaped by mentors who saw him as a person first - connecting with him, understanding his story and putting him at the heart of his own development.
That experience shaped a simple belief: developing people is about far more than transferring knowledge or teaching a skill.
It's about understanding who someone is, what they bring, what they need and how they can continue to grow.
Through his work developing coaches and players, Conal has seen the difference that human, individualised development can make.
Spark Capability exists to help more people experience that difference - by helping the people responsible for developing others become better developers themselves.
What could better development look like for you?
You don't need to have a perfectly defined brief.
Tell us what's on your mind. We'll start there.