Global Natives delivers leadership and professional development programmes for organisations across Mauritius and Africa. Most of our programmes are fully customised around your people, your culture, and your goals.
ThinkLab is Global Natives’ own portfolio of experiential learning workshops — designed, developed, and facilitated in-house by Dr. Marietjie van der Merwe. Rooted in over two decades of research in critical thinking and systems thinking, every ThinkLab workshop is fully customised to your organisation’s culture, challenges, and objectives. There are no off-the-shelf solutions here: each engagement begins with a deep understanding of your people before a single session is designed.
ThinkLab challenges leaders and teams to rethink their approach — because effective leadership goes beyond traditional skills. It requires the ability to advocate ideas, lead with empathy, solve complex problems, foster alignment, and demonstrate resilience. ThinkLab equips your people with the thinking tools to do exactly that.
Every organisation has unique leadership and development goals. Beyond the core workshops, ThinkLab designs entirely bespoke workshops built around your specific needs — whether adapting an existing workshop or creating something new from the ground up.
All our workshops are MQA-approved and HRDC-refundable.
Critical thinking is not just a skill — it’s a mindset. This workshop equips participants with essential critical thinking skills to ask incisive questions, enhance creativity, and objectively analyse information, enabling sharper problem-solving and decision-making.
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Effective leadership demands more than traditional decision-making. Designed specifically for leaders, this workshop focuses on creating a culture of critical thinking within teams — cultivating empathy, fostering growth, and driving collaboration and alignment for better outcomes.
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Adaptability and resilience are essential in today’s business landscape. This workshop equips individuals and leaders with practical tools to develop a growth mindset within their teams — unlocking new levels of performance, motivation, and personal well-being.
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In a complex, interconnected business environment, holistic thinking is a competitive advantage. This workshop enables individuals and teams to go beyond siloed thinking, consider long-term implications, and articulate solutions that inspire consensus and drive meaningful action.
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Global Natives serves as the authorised representative of two world-renowned institutions in Mauritius, bringing internationally recognised leadership and executive development programmes directly to organisations across the island and beyond.
Backed by one of Africa’s most respected universities, SBS-ED has spent over two decades delivering cutting-edge executive development across Africa. As their authorised representative in Mauritius, Global Natives brings these world-class programmes to your leaders — and works closely with you to customise them around your specific context, challenges, and people.
All our workshops are MQA-approved and HRDC-refundable.
Founded in 1966 and operating in over 80 countries, LMI is a global leader in leadership and organisational development. Their proven Total Leader® process has impacted over 2 million leaders worldwide. As the licensed LMI representative in Mauritius, Global Natives gives your leaders direct access to this globally trusted, ready-to-deploy catalogue of leadership programmes.
All our workshops are MQA-approved and HRDC-refundable.
With a PhD in Adult Education and 25 years of experience working with organisations across Southern Africa, Marietjie van der Merwe grew Global Natives from a conviction that professional development should be contextually relevant and genuinely transformative, not generic.
As the founder of ThinkLab, a licensed LMI facilitator, and an authorised SBS-ED representative, she combines the rigour of globally recognised frameworks with deep local expertise. Her approach is direct, collaborative, and always anchored in the real challenges her clients face.
Behind Global Natives is a dedicated support team committed to delivering practical solutions and supporting clients throughout the process, alongside experienced facilitators and development professionals who believe that meaningful learning transforms both individuals and organisations.
Let’s start a conversation. Reach out to our team and we’ll get back to you shortly.
