What We Do

Our work is designed to strengthen career sustainability and retention in a sector characterised by non-linear pathways, short-term contracts, and ongoing uncertainty.

1. Career Development Frameworks

(Sector and organisational level)

At the core of Boundless is the design of research-informed career development frameworks tailored to the realities of creative work.

These frameworks help organisations, funders, and education providers:

• move beyond short-term employability or project-based support

• understand creative careers as long-term, adaptive processes

• embed career sustainability thinking into programmes and provision

In practice, this work often takes the form of bespoke programme design, curriculum input, and strategic workshops developed in partnership with sector bodies.

2. Group-Based Career Capability Building

(Training programmes, cohorts, and workshops)

Boundless delivers group-based training and workshops that build the core career development capabilities creatives need to navigate complex working lives over time.

These sessions focus on:

• decision-making under uncertainty

• career coherence across portfolio work

• time, energy, and project sustainability

• adapting without losing creative identity

Delivered through workshops, short courses, and cohort-based programmes, this work forms the primary delivery engine of Boundless and is where most creatives encounter the work.

3. Individual Career Stewardship

(Embedded, targeted one-to-one support)

Alongside group provision, Boundless offers individual career development support where deeper, focused work is required.

This one-to-one work is typically:

• embedded within funded programmes or organisational partnerships

• offered as a follow-on to group training

• focused on helping individuals integrate learning into real-world decisions

Rather than sitting in isolation, individual work is positioned as part of a wider career development ecosystem, ensuring it supports sustainability rather than placing responsibility solely on the individual.

How this works in practice

Boundless most often works in partnership with:

• arts and cultural organisations

• universities and training providers

• funders and sector bodies

Designing and delivering bespoke workshops, training programmes, and embedded coaching that respond directly to the conditions creatives are working within..