We’ve gone global :)
What started as a mission rooted firmly in the UK gaming and creative sectors has now found its way across borders. Our conversations, workshops, and partnerships have reached new countries, new cultures, and new creative communities who are just as hungry for better workplaces, better leadership, and better ways of being. In that vein, we’ve brought on the amazing Dan Ring, but more on that later. 

We’ve talked about empathy, A LOT.
And for good reason. This year, we leaned into the power of empathy as both a leadership skill and a cultural game-changer. Our talks, sessions, and conversations at Develop: Brighton, the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit and a UKIE session in November have sparked something bigger, a collective realisation that leading with compassion isn’t optional; it’s the new standard. 

We launched the Pause Collective.
Perhaps one of our proudest moments. Sarah Brewster, working with Silvana Greenfield, launched The Pause Collective. The goal was to create a sanctuary for creative leaders and teams to breathe, reconnect, learn, reflect, and reset. The goal was to help calm minds. A reminder that growth happens when we create space for it. You can sign up for December's Pause Collective here.

We’ve grown our team.
2026 welcomed the amazing Dan Ring. Dan is based in Japan and is a hugely experienced HR professional who specialises in helping companies across Asia Pacific that want strategic HR support. Each person brings something utterly unique and invaluable to the Fresh Seed team. Together, we’re more diverse in skill, richer in perspective, and stronger in purpose. This team feels like our future.

We launched our Monthly HR Clinics.
A long-awaited addition that has already proved its worth. Our HR Clinics have become a safe, practical, supportive space for HR professionals who need guidance about how to do things better. The feedback has been incredible. So far, we discussed the rise of unions, the Employment Rights Bill and what that means for business and lots more. You can watch the November clinic on unions here.

With 2026 just around the corner, we’re excited to see what next year brings.