WE TRANSFORM HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN SECURITY TEAMS THROUGH FLOW STATE

FLOW IS THE OPTIMAL STATE OF EXPERIENCE.

BEING IN THE FLOW STATE FEELS LIKE WE ARE "IN THE ZONE". THE SKILLS NEEDED TO THRIVE THE MOST IN TODAY'S CYBERSECURITY WORKPLACE ARE AMPLIFIED WHEN WE ARE IN THE FLOW STATE.

FLOW GUARD INSTITUTE IS A LEADING RESEARCH & TRAINING FIRM DEDICATED TO TRANSFORM HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN CYBERSECURITY.

Our mission is to help cybersecurity practitioners thrive,

prevent burnout and improve security outcomes through flow.

We're part of the first 30 enterprises to sign up for the Mental Health in Cybersecurity Charter

STRESS AND BURNOUT POSE A SERIOUS RISK TO THE CYBER-RESILIENCE OF AN ORGANIZATION.

94% of CISOs describe themselves as stressed

Cynet: Implications of Stress on CISOs. 2022

66% experienced significant levels of stress at work

Tines: state of mental health in cybersecurity. 2022

The high-stress nature of a job in cyber security impacted their mental health

Mental Health in the Australian Cybersecurity Industry. 2022

66% claim to have experienced burnout in 2022

BlackHat Europe Attendee Survey. 2022

"The average level of Burnout in the sample met or surpassed frontline healthcare workers in the aftermath of the COVID19 pandemic."

Is Your CISO Burnt Out Yet? Examining Demographic Differences In Workplace Burnout Amongst Cyber Security Professionals. HISA 2023

EXPLOITING FLOW INCREASES CYBER-RESILIENCE

Skill acquisition in the flow-state is faster

Gold, Joshua, and Joseph Ciorciari. “A transcranial stimulation intervention to support flow state induction.” Frontiers in human neuroscience 13 (2019): 274.

Flow boosts creativity

Dietrich, A., 2015. How Creativity Happens in the Brain (First Ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.

Increasing flow-states increased productivity 5x.

Cranston, S. & S. Keller, 2013. ‘Increasing the Meaning Quotient of Work’. McKinsey Quarterly, 1, 48-59.

Higher levels of concentration

Csikszentmihalyi, M., 2002 [1990]. Flow: The Classic Work on How to Achieve Happiness. London: Random House.

Increased motivation

Heutte, J. et al., 2021. ‘Optimal Experience in Adult Learning: Conception and Validation of the Flow in Education Scale (EduFlow-2)’. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.

WE TRANSFORM SECURITY TEAMS

Advantages of training with us

Discover your goals
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