Henley Leading Sustainable Organisations Programme
Unlock your potential to transform your organisation, build a sustainable business, and navigate the crises shaping the business landscape.
At a glance
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- Understand the environmental, social and ethical crises shaping the business landscape
- Explore the commercial opportunity in transitioning to a sustainable business model
- Understand the role of business in building a sustainable future
- Learn how to approach sustainability systemically and unite diverse groups around a shared purpose
- Subject area(s)
- Leadership, People & Organisational Change
- Attendance
- Short course
- Fee
- £8,950+VAT.
- Course length
- 6 in-person days, 4 online application surgeries
- Suitable for
- Leaders who want to catalyse transformative change in their organisations and deepen their understanding of sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Overview
The intertwined crises of climate change, environmental devastation and social inequality present an extraordinary challenge for business leaders. To safeguard the future of their organisations, leaders must revolutionise their business practices and inspire transformative change within and beyond their companies.
This immersive, experiential programme provides an opportunity to reflect and build your personal strengths as a change catalyst. You'll learn from experts in sustainability, innovation and leadership, who will share their experience and insights from leading transformation in global corporations and building sustainable businesses. Along the way, you'll receive coaching and feedback to support you as you take action.
This programme is designed for leaders who want to spearhead this change. You'll dive into the crucial mindsets, knowledge, and skills that will empower you to drive groundbreaking innovation and make a profoundly positive impact on sustaining your business.
Key benefits
Understand the social and environmental crises reshaping the business landscape and the compelling business case for transformative change.
Develop a comprehensive overview of the latest sustainable and regenerative business models.
Recognise the opportunity to reflect on your role and goals in leading a sustainable organisation, while enhancing your capacity for creativity, innovation and risk-taking.
Develop practical tools and frameworks to analyse complex sustainability challenges and identify the most effective leverage points for change.
The programme starts with an interactive 3-day workshop, followed by two online application surgeries. After this, you'll reconvene for a 3-day ‘design sprint’ to help you generate impactful ideas. Finally, there will be two online application surgeries where you’ll share insights and receive practical advice for advancing your initiatives.
In-Person Workshop - 3-days
Day 1 - A New Purpose for Business
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Module 1 - The Big PictureTake a deep dive into the combined crises shaping the business landscape and the business case for change with experts in sustainable business. |
Module 2 - Becoming a Sustainability LeaderExamine the key capabilities of a sustainability leader and reflect on your personal purpose and resources as a change leader. |
Day 2 - Mapping the Future
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Module 3 - Building a Sustainable BusinessLearn about the evolution of approaches to sustainable business from ‘do less harm’ to ‘regenerating systems’ through real life examples from sustainability leaders |
Module 4 - Sustainability ChallengesReflect on the future of your business and the key sustainability challenges you’re facing to identify the top priorities to focus on. |
Day 3 - Systems Thinking for Sustainability
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Module 5 - The Core Concepts of Systems ThinkingLearn about the foundational concepts of systems thinking and how they can help you tackle your sustainability challenges. |
Module 6 - Applying Systems Thinking to Sustainability ChallengesIn this practical session, you’ll use systems thinking tools to analyse your sustainability challenges to identify root causes and leverage points for change. |
Design Sprint - 3-days
Day 1 - Systems Thinking for Catalysing Transformation
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Module 1 - Analysing Your ChallengesReview your key challenges with systems thinking experts to get to the root causes behind them, identify leverage points for change and prioritise where to act first. |
Module 2 - Catalysing Systems TransformationLearn the design principles for catalysing change at a systemic level and why this requires a whole new mindset and way of leading. |
Day 2 - Generating Breakthrough Ideas
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Module 3 - Generating Solution IdeasWorking together with your peers, you’ll learn tried and tested innovation techniques to generate solution ideas to your challenges. |
Module 4 - Unlocking Collective CreativityPractise techniques for facilitating co-creation amongst diverse groups of stakeholders. |
Day 3 - Designing Experiments and Taking Action
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Module 5 - Designing ExperimentsLearn how to work in iterative cycles to test your ideas, fail fast and pivot as needed to develop high impact solutions. |
Module 6 - Getting Ready for ActionCreate an action plan to take forward back onto the job. |
Online Application Surgeries – 4 sessions
The Online Application Surgeries are crafted to help you gain a comprehensive view of your sustainability challenges from the perspectives of key stakeholders both within and beyond your organisation. After our in-person workshop, the first two application surgeries will deepen your self-awareness, enhance your leadership skills, and provide you with invaluable, practical advice.
By the end of these two surgeries, you'll have a clear grasp of the issues at hand and be prepared to start designing impactful solutions. The final two surgeries, which will follow the design sprint, will offer a collaborative space for you to share your insights with peers and receive actionable guidance on advancing your next steps.
Modules or course content marked as optional are indicative and may be subject to change. Please note, constraints in timetable scheduling may mean you are unable to take some optional modules at the same time as others.
Set in sweeping parkland on the banks of the River Thames, Henley Business School's Greenlands campus provides an inspiring and reflective environment for focused work and study.
Why choose Henley?
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For 75 years, Henley Business School has developed confident and resilient business leaders. Executive Education at Henley is:
- Practical: we combine academic rigour with a strong practical focus, so you can immediately apply what you have learned back in your organisation.
- Relevant: Henley faculty are experienced practitioners who can support you in exploring solutions to your organisation’s challenges.
- Collaborative: Open programmes enable you to expand your network, gain new perspectives and share ideas with peers from a range of backgrounds and sectors.
- Personal: deliberately small learning groups allow you to benefit from individual attention and a confidential environment. We encourage you to understand your unique strengths, leadership style, and areas for development.
Contact us
Open Programmes
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the programme, please contact our programme advisors.
Email: exec@henley.ac.ukTelephone: 01491 418767