Foundations of Culture Transformation

Build your capacity to transform yourself, your practice, and your organisation

A program for culture practitioners to build the capacity and confidence to guide their organisations through cultural transformation and evolution.

Adaptive Cultures experiential program in leading-edge culture transformation methodologies.

Develop your ability to support groups to release the energy tied up in change resistance and unleash the adaptive potential of your organisation.

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Mode
Online

Cohort Size
8 - 15

Duration
3 Months, 9 Sessions

Commences
27 August 2024

Mode
Online

Cohort Size
8 - 15

Duration
9 Weekly Sessions

Commences
5 February 2025

Key Learnings

For organisations to succeed in our rapidly evolving and ever complex world, they must be able to adapt to changing environments and conditions. An Adaptive Culture is one which consciously updates itself (not just it‘s structures) to meet adaptive challenges and evolve through complexity, and together we will explore and reflect on the characteristics of an Adaptive Culture.

"The Success of the Intervention Depends on the Interiors of the Intervener." Your own stage of development impacts your ability to influence as a culture practitioner, and together we will explore how established mindsets and worldviews can be limiting and the possibilities that can be liberated by expanding mindsets and worldviews. Using the Immunity to Change methodology, you will have the opportunity to reflect on and nurture your own personal growth and development.

The Adaptive Cultures 6 Steps to Building Adaptive Capacity takes us on a journey from building awareness of the need for transformation, through to reflecting on aspirational and current culture, identifying a pathway forward, and building and embedding new capacities. We will explore this framework and consider 3 key levers to consider when designing interventions – Individual, Social, and Structural.

Cultures are not static. They are living systems that evolve, sometimes devolve, and rarely stay the same, and the Adaptive Cultures Framework of Stages of Cultural Evolution describes how cultures evolve from less adaptive to more adaptive. We will explore the framework together, and how it helps us identify what stage of culture will best support an organisation to achieve its aspirations and what stage of culture best describes the current organisational culture.

Many organisations measure Employee Engagement in the belief that good Engagement equals good Culture. Employee Engagement is a key ingredient for organisational success; however it is not a measure of Culture. We will explore the differences between Engagement and Culture and consider how to effectively measure and diagnose Culture using various methodologies, including the Adaptive Cultures Insights Diagnostic.

As we navigate organisational evolution it is useful to consider whether we are approaching it as a living system. From time to time the path is likely to be messy, awkward and difficult. Patience, humanity, empathy for self and others and new learning are all imperatives to continue to evolve. We will explore how, as practitioners, we can celebrate obstacles and imperfection as learning opportunities which are essential in organisations moving forward.

Who Should Attend?

This program is for leaders and culture practitioners who:

Are guiding and supporting people, groups, or organisations to build adaptive capacity and transform culture
Are looking to build the foundations for deep systems and personal transformation

What Participants are Saying

Flavia Pino

When it comes to my own growth and evolution, I have a new pair of lenses to look at the evolutionary journey of organisations which is powerful and ground breaking.

I’ve never seen an evolutionary model applied to organisations before and it makes tremendous sense to me. That has changed my thinking forever. Culture is not a trait, or an event, but a process - an understanding that has been life changing.

Alison Pearce

The value add from doing the Adaptive Cultures work was really significant. I see so much more of the dynamics at play in the organisation – often these are the real forces that have been holding back our performance. I have a new language for talking about the work I am doing with my key stakeholders. I feel I have built on my abilities with deeper insights into how I show up personally. I feel the Adaptive Cultures work has allowed me to articulate who I really am, and how I can use this to be even more effective in my role.

Georgina Bourke

The Adaptive Cultures program is a perfect vehicle for individuals who have experienced the transformative effect of the immunity to change process and wish to leverage this work to positively impact organisational culture.

The program provides a framework and structure for supporting and leading change – breaking down what seems like an insurmountable task and answering the question “how can one person make a difference?”

Meet the Faculty

Andrew Brown

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Kirsten Brown

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Teresa Collis

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Simon Fieldhouse

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Continue Your Journey

Practical wisdom for Individual and Cultural Evolution

Upon the completion of the Foundations of Culture Transformation program, participants will have the option to further their journey by enrolling in the Practical Wisdom for Individual and Cultural Evolution program.

As a culture practitioner, the most effective tool you have is the way you show up, therefore your own personal growth and development is key.

The program aims to amplify, deepen and expand on the learnings from the Foundations program.

Explore Practical Applications: Delve deeper into real-world applications of the concepts covered in the Foundations of Culture Transformation program

Focus on Personal Growth: Develop and leverage your personal growth to influence culture transformation

Apply Your Learnings: Work on a case study to apply your new knowledge and skills, bringing theory into practice

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