Leadership Development

Developing the Earthwise Learning Series (ELS) – inspiring a new generation of leadership for global social innovation – was led by Jim Wiegel,  who engaged ICA colleagues in designing and testing the four modules and leading them in Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Phoenix, and Seattle.

• • Making Sense of the World
  • Individual and Group Creativity
  • A New Image of Learning
  • Myth and the Human Journey

Additional documents:

• Four Introductory Modules, July 1994
• Five Strategic Pressure Points for 1991-1992, March 1992
• Earthwise Learning Series Overview, 1992 and 1994
• Milestones in ELS Development, March 1992
• Earthwise Learning Outline, March 1992
• ELS Proposal, 1990

Leadership Options, a sixteen day program providing an experience in learning community with seven modules, three retreats and four labs, was designed and led by Elise and George Packard (brochure).  Its goal was to provide participants with context and skills to lead in transformative change.

• Summer Teen Leadership Program, facilitated by Sunny Walker, 2010
• Leadership Options 1992
• Article

Another example of image change approaches applied in leadership development is seen

in Pam Bergdall’s story, “Changing Images of ‘How to Teach’ in Zambia