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ASI Masterclass in
Transition Leadership

Course overview 2021

ASI Masterclass in
Transition Leadership
A unique post-secondary educational program that meets          People...................................3
the needs of students and early career professionals seeking
purposeful work. This program integrates graduate-student
level curriculum on Transition Leadership in partnership with   Content..................................4
learning environments like colleges and universities.
                                                                Experience.............................6

People

Instructors
Each ASI Masterclass presenter is a Transition Leadership
practitioner and an expert in their own field who brings their
real-world experience to the classroom.

Community
Learn alongside other value-aligned professionals who share
a goal of building a low carbon, socially inclusive economy.
The inter-disciplinary collaborative experience and
connections made with your cohort are as much part of the
Transition Leadership practice as the course material itself.
Through the ASI Masterclass in Transition Leadership you’ll join
an alumni group that spans the world, and is actively creating
the next economy.

Content: Overview

Format
This is an intensive program with an average of 10 sessions
over the course of 5 days, with two 3.5 hour sessions daily. The
experience consists of readings, guest lectures, collaborative
and participatory breakout sessions, and presentations.

Key Takeaways
• Apply systems and design thinking principles of social
  innovation within the constraints of a ‘one planet’ reality.

• Understand drivers of the transition, and how to turn
  complex challenges to opportunity in public, private and
  civil society.

• Understand how Transition Leadership is shaping key
  industries in transition to succeed in the next economy.

• Develop the compentencies needed to lead organizations
  pursuing transition through new forms of value creation.

Content: Material
The Masterclass is broken out into three sections of Context,
Case Studies, and Competencies that build on each other,
over the course of a week.

Context: Session 1-3
Three sessions that help deepen understanding of the
challenges ahead. Topics include how to foster experimentation
and innovation through design-thinking and systems-thinking,
the global drivers for transition, and understanding how
financial markets affect the transition to a low carbon, socially
inclusive economy.

Case Studies: Session 4-8
Sessions explore the challenges, opportunities and effective
case-studies in industries such as energy, technology,
transportation, food, water, cities, and infrastructure.

Competencies: Session 9-10
Sessions focus on how Transition Leadership skills can affect
corporate culture, thrive in entrepreneurial space, and how
to implement the mindsets and practicies for creating a low
carbon, socially inclusive economy.

Experiences of Masterclass Alumni

                                                                 “I joined the Masterclass looking for hands-on, sustainability education and gained
                                                                 so much more. I left feeling empowered and ultimately prepared to tackle the diverse
                                                                 environmental challenges we face today. Since the Masterclass, I have applied the
                                                                 skills acquired to tackling countless, diverse sustainability projects through several
                                                                 roles at Green Living Enterprises and now at the David Suzuki Foundation.”

                                                                 - Charlotte Burke, Canada

“I enrolled in the Masterclass thinking that climate change was just about science -
       that it was all technical. I was really surprised to learn that it’s actually about
       personal development. Even if you know the science and want to transition to
clean energy systems, if you’re not mentally prepared for the change then you can’t
do it right. The Masterclass inspired me to start a climate podcast that goes beyond
                             the science and supports the listener’s personal growth.”
                                          - Elisabeth Mbeng, Cameroon

                                                                 “The energy from the class was invigorating, Each member had different approach to the
                                                                 group activities which was proof enough of the multidisciplinary nature of [sustainability]
                                                                 challenges. I know now that the solutions have to come from different players: private,
                                                                 public and non-profit sectors, each working together towards a common goal. I’ve incorpo-
                                                                 rated this knowledge into countless projects and proposals in finance and real estate since.”

                                                                 - Cristobal Poblete Lavanchy, Chile

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