LEAD062 - Collaborative Leadership for Climate Action
Course Description
No single group or person has all the answers to solving the climate crisis. Outdated leadership models often emphasize a singular vision, prioritizing the perspectives of a privileged few.
This course dives deeper into one of ASI’s six Transition Leadership competencies: Collaborative Leadership. It highlights the importance of cultivating networks and engaging with diverse voices, particularly those most affected by climate change, to draw on a broader range of perspectives for meaningful climate action.
This course is offered in partnership with the Academy of Sustainable Innovation:
Please note: This course is not eligible for the Lifelong Learning Alumni Discount.
Course Outline
Module 1: Creating the Conditions for Collaborative Leadership
- Examining power and privilege in leadership
- Applying the concept of “communityship”
- Practicing self-reflection as a leader
Module 2: Nature as a Model, Mentor, and Collaborator
- Applying the practice of “biomimicry” to partnerships.
- Looking to nature for leadership insights.
- Infusing leadership with living systems.
Module 3: Leading with Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Addressing the role of DEI in climate action.
- Identifying inclusive collaboration approaches and strategies.
- Raising critical questions for a just transition.
Module 4: Collaboration Beyond Consultation
- Exploring approaches for engaging stakeholders.
- Discussing practices for decolonizing leadership.
- Understanding dominant systems of oppression.
Learner Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explore what collaboration means in the context of complex sustainability challenges.
- Understand inclusive approaches for engaging those who are most impacted by climate change.
- Reflect on the role of power, diversity, and inclusion in taking collaborative climate action.
- Examine your leadership role as a learner, collaborator, convenor, and facilitator.
- Apply the concepts of biomimicry to enhance approaches to collaboration and partnerships, inspired by nature’s cooperative strategies.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Climate Adaptation Fundamentals Micro-credential : Elective Courses
- Professional Certificate in Management & Leadership : Elective Courses