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Exploring Sustainable Futures

Build foundational skills critical to impactful sustainability leadership, systems change and ESG performance.

Dr. Rosina Watson, Co-creator and Head of Sustainable Business Group, Cranfield University
Both Virtual and In-Person

Build Resilience And Future Proof Your Business

We are delighted to offer the Exploring Sustainable Futures workshop in collaboration with Cranfield University. Workshop participants engage in strategic decision-making by exploring four distinct pathways to a sustainable future in 2050. Participants representing established businesses collaborate with those representing entrepreneurs, policymakers, civil society organisations, and ‘the public voice’ as they respond to shifts in the economy, technology, and society along these pathways. Success is measured not just by the resources accumulated, but by whether teams have fulfilled their intended purpose. Additionally, teams reflect on the world they have collectively shaped through their decisions. Participants deepen their knowledge and skills in aspects related to sustainability, ESG and systems change including:

  • The radically different and plausible futures that could emerge
  • The roles various actors play in driving societal change
  • The interconnectedness of business, society, and the broader living world
  • What changes may be necessary for sustainable development to occur
  • The potential for businesses to both rejuvenate and harm society.

Benefits

  • Explore your organisation’s innovation capabilities, gaining unique insights to inform your innovation strategy
  • Identify the human capital opportunities and challenges facing your organisation in executing its strategy
  • Enhance your professional development through access to world-class learning, a deeper professional network and a global community of innovation leaders

Themes

  • Innovation Leadership
  • Innovation Management
Format
Enterprise
Duration
1 Day

What You Learn

  • Travel through time responding to news headlines in future decades as key actors and influencers in society.

  • Test and strengthen deep leadership competencies through role play and collaboration.

  • Enable your leaders to enact their role in bringing your organisation’s purpose to life, considering people, planet and profit.

  • Develop and test strategies in the context of an uncertain future.

Workshop Agenda

The duration, format and sector focus vary based on client requirements. Following is a typical 1-day agenda. Reach out to us to find out how the workshop can be adapted to meet your organisation's needs.

  • Welcome talk and context setting

  • Workshop session

  • Lunch and structured networking

  • Reflection session - how to apply this to your organisation

  • Keynote speaker session

  • Next steps

Who Should Attend?

The Exploring Sustainable Futures Workshop is for organisations seeking to develop sustainability leadership capacity, identify strategic challenges and opportunities while beginning to build alignment around future sustainability strategy and initiatives. Participants can be drawn from cross the organisation or single functions. Workshops can be integrated into your sustainability strategy or corporate strategy planning processes. Looking to engage your teams and generate ideas for sustainability-oriented innovation? Reach out to us to discuss how we can tailor this unique learning experience to add value to your business sustainability and leadership agendas.
  • Chief Sustainability Officers
  • Sustainability Teams
  • Operations Teams
  • Innovation Managers and Teams
  • R&D Teams
  • Product Designers and Teams
  • Innovation Project Managers
  • Project Teams
  • Programme & Portfolio Managers

Important to Know

This event is delivered in-person or as a virtual instructor-led workshop by experts in sustainability, leadership development and workshop facilitation. It is relevant for the public sector, the private sector and also for non-profit institutions.

Why Choose Cranfield University & Stepstone Consulting

We are delighted to collaborate with the Sustainable Business Group at Cranfield University to offer the Exploring Sustainable Futures Workshop to our clients.

  • Top 20%

    For sustainability in higher education globally.

  • COP26

    Exploring Sustainable Futures was showcased at COP26 in 2021.

  • 2,000+

    More than 2,000 participants in a variety of settings.

Meet Your Facilitators



    Dr. Rosina Watson

    Co-Creator and Head of Sustainable Business Group, Cranfield University

    Rosina is Senior Lecturer in Sustainability at Cranfield School of Management. Her research centres on sustainable innovation, both in large corporate organisations and by entrepreneurs. She has a particular interest in how partnerships and collaboration can enhance sustainable innovation. She leads the Leading Corporate Sustainability module taught to students on the Masters in Management and Masters in Managements and Corporate Sustainability courses.

    Angelo McNeive

    CEO, Head of Change & Sustainability Practice

    Angelo is a business psychologist, advisor and facilitator with experience supporting clients across public sector to develop and execute strategy including the National Digital Strategy, Public Service Reform. With over 25 years global experience in L&D, his human capital development work focuses on building critical human and organisational capabilities in change, innovation and sustainability leadership. He works with executive and senior leadership teams across a range of sectors. Angelo holds an Honours Degree in Psychology, a Masters Degree in Business Administration and an MSc in Occupational Psychology. He is a Chartered Psychologist in Ireland and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK.