Leading change can feel a little like trying to untangle spaghetti.
You are tasked with navigating systemic inertia, overcoming resistance, and persuading others to buy into work that feels morally urgent.
We pick up skills and instincts along the way, but we’re often left to improvise in the face of entrenched cultures, hidden power dynamics, and political pendulum swings.
You figure it out as you go, often feeling isolated
when you hit walls. All while living in a polycrisis where the very future of people and the planet feels uncertain.
That’s why now, more than ever, we need community. A place to cultivate the relationships, tools, and capacity to build a flourishing future for people and the planet.
Sound familiar? You're in the right place.
The Community of Practice.
Building your capacity to lead through complexity doesn't come from intelligence alone, and it doesn't happen in a silo. It comes from continuous learning, practice, and growth — in community.
That’s what we do here.
The Community of Practice is a facilitated learning laboratory where sustainability and social impact leaders build the capacity to lead transformational systems change. It is designed specifically for seasoned, mid-to-senior professionals actively driving change across business, industry, and non-profits.
How Does It Work?
LIVE FACILITATED SESSIONS
Members gather online for one monthly 90-minute session per month, with a BONUS SECOND SESSION each month, at no additional cost, for those who want to go deeper. Each session is responsive to what members actually need, designed to leave you with fresh perspectives and inspiration for the road ahead. You’ll experience a blend of engaging activities, group discussion, small-group conversation, and reflective practices.
SYNTHESIZED, ADAPTIVE LEARNING
Members receive curated resources specifically for the human side of leading change in sustainability and social impact — frameworks that bring clarity to complexity, practices to build leadership capacity, and cross-disciplinary perspectives to sharpen your edge. Every resource is synthesized into a high-impact, digestible format, giving you the essentials without the time drain.
This isn't another meeting on your calendar or another reading list on your desk. This community saves you hours of reinventing the wheel, builds relationships that compound over time, and leaves you more inspired and resourced for the work ahead.Is this community for you?
You're not new to this work. You have the credentials and the expertise. But something has shifted — or needs to. Perhaps you are:
STEPPING INTO A LARGER ROLE
and want to accelerate your learning curve, prepare for increased organizational complexity, and level up your leadership.
HITTING A WALL
where your technical expertise isn't translating into influence, alignment, and buy-in.
ARE STUCK IN AN IMPACT SILO
and searching for a confidential container to discuss the messy, everyday realities of this work.
FEELING THE FRUSTRATION AND OVERWHELM
of this backslide moment, and are looking for your people to navigate it with.
SENSING THINGS ARE SHIFTING
and you are being called into a deeper way of showing up as a leader.
If any of this sounds familiar, you're exactly who this community was built for.
What Shifts When You’re Here.
YOU’LL MOVE PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS MORE EFFECTIVELY
— lead change strategically, build relational capacity, solve problems collaboratively —
YOU’LL NAVIGATE COMPLEXITY WITH GREATER CLARITY
— master systems thinking, cultivate a steadier mind, make better decisions —
YOU’LL BUILD A PRACTICAL TOOLKIT YOU’LL ACTUALLY USE
— structured frameworks applied directly to your real challenges —
YOU’LL GROW FASTER THAN YOU WOULD ALONE
— peer wisdom, accelerated problem-solving, perspective shifts —
YOU’LL SUSTAIN YOURSELF FOR THE LONG ARC
— the inner capacity and resilience for personal sustainability —
YOU’LL BUILD A TRUSTED INNER CIRCLE
— relationships with peers who become your thought partners and support system —
3 Pillars of The Lab
The Community of Practice is designed around three things every change leader needs.
Because real impact happens when change leaders are supported by community, equipped with the right tools, and empowered to lead through complexity.
A Trusted
Peer Network
A confidential space to break out of your siloed thinking and learn from peers facing similar challenges.
In our facilitated sessions, members come together for collective learning from peers collaborative problem-solving, and honest conversations about real-world challenges — including the WTF is happening in the world right now moments.
Design Tools for Change
A practical growing personal toolkit to map, manage, and master the invisible forces of change.
The Design Tools for Change give you structured ways to make sense of the systems you work in, the people within them, strategies for engaging them effectively, and collaborative approaches that build real buy-in.
Pulled from interdisciplinary fields and adapted for the unique challenges faced by sustainability and social impact leaders, these practical frameworks help you map, understand, and manage the invisible forces in human systems, turning complex concepts into actionable strategies.
Want to take a peek?
Integrated
Leadership
Leading change requires more than knowing the strategy; it requires embodying the fortitude to lead it.
Integrated Leadership builds the self-awareness, resilience, and interpersonal depth that determine how effectively you lead—expanding not just what you know, but building capacity for the complexity, ambiguity, and moral weight of this work.
Grounded in the Inner Development Goals (IDGs), a leadership framework grounded in the principle that inner growth and relational capacity are the foundation for effectively leading outer change. To change the outer system, you must first steward the inner one.
We are in a moment of profound disruption and, underneath it, profound possibility. The leaders in this community are the ones building what comes next.Join the Founding Members Circle
The community is forming now. The leaders who join at launch help shape the culture and direction of this community from day one.
What’s Included in Membership
LIVE, FACILITATED SESSIONS
Structured dialogue, peer knowledge sharing, and facilitation methods you can bring directly into your own work.
CURATED LEARNING
Design Tools for Change, Integrated Leadership, and synthesized resources designed to make you a more effective change leader.
A CONFIDENTIAL PEER COMMUNITY
Trusted relationships built through honest conversation and the kind of depth that compounds over time.
PRIORITY ACCESS AND DISCOUNTS
on workshops, events, and individual coaching.
Your Investment
Organizational Rate (employer-sponsored)
$4,800/year — $1,200/quarter
Individual Rate (self-pay)
$3,600/year — $900/quarter
The individual rate is for those who do not have access to an employer's professional development funds and are paying out of pocket.
Mix and Match
Covering part of it through work and part out of pocket? Reach out, and we'll find a split that works.
Equity pricing
If the membership rate is a stretch, you are encouraged to apply for equity pricing. Details can be found in the application.
Ready to Apply?
Not Sure?
Join one of our free launch events or workshops to experience the community before you commit.
FAQ
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This CoP is designed for mid- to senior-level sustainability, social impact, and ESG leaders who are actively leading change in business, non-profits, and industries.
In-house leaders, impact entrepreneurs, consultants and leaders between roles are welcome.This probably isn't the right fit if you are:
✗ Seeking entry-level guidance rather than peer-level exchange.
✗ In an individual contributor role without change leadership responsibilities.
✗ Primarily working in external advocacy, grassroots organizing, or legislative campaigning.
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You go to the conferences — the inspiration, the thought leadership, the conversations that light you up. Until Monday, when the momentum gets lost in the daily grind.
Here, the learning and the connections compound over time.
You have the degrees and certifications, but none of that prepares you for the human complexity of leading change.
Here, you get tools and practices that other programs don’t teach.
You stay current — the articles, the podcasts, the webinars. But self-directed learning only takes you so far without a community to practice with.
Here, the learning is hands-on, adaptive, and applied.
You have a network — maybe even an online community with access to shared resources. Both have value, but lack the depth of trusted relationships built in real-time conversations.
Here, you get depth over breadth.
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I know your plate is already full. And that you may not have many places to process the weight of what’s happening in the world right now. This community is designed to be both a space for that and a catalyst for your growth, helping you work more effectively rather than just adding to the noise. The time investment is intentionally flexible, and as with most things, you'll get out what you put in.
Time Investment
One 90-minute online session per month
An optional second 90-minute session per month for those who want to go deeper
Self-directed learning (1-3 hours/month)
Total ~ 2.5 to 6 hours per month
Meeting Times
Meeting times will likely be held on Wednesday or Thursday mornings, 9:00 am to 10:30 am Pacific Time, on Zoom, in order to accommodate multiple time zones.
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Sessions are recorded and shared with members who are unable to attend. Note that much of the value lives in the live breakout conversations that recordings can't fully capture. Key insights are collected on a shared Mural board accessible to all members at anytime.
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Yes, you are encouraged to explore this option. Membership in the Community of Practice is a meaningful professional development investment with direct organizational value
If you need support making the case to your organization, get in touch, and I will send you a letter that you can customize for your supervisor.
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The depth of this community comes from building trust over time, therefor we don't offer drop-in sessions.
Our workshops and events are a great way to experience the facilitation style and community before applying. Check the Events and Workshops page to see what's coming up. -
You are welcome here.
The sustainability, social impact, and ESG workforce is navigating real disruption right now, and many brilliant leaders find themselves in transition. Staying connected to a community of practice during that time can be a valuable resource.
What matters is that you have experience as a change leader and want to deepen your practice in community. If the membership investment is a stretch while you're in transition, equity pricing is available. You are encouraged to re-evaluate what you are able to contribute when your employment situation changes.
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For annual memberships, refunds are available on a pro-rated basis. For quarterly memberships, cancellation is available up to one week before your next renewal date.
Have additional questions?
Book a 30-minute fit call.
Let’s lead change better, together.
If you've been nodding along while reading this, this community was built for you.