A new generation of responsible future leaders gets together as we kick-off a new cohort of LEAP YOUth!
More information will be vailable soon.
A new generation of responsible future leaders gets together as we kick-off a new cohort of LEAP YOUth!
More information will be vailable soon.
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A new generation of responsible future leaders gets together as we kick-off a new cohort of LEAP YOUth!
More information will be vailable soon.
We’ve just returned from a beautiful week in Barcelona and Vidália, Catalunya, Spain. The time spent together provided four s...
This year oikos International is teaming up with Copernicus Alliance to bring you oikos Academy in an expanded format! Starti...
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Hello, Hola, Hallo, 你好, नमस्ते, Bonjour, أهلا, Привет,
For the first time ever participants of the LEAP YOUth 2022, which took place from February until December 2022, put into practice what they have learned during the LEAP and share their knowledge with the outside world at the LEAP YOUth Summit 2023. They are going to introduce you to the five Dimensions of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) – Being, Thinking, Relating, Collaborating and Acting – through different workshops. The workshops are going to take place online from Feb, 18th to Feb, 25th 2023.
What is the LEAP YOUth?
It’s a 10-month transformational leadership programme organized by oikos International focusing on building capacity in the oikos community with the necessary competencies, qualities, practices, tools and global network to become conscious leaders in the co-creation of thriving and sustainable societies using the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework as main content.
If you want to know more about our program take a look at our homepage: LEAP YOUth – oikos International (https://oikos-international.org/initiatives/leadership-program-leap/leap-youth/)
There are going to be 5 separate but strongly interconnected workshops (each about 2h) based on the 5 IDGs.
The workshops will always take place online (via Zoom). Once registered, you’ll get the invitation links for ALL WORKSHOPS. Not mandatory, but we encourage participation in each of these as the journey is organized and designed interrelatedly.
Sign up here to receive calendar invites: https://forms.gle/sLuAuE6yfQ1y3oBC8
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All the workshops offered in the LEAP YOUth Summit are free of charge.
Since we want to continue offering the program to future students for free, we encourage you to donate to this program with the following link: Donations for LEAP YOUth Summit – Global Giving.
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Take a LEAP and see you at the summit!
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Hello, Hola, Hallo, 你好, नमस्ते, Bonjour, أهلا, Привет,
For the first time ever participants of the LEAP YOUth 2022 which took place from February until December 2022 put into practice what they have learned during the LEAP and share their knowledge with the outside world with the: LEAP YOUth Summit 2023. They are going to introduce you to the five Inner Development Goals (IDGs) – Being, Thinking, Relating, Collaborating and Acting – through different workshops. The Inner Development Goals The workshops are going to take place online from Feb, 18th to Feb, 25th 2023.
What is the LEAP YOUth? It’s a 10-month transformational leadership programme organized by oikos International focusing on building capacity in the oikos community with the necessary competencies, qualities, practices, tools and global network to become conscious leaders in the co-creation of thriving and sustainable societies using the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework as main content.
If you want to know more about our program take a look at our homepage: LEAP YOUth – oikos International (oikos-international.org)
There are going to be 5 separate but strongly interconnected workshops (each about 2h) based on the 5 IDGs. All the workshops offered in the LEAP YOUth Summit are free of charge. Since we want to continue offering the program to future students for free we encourage you with the following link: Donations for LEAP YOUth Summit – Global Giving to donate in this program. The workshops will always take place online (via Zoom). Once registered, you’ll get the invitation links for ALL WORKSHOPS. Not mandatory, but we encourage participation in each of these as the journey is organized and designed interrelatedly:
Click here to sign up for receiving LEAP YOUth Summit calendar invites via email.
All LEAP YOUth Summit events will be accessible through this Zoom link.
Best Wishes,
LEAP YOUth Summit Organising Team
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Open call for volunteers inspired to support the next generation of leaders through peer facilitation and 1-on-1 coaching.
As a volunteer you’ll have an important role in supporting participants throughout the 10-month long program, kicking off in February. The program focuses on teaching participants on leadership and turning them into responsible leaders through carefully thought out practices and activities equipping them with the necessary set of skills and knowledge and supporting their personal development.
What is your role as a LEAP YOUth Volunteer?
The program is ten months long, split into five modules, with each taking up the focus for about two months. Over its course you will get the chance to participate in webinars and workshops, designed and hosted by experts, that cover a wide array of relevant topics.
As a peer group facilitator you’ll get the chance to work with smaller groups of participants with regular meetings and learning spaces built around various group activities. As a 1-on-1 coach you have an important role in supporting participants on an individual level, helping them in their personal development and in tackling challenges they may be facing.
There are two on-site meetings where you’ll get the chance to meet fellow participants in-person as well as facilitate different activities and exercises.
A stepping stone into the world of coaching: What can LEAP YOUth do for you?
Over the course of LEAP YOUth you will not only support participants in their development, but also get a chance to develop your own coaching skills through special training coordinated by our senior coaches.
LEAP YOUth’s certified professional coaches Adriana Troxler and Lis McNicholl have put together coaching for the coaches, which, while highly recommended for new coaches and peer group facilitators, is also open for the experienced coaches to take part and further develop skills.
The training is an especially valuable resource and experience for everyone looking to take a coaching career path. On top of mastering the skills of coaching others, as a LEAP YOUth volunteer you will get the chance to work on your further personal development.
Apply here to become the LEAP YOUth Volunteer!
Click here to learn more about LEAP YOUth.
This call is open for all LEAP Alumni, anyone with previous experience in coaching as well as professional coaches. If you’re looking to join LEAP YOUth as a participant – click here.
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A new generation of responsible leaders is starting to take shape at this very moment, as students around the oikos Community are preparing to embark on their LEAP YOUth journeys – and you can join them!
Applications for the 2023 cohort of our flagship LEAP YOUth program are open until 31 January, with the program kicking-off in February. As part of it, over the following ten months, you’ll get the chance to learn about leadership and become a responsible leader yourself through carefully thought out practices and activities that will equip you with a set of skills and knowledge that you need for your future.
Equally important – you will get to know yourself better, dive deep into the world of inner thoughts and emotions, getting a different perspective that can change the way you connect with yourself and others. Through its five modules: thinking, relating, being, collaborating and acting, LEAP YOUth provides you a mind- and heart-opening experience, preparing you to act yourself and inspire others to bring change.
What does the LEAP YOUth journey look like?
The program is ten months long, split into five modules, with each taking up the focus for about two months. Over its course you will get the chance to participate in webinars and workshops, designed and hosted by experts, that cover a wide array of relevant topics. Each participant joins a peer-group with a dedicated facilitator, attending regular meetings and learning spaces built around various group activities.
On an individual level, you have the possibility of working together with professional 1-on-1 coaches who help you in your personal development and tackling challenges with total confidentiality. The program gives you the chance to design and facilitate mini LEAP sessions with what you’ve learned in your home, professional or any other setting. There are two on-site meetings where you’ll get the chance to meet fellow participants in-person, connect and make friends for a lifetime.
What can LEAP YOUth do for you?
LEAP YOUth shapes you into a responsible leader, stimulating your self-awareness and encouraging critical thinking, with an approach often missing in modern formal education. It provides you with competencies and qualities of a leader fit for a sustainable world, aware of the role of inner dimensions that can inspire and mobilize others to create a change in the world.
Graduating the LEAP YOUth program you will earn a special certificate and will have the possibility to stay engaged in the program through facilitating and coaching future generations of LEAPers. Further continuing your journey as a facilitator or a coach will open up a new chapter of personal development – LEAP Life.
What you need to know before applying?
LEAP YOUth was carefully crafted to create an impact as a program in its entirety. Nevertheless, we acknowledge that you also have a life outside the program itself or for different reasons are simply unable to commit to 100% of the program. This should not discourage you from applying for the program, hence we offer you certain flexibility in terms of a reasonable and effective commitment in order to graduate and earn your certificate. You can find more details about it in the application form.
Interested? Apply to join the next cohort of LEAP YOUth by filling up this form.
Click here to learn more about LEAP YOUth.
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During a 10-month journey, participants at LEAP YOUth experience the Inner Development Goals framework in 5 modules to explore the main dimensions of conscious leadership: Being – Relationship to Self; Thinking – Cognitive Skills; Relating – Caring for others and the world; Collaborating – social skills and Acting – driving change. Besides input webinars and workshops, they are supported by 1-1 coaching sessions, peer groups, are invited to engage in personal reflections and can enjoy 2 main onsite meetings.
Continuing our LEAP journey, from September to October participants went through the COLLABORATING MODULE – social skills. In this module they explored how to develop trust and constructive communication, and to mobilize and engage others with an inclusive mindset in co-creation.
During these 2 months they could dive into different tools and/or frameworks that supported learnings towards building fundamental skills to positive and win-win relationships.
The first webinar was held by Yannick Wassmer, introducing his work with Social Labs. The Social Lab is a model that supports groups to put collaboration at the center of problem solving to drive impact on complex challenges. While applying it, people can design, facilitate, and guide processes that enable different stakeholders—even those who don’t understand or agree with or trust one another—to make progress on their toughest challenges. They are an excellent way to work in our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world, since it: a) follows a systemic perspective, identifying leverage points for change; b) fosters collaborative processes that enable genuine dialogue and collaboration, and c) allows generative experimental solutions applying innovative and creative responses.
Participants could get a better understanding of why it is important and how to mobilize different groups in this kind of process facing our complex sustainability challenges, what are its main characteristics and steps and to learn and practice listening skills, one of the key methods used within the Labs to build trust and deepen communication between people.
For the COLLABORATING workshop, participants continued learning to deepen listening and communication skills gifted with the facilitation of our LEAP founder Adriana Troxler. Adriana is a professional coach and Trainer of Non-Violent Communication (NVC). She hosted the session around the NVC topic with the aim of guiding others in building trust and managing conflict.
Following a very interactive and dynamic process, Adriana first shared about the process of how we connect with each other and how conflict arises and then presented the method of Non Violent Communication and guided the audience in an internal investigation for dealing with personal triggers practicing the 4 levels of NVC. A simple, yet powerfully transformative model for cultivating conscious leadership as it strengthens self and others awareness, connecting us to our own needs and those of others and stimulates compassion, through its emphasis on deep listening and to awaken our common humanity.
Some thoughts of participants during this module were:
“Every time coming back to the LEAP session is like a breeze of fresh air. You get inspired, you get warm inside seeing beautiful people learning, you get open space to share your thoughts and to ask questions. I’ve never been a person to speak up – but when it comes to LEAP, I am fully there, present, curious, so I ask questions and speak up. In this module I learned the importance of diversity and the value of different perspectives everyone brings!” – Patricija, participant
“This module provided me with a lot of knowledge and had surprisingly many impacts on my personal and professional life. It affected me to see change as possible when we put it in pieces and combine these really unique pieces together in order to create the most sustainable solutions for different challenges”. – Nea, participant“I really loved the insights I got from the workshop with Adriana! We had to think about a certain phrase that triggers us (a phrase that some other person(s) said to us) and how that makes me feel and why. Talking about those sentences within the breakout rooms was awesome and it really encouraged me to show honest empathy and understanding”. –Antonia, participant
“I found the Collaborating Module very interesting. I learned to develop skills that help me to understand the relationships in my personal and professional life. I learned a lot about opening to other people, listening carefully and having a feeling of being in a safe space, to develop trust, and tools to learn avoiding and managing conflicts. I now have a deeper understanding about the five social skills and will apply my knowledge at oikos Graz where I am working and in the program that I currently lead there, “chapter LEAP”, and in my daily life. I see and love that all LEAP modules are very connected”. –Noemi, participant
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