Change Accelerator 2027

It might sound cliched, however it has genuinely accelerated my business change journey. It provided the impetus and the headspace to recognise the importance and priority to ‘get it done’. It has broadened my leadership skills by building on my ability to tell a story and appeal to the emotional/’feeling’ argument.

Nick Jones, Retirement Villages 

Applications are open for the 2027 Change Accelerator cohort. See below for details and link for registering interest. 

Change Accelerator is an immersive sustainability leadership programme for professionals working in the built environment who have real influence over business strategy, and a remit for change. The programme convenes those who wish to champion transformational change in their organisations and support the overall systemic shift needed for a sustainable built environment. By the end of the programme, participants will have a fresh perspective, renewed sense of purpose, and be connected to a network of peers who will support them in the delivery of bold and sustainable outcomes for their own organisations.

Change Accelerator:

• Exposes participants to cutting edge leadership insights: through a mix of learning techniques, expert speakers and facilitators, and peer-to-peer dialogue.
• Applies a new frame of thinking to sustainability challenges: leveraging new insights and connections to develop a strategy to positively achieve organisational and sectoral change.
• Hones storytelling techniques: enhancing the agency, influence, and inspirational capacity of participants.
• Establishes a powerful peer network: reconnecting with leadership purpose and engaging with a diverse range of fellow leaders, lasting long after programme conclusion.

The next programme will run from March-April 2027. Change Accelerator participants should have significant professional experience (typically 10-15 years) and hold decision-making authority within their organisation. Participants define and explore both a personal leadership and business challenge over their programme journey. The key touch points are shown below, with learning outside of these sessions estimated at 2 days in total.

The programme content will see participants explore purpose-led leadership behaviours, storytelling and influencing, systems-thinking, and organisational change-making strategies. Find out more about the course content here or by downloading the brochure below.

1. Kick-off call: 3rd March (virtual).
2. Online workshop: 17th March (virtual).
3. Nature Retreat: 31st March – 1st April (Stroud).
4. Online workshop: 14th April (virtual).
5. Report out: 26th-27th April (London).

Cost 

The cost per person for the full programme is as follows.  

• UKGBC keystone: £2,500
• UKGBC members: £2,875
• Non-members: £3,250

Download the Prospectus and the Application Form

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