Learning Outcomes

A. Anticipate and respond to the personal, social, organizational, and contextual factors that could undermine or derail change.

(Program learning outcomes 2.1, 2.3, 2.4)

• Demonstrates understanding of key drivers of change. 
• Demonstrates knowledge of personal biases, along with gaps in knowledge or expertise.
• Demonstrates ability to develop plans to lead climate projects in an organization or community.

B. Develop and implement a climate action theory of change.

(Program learning outcome 3.1, 2.2)

• Demonstrates an understanding of key components of theories of change.
• Analyzes and assesses the effectiveness of existing theories of change.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop a theory of change.

C. Articulate the leadership challenges specific to climate action.

(Program learning outcomes 4.1, 4.2)

• Identifies core functions of a climate leader.
• Identifies the complexities of the current environment for climate leaders.
• Identifies gaps in current, dominant leadership models.

D. Communicate alternative futures in a way that motivates, supports, and enables growth at multiple scales (individual, organizational, collective).

(Program learning outcomes 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)

• Identifies the rationale for investing in climate communications as a leader.
• Describes the challenges of communicating about climate action with individuals and organizations as a leader.
• Demonstrates the ability to write and present engaging proposals for climate action.

E. Identify the key change leadership elements and models in complex adaptive systems that are required to lead climate action.

(Program learning outcomes 6.1, 6.2)

• Describes how effective climate leadership models work.
• Demonstrates how to apply an effective leadership model to lead climate action.
• Shares one or more examples of effective change leadership for climate progress.