The Art of Transformative Change | hybrid (Potsdam or online)
Stewarding Networks for Systems Impact
8 December 9:00 am — 11 December 2026 3:00 pm

Registration status: OPEN
Registration deadline: 30 November 2026

Duration: 4 days of training
Methodology: 
CLI Dialogic Change Model
Tution fee: 
€ 2,000 in-person, € 1,500 online
Registration status: 
OPEN

How can we tackle the world’s most complex challenges — creating change that goes beyond projects and shifts entire systems?

Driving transformative change means working across systems and networks that span institutions, sectors, and countries — where diverse actors, agendas, and dynamics are constantly evolving. Without an intentional approach to systems leadership, even the most ambitious initiatives can lose direction or momentum.

This course gives change leaders, project managers, and facilitators the tools to understand multi-stakeholder systems on a big scale, identify leverage points for transformation, and build networks that turn shared vision into coordinated transformation. It builds on the knowledge of the Foundation Modules “Art of Leading Collectively” (mindset and Compass foundations) and the “Art of Stakeholder Collaboration” (structuring multi-actor processes). Advanced methodologies as the Transformation Enablers and Collaboration Catalysts help us navigate complex design strategies that connect people, purpose, and impact beyond projects.

The Art of Transformative Change takes the leap from collaborating within a system to influencing and shifting the system itself. It equips you to work on transformation — not just participation.

Registration (in-person)

The Art of Transformative Change
Potsdam (Berlin area), Germany - EUR 2,000
8 - 11 December 2026

Register

Download and fill in the registration form at page 2 of the flyer. Send it back as a signed PDF or photo to Cholpon Aitakhunova. You accept CLI’s general terms and conditions for the certification programme.

Your key takeaways:
    • Understand complex systems and identify leverage points for real transformative.
    • Map your system of actors and design strategies to build networks that drive impact – not just coordination.
    • Develope a transformative Theory of Change that connects vision to measurable progress & outcomes.
    • Use the ©Transformation Enablers and ©Collaboration Catalysts to lead, guide, monitor, and adapt your network’s momentum.

     

  • By the end of this course, you will be able to lead cross-institutional and international networks that enable transformation — and turn shared vision into systemic, sustainable change.
Meet your facilitator Elisabeth
Executive Director and Senior Project Manager at CLI Germany

You can rely on the deep expertise of CLI facilitators when participating an open course module. This course will be facilitated by Elisabeth Kuehn.

Learn more about Elisabeth
Meet your facilitator Guillem
Project Manager at CLI

You can rely on the deep expertise of CLI facilitators when participating an open course module. This course will be facilitated by Guillem Vallbona.

Learn more about Guillem
The training schedule for online presence days is:

DAY ONE: Understanding transformation networks

DAY TWO: Assessing the potential for transformation networks

DAY THREE: Process architectures for building transformation networks

DAY FOUR: Theories of Change for transformation networks

Registration (in-person)

The Art of Transformative Change
Potsdam (Berlin area), Germany - EUR 2,000
8 - 11 December 2026

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Free information session Collective Leadership Specialist Programme

Online
29 January 2026
12:00pm - 2:00pm Central European Time (CET)

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Important information

This training is planned as a hybrid event – both in-person participation in Potsdam, Germany, and online participation at Central European Time (CET) are possible. Please choose your format when you register.

CLI reserves the right to change an in-person participation into an online participation if you do not get your visa on time or other short-term notice reasons prevent you from coming to the course venue. Furthermore, the same applies if new pandemic situations occur that do not allow your participation on-site. Registrations remain valid in any of the cases given. We will come back to you individually in such situations and find the best possible solutions together.

Participant's feedback

“The Art of Transformative Change deepened my understanding of sustainable, innovative, transformative change in a really big way!” Freelance Consultant, South Africa

“If you were searching for entry points on how to connect the dots for sustainable development, this is the training you should participate.” NGO Director, Germany

“Great people, great learning experience, very well done. Chapeau!” Team Leader Development Cooperation, Albania

“It was stimulating and insightful!” Project Advisor, South Africa

“This training was very enjoyable and constructive. Gave me a lot of thoughts to go through.” Programme Coordinator at a Foundation, Netherlands

Registration (in-person)

The Art of Transformative Change
Potsdam (Berlin area), Germany - EUR 2,000
8 - 11 December 2026

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Registration (in-person)

The Art of Transformative Change
Potsdam (Berlin area), Germany - EUR 2,000
8 - 11 December 2026

Register

Download and fill in the registration form at page 2 of the flyer. Send it back as a signed PDF or photo to Cholpon Aitakhunova. You accept CLI’s general terms and conditions for the certification programme.

Open Questions?

Do you still have questions on this course? Feel free to contact Cholpon Aitakhunova directly, or join our upcoming free information session:

Free information session Collective Leadership Specialist Programme

Online
29 January 2026
12:00pm - 2:00pm Central European Time (CET)

Register now