Deepen your understanding of the systems operating within the climate crisis and to develop a hopeful framework for climate action.
Join us on a transformational learning journey to deepen your understanding of the systems operating within the climate crisis, extend your network with leaders across disciplines, challenge your assumptions and develop a hopeful framework for action.
Through an interactive combination of knowledge building across sectors, expert climate mentorship, peer learning and personal development, this program cultivates the agency we all need to bring strategic climate leadership to our communities, businesses and beyond.
‘Into the Arena’ brings unparalleled content backed by an Advisory Group and Honorary Wisdom Council of some of the most prominent international experts in the intersection of climate, business and policy.
The course will facilitate an understanding of the climate context while developing a personalised action framework that provides a pathway to making change in your sphere of influence; and beyond.
Climate impacts are upon us, and we are being called to respond. This program invites individuals who are ready to deepen their knowledge base in order to take meaningful climate action.
Climate impacts are upon us and we are being called to respond. Temperatures are forecast to increase over 2 degrees beyond pre-industrial norms, and these projections are coming sooner than anticipated. Heatwaves and fires persist well beyond their usual cycles giving way to floods, cyclones and other natural disasters. The mounting social justice challenges, coupled with the effects of climate change demands our immediate attention.
Our existing operational frameworks have propelled us beyond the thresholds of our planetary limits, while the prospects for substantial climate leadership in business, policy and local communities remain largely unexplored.
This program is by application and open to people from all sectors, industries and backgrounds. The cohort is curated to expand perspectives and understanding.
Participants could include (but are in no way limited to):
Through an interactive blend of live virtual sessions, group work with expert climate advisors, coaching and a transformative retreat we will explore the role and nature of climate leadership, the power of storytelling and communication, the critical importance of systems thinking as we delve broaden our understanding through topics like infrastructure and energy transition, farming, biodiversity and natural capital and the influence of the political economy, culminating in a framework for action.
On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with:
We will explore:
- Theodore Roosevelt Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910
“I grew up in Tasmania and the environment has always been important to me. I studied environmental science and have travelled the world to better understand how we interact with our natural environment.
My curiosity for better understanding our environment and how we can protect the planet, led to founding Nation Partners in 2013; a certified B-Corp, purpose-driven business that has implemented progressive Teal principles to fully unlock human potential. I have created a business that directs its energy towards saving the planet and provides a blueprint for a new business model that recognises the importance of the environment and society, and ensures they are considered in every business decision we make.
More recently, I have been exploring my own inner-wisdom and wellbeing and considering how I can be emotionally healthy and best positioned to lead others. At Nation Partners, we talk about wholeness and leaving your ego at the door, and I have found a place of greater contentedness through the work I have done with the Small Giants Academy in the Masters of Business Empathy and from the time I have spent in Bhutan.”
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Upfront and interest-free monthly payment plans are available.
Partial scholarships are based on financial need and will be allocated after acceptance into the program.
* Accomodation and travel not included for the in-person retreat
Completing this program is just the beginning of your journey with Small Giants Academy. Our Fellowship is made up of leaders who integrate wisdom and action to support each other, co-create learning opportunities and actively collaborate on impactful projects for a more hopeful future.
If you’re interested in learning more about Into the Arena, we’d love to speak with you.
Book a call with our team, or apply now.
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“I grew up in Tasmania and the environment has always been important to me. I studied environmental science and have travelled the world to better understand how we interact with our natural environment.
My curiosity for better understanding our environment and how we can protect the planet, led to founding Nation Partners in 2013; a certified B-Corp, purpose-driven business that has implemented progressive Teal principles to fully unlock human potential. I have created a business that directs its energy towards saving the planet and provides a blueprint for a new business model that recognises the importance of the environment and society, and ensures they are considered in every business decision we make.
More recently, I have been exploring my own inner-wisdom and wellbeing and considering how I can be emotionally healthy and best positioned to lead others. At Nation Partners, we talk about wholeness and leaving your ego at the door, and I have found a place of greater contentedness through the work I have done with the Small Giants Academy in the Masters of Business Empathy and from the time I have spent in Bhutan.”
Alexa Firmenich is an investor, consultant and facilitator focused on climate and biodiversity. She is the co-director of SEED, a new centre of the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich. SEED is developing the world's most holistic measure of biodiversity that reflects multiple scales of nature's complexity for any location on the planet, with the goal to steer financial and political decision-makers to crystallise the value of nature into the global economy. Alexa is also the founder of Ground Effect, an animist investment vehicle that supports early stage nature-based solutions, scientific research and new economic models. Parallel to this work, she is trained as a group facilitator in leadership development and ecological pedagogy, designing multi-day learning journeys through her role at Leaders' Quest. She is also an author, podcast host of Lifeworlds, a founding board member of Terra Habitus – a Mexican environmental fund that operates large-landscape conservation and watershed restoration – and a wilderness guide.
Eleanor curates gatherings to bring people together around ideas for a hopeful future. She facilitates our Impact Safaris and was previously the Director of The School of Life Australia and the Head of Programming across Small Giants Academy.
Eleanor is a curatorial advisor to Groundswell Giving and sits on the council of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Atelier program.
Eleanor and her husband Dan also started First Light, a climate-focused investing vehicle supporting ideas and people doing transformational work for our planet.
