Leadership, Organizing and Action: Leading Change

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14 weeks long
$ 2600

Brief Introduction

This program is designed to help leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups, and social movements learn how to organize communities that can mobilize power to make change.

Course Summary

This course teaches the fundamentals of leadership, organizing, and action for leading change. Students will learn how to create and mobilize a team, build power, and develop a strategy for change.

Key Learning Points

  • Learn the principles of effective leadership and organizing
  • Develop a strategy for creating change in your community
  • Gain hands-on experience in mobilizing a team and building power

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the principles and practices of effective leadership and organizing
  • Develop a strategy for creating change in your community
  • Gain hands-on experience in mobilizing a team and building power

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • None
  • Open to all levels of experience and background

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online
  • Self-paced
  • Interactive

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Description

Course description

Leadership, Organizing and Action: Leading Change is a 14-week Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education online program designed to help leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups, and social movements learn how to organize communities that can mobilize power to make change. The program explores how leadership is exercised through mastery of five practices, including Public Narrative, Building Relationships, Structuring Leadership Teams, Strategizing, and Action.

The course is organized into nine modules, each with a specific learning and/or project outcome. People learn organizing from the experience of doing it, reflecting on their experience, learning from their reflection, and trying again. In the course, this requires leading an organizing project, reading background material, participating in lecture with Faculty Chair Marshall Ganz, writing reflection papers, completing skill practice assignments, taking part in section meetings, receiving coaching from your Teaching Fellow and coaching each other.

A unique aspect of the program is that participants are broken into groups and take part in a substantial amount of collaborative, online work. This group work provides a valuable opportunity to form a network of partnerships amongst colleagues and gain unique insights from fellow organizers around the world.

Knowledge

  • What you'll learn
  • Organizing from the experience of doing it
  • Reflecting on your experience
  • Learning from your reflection

Outline

  • Course Overview
  • People, Power, & Change: My Project
  • Public Narrative: Telling Your Story
  • Building Relationships
  • Creating Structure: Your Leadership Team
  • Strategizing: Turning Resources Into the Power to Achieve Purpose
  • Action: Mobilizing & Deploying Resources
  • Communities in Action: Organization
  • Wrap up: Organizers, Organizations, & the Future

Summary of User Reviews

Discover the secrets of effective leadership and learn how to create social change with the Leadership, Organizing and Action: Leading Change course by Harvard University. This course has received positive reviews from students who find it empowering and transformative. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the practical approach to leadership training that emphasizes the importance of community engagement and organizing.

Pros from User Reviews

  • Practical approach to leadership training
  • Emphasizes the importance of community engagement and organizing
  • Transformative and empowering

Cons from User Reviews

  • Requires a significant time commitment
  • Some users found the content repetitive
  • Limited interaction with instructors
  • May not be suitable for those who prefer traditional lecture-style courses
$ 2600
English
8th Feb, 2020
2nd Jun, 2021
14 weeks long
Marshall Ganz
Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard University

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