An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Sustainability, Energy and Change
Fundamentals of Transition Engineering
Course Introduction
The Oxford Management Centre Sustainability, Energy and Change training course equips participants with essential tools to make informed strategic decisions in response to an evolving operational landscape. This training course empowers participants to develop management systems that deliver deeper insights into the dynamics of their organizations and the anticipated changes in the external environment. It also enables them to pinpoint the risks associated with maintaining the status quo and to steer their organizations toward a more adaptive future.
Savvy business leaders understand the necessity of change and are aware of the risks tied to unsustainable practices, even if the direct impact on success may not always be immediately apparent. This training course helps participants determine precisely which changes are needed by fostering a data-driven understanding of their operations and the external factors affecting them. In doing so, participants will gain clarity on which innovations should be integrated into a long-term corporate strategy versus those that are merely superficial enhancements. As tomorrow diverges from yesterday, this course is designed to ensure that organizations are well-prepared for lasting prosperity and resilience in the face of external shifts.
This Sustainability, Energy and Change training course will highlight:
- How to interpret System Dynamics – Understanding how an organization interacts with external changes
- Key challenges, risks, and future scenarios
- The core principles of the Transition Engineering and Innovation Approach
- Decision-making tools for guiding future strategic changes
- Methods for incorporating strategic changes into daily management practices
Objectives
By the end of this training course on Sustainability, Energy and Change, participants will be able to:
- Comprehend the interplay between their organization and the broader operating environment
- Identify and articulate potential future risks associated with unsustainable practices
- Craft more effective strategies using Transition Engineering and Innovation tools
- Build a high level of confidence in the organization’s long-term prosperity
- Enhance decision-making through innovative, forward-thinking approaches
Training Methodology
This Sustainability, Energy and Change training course is structured to maximize comprehension and retention while ensuring that the concepts can be practically applied. It is designed to stimulate interactive engagement and encourage participants to adopt a fresh perspective on sustainability and strategic direction. Guided by an expert facilitator, participants will apply these insights to develop viable solutions for emerging challenges.
Organisational Impact
Organizations that engage with this Sustainability, Energy and Change training course will be better positioned to thrive in a changing future by:
- Gaining advanced tools to understand their role within a broader operational context
- Acquiring the ability to clearly foresee future trends in areas of uncertainty
- Making robust decisions even when traditional methods prove insufficient
- Establishing a solid strategic direction for future business initiatives
- Directing change effectively to enhance existing capabilities
- Confidently planning long-term financial strategies
Personal Impact
Participants will experience a transformative shift in their approach to decision-making, leading to greater clarity and satisfaction in their strategic roles:
- Embracing a new, insightful way of thinking that can redefine professional perspectives
- Adopting a disciplined approach to decision-making through Transition Engineering
- Enhancing the ability to define and drive strategic direction
- Learning directly from the co-founder of the Global Association for Transition Engineering
- Joining a global network of professionals addressing unsustainability challenges
- Becoming the team member with the most lucid vision for the future
Who Should Attend?
This Oxford Management Centre Sustainability, Energy and Change training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Strategic decision makers facing a “wicked problem”, typically decision makers in organisations charged with deciding strategic direction in the face of complex challenges such as climate change, energy dependence and the corporate response to “sustainability”
- Professionals in decision making and leadership roles responsible for ensuring their organisation responds to external changes that challenge business prosperity
- Professionals developing strategy related to energy-dependent functions of the organisation including manufacturing, transport and buildings
Course Outline
Day One
Introduction & System Dynamics
- Sustainability: The Capacity for Continuity into the Long Term Future
- Safe Operating Spaces and “unsustainability”
- The Importance of Energy in Human Systems
- Historical Background to Current Global Challenges
- Historical Responses to Un-sustainability
- Overview of Global Problems of Unsustainability
Day Two
Introduction to Transition Engineering Decision Making Tools
- The Unsustainability Challenges Facing My Organisation
- Examples and Use of Future Scenarios
- The Challenge of Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI)
- The Problem of Exponential Growth
- The Relative Usefulness of Existing Future Scenarios
- Introduction to Transition Engineering and Innovation
Day Three
Thinking Differently: Designing Change
- Thinking Tools that can Help Decision Making about Strategic Direction
- Path Break Concepts - envisioning a sustainable future
- Learn from What Works - Sustainable models for economic activity and capital
- Achieving Resilience to External Change
- Examples of Organisations that have made Path-break Changes for Sustainability
- Path Break Solution for Your Own Organisation
Day Four
Designing Strategic Path Break Concepts and Change Plans
- Creating a Vision of Future Success
- Using Back-Casting to See-out How to Get to Where You want to be
- Developing a Change Programme
- Identifying Barriers to Change
- Trigger Events – external and internal events that help avoid undesirable inertia
- Collaboration with Operational Staff to Implement Change
Day Five
Implementation
- Creating a Change Programme from a Back-Casting Change Path
- Managing Core and Non-Core Activities in a Change Programme
- Use of Standard Management Tools to Implement Path Break Changes
- The role of Teams in Change - Shared Vision, Trust Structure and Leadership
- The Importance of Strategic Communications to Maintain Momentum and Ownership
Certificate
On successful completion of this training course, Oxford Management Centre Certificate with eligible Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) from National Registry of CPE Sponsor will be awarded to the delegates
Accreditation
In association with
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