Building from Within Regenerative Futures for organisation and society

The world is changing at an unprecedented pace. Ecosystems are under pressure, industries are shifting, and traditional ways of thinking are no longer sufficient. These times call for a new generation of leaders: future-oriented, values-driven, and capable of navigating uncertainty with clarity and purpose. The Leadership for the Future (LF) program empowers professionals and managers to take the next step toward a form of leadership that benefits people, organisations, and the planet.

With this programme, you develop the skills to contribute to a regenerative future within your own organisation and beyond - from a perspective other than the beaten track. Not with fixed models or linear roadmaps, but by making space for reflection, imagination and meaningful collaboration. You learn future-proof leadership: rooted, clear, imaginative and values-driven.

For leaders who want to contribute to real change

Leadership for the Future supports pioneers like you: people who have often been ahead of the curve for years, who embody change, but who sometimes feel alone or misunderstood in systems that are not yet moving with them. In this learning journey, you will meet kindred spirits and discover language, insights, and practices to strengthen your inner compass and expand your external impact for a more sustainable, regenerative future.

Participants come from a wide range of sectors—business, government, NGOs, and education—and are both formal and informal leaders who sense that conventional sustainability strategies are no longer sufficient. What do they have in common? A deeply rooted motivation to make a meaningful difference through their work. They want to go deeper—beyond quick fixes and greenwashing. They are willing to challenge themselves, embrace new perspectives, and actively contribute to sustainable transformation in their own professional contexts.

This program revolves around three core themes: regenerative leadership, futuring, and narrative practice.

These are explored across three modular learning blocks:

Me as a Leader
Me in the Organisation
Me in the World

Please note: this is a pilot programme. That means the number of participants is limited, and we are actively seeking feedback to help shape the future of this offering.

What Will You Learn?

1. Regenerative leadership and transformation in times of uncertainty
You develop the leadership needed for these times: agile, values-driven and connected to what really matters to you. You learn from inner clarity to make room for transformation - in yourself and in your organization - by consciously navigating through uncertainty, complexity and change.
2. Working with stories to inspire change
You gain insight into how stories - visible and invisible - steer behavior, culture and decision-making. You learn to recognize, question and reshape these stories so that you and your organization can contribute more consciously and effectively to regenerative change within broader societal systems.
3. Imagining and co-creating regenerative futures
You'll discover how futuring helps your organization look beyond the issues of the day and make room for renewal. You will learn tools and co-creative work forms that enable you and others to give direction to hopeful and achievable future scenarios in line with regenerative values.

What Will Your Organisation Gain?

By investing in Leadership for the Future, your organisation gains more than individual development - it gains a catalyst for meaningful transformation. Your organisation benefits from leaders who remain rooted even in times of complexity and change and provide direction from a strong inner compass.

1. Leadership that handles uncertainty and enables transformation
Leaders are able to create space for meaningful transformation - not only within themselves, but also within teams and broader systems - by leading with clarity, agility and heart for the flourishing of people, organization and planet.
2. New language and tools to change culture and bring inspiration
Leaders are able to work with the visible and invisible stories that drive behavior, culture and decision-making. They return with the ability to recognize, question and revise these stories - opening new space for innovation, connection and greater impact.
3. A future-shaping mindset and regenerative vision
With future-shaping tools and co-creative practices, leaders are able to help your organization look beyond the frenzy of the day and actively guide hopeful, achievable futures - rooted in concern for the well-being of current and future generations of human and other life.

Programme overview

Certification
Leadership for the Future
Certificate of participation
Full-time/part-time
Part-time
Language
50% English-taught
50% Dutch-taught
Starting date
10 November 2025
Location
Universiteit Twente, Langezijds
Available places
Does not apply for the programme
Costs
€5.500,-
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Become part of a learning community

Upon completion, you'll join an active network of professionals, researchers, and changemakers. Together, you’ll work toward sustainable innovation within and beyond your organisation. Alumni remain connected to the FRLS program through follow-up sessions, research, and collaborative projects.