The fundamentals of how organisations work from strategy and marketing to finance and law; delivered by specialists from prestigious organisations in each field, including:

	Strategy, organisational development, leadership & culture and customer growth & advocacy Katie Mille and colleagues, of Bain & Company
	Marketing strategy and frameworks Nadine Walter, Professor of Marketing at TiasNimbas Business School and formerly at McKinsey & Company
	Basics of strategy and applications in non-profit organisations Jessica Spungin, Teaching Fellow at London Business School, Independent Consultant and formerly Partner at McKinsey & Company
	Basics of employment law for small organisations Hilary Harper, Principal at Harper Law
	Achieving organisational change in a private equity situation William de Laszlo, Senior Executive at RCapital
	Stepping through the user-centred design process Andrea Kershaw, Location Director, IDEO Singapore

What you don’t learn in the private sector: the landscape, complexities and particularities of purpose-driven organisations – delivered by those who have been there and done it, including:

	The story of the Big Issue and the Big Issue Invest Nigel Kershaw, CEO of Big Issue Invest
	Social entrepreneurs – who they are and what they do Cliff Prior, CEO of UnLtd
	Writing and evaluating social enterprise business plans Caroline Tulloch and Tom Fourcade, of Bridges Ventures
	Approaches to scaling social enterprises Jon Hugget, Global Business Advisor, former Partner at Bain & Company and Bridgespan Group
	Time credits and complementary currency systems Becky Booth, CEO at Spice
	Social investment – history and landscape Paul Cheng, Director of SharedImpact, formerly Head at CAF Venturesome
	Introduction to system dynamics Stefan Wisbauer, Co-Founder at ELA European Leadership Academy

The problem solving, teamwork and communication skills needed to excel in any working environment – delivered by seasoned practitioners, including:

	Influencing styles and how to vary them Jack Bertram, Partner at McKinsey & Company
	How to become a productivity ninja Graham Allcott, Founder at Think Productive
	Networking and establishing relationships quickly Ben Houghton and colleagues of Noggin
	Searching for social enterprise jobs Francesca Lahiguera, Senior Consultant, Executive Team, Prospectus
	The power of networks (and how to build one) Steven D’Souza, Executive Educator, Coach, Speaker, Author and Consultant
	Facilitating peer-led, enquiry based problem solving Janie Wilson, Co-owner at the Action Learning Centre

Helping Associates understand themselves and those around them, their strengths and goals and how they might get there, including:

	Understanding motivations and your sense of well-being Darius Norell and Andrew Armes, Co-founders at the Spring Project
	Embercombe weekend: exploring the twin trail of leadership Kanada Elizabeth Gorla, Embercombe facilitator, leadership coach & change catalyst
	An introduction to spiral dynamics Stefan Wisbauer, Co-Founder at ELA European Leadership Academy