Description
This self-paced mini-course on Seasons is about the cyclical patterns that exist in our leadership and social movement organizations. Seasons and cycles help us to understand, appreciate and protect the ebbs and flows that occur throughout our time in this work.
As we’ve experienced in this work, there are times when we’re externally focused and there’s energy to do things. And there are times when we’re in an internally focused state, where we seem dormant to the outside world, but our energy is just focused internally as opposed to externally.
We believe that each stage in this cycle has a purpose, gift and limits that can be applied to our lives, leadership, organizations, and movements. In this mini-course we dive into our leadership and organizational seasons specifically, and provide answers to some of the common questions that come up when we’ve previously shared the framework:
- What do seasons look like in my leadership? What should I be doing and how can I get support?
- How can we integrate seasonality into our work and lives? What are some next steps I can take?
- What should we do if I’m in one season and my organization is in another?
This is a living mini-course that will continue to evolve. Although it is self-paced, which means we do not currently facilitate or meet up regularly to go through the course, we include exercises and supplemental material to support you in your journey. In the future we plan to host events, include more supplemental material, and build more activities for you to deepen your learning and experiences.
**Note: Parts of this mini-course are included in the Social Movements Course and will thus be offered free of charge with the purchase of the Social Movements Course. If you want to deepen your understanding and learning, you can enroll in the Social Movements Course, linked here.