This is course 3 of 3 for those taking the Story as Leadership Strategy series bundle. Courses may also be taken independently.
Even when a change is clearly defined and grounded in community, leaders still face a critical challenge: helping others imagine what success looks like. Without a shared picture of the future, change efforts can lose energy, urgency, and direction.
In this course, participants focus on storytelling as a future-facing leadership practice. They use story to envision a desired future state, articulate what successful change makes possible, and frame that future in ways that inspire commitment and action. Using future-search tools and narrative structures, participants define a clear picture of success—one that motivates direction, energy, and meaning to the work ahead.
By the end of the course, participants create a vision story they can use in their leadership settings to guide direction, motivate action, and sustain momentum for change.
This course is for educators responsible for leading strategic change who want to articulate a compelling vision of the future that motivates commitment and guides collective action.
The asset you will develop through this course is a Vision Story which will include
A clear description of a desired future state connected to the change strategy
A narrative arc that shows how the future builds from the present
A compelling explanation of why this future matters and what it makes possible
An inspiring picture of the future that creates collective understanding
The skills you will develop in this course include the ability to
Use storytelling to articulate vision and future direction
Engage audiences around a shared picture of what’s possible
Reflect forward to imagine outcomes and implications of change
Inspire commitment and action through future-focused narrative
Participants will receive
Future Search storytelling frameworks and prompts
A workbook of protocols to engage your community and build your Vision Story
Guided reflection activities, including AI-supported reflection
Access to course materials and resources
Introduction
Topic 1: Best Hopes / Worst Fears
Topic 2: A Day in the Life…
Topic 3: Back to the Future
Topic 4: Futures Story
Estimated time to completion is 5 hours
3-months
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a digital certificate and badge. This digital certificate links to a webpage outlining the learning outcomes covered in the workshop. You can display your certificates on LinkedIn or your CV. You can also share it directly with your school or prospective employers.
Tara Waudby, PhD, VP of Evolution Academy by Middle States
This is course 3 of 3 for those taking the Story as Leadership Strategy series bundle. Courses may also be taken independently.
Even when a change is clearly defined and grounded in community, leaders still face a critical challenge: helping others imagine what success looks like. Without a shared picture of the future, change efforts can lose energy, urgency, and direction.
In this course, participants focus on storytelling as a future-facing leadership practice. They use story to envision a desired future state, articulate what successful change makes possible, and frame that future in ways that inspire commitment and action. Using future-search tools and narrative structures, participants define a clear picture of success—one that motivates direction, energy, and meaning to the work ahead.
By the end of the course, participants create a vision story they can use in their leadership settings to guide direction, motivate action, and sustain momentum for change.
This course is for educators responsible for leading strategic change who want to articulate a compelling vision of the future that motivates commitment and guides collective action.
The asset you will develop through this course is a Vision Story which will include
A clear description of a desired future state connected to the change strategy
A narrative arc that shows how the future builds from the present
A compelling explanation of why this future matters and what it makes possible
An inspiring picture of the future that creates collective understanding
The skills you will develop in this course include the ability to
Use storytelling to articulate vision and future direction
Engage audiences around a shared picture of what’s possible
Reflect forward to imagine outcomes and implications of change
Inspire commitment and action through future-focused narrative
Participants will receive
Future Search storytelling frameworks and prompts
A workbook of protocols to engage your community and build your Vision Story
Guided reflection activities, including AI-supported reflection
Access to course materials and resources
Introduction
Topic 1: Best Hopes / Worst Fears
Topic 2: A Day in the Life…
Topic 3: Back to the Future
Topic 4: Futures Story
Estimated time to completion is 5 hours
3-months
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a digital certificate and badge. This digital certificate links to a webpage outlining the learning outcomes covered in the workshop. You can display your certificates on LinkedIn or your CV. You can also share it directly with your school or prospective employers.
Tara Waudby, PhD, VP of Evolution Academy by Middle States
