Changemaker Circles
If you are the person others turn to when things get messy, who supports you?
As a space for leaders who are tired of carrying complexity alone, Changemaker Circles offer intimate, facilitated groups where you bring real dilemmas, think collectively, and restore your capacity to lead with clarity and confidence.
Where Leadership Becomes a Community
We have found that working in the messy middle of organisations can be an intensely lonely experience. You often cannot speak openly with those above, below, or beside you because you fear being judged as inadequate or weak.
Through our work, we have seen that leadership is no longer about standing alone. It grows through community, especially in a world shaped by online work and rapid advances in AI. Having a place to share ideas without fear of appearing weak or incompetent has enabled us to become more proactive, calmer, and more grounded.
In our experience, people often feel isolated and overwhelmed in the middle of their organisations. That’s why we created Changemaker Circles. Leadership does not need to be lonely, and you do not need to carry uncertainty and complexity by yourself. Changemaker Circles give you a space where you can think with others rather than think for others.
What are Changemaker Circles?
Changemaker Circles give leaders in the messy middle of organisations a place to think, feel, and act as a community. Through reflective dialogue, systems perspectives, and enquiry-led practice, participants build greater capacity for leadership while supporting one another in navigating organisational complexity.
Each Circle is a small, intimate group where leaders work with:
Real organisational dilemmas, not hypothetical case studies
A facilitated process that blends systemic thinking, embodiment, and collaborative inquiry
A community of peers who understand the emotional and relational labour of leadership
A rhythm of reflection that builds resilience and clarity
A rare space where leaders do not have to perform
Changemaker Circles use Collaborative Inquiry, a powerful approach that is new to many leaders. It ensures that:
Each week, you work on a real organisational dilemma
You leave with insights generated by peers who understand your world
You build capacity through action rather than theory
A Circle consists of four weekly 90-minute Collaborative Inquiry sessions, which are recorded, transcribed, and summarised.
Session One: Participants begin by agreeing on a Launch Statement that frames and focuses their initial dialogue. From this conversation, they identify a guiding question to shape their actions and inquiry within their organisation.
Subsequent Sessions: Participants return to share reflections and insights from their inquiry. These contributions spark fresh dialogue, which generates new directions for exploration. This iterative cycle continues across all four sessions and creates a dynamic process of learning and action.
Format
Outcomes
Changemaker Circles enable leaders to:
Think systemically by seeing organisations as living systems within social and ecological networks
Lead collaboratively by moving beyond heroic models to shared responsibility and collective sense‑making
Embrace paradox by using complexity, contradiction, and dissonance as catalysts for innovation
Develop in context by growing identity, agency, and capacity through engaging in real organisational dilemmas
Gain practical insights through an iterative inquiry that ensures each session produces actionable learning
Join a supportive community by connecting with peers navigating the “messy middle” of organisational change.
Leaders leave strengthened in their capacity to be collaborative, resilient, and transformative.
Join the Next Changemaker Circle
Each circle brings together up to six participants and one facilitator, creating an intimate space for deep dialogue and shared exploration. Multiple circles may run simultaneously, with opportunities for circles to connect and exchange insights at the end of each session.
Once a circle is formed, membership remains closed. This continuity allows participants to build trust, strengthen relationships, and engage in meaningful learning together.
Dates: Four Tuesday Evenings - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th March
Time: 18.30 - 20.00 hours (UK time)
Location: Google Meet.
Price: £195 - Standard
We offer a limited number of reduced-cost spaces to make our services more accessible. Please feel free to inquire if this would support you joining a Circle.
✨ Our next Changemaker Circle after this March cohort will run in June. If you’d like to be notified when registration opens, you can register your interest by contacting us.
Contact Us
Get in touch if you want to increase your ability to tackle complex problems or develop the future leaders within your organisation.