Developing inclusive leadership practice

Inclusive Cultures is a six-month disabled-led professional development programme designed for cultural leaders seeking to take steps towards systemic change. This learning opportunity is for individuals who are ready to deepen and broaden their competence and buttress their courage to contribute to inclusive culture making and disability justice. The programme draws on Inclusive Leadership theories and practice, and the lived experiences of D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse people/communities, and uses coaching techniques to inform both thinking and action.


Programme Details

Inclusive Cultures Includes:

The programme consists of four morning seminars exploring the following topics:

  • The latest research on shaping fearless, psychologically safe, and caring practices for individuals, organisations, and projects.
  • The Social Model as a tool for understanding ableism/disablism, its colonial roots, and implications.
  • Spaces, places, and intersectional perspectives, including hierarchies of need, power dynamics, and sharing, caring, and distribution of power.
  • Solutions presented by our 30 leaders, shaping a dynamic and inclusive leadership framework for the future.

Additionally, the programme includes four afternoon small-group action learning/coaching sessions, where participants engage with a coach to delve into the seminar content, employ action learning methodologies, explore solutions collectively, and activate their learning effectively.

Eligibility

This programme is open to a maximum of 30 individuals working in any area of the cultural sector, whether in an organisation or freelance. We’re looking for applicants who:

  • Are actively pursuing systemic change and seeking to achieve inclusivity within projects, organisations, or the cultural sector as a whole.
  • Want to work with peers to ask better questions, and achieve personal, organisational and sector transformation for D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse people, for the benefit for all excluded people and communities.
  • Are fully committed to the programme.
  • Are ready to learn from disabled leaders and a group of peers with diverse professional and lived experience.
  • Ideally have 2-5 years of work experience.

Applicants will be asked to answer three questions that demonstrate their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as provide insights, ideas, and visions for ending ableism. They should also outline what they would like to work on during their time in the programme.

To work on your application offline, please see the ‘How to Apply’ box above to view the application questions and deadlines.

Course Structure

Inclusive Cultures entails 4 days of learning, delivered online. All sessions are 10.00-16.30, with an hour-and-a-half break for lunch and smaller breaks built in to the day’s schedule.

The dates for Inclusive Cultures 2024 are:

  • Friday 14th June
  • Friday 19th July
  • Friday 20th September
  • Friday 25th October

Alongside these sessions, those taking part are encouraged to explore and try out learnings in their own context, as well as to find opportunities to connect with others taking part in the programme. Participants are also asked to consider writing a blog or learning reflection to share their insights, refreshed perspectives and ways forward as part of a wider conversation about culture change.

These blogs will be published on the Clore Leadership website – you can see publications from past cohorts here.

The programme has been so powerful for me. The value of the relationships made, the wisdom shared, insight illuminated through the seminars and the coaching sessions has been life changing.

Inclusive Cultures 2022 Participant

Costs & Funding

For the 2024 programme, the following fee bands will apply:

  • Large organisations (250+ employees): £175
  • Organisations up to 250 employees: £125
  • Freelancers: £75

If the programme cost is prohibitive, please reach out to the programme for support at [email protected]

Inclusive Cultures Blogs: A Taster

You can find the full listing of Inclusive Cultures blogs published in the Clore Leadership Resources section here!

Inclusive Cultures Blog: Cate Gordon Reflects on her experience

A portrait photograph of Cate Gordon
Resource | 06.09.23 | Alumni Journeys

Disagreeable: An Inclusive Cultures Blog

Find out more

Applications are currently closed

This programme is currently closed. To receive more information about applying for this programme or others, including opening dates, sign up to our mailing list. For any questions related to Inclusive Cultures, please contact us [email protected]