Planning School
Planning School offers online courses, cohorts, and events that teach purpose-driven leaders and facilitators contemporary strategic planning and change leadership methods. The programs focus on building adaptable Strategic Action Plans that can be used, rather than static documents, and integrate insights from human and team studies, neuroscience, and Jungian psychology. This approach equips in-house teams with the skills to lead their own planning processes repeatedly, reducing reliance on expensive external consultants.
- Content & Publishing
- Education Technology
- Software Only
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Problem
Traditional strategic planning methods often produce rigid, unfocused documents that fail to accommodate the fluidity required by today's fast-paced and uncertain environment. As a result, plans frequently collect dust on shelves instead of providing clear direction or creating meaningful change, leaving leaders ill-equipped to handle evolving human dynamics and rapid shifts.
Solution
Planning School provides online courses, cohorts, and events that teach purpose-driven leaders contemporary strategic planning and change leadership skills. The programs are designed to help individuals build and lead a "Strategic Action Plan" that is meant to be used, not just read, and can be adapted repeatedly. The curriculum moves beyond generic consulting by integrating human and team studies, cultural systems, neuroscience, Jungian psychology, and embodiment practices. This holistic approach enables clients to develop the in-house capacity to lead planning processes themselves, creating nimble plans for lasting impact without relying on outside facilitators.
Target Audience
The primary audience is purpose-driven leaders, executives, and facilitators working in nonprofits, small businesses, and complex organizations who want to build in-house strategic planning capabilities and increase their social impact.
Features
- Facilitator training course (Trailbreaker) that teaches how to lead strategic planning and create a Strategic Action Plan.
- Leadership course (Pathfinder) for creating and implementing a Strategic Action Plan as a leader.
- A curriculum that interweaves human and team studies, cultural systems, neuroscience, Jungian psychology, and embodiment practices.
- Cohort-based learning, self-paced courses, and in-person events that are currently being updated for 2026.
- Access to a community and resources focused on building fluid, adaptable plans for use in the real world.