Urban Transition Leadership Sprint Councillors

Helping your community navigate urban change

A six-week online learning and innovation program designed to consolidate knowledge of sustainable growth and explore practical approaches to leading communities through urban change.   

Studio THI works with councillors representing communities undergoing change across Australia.

We recognise that councillors are the closest elected representatives to their communities and our research shows they are the community’s most trusted advisors about change and development.

This online program is empowering councillors in their important work in helping rapidly growing communities navigate the complexities of urban change.

It helps councillors consolidate their knowledge of sustainable urban development as they work to co-create practical tools to lead their community through urban change.

Why this program?

  • Build urban and community transition leadership capabilities

  • Develop a change leadership strategy for community growth challenges and opportunities 

  • Unpack the political and organisational challenges of working in communities undergoing change  

  • Build networks of councillors and leading practitioners throughout Australia

  • Be part of co-creating tools and resources designed to help themselves and other councillors lead communities through urban development

  • Help shape an advocacy agenda on the needs of councillors working in rapidly changing communities

 

Program overview

Online program with two contact hours for six weeks.

* Online session will include guest practitioners from across Local and State Government and the private sector sharing experiences and case studies relevant to challenge areas. 

 

  • Explore the challenges and opportunities of working in rapidly changing communities and define the priority transition themes in your community.

  • Deepen your understanding of the urban change system and the levers of councillors and other system actors. Establish a system’s view of the factors influencing your challenge area.

  • Understand the principles of great urban outcomes and explore the intersection with your challenge area. Unpack the political and organisational challenges of working in communities undergoing change. Practice leading a community conversation on the changing urban identity of your area.

  • Learn about collaborative approaches to supporting communities through urban change and use a series of tools and techniques to develop potential ideas to address your challenge area.

  • Prioritise and refine your ideas with a system’s view and develop a roadmap for bringing your ideas to life - priority actions and objectives, required key stakeholders and partnerships, potential enablers and disablers.

  • Reflect on the skills required to be urban change leaders and consider the tools, resources and learning programs that would best support councillors in their work with high-growth and change communities.