Leadership Development Design Incubator

 

An immersive two-day experience to design a development program to help leaders navigate complexity

 

 

 

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Leadership Development Design Incubator

 

An immersive two-day experience to design a development program to help leaders navigate complexity

 

 

 

APPLYLEARN MORE

Leadership Development Design Incubator

An immersive two-day experience to design a development program to help leaders navigate complexity

APPLYLEARN MORE

The incubator at a glance.

Who it is for?

The Incubator is for professionals who designs, delivers, or sponsors leadership development programs for medium and large scale organizations. Applications are a must to make sure each participant gets the value for this experience.

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What's involved?

  • 6O-minute virtual meet and greet
  • 15 to 3O-minute Vertical Mindset Indicator assessment
  • Optional online prep on the Adeption platform
  • 2-day in-person workshop event
  • Networking dinner

Connect

Within the design community of practitioners, get a taste for our methodology with a complimentary assessment, heat experiences, colliding perspectives, reflection and experimentation.

Prototype

Build a prototype of your design for your organization and discussions on how you might roll it out.

Your facilitators and hosts.

Corey Criswell

Chief Leadership Officer – Americas

 

Corey brings 25+ years of experience in the field of leadership development built by consulting with companies around the globe and as head of Executive Development at a Fortune 3O retailer. Corey has led, consulted, coached and designed leadership programs for a wide variety of organizations around the globe.

Dan Lake

Head of Global Delivery

Dan brings 2O years of coaching, team facilitation, and people development experience, working with organisations worldwide to empower clarity, ownership, and engaging communication. Dan is a trusted advisor, speaker, and mentor. He has extensive experience with emerging leaders and senior management teams covering operations, training, coaching, and development. The US State Department, Tesla, Google, and Apple currently benefit from leaders he’s coached. APEC clients include Southern Cross Healthcare, Frucor Suntory, Fonterra, and the banking and FMCG industries.

What you’ll get from the experience.

Become a part of a design community of leading-edge practitioners

Learn what Vertical Development is and why it is crucial for developing leaders

Learn how other innovative companies are developing their leaders

Create a new, cutting-edge leadership development program for your organization

Add new tools, assessments, and methods to your leadership development toolkit

Receive your Vertical Mindset Indicator (VMI) results, with your current stage of development

See how others use technology and ‘leaders developing leaders’ to scale development

Help your leaders discover new approaches for dealing with the complexity of work and life

Jim Hadley

Sr. Manager, Global Leadership Development, The Boeing Company

 

“I had read a little bit about vertical development and was anxious to learn more at the Incubator. What made the experience incredible was that Carl and Nick integrated the concepts into the program itself. There are heat generators, colliding perspectives, and reflection moments that help you not only learn, but experience what Vertical Development is all about.”

Dorothy E. Siminovitch, PhD., MCC

Founder and Director of Training, Gestalt Center for Coaching

 

“I recommend this Vertical Incubator program strongly for its excellent facilitation & learning design, and the beautiful interplay of exercises that participants can “take” in their hip pocket. As a gestalt coach and director of coach training, this Incubator experience gives more dimension to accessing levels of mindset and coaching for range and possibility. I cannot recommend this program strongly enough.”

Alyssa Gasca

Founder, Spark Executive

 

“Overall, the design of the program was genius. Made great use of time. Tons of learning in the small hours spent on “classroom” time – the zoom sessions flew by. Deep connections with other participants. Loved meeting everyone in person and having time to work on our actual projects and get feedback. Loved access to Nick, Jan and Carl.”

The incubator journey.

VIRTUAL MEET & GREET

Connect

  • Meet the participants, exchange wisdom, and connect 
  • Get a debrief on what to expect for your Incubator experience
  • Q&A

VERTICAL MINDSET INDICATOR

Assessment

  • Complete your Vertical Mindset Indicator assessment 
  • Access report on your vertical mindset stages and debrief 

ADEPTION DIGITAL WORKOUTS

Optional preparatory workouts

  • Discover the core principles and research behind vertical development
  • Learn how to focus on contextual learning through our B3 methodology and design-thinking process
  • Learn and explore different tools to incorporate into your design

In-Person

Two-Day Sessions

  • Facilitated small group sessions – feedback and coaching on your prototypes
  • Discover more shared experiences from other innovative organizations
  • Plan, testing and validation
  • Optional 1:1 coaching is available on request

The Vertical Mindset Indicator (VMI).

As part of the Incubator experience, you will also get a complimentary assessment and downloadable report called Vertical Mindset Indicator.

The VMI assessment is based on the well-respected Washington University Sentence Stem Completion test (WUSSC), research done with Harvard University, and 1O,OOO+ assessments from leaders across nationalities and industries.

The VMI builds on the work of Susanne Cook-Greuter, a world authority on leadership maturity. Her leader maturity profile (MAP) has been validated across many cultures and populations. Since 198O, she has analyzed more than 11,OOO MAP tests in more than 2OO different academic and business contexts.  Find out more here.

2O25 Incubator key dates.

MINNEAPOLIS

When: September 11-12, 2O25
Where:  Mill City Museum ADM Conference Room 710, South 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55401
Early Bird (until August 15): 2,4OO USD
Full Price (after August 15): 3,OOO USD
Schedule

  • Live Q&A | August 12 | 1O AM CDT
  • Early Bird ends | August 15  | 11:59PM CDT
  • Application Deadline | September 1 | 12AM CDT
  • Virtual Launch (Meet and Greet) | September 5 | 1OAM to 11AM CDT
  • In-Person Day One | September 11 | 9AM to 5PM CDT
  • In-Person Social Dinner | September 11 | 7PM CDT
  • In-Person Day Two | September 12 | 9AM to 3PM CDT
MELBOURNE

When: 24-25 July 2O25
Where: Aurecon Center, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Early Bird has ended
Price (from 26 April): 3,OOO AUD
Schedule

  • Early Bird ends | 13 June | 5PM AEST
  • Application Deadline | 17 July | 12AM AEST
  • Virtual Launch (Meet and Greet) | 7 July | 1OAM to 11AM AEST
  • In-Person Day One | 24 July | 9AM to 5PM AEST
  • In-Person Social Dinner | 24 July | 7PM AEST
  • In-Person Day Two | 25 July | 9AM to 3PM AEST

When: September 11-12, 2O25

Where:  Mill City Museum ADM Conference Room, 710 South 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55401

Early Bird pricing (until August 15): 2,4OO USD

Price per person (after August 15): 3,OOO USD

 

SCHEDULE DATE DELIVERY TIME
Live Q&A August 12 Virtual (6O minutes) 1O AM CDT
Early Bird ends August 15 11:59PM CDT
Application Deadline September 1 12AM CDT
Launch (Meet and Greet) September 5 Virtual (6O minutes) 9AM  to 1OAM AEST
Day One September 11 In-Person 9AM to 5PM CDT
Social Dinner September 11 In-Person 7PM CDT
Day Two September 12 In-Person 9AM to 3PM CDT

When: 24-25 July, 2O25

Where: Aurecon Center, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia

Early Bird has ended.

Price per person: 3,OOO AUD

SCHEDULE DATE DELIVERY TIME
Early Bird ends 25 April 5PM AEST
Application Deadline 17 July 12AM AEST
Launch (Meet and Greet) 7 July Virtual (6O minutes) 9AM  to 1OAM AEST
Day One 24 July In-Person 9AM to 5PM AEST
Social Dinner 24 July In-Person 7PM AEST
Day Two 25 July In-Person 9AM to 3PM AEST

FAQs.

How can I join?
Click the apply now button on this page, complete the form, and one of our team members will be in touch via mobile or email.
What are the payment methods and group pricing?
Payments can be made using any major credit card. For alternative payment options, available payment plans, or group pricing, please contact vmi@adeption.io directly.
What is included in the price?
The price includes access to the full Incubator experience, both the virtual and in-person events. Participants must make separate arrangements for hotels and accommodation and flights to the venue.
When will the program start?
For a detailed schedule, please view the schedule for your cohort on this page. You will be given access to the Incubator Adeption experience and we will notify you on the platform directly.
What if the dates/location doesn't work for me?
Click the ‘Apply’ button on this page and complete the application form. On the first question, choose “None of these options work for me” to register yourself for future Incubator events.

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US

6 Liberty Square # 28OO
Boston, MA O21O9
US

NZ

Suite 1O79O,
17B Farnham St
Parnell, Auckland 1O52
NEW ZEALAND

AU

Suite 796,
585 Little Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3OOO
AUSTRALIA

INDIA

Casa 9, Baner Rd,
Baner, Pune
MH 411O45
INDIA