About Course and Content

This course explores responsible leadership as an essential response to the sustainability challenges of the 21st century. Moving beyond traditional, profit-driven models, participants will critically engage with diverse cultural traditions of leadership, indigenous knowledge systems, and global frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Through ten weeks of theory, dialogue, and practice, students will examine leadership not merely as authority, but as stewardship — a commitment to accountability, ethical decision-making, and long-term responsibility for future generations. The program blends philosophical reflection with practical application, equipping participants with tools to lead responsibly across cultural, institutional, and global contexts.

Learning Experience Design

Immersive Learning Methodology

• Dialogical Engagement: Explore leadership traditions from multiple cultures, identifying values that underpin sustainability.
• Applied Simulations: Test your competency for responsible leadership through self-assessments, stakeholder mapping, and ethical dilemma roleplays.
• Capstone Project: Develop a Personal Leadership Manifesto, articulating your vision of responsible leadership for sustainable futures.
  

What Will You Learn?

• Distinguish between authority-based leadership and stewardship-driven responsible leadership.
• Critically assess Western-centric leadership models and engage with indigenous philosophies that center sustainability.
• Analyze the SDG framework—its origins, critiques, and practical applications in local and global contexts.
• Develop a sustainability mindset grounded in ecological, systemic, emotional, and spiritual intelligence.
• Practice stakeholder orientation as an adaptive leadership tool in dynamic global environments.
• Refine communication strategies through listening-centered leadership, dialogue facilitation, and ethical decision-making.