Welcome to The DO.

It's never the technology. It's always the human in the middle. We built The DO to change that. For 13 years we've empowered people inside the world's leading organisations as well as talented entrepreneurs. So investments lead to positive outcomes.

"The world isn't facing a crisis of understanding—it's facing a crisis of putting ideas and solutions into action."

Katherin Kirschenmann & Florian Hoffmann, Founders of The DO

A decade of doing change differently.

Corporate change has never been more urgent or more complex. We develop leaders who can navigate uncertainty. We build workforce capability at scale. We connect organisations to a global network of experts, practitioners, and change-makers.

Today, we help teams close the gap between AI investment and the human performance that makes it deliver. The future of work is human. We're building it from both ends.

3 campuses

where The DO is currently catalyzing change

Operating globally

with teams in Berlin, Hamburg, New York, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Africa & India

+100,000 people enabled

in our programs across 110 countries

+2,500 experts

sharing their expertise in our programs

The DO is a global social business, built on the belief that business for good is good business. Solving the challenges of our time, from the AI workforce transition to climate, through the development of people who lead with purpose.

The DO operates in three key spaces

Transformation and Leadership Development Services

Co-Creating bespoke programs

Leadership development
Change & transformation
Global learning journeys
 
 
Talk to us about your change challenge

Non-profit engagement through our sister organization, The DO School Fellowships

The DO School Fellowships built the world largest global  fellowship that equips innovators aged 16 to 28 with the training, expert support  and resources to bring their planet-positive  ideas to life.
Learn more

Building a global Entrepreneurship School: IncuVersity

The DO empowers people to become the drivers of  a new and sustainable economy.
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Where The DO Community is gathering next

May 7, 2026

Stuttgart

beVisioneers Global Summit

The DO community comes together at the beVisioneers Global Summit to highlight youth-led environmental innovation and foster multigenerational dialogue for a sustainable future.

September 15th, 2026

Berlin

The DO Summit

A trusted space for business leaders, global experts and impact entrepreneurs to exchange and gather collective insight on the critical questions shaping the year ahead.

Sept 20-25, 2026

New York

New York Climate Week

Generations for the Planet returns to bring leaders and innovators together to turn bold climate ideas into scalable impact.

Oct-Nov, 2026

Istanbul
Mexico City
Johannesburg
Kigali
Bangalore
Kuala Lumpur

beVisioneers Regional Summits

A global series of regional summits, gathering fellows and global experts to strengthen local environmental action, scale planet-positive projects, and grow as leaders of tomorrow.
Locations and dates to be confirmed.

Oct-Nov, 2026

Hong Kong

WLAB Inclusive Cities Summit

The DO Asia partners with WLAB to host a two-month series of events on transforming cities into liveable spaces that work for everyone.

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