The DO School
Learning by DOing
Partner with The DO School to unlock the potential of your people, turning teams and individuals into the drivers of your future success.
Here’s how we harness the power within.
The award-winning DO School is here to equip leaders, employees, and young talents with the skills, tools, and mindsets they need to thrive in the economy of the future. Our expert-led, partner-focussed center of “learning by DOing” delivers a novel approach to leadership development and lifelong learning. Dozens of Fortune 500 companies are partnering with us to bring intrapreneurial skills into their teams – join them now.
The world’s leading companies are “learning by DOing” with The DO School:
At The DO School, we understand that, to stay successful in the future…
…you need your leaders to take responsibility and align your organization with being part of the solution.
EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER YOUR LEADERS
…you need employees that are engaged, inspired – and ready to propel your strategy forward.
EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS TO TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES
…you need to attract young talents in a fast-changing context – and continuously upskill them so they can contribute to your strategy.
EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN YOUNG TALENTS
Leadership, innovation, sustainability – we train you in areas that will secure your future success
SUSTAINABILITY:
To implement sustainable business practices, your leaders and employees need an understanding of key concepts and frameworks. With our courses, they don’t just gain this crucial knowledge; they learn ways to derive concrete individual actions from their learning – and inspire change from within.
INNOVATION:
We design and deliver programs that help your leaders and employees understand complex problems – and develop novel solutions. Using The DO Method, we work with you to create tangible results on urgent business challenges – and lead participants from idea to action.
LEADERSHIP:
Our leadership development is based on building a set of core skills and mindsets, with an emphasis on interpersonal skills, empathy and communication. Self-awareness, resilience, social listening – we develop leaders who know how to lead courageously, and with purpose.
Faculty & Experts
World-class program designers and facilitators
Our facilitators excel at co-creation and collaboration: they understand participants’ needs and know how to use facilitation, moderation and training to guide different groups through their individual journeys.
World-class program designers, facilitators, leading practitioners
– how we’re teaching
At The DO School, we are proud of world-class program designers who bring years of experience in creating tailored courses that meet your learning objectives.
Our facilitators excel at co-creation and collaboration: they understand how to use facilitation, moderation and training to guide groups through individual journeys.
For each course, we curate a bespoke line-up of leading practitioners from The DO’s global network of experts – bringing unique insights based on practical experience.
The DO School learning loop –
from theory to application to reflection
Input
Gain fresh insights, learn about new concepts and frameworks
Hear pia speak about a business chllenge example
Activate & Implement
APPLY YOUR LEARNINGS TO A CONCRETE CHALLENGE
Reflect
A structured reflection on the results of your implementation
Iterate
PEER ACTION GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO DEEPEN THE LEARNING PROCESS
Hands-on, hybrid, and highly customized – what sets our award-winning courses apart
BLENDED
To match the realities of the world of work, our programs are optimized for blended learning. On-demand, live online, and in-person – we combine different formats, and each course is tailored with participants’ needs and geographical locations in mind.
HANDS-ON
We break down the barrier between theory and practice — for us, the two are one. That’s why we blend actual business challenges with personal skills development. We don’t do ‘classroom learning’ that never gets applied in the real world!
HIGHLY CUSTOMIZED
All our programs are tailored to embrace the needs and strategic direction of each partner. We carefully align on learning objectives and get to know our potential participants. We design and deliver each program with the learner in mind.
A format for every purpose - a suite of programs tailored to your goals
The DO School offers a program portfolio to meet you wherever you are on your strategic journey.
Whether you are looking for multi-year leadership development or shorter, scalable formats, whether you want to create your own intrapreneurial academy programs or train your people on taking climate initiative – connect with us to start your own journey of “learning by DOing”.
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TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES
What people have to say
“The DO School was attractive in that it offered the opportunity to bring international teams together in a structured way, with the core purpose of innovating. That’s something that I find unique. I haven’t seen many other programs that can do that.”
What people have to say
“Unlocking the potential of shifting mindsets – that’s where the real transformation starts in our global community of leaders as well as in my global team and that’s exactly where The DO School provided the right insights and learning spaces.”
What people have to say
"Our Young Talent program (24YOU) is a fantastic source of inspiration and innovation: because being able to directly co-create with young people from GenZ allows us to understand their thoughts and needs way better and it delivers fantastic solutions to challenges we have in fashion retail. If you believe that collaboration with younger generations is needed, then definitely go with The DO School!"
ULRICH SCHMITZ
Managing Director of Axel Springer Digital Venture
BJOERN HERZOG
Division Manager - Otto Group
Oliver Lange
Head of H&M beyond
The DO Method
The core skills, tools and mindsets to thrive and lead in a new economy cannot be learned in theory. It’s all in the DOing. That’s why The DO School takes a rigorous “learning by DOing” approach.
The DO Method is a proven 4-stage innovation process that leads individuals and teams to create real results — while allowing for experimentation and the testing of new skills and mindsets. It’s a fresh, immediate way to learn, with lasting results.
4. DO!
Start DOing and implement your solution based on goals and milestones established in the PLAN phase. Measure impact and align your team with its own drive and purpose.
1. Dream
Develop an initial understanding of the problem and align it with your own passion and purpose while engaging in blue-sky thinking.
3. Plan
Get ready for implementation by creating an ambitious yet realistic plan with regards to resources and success metrics. Start building a support ecosystem that is ready to advance the project.
2. Focus
Deepen your understanding through research while engaging with experts & users, getting feedback and creating prototypes to continuously improve your ideas.
1. Dream
Develop an initial understanding of the problem and align it with your own passion and purpose while engaging in blue-sky thinking.
2. Focus
Deepen your understanding through research while engaging with experts & users, getting feedback and creating prototypes to continuously improve your ideas.
3. Plan
Get ready for implementation by creating an ambitious yet realistic plan with regards to resources and success metrics. Start building a support ecosystem that is ready to advance the project.
4. DO!
Start DOing and implement your solution based on goals and milestones established in the PLAN phase. Measure impact and align your team with its own drive and purpose.
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