Change in a changing world. What approaches might help?
Have you reached a stage in your career where you're considering breaking free of the confines of traditional leadership and management models to drive change differently? Join our faculty workshop, hosted by two of the faculty leading our upcoming intake on the Doctorate in Organizational Change to explore how you might be able to do change differently.
Monday, 1 December, 2025
12:30-2pm GMT (London)
Zoom Webinar
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Event overview
Spend an afternoon among like-minded professionals considering embarking on a radical new approach to effecting change within our warm and welcoming community. Hosted by two of the four faculty leading our new cohort in January, get an insight into our methodology and pioneering doctoral program of advanced study.
Meet the Speakers I Faculty
Nick Wilding
Head of ARE Corporate, Scottish Government; Adjunct Faculty, Ashridge Doctorate in Organisational Change (Hult).
Nick is a practitioner–scholar of organizational and systemic change. At the Scottish Government, he leads ARE Corporate, enabling whole-system transformation to support a just transition on climate and biodiversity across Scotland’s largest directorate. His practice blends organizational development, collective leadership, and coaching (individual, team, and systemic) to open and sustain spaces for inquiry that shift culture and unlock practical action.
Over two decades across public service and civil society, Nick has designed and stewarded communities of practice and inquiry, including ULab in Scotland, Art of Hosting initiatives, the International Futures Forum Transformative Innovation network, and UK/Ireland networks on action inquiry and community resilience. He brings a strong action-research stance to complex, cross-boundary challenges and supervises doctoral work on the Ashridge Doctorate in Organizational Change. Nick holds a PhD in action research and a master’s in human ecology.
Meet the Speakers I Faculty
Sharon Varney
Leadership and Organisational Development Consultant, Author, and Educator.
Sharon is an expert in leading and developing organizations in complex, fast-changing environments. Her work bridges practice and research to help senior leaders navigate ambiguity, build adaptability, and sustain change that makes a real difference.
Drawing on a background in global industries including oil & gas, finance, and manufacturing, Sharon now works across sectors to support strategic transformation, leadership development, and organizational design. Her doctoral research explored how leaders make sense of complexity in organizational life, shaping her distinctive approach that combines systems thinking, action research, and lived experience of change.
An author and practitioner known for “pushing the leading edge of practice,” Sharon creates space for learning and reflection amid uncertainty, helping people and organizations act with clarity and humanity in the face of complexity.
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