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Leadership Skills
Nine Patterns of Developmental Pathways
With Dan Siegel, M.D.
August 2 - 7, 2026
In this immersive, interactive workshop retreat with Dan Siegel, participants will learn about their own lives, how persistent patterns of emotion, thinking, and behaviour—known as “personality”—may have formed, and how to enable those potential prisons to transform into platforms of possibility that serve as playgrounds in life. Dan offers a…
Activate 2026
With Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Khari Wendell McClelland
August 12 - 16, 2026
Cortes Island
Join the sharpest digital minds from political and advocacy campaigns, creative agencies, and progressive causes, for four days of hard-skills training in digital tactics and leadership. Gain clarity on how to intelligently activate your organization from the inside, and crack the code to engaging your target audience to win campaigns,…
The Art of Leadership (2026)
With Suzanne Hawkes and Michael Bell
August 21 - 26, 2026
You must apply to attend this program. Applications for the 2026 training are now open. Are you committed to making a difference in the world? In social change, socially responsible business, education, politics or community service? Learn to inspire, engage and collaborate with others in effective action to broaden the…
Social Venture Institute Hollyhock 2026
With Hollyhock Leadership Institute
September 23 - 27, 2026
If you believe that business can (and should) be a catalyst for social and economic transformation, you belong at Social Venture Institute. Join Canada’s longest-running social enterprise gathering to find the inspiration, resources, and relationships you need to propel your mission forward. SVI is a five-day oceanside gathering of 100+…