Shape the Future:

Join the Systemic Growth Leadership Studio for Communications Leaders & Industry Experts

Exploring and inspiring new kinds of creative and entrepreneurial leadership to move beyond the gridlocks of our transformative times

In partnership with

PR and Communications Industry

Market Disruption, Economic and Political Uncertainty, AI….

….join your peers to explore and co-create systemic solutions that will transform how our industry and your organisation can lead through complexity and change.

….time to explore and create growth opportunities and new relationships in the crucible of challenging times.

Focused Development Time to Increase Your Impact as a Leader

Why join the Systemic Growth Studio?

  • An Exclusive Peer Network: It’s lonely at the top, and tough times mean tough calls. Join an elite cohort of PR and communications leaders facing similar challenges and ready to co-create an inspiring environment to create the future - considering how the industry can move “out of stuck” and the opportunities ahead.

  • Systemic Change Approach: Revolutionise your business with cutting-edge systemic and social leadership principles, that foster adaptive change and compound learning, and that move beyond competition to help all boats to rise.

  • Inspired by experts: advisory sessions and creative workshops from industry leading experts that will expose you to new ways of thinking and problem solving.

  • Resilience Building: enhance your personal resilience and drive business impact through active sharing and collaboration in a safe, trusted environment.

  • Personalised Value Creation: Address your specific business challenges through dedicated time with expert advisors and coaches.

The Systemic Growth Studio Experience

6 days of facilitated sessions, online and face to face, leadership learning journey attended by senior leaders and experts from across different organisations who come together in a safe and confidential forum to question and explore how to navigate complex change and industry issues, including possible collective innovations, during this time of heightened disruption and instability.

Plus build your peer community between sessions and access online learning and tools to address your growth challenges with access to trusted additional expertise as required.

Collaborative group sessions with your industry peers

  • Group formation and contracting. Exploring industry context and challenges.

  • Systemic analysis of the industry and identification of group challenges including how to work in collaboration rather than competition.

  • What’s getting in our way? Exploring gridlocks, blind spots and barriers to change and growth and the deeper and new aspects of organisation change dynamics which inform our ways of working, such as collaboration, flatter hierarchies and purpose and impact led-organisations.

  • Releasing our collective “Social Energy” for the benefit of all and creating new paths to sustainable businesses.

  • Exploring possible future industry scenarios to identify opportunities, growth initiatives and business innovations.

  • Systemic growth planning and action learning via piloting and prototyping growth initiatives together, forming a new collective capability.

  • Sharing and reviewing results and impact, including lessons learned and how to bounce forward through tensions.

  • Embedding change and storytelling for customers, employees and shareholders.

  • Reviewing, celebrating and deciding “where next”.

Plus Expert-Led Inspiration throughout the Experience

(examples of Expert Sessions, subject to scheduling and availability)

Plus Cross-Sector Explorations to visit and meet other industry leaders.

And Social Events to strengthen the human connections in your peer network.

The Systemic Growth Studio advantage

  • Blended learning and collaboration

    Building energy and maintaining momentum through a combination of online group sessions and face to face events at the RSA in London, together with offline work between sessions.

  • Continuous networking and learning

    Membership of the Systemic Growth Studio includes access to the Social Energy Community and Academy with private online spaces for personal and group reflection between sessions plus online learning content.

  • Recommended growth coaching

    It is highly recommended that participants also take advantage of the personal coaching package of 3 coaching sessions, to enhance and embed the personal learning and impact.

Outcomes that matter

Re-energise yourself and your organisation by taking the space and time to reflect, analyse and plan

Become part of a close-knit cross-industry group of peers to share experiences, knowledge and opportunities for collective thriving

Creation of organisation-specific action plans and value propositions to enhance and enable growth

Take the learning back into your organisations to enhance capabilities for leadership and growth

Meet the Systemic Growth Studio Team

  • Nigel Russell

    STUDIO DESIGN LEADER

    Organisational and Digital Transformation Expert and Strategy Advisor, C-Suite Executive Coach and Reflection Partner

    Xenergie, Capgemini, BAE, PA, Teneo

  • Lorna McDowell

    LEADERSHIP C-Suite GROWTH LEADER

    Systemic Transformation and Leadership Coach/Psychologist, Organisation Development, Group Relations and Eco-System Change Expert

    Founder of Xenergie and worldXchange Foundation, Ex-Omnicom and SAP/Plaut, Xerox, Professional & Financial Services, Life Sciences and Cross-Sector Experience.

  • David Gallagher

    Founder of Folgate Advisors

    Global Comms Industry Influencer and Shaper Business Growth & Leadership Advisor

    Ex-Omnicom President

  • Ruth Allchurch

    STUDIO INDUSTRY CONNECTOR

    Communications Business Leadership Mentor & Folgate Advisor

    ex-CEO Ketchum, WE Communications, Cirkle

  • Lindsey Lee

    STUDIO TEAM PERFORMANCE

    Xenergie Executive & Team Coach

    Ex-Omnicom, Text 100, Intel & SME Agency Founder

  • Penny Burgess

    STUDIO BUSINESS COACH & REFLECTION PARTNER

    Global Trade Advisor Folgate / Xenergie, Governance and Board Development and Agency Growth Acceleration

    Ex-WE Red Bridge Communications (Founder), Asian Marketing Communications Expert.

Invest in your future

Market price £7,500 + VAT.

As a connection of the Folgate Advisors network, secure your place in this transformative experience with our early-bird launch offer of just £6,600 +VAT until 30th May

  • 6 days of group sessions in the Systemic Growth Studio including content sessions from industry experts

  • Accelerate your growth with a tailored growth plan for your own personal and organisation development in 2025

  • Participate in co-creation work with industry peers between sessions on the issues facing the Communications industry

  • Access to the private online community to strengthen your peer network

  • Access to additional online learning and toolkits

  • Practical actions and tools to take back into your organisation

Payment Options

6 x Monthly payment

6 x £1,100 + VAT

(Optional Coaching 1-1 sessions in addition)

Or

Save with Up-front payment

£6,000 + VAT

(Optional Coaching 1-1 sessions in addition)

  • 1-1 coaching / consultation sessions (1-2 hours) with a systemic coach from Xenergie, tailored to your needs and type of coach/advisor.

  • Deep dive into business and leadership challenges with a focus on finding practical solutions

  • Create the time and space to be reflective and re-energise yourself

Elevate your journey with our optional coaching package from an additional £2,000 + VAT

Apply now to secure your place.