The purpose of the Sparring Program is to provide professional Design Leaders with inspiration, support & coaching from experienced leaders in the field. You will match yourself with another professional from our network, exchanging ideas and experiences while coaching and learning simultaneously.
“We had a great connection. Every time we met we both learned something new from each other. We pushed each other to learn new things on a consistent basis“
Design Leader
“It was super to have the coaching-training as a platform to build on“
Design Leader
Do you need a Design Leadership Sparring partner?
To register for the program, you will need a formal leadership position, and you can choose between two orientations;
- Organizational Leadership (i.e. Leading companies) or
- Team leadership (i.e. Leading Teams)
Important to mention that both tracks above are regardless mode of employment. You can be a consultant on temporary assignment, self-employed, working for an organization or government.
The matching is then done within the two orientations and the specific focus areas that interest you (as far as possible).
The program runs once a year, starts in the fall, and is facilitated by Thomas Herrström
We look forward to your registration and an interesting period together!
Register to the program by registering to the Kick-off event
Outline 2026-27:
- Kick-off event (23 nov) – Leadership class, Matchmaking, Reflective inspirational talk by Stefan Moritz, Interview with Martin Knobloch on top management perspective.
- Sparring period 1 (Dec-Jan) – With your leader match
- Coaching event (25 Jan) – Masterclass and Coaching – Chris McCann (Sr Leadership Coach, Forefront Consulting)
- Sparring period 2 (Feb-May) – With your leader match
- Interdisciplinary inspirational event (April) & Workshops (in the making)
- Evaluation questionnaire (May) – digital
- Wind-up event (June) – Summary & evaluation, Lessons learned
Support:
- Presentation & lesson(s) on coaching
- Literature & templates
Geographical region:
Sweden
