Custom Team Learning Program

'As we shifted to a 4-day workweek, time management became more critical to ensure the effectiveness of our global team. That’s why we hired Design Pathways to build a custom survey and lead org-wide workshops to support us on our journey. The workshops were personalized, structured, and full of practical and simple productivity and prioritization tools. They helped us develop a shared language, made my team feel united, and held us accountable to practice what we learned together. It was validating and an impactful investment.'

Karen Poiani, Ph.D.

CEO, Island Conservation

When you invest in your employees’ learning and development, you invest in your mission.

We team up with caring leaders who want to see their people grow and make their organizations even better. We understand that no two teams are alike. That’s why our learning programs are tailored to your unique needs and culture.

No matter what challenges you’re facing, we can help your team master the skills of great leaders.

Key Skills

Time management
Feedback
Goal setting
Decision making
Capacity planning
Stress management
One-on-one conversations
Well-being
And more!

It’s our mission to transform the way leaders and teams learn and work better together. Our learning programs are inspired and shaped by organizations like yours. They deliver real change in engagement, performance, and effectiveness.

'Design Pathways delivered a series of productivity and feedback workshops for BFFP that were highly customized and adaptive to our global team’s needs. Everyone appreciated the techniques and found the worksheets incredibly helpful. We have already seen positive behavior changes in how we manage our time and communicate with each other. The experience was culture building and will have a lasting impact. Our team is going to continue to learn and grow from this experience.'

Von Hernandez

Global Coordinator, Break Free From Plastic (BFFP)

'Design Pathways provided coaching and customized sessions to help Wild Earth Allies at a pivotal time in our growth. They expertly guided our team through a structured and strategic process that fueled team cohesiveness and added clarity to my operational decisions to drive partner-centric, scalable impact for the organization. Throughout, I felt supported by a thought partner who really understood me and my team well.'

Katie Frohardt

Executive Director, Wild Earth Allies

Here’s How Our Custom Learning Program Works

Baseline your team’s challenges and needs

We begin with discovery calls with your leadership team and follow up with an anonymous survey that integrates questions relevant to your organization's specific context, with your input. We analyze and share the survey results with you to better understand your team’s strengths and needs.

Customize workshops that are guided, actionable, and fun

To bridge skill gaps identified in the survey, we design and deliver custom online and/or in-person workshops and provide behavior-driven exercises, tools, and group coaching.

Make it easy to apply learnings right away

We create personalized and collaborative worksheets to help your team immediately apply and practice what you learned and align on how you will support each other. We also provide guidance for managers to reinforce content and coach direct reports on new skills.

Lead with heart

We care about your team feeling seen, heard, and valued. We create a safe and confidential space to share challenges and lead engaging activities to boost creativity and productivity.

Be a thought partner to your leadership team

We share insights from your team survey, prep and debrief with you before and after every workshop to integrate your feedback, and go beyond our scope to highlight other team needs.

'When we work with Design Pathways, we always know that our team is in good hands. The most recent custom productivity workshops they delivered were packed with engaging activities and powerful tools that were practical and accessible to everyone. Our team learned how to diagnose and address time management challenges to work better together. The impact of the workshops extended far beyond the content. We became more open, communicative, and collaborative. It was amazing how much the team dynamics changed. We can’t thank Design Pathways enough!'

Julian and Steph Fennessy

Co-Directors, Giraffe Conservation Foundation

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We also offer our custom learning program for conservation specialist groups!

'With support from the Arcus Foundation, Design Pathways pioneered a custom leadership program for members of the IUCN Section on Small Apes (SSA) based in habitat countries. Through surveys, interviews, and workshops, Design Pathways evaluated and addressed unmet needs in leadership development for SSA members. Their bespoke and thoughtful approach created a safe and inclusive space for members to openly share their challenges and gain valuable skills in decision making, managing their workloads, coping with stress, and more. Members described the experience as enlightening and humbling and said that it made them feel less alone and more resilient. This program stands as a beacon of progress for gibbon conservationists. I'm excited to see how it will continue to advance our work and strengthen our community.'