“"The online course Future of Work needs Inner Work has absolutely convinced and mobilized me: High-quality production, authentic presentation, full of valuable insights. In its unconventional, solid diversity, this course stands out from the multitude of other offers.”
— Dr. Marcel Megerle, CEO at FamilienUnternehmerTUN
“Joana and Bettina are sensationally good guides for companies on their way to self-organization. While almost all change processes focus on the outer, tangible dimension of change, they focus on the transformation from within.”
— Peter Kreuz, Founder of Rebels at Work
What you will take away from this course:
In-depth knowledge about the necessary inner competencies for yourself and your team to succeed in the digital age
An actionable plan with concrete exercises and examples to lead the change process in your team
Personal feedback and concrete advice when you face a challenge
Support and inspiration from other like-minded leaders
We’ve curated more than 8 hours of video content for you, based on our learnings, experiences, and expertise as entrepreneurs and organizational developers. Additionally, in our monthly office hours and through our exclusive participant community we will accompany you along your journey.
“Finally, I received real guidance on how to put new organisational models into practice. Joana and Bettina helped me a lot to lead my team towards self-management.”
— Naomi Ryland, Co-Founder and Managing Director at tbd*
You should take this course if you:
are interested in new forms of leadership and organisational models
are committed to building a more authentic, creative, and productive work environment for yourself and your team
want to move from “theory” to “practice” and learn from our experiences and mistakes
wonder why so many change processes fail despite the best intentions
Course Content
>8 hours of video content, working material and exercises
Monthly Office Hours with Bettina & Joana to discuss your personal journey
Access to an exclusive and supportive community of course participants
Module 1 - Welcome Students!
In this introductory section, we provide you with an overview of the course and the story behind it.
Topics >
- Course Overview
- The Story behind the Course
Module 2 - The Background to the Future of Work
Here you get to know the major drivers behind new forms of leadership and work. We'll also clear away a number of popular misunderstandings regarding the future of work.
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- Why Future of Work?
- Digital Principles
- Popular Misunderstandings
Module 3 - Maps for Collaboration
In this section, you become acquainted with some very powerful concepts, which enable you to better understand how to create a successful and sustainable transformation of your own work environment.
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- Maps of Collaboration
- Intro to Spiral Dynamics
- The Balance between Inner and Outer
- Self-Management at the betterplace lab
- Why Inner Work?
- The Anatomy of the Future of Work
- Q&A - Is Self-Management Suitable for Everyone?
Module 4 - Competencies for the Future of Work
In a series of 10 lectures and 2 Q&As, we offer you a detailed overview of the most important inner competencies you need as an individual and as an organisation in order work in flexible and agile environments.
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- Self-Contact & Reflection
- The Iceberg Model
- Self-Motivation & Self-Management
- Me & You
- Empathy & Feedback
- Conflict Management
- Q&A - Which Competencies do we Need?
- Teams as Collective Organisms
- Metareflection & Multiperspectivity
- Evolutionary Purpose
- Competencies for the Future of Work
- Q&A - Are People really taking Responsibility?
Module 5 - Designing the Future of Work
Here we take you step by step through the whole process of redesigning your work place, your team or your organisation.
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- Dynamics of Change
- Motivation: Push or Pull?
- Facilitating Change from the Inside
- Identifying our Current Position
- Self-Organisation as an Avoidance
- Clarifying your Status Quo
- Designing your Future Organisation
- Q&A - How to Balance Manifestation & Reflection
- Q&A - Different Types of Organizational Models
Module 6 - Outlook
We end with a number of practical examples for the different solutions and models successful teams have come up with.
Topics >
- Practical Results at the betterplace lab
- Conclusion: Thanks for Watching!
Preview one of our lessons:
Q&A - Is self-management the right choice for every organization?
Course Price
EUR 299 (incl. VAT)
+ 36 videos, >8 hours of content
+ working material and exercises
+ monthly live office hours
+ exclusive community for participants
If you want to buy multiple seats for your company, or you are a NGO or social enterprise, please reach to us to receive a custom quote.
More than “just another online course”
For us, creating better and more sustainable organizations and work environments is not just any task or job. We want to contribute to a movement that we see growing all over the world.
And so it’s important for us to connect with you and offer you the opportunity to connect with other like-minded people in the Future Work - Inner Work community.
What the media writes about us …
About the facilitators
Joana Breidenbach holds a PhD in cultural anthropology and is a well-known social entrepreneur and author. She is co-founder of betterplace.org, Germany's largest donation platform. In 2010, she founded the betterplace lab, a think tank researching the use of digital technologies for the common good. The betterplace lab has evolved from a hierarchical organisation to one which is radically self-managed. In line with her interest in digital-social innovations, she supports initiatives such as the ReDI School, CRCLR House and TEDx Berlin. Joana invests in impact-oriented startups such as Clue, DeepL, nebenan.de and The Next We. As a European thought leader she is a highly sought after speaker and advises ministries, foundations and companies.
Bettina Rollow is a uniquely skilled and experienced facilitator, executive coach and senior advisor. Before working as an organisational developer and coach, Bettina received a master in International Business Studies and worked for several years as a senior consultant for the Volkswagen Group. As a coach, Bettina is focused on complex projects, creating collaborative working models across companies and countries. Trained as a Gestalt therapist, she addresses the organisational structure as well as the individual employee. Many of the companies she works with explore radically new ways to lead and collaborate, often involving collective leadership and self-management.