Experience
Distinctively, your time in Cambridge is not limited to classroom-based activity and we aim to incorporate a number of practical experiences into the programme to aid understanding and to gain fresh perspectives on recurrent themes.
- Leadership insights: hear powerful leadership journeys from successful business leaders and reflect on leadership challenges in a range of contexts such as at the Churchill Archive at Churchill College or perspectives on leadership in the arts at the University of Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum.
- Company visits: to experience different business environments and study key corporate challenges in different contexts. We are ideally situated in the entrepreneurial 'Silicon Fen' area and with easy rail links to London we have access to many multinational and technologically innovative companies.
- Creativity workshops: Leaders develop new insights into the experience of leadership through a range of creative and arts-based activities. Some recent activities include: an interactive session with the Cambridge orchestra in residence, Britten Sinfonia, exploring ideas on the nature of leadership, communication and team roles; voice workshops focussing on communication, leadership and the experience of change; theatre workshop on innovation, creativity, risk and failure.
- Research at the cutting edge: A theme of sustainable environments can be explored in depth with a visit to a leading Cambridge research institute; e.g. exploring future global scenarios with a focus on climate change through a visit to the British Antarctic Survey, where leaders hear from scientists first hand, visit the ice cores and aquaria and challenge scientists on their understanding of climate change and its future implications.
- The Cambridge Experience: the unique historical setting of the Cambridge Colleges can include a wider programme of visits and events that complements the programme themes, such as punting on the River Cam, the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, the Darwin Collection, the Wren Library at Trinity College, or the various Cambridge science museums. All of our programmes can include formal College dining and the opportunity to network with Cambridge faculty.
