January  |  Boot Camp (Attendance Required)

• Introduction to the course and fellow scholars
• Review of program templates
• Sponsorship + fundraising guidelines
• Session planning requirements + brainstorming activities
• Leadership introduction + guest speakers

February  |  Session #1: Leading Together

• The basics of leadership
• Understanding one’s personal leadership skills and how they relate to others
• Effective communication and emotional intelligence
• Optimizing team dynamics

March  |  Session #2: Entrepreneurship + Management (½ HSW)

• Office + firm management standards
• Firm organizational structures + long-term succession planning strategies
• Entrepreneurship opportunities within the practice
• Alternative business models

April  |  Session #3: The Art of Negotiation (HSW)

• Ethics + Law: from contracts and codes to professional ethics
• Overcoming negotiating pitfalls + behavior
• Advocating for oneself
• Public speaking + professional communication

May  |  Session #4: Research + Data (½ HSW)

• Thought leadership
• Creating the case for research in design + beyond
• Using data effectively
• Bridging the divide between architectural education + practice

June  |  Session #5: Business Development + Marketing

• Effective networking
• Using social media professionally
• Business development + pursuing work
• Building a personal brand

July  |  Session #6: Industry Game Changers (HSW)

• Sustainability + resilience in design
• The potential of historic reuse, preservation, and adaptation
• New tools to change how we practice (BIM, VR, etc.)
• Shaping the future of the design + project delivery methods

August  |  Session #7: Community Engagement (HSW)

• Understanding the needs of the community
• Tools to interact + collect data from the community
• Social responsibility of architects as community leaders and public servants; citizen architects
• Becoming more involved in one’s own community through philanthropic work + board involvement
• Impact through political advocacy

September  |  Session #8: The Future of Our Culture (½ HSW) (Attendance Required)

• Architecture’s role in culture, today + the future
• Embracing a diverse, inclusive + equitable world
• Becoming a mentor
• Growth through the CKLDP experience