Lean Systems for Agrifood Transformation
For Leaders and Trainers

Why this programme

Agrifood organisations are increasingly navigating structural complexity shaped by supply chain fragility, cost volatility, sustainability pressures, regulatory expansion and organisational resistance to change. Incremental improvement alone is often no longer sufficient to respond effectively to these conditions. This programme supports senior professionals in developing practical strategic capabilities to:

• Diagnose structural operational vulnerabilities

• Prototype resilient operating models and system redesigns

• Integrate long-term social return and SROI thinking into decision-making processes

• Apply lean systems thinking across organisations, teams and networks

• Scale transformation initiatives beyond isolated operational improvements

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The programme is designed for professionals leading organisational transformation, capability building and systems-level improvement processes.

 

Who should apply

This programme is designed for experienced professionals operating within leadership, transformation and capability-building roles across agrifood systems, including:

• Senior agrifood managers

• Sustainability and transformation directors

• Cooperative executives

• Extension agents and facilitators

• Professional trainers and consultants

• Organisational change leaders

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Participants should hold active responsibilities linked to organisational improvement, transformation, coordination or strategic implementation. A minimum of 3–5 years of relevant professional experience is recommended.

 

Structure

The 2-day intensive lab is organised around two applied transformation blocks.

Day 1: Systems Diagnosis and Transformation Prototyping

• Lean systems thinking foundations

• Operational vulnerability mapping

• Resilient systems prototyping

Day 2: Leadership Activation and Scaling

• Strategic implementation planning

• SROI and long-term impact integration

• Scaling lean systems across organisations and networks

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Total learning time: 16 hours through intensive collaborative delivery.

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Cohort size is intentionally limited to support depth, peer exchange, strategic dialogue and applied transformation work.

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Gain and Outcomes

By the end of the programme, participants will have:

• Evaluated structural operational vulnerabilities within complex systems

• Developed a resilient transformation prototype

• Applied structured SROI and systems reasoning approaches

• Built an operational implementation roadmap

• Strengthened strategic leadership capabilities under complexity

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The emphasis is practical transformation, structured decision-making and long term organisational resilience.

Cohort and Application Details

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Cohort 1
Applications open: 1 September – 10 October 2026
Programme delivery: 15–16 October 2026

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Cohort 2
Applications open: 15 October – 20 November 2026
Programme delivery: 26–27 November 2026

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Programme fee: €1650 (tax included)

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Applications are reviewed to ensure alignment, commitment and strong peer-level exchange across the cohort.