Leadership & Learning Programs

Learning is designed to inspire, empower, and prepare all generations to navigate complexity and shape a better future. Our programs bring together professionals, educators, students, and lifelong learners to explore systems thinking, planetary health, innovation, ecopreneurship and systems leadership in a rapidly changing world. Through content, courses, convenings, and collaborative initiatives — lifelong learning becomes a catalyst for knowledge, skills, and connections that drive meaningful impact at scale and transformative change.

Investment Readiness for Systemic Impact Program (IRSI)

Get investor-ready fast and accelerate funding with the Investment Readiness for Systemic Impact Program, a practical, high-impact masterclass for bold founders and growth-stage leaders worldwide mission-driven ventures.

Certification in Systems Leadership

A world-class Villars Institute program equipping executives, educators, and students with systems leadership skills to navigate complexity, foster collaboration, and drive meaningful, cross-sector impact in an interconnected world.

Villars Fellowship

The Villars Fellowship Program empowers emerging systems leaders through lifelong, intergenerational learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a global community, equipping Fellows to navigate complexity and thrive within planetary boundaries.

Global Issues Survey

The Villars Global Issues Survey is an annual effort capturing Fellows’ views on overlooked issues shaping the future of people and planet. It guides how institutions design curricula that equip the next generation leaders to advance planetary health.

Villars Review

The Villars Review is an education publication sharing bold ideas and innovations at the nexus of science, society, and sustainability, offering a platform for diverse voices and leaders to present insights that help shape a resilient, equitable future.

Villars Institute YouTube Channel

A series of expert conversations and perspectives on global challenges and systemic solutions for planetary health. Through an interdisciplinary lens, these videos share insights from leaders and changemakers striving for a resilient, equitable future.

Experiential Learning Programs

The Villars certified experiential learning programs, facilitated through Villars Partners, offer practical experience and leadership growth globally, alongside immersive, short-term experiences connecting learning with leadership in real-world environments.

Æther

Æther is an AI platform built on a large language model that serves as a virtual teaching assistant, answering questions and generating tests on sustainable energy and planetary boundaries using curated, scientifically validated data.

Learning and Education Activation Platform (LEAP)

The Villars Institute’s Learning and Education Activation Platform is a community space hosting programs, hubs, and working groups, enabling members to access content, connect, collaborate, and actively practice Systems Leadership together.

Open Planet

Open Planet is a is a library of high-quality climate and nature footage, free to use for educational, environmental and impact storytelling.

Transformation Maps

Transformation Maps from the World Economic Forum’s Strategic Intelligence platform visualize over 300 topics, illustrating their interconnections and the latest strategic insights, co-curated with leading universities and international organizations.

EarthTime

EarthTime lets users explore visualizations of Earth’s transformation over time. Using vast data sets and decades of NASA and ESA satellite imagery, it reveals changing patterns across the planet and highlights natural shifts alongside human impacts.

Leadership & Learning Programs