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Plan to Lead Urban Change
NEW 4 part National PIA course - Change management for Australian planners
To spearhead change in our cities and regions over the next 20 years, planners need to deliver on bold planning ambitions that are embraced by the people who live in, lead, and build our neighbourhoods.
To achieve this, our plan-making and assessment processes will need to adapt, blending technical investigations with change management approaches that foster community and stakeholder understanding and, ultimately, support for concepts such as urban consolidation, densification, living more sustainably, climate conscious, urban equity and housing affordability and diversity.
Planners are change agents. Planners will need to identify and shape change leadership opportunities in the plan-making process and seamlessly blend technical skills with highly attuned change management capabilities including storytelling, change communication, education, conflict resolution, political acumen and advocacy.
Through real-world case studies, guest practitioner presentations and online interactive discussions, this course will equip you with essential change management skills. You will learn how to harness urban change leadership for plan-making, plan implementation and beyond.
This course is designed for planners across Australia, and will be delivered over 4 modules in August and September 2024.
Are you prepared to step up and lead the transformation needed in our cities, regions and communities? Join us as we embark on this transformative journey together.
Program Snapshot:
The course comprises 4 modules, delivered in 4 x 1.5 hr online sessions and supported by a pre-read activity and post-session reflection.
- Pre-program Activity (Urban Transition Leadership Self-assessment): Monday 29th July 2024
- Module 1: Monday 5 August 2024 from 1pm to 2.30pm (AEST)
- Module 2: Monday 19 August 2024 from 1pm to 2.30pm (AEST)
- Module 3: Monday 2 September 2024 from 1pm to 2.30pm (AEST)
- Module 4: Monday 16 September 2024 from 1pm to 2:30pm (AEST)
- One on one meeting: Schedule your 1-on-1 30 min session within 2 weeks of course completion.
Course overview:
Pre-program activity
Complete an Urban Transition Leadership Self-assessment to identify your personal urban change leadership strengths and areas for growth.
The combined cohort results will be used to tailor the content to align with convergent development needs and urban change challenges.
Module 1: Exploring change management foundations
Monday 5th August 2024 from 1pm to 2.30pm (AEST)
Learn the foundational theory and principles of urban change management and explore its application to the planning and urban development system.
Module 2: Change leadership opportunities in planning
Monday 19 August 2024 from 1pm to 2.30pm (AEST)
Explore the change leadership opportunities in plan making and plan implementation. Learn from real-life change initiatives that have helped develop leading practice ACG次元网 policies and deliver difficult urban change,including community urban change readiness research, community panels, community education, councillor training programs, and catalyst demonstration projects. Explore the benefits and challenges of these approaches and align change leadership ideas and opportunities to your current and future work program.
Module 3: Leading great urban change conversations
Monday 2nd September 2024 from 1pm to 2.30pm (AEST)
Learn foundational principles for leading great urban change conversations including reading and responding to reactions to change, building community change literacy, developing trust and promoting citizenship. Practice leading reactive and proactive change conversations with internal and external stakeholders using real-life scenarios.
Module 4: Developing your Change Leadership Plan and Pitch
Monday 16th September 2024 from 1pm to 2:30pm (AEST)
Define change leadership opportunities in your current or future work program and develop your own Change Leadership Plan. Learn about storytelling for influence and create your ‘Change Leadership Pitch’ that you can use to help your colleagues and organisation understand the importance of change management in leading urban change.
One-on-one session
Meet with Jennifer Michelmore PIA (Assoc.), CEO, Studio THI to discuss and refine your Change Leadership Plan and Pitch and how to begin this journey in your organisation.
Designed for:
This course is designed for:
- Local government planners involved in managing urban change
- State and Territory government planners involved in managing urban change
- Consultant planners seeking a better understanding of how to manage urban change
Main Course Facilitator:
Jennifer Michelmore PIA (Assoc.), CEO, Studio THI
Jennifer is a systems thinker and urbanist, and for almost 20 years she has been collaborating with a global network of people who live in, lead, plan for, design and develop cities to maximise the social benefits of urban change. As the CEO of Studio THI, she is leading its strategic ambition to create a portfolio of sector-leading tools, training programs and resources to help communities and practitioners better navigate urban growth and change.
She has driven the formation and execution of multiple cross-system and multi-state partnership to pilot new tools and approaches including:
- Step-Change Cities Partnership, co-ordinating 14 leading organisations from across local and state government, peak bodies and the private sector in NSW, QLD and VIC support the implementation of Studio THI’s Urban Change Readiness Index in 4 rapidly growing LGAs
- Urban Transition Leadership Training Program for Councillors, an online 12-hour learning program to upskill councillors on sustainable growth and urban change and how to support communities through urban change in partnership with ACG次元网 and Local Government Association of Queensland
- Growing Well Community Education Resource, the development of an educational program on quality growth and housing diversity to build community readiness for urban change. Leading the pilot implementation of the program in Cairns and its subsequent roll-out in 9 LGAs across Queensland in partnership with the State Government.
She is passionate about building the change leadership capabilities in our sector and believes that with every urban change we have the opportunity and responsibility to create something extraordinary for today and future generations.
Guest presenters:
Jennifer will be joined by a guest presenter in each module session, who will provide practical examples of how these change management techniques have been used in a varierty of communities and contexts.
Greg Chemello, Experienced Government Leader
Greg Chemello has 40 years’ experience in land use and infrastructure planning, property development, development project delivery, economic development, stakeholder and community engagement and corporate governance. He has held numerous leadership roles including Deputy Director-General - Planning Group, General Manager - Economic Development Queensland, Director-General - Department of Local Government and Multicultural Affairs, Interim Administrator - Ipswich City Council and CEO - Moreton Bay Regional Council.
Amanda Sheers MPIA, Director of Planning, City of Stirling, Westen Australia
Amanda has over twenty years’ experience in both the public and private sectors, having held executive roles in both State and Local governments. Amanda has provided leadership on a diverse range of urban planning and infrastructure strategies and projects and encourages and supports innovative solutions to growth challenges and producing evidence-based policy development. Amanda’s experience also includes extensive involvement in a wide range of complex development assessment matters.
Amanda’s high level of technical knowledge, interpersonal skills, outcome focus and breadth of experience enables her to effectively lead teams of people and projects and foster good working relationships.
Ed Johnson MPIA, Director of Planning, Cairns Regional Council
Final guest presenter to be announced
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I can’t make a session?
Missing a session is not ideal, as this is an opportunity to work with others and build a network of peers that can support each other to develop skills in urban and community change and change. However, all sessions are recorded and will be sent to participants to watch back or catch up if they can't make or stay for the full session.
Can a colleague attend in my place if I can’t make it?
No. The course has been developed for a single participant to attend the full series, as each module builds on the learnings from the past module. This prior knowledge will be expected for each new module. If you miss a session you can always re-watch in your own time.
I’m not a planner, will this still be beneficial for me?
Anyone involved in managing urban and community change will benefit from this course, including other professions, managers, and elected representatives. The content will target the role of planners, but will still be broad enough to be applicable to a range of people working on community and urban challenges
- Price
- $183 Student Members | $445 Members | $590 Non-Members
- CPD Points
- 8
- When
- Commences 29 July 2024 and concludes 16 September 2024. Four lunchtime session, 1:00PM-2:30PM (AEST)
- Where
- Online - Hosted from Qld
- Registrations Close
- 26th Jul 24 11:55 PM