Indigenous Change Management

In Person Certification Learning Journey

Two immersive days | Edmonton | 10 Instructed hours

Change is not carried through implementation plans alone.

People experience change through relationships, trust, history, leadership, communication, culture, governance and lived experience. Indigenous Change Management provides a broader framework for understanding those realities and responding to them with greater clarity and intention.

DAY 1 | UNDERSTAND, ASSESS & PREPARE

Understanding Change Differently

Explore how history, trust, lived experience and organizational context influence how people receive and carry change.

Medicine Wheel Framework

Learn the Indigenous Change Management Medicine Wheel Framework and examine Vision and Intention, Relationship and Trust, Truth and Response, Wisdom and Accountability, and the importance of Balance and Spirit.

Readiness & Change Diagnosis

Assess leadership alignment, governance, capacity, communication, relationships, risks and barriers before implementation.

Relationships & Communication

Map stakeholders and relationships and determine appropriate approaches to engagement, collaboration and communication.

DAY 2 | LEAD, APPLY & SUSTAIN

Leadership, Trust & Impact

Explore leadership responsibility, sponsorship, trust and the operational, relational, cultural and people impacts of change.

Difficult Responses & Risk

Move beyond simply labelling people as resistant. Examine barriers, pressure points, concerns, unintended impacts and what may be driving difficult responses.

Applying the Framework

Use real organizational change situations to apply the Medicine Wheel, readiness, relationships, communication, leadership and risk tools.

Action Planning & Sustainability

Translate learning into next steps, accountability, meaningful indicators and a practical pathway for sustaining change.

Upon completion of the Indigenous Change Management Certification, participants will be able to:

  • Apply the Indigenous Change Management Medicine Wheel Framework to organizational change and transformation.

  • Assess organizational readiness, including leadership, governance, relationships, communication, risks, and barriers.

  • Identify operational, relational, cultural, and people impacts of change.

  • Analyze stakeholder relationships and appropriate engagement approaches.

  • Develop change strategies that integrate Indigenous perspectives and organizational realities.

  • Evaluate resistance, risks, pressure points, and unintended impacts.

  • Apply culturally responsive and people centered approaches to change.

  • Develop implementation plans that support accountability and long term adoption.

  • Recognize how history, culture, trust, and lived experience influence change.

  • Apply practical tools for readiness, stakeholder mapping, leadership alignment, communication, risk, and action planning.

Prefer to learn virtually? Explore the Live Virtual Certification.

The training is pre-approved by CPHR Alberta for 10 CPD hours.
Mahsi cho! I hope to see you in one of the upcoming sessions.

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