LEVEL 2 - ALPHA
Integration & Application
At the Alpha stage, organisations move beyond awareness into active integration. The focus shifts from knowing what neuroscience, inclusion, and sustainability are to understanding how to apply them consistently across roles, systems, and behaviours.
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Neuroscientifically, this is where new neural pathways start to stabilise. Through repetition, reinforcement, and emotional resonance, inclusive practices begin to transition from cognitive effort to behavioural habit. Leaders are learning to regulate their threat responses and create conditions of psychological safety for others, while employees are starting to embed inclusive micro-actions into meetings, decisions, and communications.
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Alpha is about rewiring—using the brain’s natural learning systems to move inclusion from theory into daily operational practice. It's where change becomes visible, contagious, and measurable.
Neuroscience - Blocks and Enablers
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Psychological Safety: Leaders create environments where employees feel safe to voice ideas and challenge the status quo.
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Growth Mindset: Teams embrace learning from mistakes and view feedback as an opportunity for growth.
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Synaptic Shifts: Organisational habits are rewired through sustained practice and reinforcement of inclusive behaviours becoming consciously inclusive.
Digital Resources
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Interactive modules, quizzes, and virtual scenarios to reinforce learning.
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Customisable templates
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Practical Tools & Templates - Checklists, conversation starters, and templates for fostering inclusion in meetings, hiring processes, and performance reviews.
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Scripts and guides for addressing exclusionary behaviour compassionately.
Train the Trainers Programme (Enterprise Package only)
A certified programme to train in-house facilitators to deliver the framework across their organisations.
Training Modules Content
Practice & Integration
Curriculum Theme: Interrupt the Pattern. Build the Habit. Lead by Example.
Alpha takes insight into action. It supports deeper rewiring of leadership habits and team norms — using the brain’s natural systems for reward, reflection, and emotional regulation. This level integrates the teachings of five powerful thinkers: Pema Chödrön, Gabor Maté, Tara Brach, Resmaa Menakem, and Brené Brown.
Module 1: Cognitive Load & Decision-Making Under Pressure
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Understand how cognitive load impacts inclusive decision-making
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Recognise how time pressure and performance stress affect bias
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Learn techniques for pausing and responding under pressure
Module 2: Reframing Threat into Growth
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Recognise the impact of chronic stress on inclusion capacity
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Build emotional regulation techniques into daily life
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Shift from survival response to growth mindset
Module 3: Building Belonging with the Brain in Mind
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Understand the neurochemistry behind belonging (dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin)
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Recognise the role of fairness, recognition, and voice in building inclusion
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Apply everyday actions that boost belonging
Module 4: Behavioural Nudges & Inclusive Defaults
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Understand how the environment and design shape behaviour
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Apply nudge theory to create inclusive systems
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Identify and shift exclusionary defaults in daily practices
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Module 5: Emotional Literacy & Self-Regulation
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Deepen awareness of emotional states and cues
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Build the capacity to self-soothe, regulate, and return to presence
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Practice compassionate accountability
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Module 6: Embodied Inclusion & Everyday Courage
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Understand how inclusion is lived and felt in the body
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Practice small acts of courage to build inclusive habits
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Integrate learning into embodied leadership
Community of Practice
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Access to a global network of licensees who share best practices, challenges, and solutions.
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Ongoing webinars, workshops, and updates to keep the framework fresh and relevant.