Learn how to design and deliver a vertically informed leadership development program, combining horizontal development (skills, knowledge competencies) with vertical development (mindset capabilities).
2023 Incubator Schedule
Application and Early Bird Tickets Available: 1 April 2023
London, July 2023
SCHEDULE | DATE | DELIVERY | TIME |
Free Webinar | 4 May | Virtual | 8AM BST |
Early Bird ends for London | 6 May | – | – |
Application Deadline | 28 May | – | 12AM BST |
Your Experience Begins | 29 May | Adeption Platform | None |
Workshop #1 | 14 June | Virtual | 8:30AM to 11:30AM BST |
Workshop #2 | 28 June | Virtual | 8:30AM to 11:30AM BST |
Workshop #3 (Day One) | 12 July | In-Person | 9AM to 5PM BST |
Optional Social Dinner | 12 July | In-Person | 7PM BST |
Workshop #3 (Day Two) | 13 July | In-Person | 9AM to 1PM BST |
Closing Lunch | 13 July | In-Person | 1PM BST |
Melbourne, August 2023
SCHEDULE | DATE | DELIVERY | TIME |
Free Webinar | 4 May | Virtual | 8AM AEST |
Early Bird ends for Melbourne | 6 May | – | – |
Application Deadline | 8 June | – | 12AM AEST |
Your Experience Begins | 9 June | Adeption Platform | None |
Workshop #1 | 30 June | Virtual | 9AM to 12PM AEST |
Workshop #2 | 27 July | Virtual | 9AM to 12PM AEST |
Workshop #3 (Day One) | 16 August | In-Person | 9AM to 5PM AEST |
Optional Social Dinner | 16 August | In-Person | 7PM AEST |
Workshop #3 (Day Two) | 17 August | In-Person | 9AM to 1PM AEST |
Closing Lunch | 17 August | In-Person | 1PM AEST |
San Francisco, September 2023
SCHEDULE | DATE | DELIVERY | TIME |
Free Webinar | 12 June | Virtual | 3PM PDT |
Early Bird ends for San Francisco | 14 June | – | – |
Application Deadline | 17 July | – | 12AM PDT |
Your Experience Begins | 18 July | Adeption Platform | None |
Workshop #1 | 8 August | Virtual | 2PM to 5PM PDT |
Workshop #2 | 22 August | Virtual | 2PM to 5PM PDT |
Workshop #3 (Day One) | 7 September | In-Person | 9AM to 5PM PDT |
Optional Social Dinner | 7 September | In-Person | 7PM PDT |
Workshop #3 (Day Two) | 8 September | In-Person | 9AM to 1PM PDT |
Closing Lunch | 8 September | In-Person | 1PM PDT |
What you’ll get from the incubator
Become a part of a design community of leading-edge practitioners
Your facilitators
NICK PETRIE
Nick Petrie is a performance coach for some of the world’s top
companies. He specializes in vertical leadership development,
culture creation and resilience under pressure. Nick is the author
of the book Work Without Stress, and the whitepaper
‘Future Trends in Leadership Development’.
CARL SANDERS-EDWARDS
Carl Sanders-Edwards, founded the vertical coaching platform,
Adeption.io. Carl has over 18 years experience helping workplaces
be better in global organizations and startups. Carl is passionate
about democratizing leadership development.
The incubator experience
LEARN
Become a part of a design community of leading-edge practitioners
EXPERIENCE
colliding perspectives reflection and experimentation
PROTOTYPE
ADEPTION DIGITAL WORKOUTS
Learn
- Discover the core principles and research behind vertical development
- Experience the Vertical Mindset Indicator assessment
- Learn and explore different ways to design and introduce vertical development
LIVE ONLINE
Experience
- Interactively experience different vertical development tools and techniques
- How hear other organizations have implemented vertical development
- Top up on the learning and principles behind vertical development
ADEPTION DIGITAL WORKOUTS
Design, part one
- Explore and start to design your vertical development program
LIVE ONLINE
Design, part two
- Continue with a design thinking process to ideate, narrow, and build a series of prototypes for how your organization could implement vertical development at scale
In-Person
Development Support
- Facilitated small group sessions – feedback and coaching on your prototypes
- Discover more shared experiences from other organizations
- Plan, testing and validation
- Optional 1:1 coaching is available on request
Who should apply?
This incubator is for people who are designing and/or delivering leadership development programs (acceptance criteria required). If you’re interested in growing your leaders in a scalable and effective way using well researched and academically-tested methodology, the incubator is for you.
Previous attendees






TESTIMONIAL
“I had read a little bit about vertical development and was anxious to learn more at the Incubator. What made the experience incredible was that Carl and Nick integrated the concepts into the program itself. There are heat generators, colliding perspectives, and reflection moments that help you not only learn, but experience what Vertical Development is all about.”
Ready to take your leadership development vertical?
Full 6-week incubator program
$2200