2025 Pilot Program:
Stockholm, Sweden
Our Program
Working with partner institutions and sourcing mentor-leaders, NSLI connects Scholars with untapped, impactful educational opportunities, inspiring mentors and introduces them to successful organizations leading in challenging real-world contexts.
Cultural Immersion
A hallmark of our program is cultural immersion. In order to appreciate the similarities and differences within the Nordics, we learn in at least two Nordic countries after the Pilot.
Leadership Training
The program trains the next generation of American leaders with Nordic perspectives. NSLI recognizes that leadership is a participatory act and takes practice. The program features small group learning with close peer work, and unique and potent trainings outside of the Academy with experts from a variety of fields.
Internships/Mentorships & Follow-on Support
As NSLI builds the program, through our Nordic partners, Scholars will be paired with business, government and academic institutions whose ongoing work in the four main topic areas of human health science and policy; sustainability and natural resource stewardship; artificial intelligence, smart cities and inclusive innovation; democracy, pluralism and
gender equity, offer opportunities for training and education.
Masters Level Coursework
NSLI liaises with several Nordic universities and agencies to provide scholars with relevant leadership for sustainability topics.
Team Projects
As NSLI builds the program in length and depth, Scholars will work in groups to solve real-world problems. Projects vary in length and complexity, with flexible Scholar groupings fostering both leadership and collaboration.
Design Thinking & Post-Mortem Evaluations
The program employs design thinking pedagogy across all its operations. Scholars use DT tools to reflect on each program component and are active post-program evaluators - assisting in the iteration and improvement of the NSLI program.
PROGRAM JOURNEY
NSLI is designing an educational journey in the Nordic leadership milieu. Educationally, we move toward emerging theories of leadership for sustainability where work is collaborative, as exemplified by the very institutions with whom NSLI collaborates.
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Scholars will immerse themselves in the similar yet different cultures of the Nordics. It is a program designed for those dedicated to a career in leadership; those whose open-minded nature, original thinking and insatiable curiosity call them to service and to the NSLI model. The Scholars program will leverage the deep investments the Nordic countries have made in their institutions with core values of inclusive innovation, sustainable development, human-aware AI and technology, collaborative and representative policy and environmental conservation. Nordic Scholars will be immersed in and work on projects with Nordic institutions whose work is cutting-edge in each of these areas.
Why Sweden?
The Nordic region is a global leader in sustainability, trust-based leadership, and innovation. This program will take scholars into Stockholm, a model for Viable Cities—urban centers designed for a sustainable future.
Partnerships & Collaborators
Drawing on the collaborative spirit that has led to the success of the countries on which we focus our research and in which the scholars will train, the NSLI program is formed through international collaboration with partners across academia, industry, and government.
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Our partnerships will enable us to deliver a unique and highly curated program of cross-cultural interaction, collaborative problem solving, and human centered innovation. Some of our partners and collaborators include:
The 2025 NSLI Pilot Program: A Transformative Opportunity
September 2–12, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden
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Fully Funded
Leadership Development
Sustainability & Innovation
