EDUCATION & LEARNING INITIATIVES

Module-based education & experimental learning

DISCOVERY GLOBAL

COL Alliance and LINS Institute established Discovery Global to encompass the Center for Global Learning and Center for Global Studies through a combination of organic, growth and joint-venture strategies, which together serve as the professional training and academic unit of COL Alliance and LINS Institute with the capabilities to deliver premium interdisciplinary education offerings across on-line, on-location and on-campus platforms. 

COL Alliance specializes in developing and managing social enterprises, ventures and partnerships across a range of growth industries that share a common purpose, complimentary offerings and capabilities with the potential to scale-up and generate measurable social, economic and environmental returns.  LINS Institute focuses on conducting applied-based research, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, M&E, impact assessments, curriculum & program design, incubator & accelerator design and capacity building & training.  LINS Institute specializes in utilizing its interdisciplinary research and education capabilities to design & develop module-based education, experiential learning and collaborative-based research programs across: Leadership Development | Innovation Management | Natural Resource Management | Social Enterprise, Finance & Justice

The interdisciplinary academic and professional training offerings are geared for a range of students and professionals pursuing either an entrepreneurial-based or management-based career (or career transition / advancement opportunities) in areas focused on the following interrelated disciplines:

  • International Development / Security / Relations
  • Sustainable Development / Natural Resource Management
  • Social  Finance / Venture Philanthropy
  • Social Entrepreneurship / Innovation Management
  • Humanitarian Affairs / Non-Profit Management
  • Global Health / Humanitarian Relief Management 
  • Social Justice / Human Rights / Gender Equality
  • Media for Development / Media Management
  • CSR Marketing / Management
  • Logistics / Project Management
  • Public Policy / Public Management
  • Communications / Media Relations
  • Sports for Development / Sports Management
  • Experiential Marketing / Cause Marketing
  • Arts for Humanity / Artist Management
  • Sustainable Tourism / Ag. & Eco Tourism
  • Intellectual Property / Licensing
  • Sustainable Fashion / Circular Economy
  • Agri-tech / Eco-tech
  • Food / Water Security

PHILOSOPHY & APPROACH

We believe organizations are successful because the individuals that lead & manage them have been professionally trained, guided and mentored, and our team is dedicated to helping individuals, teams & organizations in realizing their full performance potential.

INTENSIVE, HOLISTIC & FLEXIBLE APPROACH

The courses within our seminars, programs and fora designed & delivered by our team (principals, senior consultants and guest lecturers) have trained thousands of professionals at all levels of management, many of whom continue to work actively in the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors but do not have the luxury of time to take 12 to 24 months from their professional lives to devote to an academic/professional program.  The Courses & Programs designed & developed by LINS Institute and organized & delivered by Discovery Global reflect the complexities of this reality, and consequently, offer intensive & interdisciplinary training in locations across the world, facilitated through unique partnerships.

TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS

The Principals, Senior Consultants and Core Faculty & Instructors at the Discovery Center for Global Learning have over 250 years of combined experience providing professional training to industry leaders, Fortune 500 companies, intergovernmental organizations & private foundations:

PARTNERSHIPS


We have partnered with global organizations including top-tier universities, research institutes & industry leaders to design individual, team and organizational interventions that help our clients continually grow, develop and succeed in an ever-changing and challenging environment.

To deliver our proprietary professional training, executive coaching & experiential learning offerings, we have developed partnerships & alliances with top-tier universities, institutes and industry-leaders, providing academic support from expert practitioners, researchers, instructors, professors & guest speakers from Purdue University, Cranfield University, Harvard University, Wharton School of Business, Strathmore Business School, Columbia University, University of Connecticut, University of Tennessee, Indiana University, National Geographic, Smithsonian Institute, ITC Ethical Fashion, GTCI, UNOSDP, Red Cross, USAID, Dentsu Aegis, IMG, WME, et al.

DISCOVERY CENTRE FOR GLOBAL LEARNING

MISSION & PURPOSE


Focus Short-to-Medium Term Courses: Assists Multinationals, Industry-Leaders, Executives, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Intergovernmental Organisations, Private Foundations and NGOs


  • Create the relevant organisational environment and skills to successfully manage and navigate their on-going strategic change initiatives.


  • Reduce fragmentation, compartmentalisation, and/or duplication of effort by promoting integrated approaches to the interconnecting challenges confronting the world.

DISCOVERY CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

MISSION & PURPOSE

Focus Medium-to-Long Term Courses: Works closely with distinguished faculty members from partnering Top-tier Universities and Executive Coaches & Senior Consultants from our Center of Global Learning to design & deliver blended interdisciplinary module-based education programs that integrate on-line, experiential & collaborative based learning material, seminars, programs, incubators and accelerators to prepare & develop


  • Undergraduate / Graduate Students (i.e. tomorrow’s leaders, managers & innovators) to serve as social-minded & eco-conscious custodians


  • Early- to Mid-Career Management Professionals seeking advancement opportunities, SME Leaders driving growth, NGO Leaders mobilizing support, and Entrepreneurs & Innovators spearheading start-up ventures, initiatives and projects.

Through leadership, teams, service and change skills programs, we use our unique knowledge & experience to link learning to real life business, social, economic and environmental impact challenges. Our team of experts has worked in more than 50 countries and has a deep understanding of the cultural, socioeconomic and geographical complexities of commerce, trade, technology, media, international development, humanitarian affairs and global health.  We take great satisfaction in this small but critical input that we have in our clients’ success and in their chosen area of achievement.

DISCOVERY GLOBAL

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS & PATH TO FREEDOM CHALLENGES

Our flagship on-line, experiential & collaborative executive blended learning programs (i.e. the Discovery Global Leadership & Management Programs), combine faculty, facilitators and resources from our Centers of Global Studies (Undergraduate, Graduate & Post-Graduate) and Global Learning (Professional, Executive & Advanced Learning). The Global Leadership & Management Programs are delivered across three levels (based on career level: Early- to Mid-career | Junior Executive | Senior Executive) and offered across four focused areas.

Please request our Prospectus for an overview of programs, costs and schedule.

The Courses & Programs are delivered over a concentrated period (based on career level) for CSR-focused corporations, Humanitarian-focused Foundations, Sustainable Development-focused NGOs and/or Global Development-focused intergovernmental organizations.

The Courses & Programs


  • Provide a 360 degree global perspective on social, environmental & economic factors impacting the world.


  • Serve as a catalyst to drive unparalleled team building challenges.


  • Offer executives, management, innovators and entrepreneurs unique leadership, team building, communication and management skills to drive performance, maintain integrity and inspire loyalty.


The Programs are also offered as add-ons to the Path to Freedom CSR Challenges & Retreats.

Please request our Prospectus for an overview of programs, costs and schedule.

MLD UNITED ACADEMY

MLD United Academy, a partnership between the MLD Team and Discovery Global, designs, develops & delivers dynamic social-minded & eco-conscious Camps, Programs & Summer Schools integrating on-line, module-based & experiential courses focusing on leadership development, team building and service-based learning across science, arts and sports for development & peace to prepare:

  • Secondary-level students for college (with college placement opportunities
  • Third-level students for ethical & proactive career path decisions (with recruitment opportunities)
  • Post-college students for career path decisions/transition, recruitment opportunities and/or job advancement opportunities (via Discovery Global Programs)

MLD UNITED ACADEMY

SPORTS, ARTS & SCIENCE ACADEMY FOR DEVELOPMENT + PEACE


FOUNDED BY THE DISCOVERY GLOBAL & MLD TEAM AS:

THE WORLD'S FIRST SERVICE-BASED ON-LINE, ON-LOCATION & ON-CAMPUS SPORTS, ARTS & SCIENCE ACADEMY FOR DEVELOPMENT + PEACE

AUGMENTED BY THE INTEGRATION OF:

FACULTY, INSTRUCTORS, COACHES & GUEST SPEAKERS FROM DISCOVERY CENTERS OF GLOBAL LEARNING & STUDIES AND GLOBAL PARTNERS 0F LINS INSTITUTE

INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF:

RENOWNED SOCIAL-MINDED & ECO-CONSCIOUS ATHLETES, ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS EMPOWERING AT-RISK CHILDREN, VULNERABLE YOUTH & MARGINALIZED FAMILIES

DISCOVER THE MEASURABLE IMPACT THAT THE MLD TEAM IS MAKING AND THE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY WORLD-RENOWNED SOCIAL-MINDED & ECO-CONSCIOUS ATHLETES, ARTISTS & ACTIVISTS AS FEATURED IN: COL: SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, A SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT & ARTS FOR HUMANITY DOCUMENTARY SERIES, DEVELOPED BY ROOFBOX MEDIA (CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION).

SERVICE-BASED INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING:

INTEGRATING YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & TEAM BUILDING

INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCES, FIELD-TRIPS & GOODWILL TOURS

INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:

SUMMER CAMP / SEMESTER PROGRAM

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC MGMT. & TEAM BUILDING

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SOCIAL INNOVATION, RESPONSIBILITY & ETHICS

HISTORICAL, CULTURAL & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURAL & ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE: FOOD & WATER SECURITY

GLOBAL HEALTH: SUSTAINABLE HEALTH, INTERVENTIONS & HUMANITARIAN RELIEF MGMT.

MATHEMATICS & FIELD-BASED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

SUSTAINABLE/AG & ECO TOURISM

CIRCULAR ECONOMY & SUSTAINABLE FASHION

HUMAN RIGHTS & GENDER EQUALITY

HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS & PEACE STUDIES

DOCUMENTARY & WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM STUDIES

SPORTS & MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT

ARTS FOR HUMANITIES & PEACE

JOURNALISM & ENGLISH LITERATURE

PHYSICAL/OUTDOOR EDUCATION

CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCES

SERVICE LEARNING THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS

PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS

DRAMA + MUSICAL THEATRE

DANCE: MULTICULTURAL + CONTEMPORARY

WORLD RENOWNED PILATES / YOGA TRAINING


MEDIA & JOURNALISM MASTER CLASSES 

BY VETERAN MEDIA EXPERTS:

CNN | BBC | ALJAZEERA ENGLISH | HISTORY CHANNEL | NAT GEO

COMMUNICATIONS

CREATIVE WRITING

ENGLISH LITERATURE & HISTORY

PHOTOGRAPHY/FILM-MAKING FOR CHANGE


HORIZON ECOTOURISM ADD-ONS

GUIDED WILDLIFE SAFARI + NATURE TOURS

CURATED ART + HISTORY TOURS

ELEVATION YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
GOODWILL TOURS: HUMANITARIAN & CONSERVATION PROJECTS

CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCES