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Adaptive Global Fellowship Program

Build  Lead  Adapt

The Adaptive Global Fellowship is a 26-week program for high-achieving early-career leaders that develops adaptability as a core skill, preparing Fellows to add value to organizations from Day One — particularly in work related to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)” (or “underserved / under-resourced communities

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Who are Adaptive Fellows?


Adaptive Fellows are kind, curious, collaborative leaders who lean into change instead of resisting it. They:

  • Treat uncertainty as a chance to learn

  • Adjust quickly when plans break

  • Ask “How can I help?” even when the situation is unclear

  • Look for market opportunities in emerging problems and shifting conditions

Why This Fellowship?

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World-Class Professors and Practitioners and Innovative and Adaptive Curriculum. 

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The Adaptive Foundation Fellowship draws on a powerful academic ecosystem built through our founder’s alumni relationships across many of the world’s leading universities. And his lifelong passion for eduction and helping others. This network enables us to recruit exceptional professors, researchers, and practitioners whose teaching reflects the highest standards of global scholarship and real-world impact.

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Our academic and professional relationships span:
   •    Carnegie Mellon University – Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Program
   •    Cornell University – School of Industrial and Labor Relations
   •    Harvard Business School
   •    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
   •    IMD Business School
   •    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
   •    Stanford University
   •    University of California, Berkeley
   •    University of Cambridge
   •    University of Oxford
   •    University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School
   •    Yale University

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These institutions represent the very best in technology, business, public health, labor economics, leadership, and innovation. Through these connections, the Fellowship is able to bring together elite faculty, professors of practice, and industry experts who volunteer their time to teach, mentor, and inspire our Fellows.

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This academic network is one of our greatest strengths—ensuring that every Fellow learns directly from global leaders at the forefront of research, policy, and industry transformation.​

Applied Rigor: From Insight to Impact

The fellowship prioritizes action over theory. Fellows do not just study global challenges; they architect implementation-ready solutions.

​Real-World Sourcing
 

Capstones are curated from our network of partner organizations and NGOs to address live, pressing needs.

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Strategic Simulations
 

Fellows engage in structured scenarios designed to test decision-making under extreme uncertainty.

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The Knowledge Commons
 

Standout projects are published as Learning Exemplars, serving as a public-facing portfolio of the Fellow’s ability to lead systemic change.

Our Goal:

Every capstone is designed to be "board-room ready"—capable of being pitched to a CEO, Minister, or Executive Director on day one.

Fellowship Outcomes

Fellows graduate with a defined set of leadership capabilities, each built through applied work and assessed through tangible deliverables.

Strategic Problem Solving
 

Break down complex challenges and frame them as decision-ready problems

Deliverables:​

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  • Problem diagnosis memos

  • Decision frameworks

  • Strategic briefs with clear success metrics.

Cross-Sector Leadership
 

Lead across institutions with competing incentives and priorities 

Deliverables:

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  • Stakeholder maps

  • Collaboration plans

  • Presentations to align partners

Data-Informed Decision Making

Use qualitative, quantitative, and AI-augmented inputs to make sound decisions under uncertainty.

Deliverables:
 

  • Data-backed decision memos

  • Scenario analyses

  • Evidence-based recommendations.

Strategy-to-Execution
 

Convert insight into action through disciplined implementation planning and rigor.

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  • Implementation roadmaps

  • Change/Execution playbooks

  • Real-time KPI dashboard

Program Dates:  01 June 2026 - June 2027

The Adaptive Fellowship is for people who value adaptability—not perfection—and who want to grow as builders and problem-solvers in a changing world.

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Cohort 1: 1st June 2026 - December 2026

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Cohort 2: 1st December 2026 - June 30, 2027

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Early Application Deadline:  February 28, 2026​ â€‹

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Early Decision Notification:  March 15, 2026

(We admit on a rolling basis and intentionally reserve ~20% of seats until the final deadline.)

 

Final Application Deadline:  March 31, 2026​ â€‹

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Final Decision Notification:  April 15, 2026

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