For practitioners who want to be known by their work.
The Institute is open to professionals who work with people — especially practitioners, consultants and HR specialists — seeking to further their professional development. Becoming a Institute Member includes the training itself: all four modules of the pathway, and a licensing agreement renewed each year.
Four reasons practitioners join.
The Institute is not a marketing vehicle. It is a community of practice. The benefits reflect that.
Listed in good standing.
A named listing on the Institute's register as a member in good standing — the public record through which clients, colleagues and organisations verify who practises the method.
20 per cent off, across the board.
A 20 per cent discount on the Institute's products, resources and merchandise — including the materials most members use week in, week out.
Access to other Institute Members.
Membership opens the door to co-facilitation — finding another member to hold work alongside you, and being found in turn when someone needs a second pair of hands.
A library, and gatherings on demand.
An extensive library of materials and on-demand gatherings, available whenever the work calls for them — alongside the Institute's live Labs, online and in person.
Six requirements, all material.
- 01Satisfactory completion of the Shadow Types Survey Debrief Certification — part one of the pathway, 12 contact learning hours.
- 02Satisfactory completion of the Shadow Types Online Immersion — part two, 55 contact learning hours delivered live.
- 03Satisfactory completion of Group Facilitation Training — part three, 15 contact learning hours delivered live.
- 04Satisfactory completion of Practitioner Training — part four, 24 contact learning hours.
- 05An approved essay, submitted once the four programmes are complete.
- 06A signed licensing agreement, renewed annually — this maintains the highest professional standards, and means members are supported throughout their use of the method.
$279/year
The first year of membership is included free for those who take the four programmes as the full pathway bundle. Training is designed for individual practitioners; corporate training and licensing are by enquiry.
- Register for the training with the Institute. The senior trainers guide and support every candidate throughout the pathway.
- Complete the four programmes, in order — Debrief, Immersion, Facilitation, Coaching.
- Submit your essay. It is reviewed by senior members of the Institute, who may ask for a short call.
- On approval, sign the licensing agreement and receive your member credentials, profile editor, and a listing on the register.
“Membership is not a certificate on a wall. It is an agreement, renewed each year, to hold the method to the highest professional standard — and to be supported in doing so.”