The “Leading Together” session explored leadership through three connected perspectives: self-awareness, creativity, and collaboration. In Leadership Inside, participants examined their own constructive, passive, and aggressive thinking styles using the Lifestyles Inventory to better understand their strengths and areas for growth.

As a foundation to the CKLDP, the first session highlighted the importance of leadership. The scholars learned about how the current architecture profession needs leaders with Emotional Intelligence, who can build up others around them. The session facilitated the group getting to know each other, and the speakers presented different ways that leaders can connect to others. By learning about themselves and about the other leaders alongside them, the scholars gained new skills to help the teams they work with every day.