The KaosPilot program is a 3-year education divided into four disciplines:
Creative Business Design
Creative Leadership Design
Creative Project Design
Creative Process Design
The students learn how to build a viable business according to their and clients visions and values, they learn how to be leaders, and how to initiate and execute creative and sustainable projects, as well as design and conduct change processes for different clients.
A school year starts in August and ends in June. Time wise there are normally approximately 30 hours of lectures offered between 0900-1600. On top of that the students are expected to work on projects and conduct studies individually and in groups.
It is a very demanding program on many levels – physically, mentally and emotionally. The program is not merely an academic exercise but also very much a training arena, where the students will develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to thrive in a world of constant change.
It is expected that the student is self-motivated and able to take responsibility for his or her own learning situation. The program is project driven so all teachings take offset in practical experience and normally all projects have an external client with high expectations on the result delivered by the students.
The PROGRAM in a little more detail
The KaosPilot program is a three-year, fulltime program, divided into six semesters. Each year corresponds to 60 points in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and each semester last 19 – 21 weeks.
The semesters have to be followed in chorological order.
The program is integrative and multidisciplinary in the sense that it draws upon different, traditional sciences and combines aspects of these with new approaches in the core disciplines and their components. The traditional disciplines are Social Studies, Psychology, Anthropology, Pedagogy, Leadership and Organization, Complexity Theory, Creativity, Design, Communication, Project Management and Business.
The education is organized around the educations core four disciplines:
- Creative Business Design
- Creative Leadership Design
- Creative Process Design
- Creative Project Design
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The disciplines are inter-related. They do not only allow combinations, but also encourage multidisciplinary approaches and usage of content from one discipline in another one. Each discipline is divided into four components, I - IV. The components build upon each other.
Besides the four, core disciplines – Creative Business, Project, Leadership and Process Design – personal development, reflection, personal leadership, social- and learning processes are central. The students are empowered to create their own education within the frames of the curriculum. They take personal responsibility for their own learning and the success of their program. The program moves the students from chaos into order, and from order into chaos in order to increase their awareness of, and capability of managing, complexity, change and possibilities. The students are followed and coached by team leaders and/or coaches on both an individual, as well as on a group level.
Each student will as a central part of their education by exposed to different challenges and work on a number of specific assignments and projects, either by their own making or provided by the school. As such each student will develop a portfolio of projects conducted and experiences gained. With the methodologies and skill sets acquired, as well as the network created, the portfolio provides a strong testament of what the student are able to do and have to offer to future clients and employers.