Apollo
Through encounters with astronauts, mission leaders, and the systems behind space exploration, participants explore what it truly takes to lead when clarity is scarce, pressure is real, and alignment is non-negotiable.
Leadership under extreme complexity
Apollo is designed for leadership teams navigating high ambiguity, mission-critical decisions, or transformational moments.
Location:
NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston in Houston, USA
Duration:
2.5–3 days
Format:
In-person or modular virtual formats
Primary Focus:
Adaptive leadership
Decision-making
Alignment
Resilience
Learning takeaways
Set against the backdrop of space exploration, the experience uses powerful metaphors, lived stories, and facilitated reflection to help leaders examine how they think, decide, and collaborate under pressure.
Adaptive leadership
Participants leave Apollo clearer and more confident in how they lead under pressure — able to navigate ambiguity and adapt when conditions change.
Vision and risk
Participants leave with stronger judgment in moments of uncertainty, better able to weigh risk, decide with conviction, and move forward without full certainty.
Mission alignment
Participants leave with shared language and clearer alignment around mission, roles, and responsibility — strengthening trust and collective momentum.
The experience in action
Apollo is a leadership journey through the past and future of space exploration. We bring participants into direct dialogue with NASA astronauts, mission directors, engineers, and leaders who have operated at the edge of human and technical possibility.
Surfacing collective insight
WDHB facilitators guide reflection, dialogue, and sense-making — connecting expert perspectives to participants’ real decisions and leadership realities, and translating experience into shared insight and action.
Is Apollo right for you?
Apollo is especially suited for organizations and leadership teams who operate in complex, high-stakes environments and face moments of significant transformation or strategic inflection.
Participants typically include executive and senior leadership teams, as well as high-potential cohorts — from CEOs and vice presidents to directors and managers of managers.
Designing Apollo for you
Every Apollo Experience is shaped to the client’s context. Let’s explore your leadership challenge and discuss how Apollo could support your team.
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