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What happens in your brain during uncertainty and change. The PEPE model is introduced here.
Live Workshop Series
Wired for Change
Change doesn’t just happen around us. It happens within us.
Wired for Change is a four-week human-centered, hybrid learning experience that brings the neuroscience of change into everyday life. Through guided learning, weekly 90-minute Practice Labs, and real-world application, you’ll explore what happens in your brain during uncertainty and change, learn how to work with your own responses, understand what may be happening in others, and develop practical ways to create conditions where humans can adapt.
Learn the science.
Practice it together.
Live it between sessions.
Delivered by Human-Centered Agility, an APMG Accredited Training Organization.
Next Cohort: September 29 to October 23, 2026Weekly 90-Minute Practice LabsThursdays, Live on ZoomExam Voucher Included
Who It Is For
If you lead people this program was built for you.
The most competitive leaders in today’s workplace don’t just manage change, they understand the human brain behind it. Wired for Change is a four-week, human-centered hybrid learning experience that builds your neuroscience-backed toolkit for leading across cultures, generations, and uncertainty and earns you a globally recognized APMG certification while doing it.
Most change certifications are built for change managers. This one is built for leaders because every leader, in every industry, is guiding people through change every single day whether they call it that or not.
This program is a strong fit if you are:
- A people manager or team lead navigating uncertainty, resistance, or team transitions
- An HR or L&D professional building leadership capacity across your organization
- A change manager or transformation professional who wants the science behind the strategy
- A coach or facilitator supporting individuals and teams through complexity
- A healthcare, nonprofit, or community leader guiding people through systemic change
- An executive or organizational leader driving large-scale transformation
- An educator, school leader, or academic administrator navigating institutional change
- A social impact leader working at the intersection of people, equity, and change
If your work involves people, Wired for Change was made for you.
At HCA, We Aim to Transform
Most certifications test what you know.
Wired for Change changes how you lead.
This is a hybrid, human-centered learning experience grounded in neuroscience, designed for the reality of modern leadership where change is constant, teams are complex, and the leaders who thrive are the ones who understand the human brain behind it all.
Across four weeks you’ll build your understanding of the PEPE model through guided learning and weekly Practice Labs, developing a practical, science-backed toolkit you can apply immediately with any team, in any industry, at any level of an organization.
This isn’t passive learning. Every session is hands-on, discussion-based, and designed around the HCA Learning Theory because we believe rich information should never be jammed into a single intensive lecture. The brain doesn’t learn that way. And neither should your program.
By the end of Wired for Change you won’t just have a globally recognized APMG certification. You’ll have a fundamentally different understanding of what your people need from you when everything around them is changing.
The Weekly Arc
Each week builds on the last.
Spaced deliberately to give your brain time to process, reflect, and integrate before the next layer of learning begins. This is the HCA Learning Theory in action.
Working with Your Responses
Understanding What May Be Happening in Others
Creating Conditions Where Humans Can Adapt
Every week pairs guided eLearning with a live Practice Lab, designed around how the brain learns. Not simply speaking to slides.
The Rhythm
A rhythm built around how you actually learn.
- Weekly 90-minute Practice Labs, live on Zoom, Thursdays.
- Guided eLearning between labs to carry the learning into daily practice.
- Real-world application throughout, in your own context, every week.
What You’ll Walk Away With
This isn’t a certification you hang on the wall.
It’s a fundamental shift in how you understand people and how you lead them through anything.
- A globally recognized APMG Neuroscience for Change Foundation certification. Credentials that signal to employers, clients, and organizations that you understand the science of human behavior during change
- The ability to read resistance differently not as a problem to manage but as a neurological signal to respond to with clarity and compassion
- A practical toolkit grounded in the PEPE model, Pain, Energy, Peaks & Valleys, and Error that you can apply immediately with any team in any industry
- Strategies for leading across multigenerational, multicultural, and neurodiverse teams, the modern workplace reality most leaders aren’t equipped for
- The confidence to guide people through uncertainty, disruption, and transformation without losing trust or momentum
- Brain-friendly communication tools that reduce cognitive overload, increase engagement, and make change actually stick
- A deeper understanding of psychological safety, what it really means neurologically, and how to build it deliberately in any environment
- A competitive leadership edge because very few leaders in any field understand the neuroscience behind the human experience of change
You won’t just understand why people resist change. You’ll know exactly what to do about it and your people will feel the difference.Diana Lewis
What Is Included
Everything you need is included.
No hidden costs. No separate exam fees. No wondering what comes next.
$2,100
Complete program. Exam voucher included.
- Course textbook
- Neuroscience for Change at Work by Tibisay Vera and Melanie Franklin, the official APMG reference guide.
- Pre-session learning materials
- Sent before each workshop to prime your brain for what is coming.
- Welcome survey
- So we can personalize the experience to your goals and leadership context before we begin.
- Small cohort
- Twelve participants maximum: real conversation, real connection, real learning.
- Live facilitation via Zoom
- Interactive, applied, and designed around the HCA Learning Theory.
- Certification preparation
- Built into Week 4 so you walk in to your exam ready and confident.
- Scholarship option available
- Because we believe access to leadership development is a justice issue.
This is a complete learning experience. From your first session to your certification exam.
Credentials You Earn
Two credentials. One program.
Complete Wired for Change and you walk away with credentials that prove you don’t just understand change, you understand the people going through it.
Certified Human-Centered Change Agent, Level I
This credential recognizes your foundational mastery of neuroscience-informed, human-centered change leadership and opens the door to continued growth through the HCA certification pathway.
Neuroscience for Change Foundation
A globally recognized credential validating your understanding of the neuroscience behind change and the PEPE model. Human-Centered Agility is an APMG Accredited Training Organization for this course, and upon completing Wired for Change you will be fully prepared to sit the exam.
2026 Cohorts
Choose your cohort.
Four weeks, weekly 90-minute Practice Labs, Thursdays, live on Zoom.
September 29 to October 23
Four weeks, weekly 90-minute Practice Labs, Thursdays, live on Zoom
December 1 to 23
Four weeks, weekly 90-minute Practice Labs, Thursdays, live on Zoom
Self-paced option
Prefer to study on your own?
Self-paced eLearning, $700. Exam fee optional.
Our Learning Philosophy
We design for lasting transformation.
Every HCA program is built to the HCA Course Design Standard, a memory-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, human-centered learning framework designed around how the brain actually learns. We don’t cram. We don’t lecture. We design for lasting transformation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions, answered.
Who is Wired for Change for?
Every leader who works with people, which is every leader. Whether you’re a people manager, HR professional, coach, facilitator, healthcare leader, educator, executive, or community change-maker, if your work involves guiding people through uncertainty and transition this program was built for you. No prior knowledge of neuroscience or change management is required.
What is the APMG Neuroscience for Change certification?
It’s a globally recognized credential awarded by APMG International, one of the world’s most respected professional certification bodies. The Neuroscience for Change Foundation certification validates your understanding of how the brain responds to change and how to apply the PEPE model in real leadership contexts. Your exam voucher is fully included in your registration. No additional cost.
What is the Certified Human-Centered Change Agent, Level I credential?
This is an HCA credential awarded upon successful completion of all four Wired for Change Practice Labs. It recognizes your foundational mastery of neuroscience-informed, human-centered change leadership and marks your entry point into the HCA Human Systems Facilitator or Human Systems Coach Pathway. A growing credential journey for leaders committed to human-centered transformation.
Why is this a workshop series instead of a one or two day intensive?
Because the brain doesn’t learn that way, and we’d be contradicting everything we teach if we designed it any other way. Wired for Change is spaced across four weeks in alignment with the HCA Learning Theory and Memory-Informed Learning Design principles. Chunked delivery, retrieval practice, and spaced repetition produce far greater retention and real-world application than a single intensive day ever could. This isn’t just our philosophy. It’s our standard.
Is this program neurodivergent friendly?
Yes. Intentionally and foundationally. Wired for Change is designed for every kind of mind. Sessions are interactive and multimodal, content is chunked and scaffolded, and the small cohort format creates a psychologically safe environment where every participant can engage in the way that works best for them. We don’t teach to the slide. We teach to the learner.
How much time does each session require?
Each week pairs guided eLearning with a live 90-minute Practice Lab on Zoom.
What happens after I register?
You’ll receive a confirmation email immediately with everything you need; your Practice Lab dates, Zoom details, and what to expect before your first session. We’ll also send you a short welcome survey so we can personalize the experience to your goals, along with your course textbook and pre-session materials before Week 1.
Is financial support available?
Yes. HCA is a nonprofit and we believe access to leadership development is a justice issue. Scholarship funding is available for those who need it. Visit our Equity & Agility page to learn more or reach out directly at learn@humancenteredagility.com. We’ll always try to find a way to make it work.
What happens after I complete Wired for Change?
You earn two credentials: your APMG Neuroscience for Change Foundation certification (upon passing exam) and your HCA Certified Human-Centered Change Agent Level I badge. A growing credential journey for leaders who want to go deeper into human-centered transformation.
Need financial support?
We believe access to leadership development should not be a financial burden. Scholarship funding is available.
Learn About Our ScholarshipsReady to lead change differently?
Your people are already navigating uncertainty, resistance, and transformation. The question is whether you have the neuroscience-backed tools to guide them through it or whether you’re figuring it out as you go.
Wired for Change gives you the science, the framework, the credentials, and the community to show up as the leader your people need.