A 90-days Master-class Status quo-ing

Status Quo-ing is a 90-day professional programme for leaders, policymakers and institutions that prefer to remain stable while appearing in motion.

Developed by Lab of Thought, this programme captures decades of collective experience in not changing, and turns it into a structured, teachable discipline.

What this programme offers. Status Quo-ing helps you:

  • Look busy without moving

  • Sound ambitious without committing

  • Host transitions without outcomes

  • Survive change by outlasting it

No disruption. No experiments. No irreversible decisions. Just progress reports.

What you will (not) learn

By the end of the programme, you will be able to:

  • Reframe urgency as “complexity”

  • Translate ambition into governance

  • Replace action with alignment

  • Design pilots that are impressive, temporary and unscalable

  • Keep transitions “in progress” indefinitely

(Learning objectives are intentionally non-measurable)

Who this is for

This programme is ideal for:

  • Leaders who prefer stability over direction

  • Civil servants who value process above outcomes

  • Urban planners and traffic engineers with excellent risk registers

  • Political actors specialising in preservation

  • Senior professionals who have already “seen this before”

Curiosity is optional. Resistance is welcomed.

How it works

  • Duration: 90 days

  • Format: Online sessions, carefully worded materials and reversible assignments

  • Time investment: Low, flexible, postponable

All sessions are designed to fit neatly between meetings — and to never interfere with real work.

Certification

Participants receive a digital certificate from Lab of Thought confirming, Advanced proficiency in maintaining the status quo under conditions of change. The certificate is permanent. So is the system.

Why Status Quo-ing matters

Change is everywhere. So is fear. As transitions accelerate, the ability to remain unchanged while appearing responsive becomes a strategic advantage.

Status Quo-ing gives you:

• Credibility without risk

• Alignment without commitment

• Movement without direction

And, eventually, something important to say when nothing happened.