OUR STORY
At the core of what we do is to empower people to discover their true identity, craft their calling and live out their purpose.
BIRTHED
FROM A DREAM
BIRTHED
FROM A DREAM
Birthed from a Dream for a Better World for All
“What will it take to transform a city?” This was one of the most pressing questions that the founding leaders of Doxa Deo began grappling within the mid- ‘90s, within the context of Pretoria – the capital city of South Africa. Flowing from this ongoing deliberation, a city transformation movement was born that would soon expand globally to impact eight differentiating spheres of society.
These spheres are grouped into four health categories: (a) healthy spirituality, (b) healthy productivity, (c) healthy lifestyle, and (d) healthy mindset.
Our journey began when a two-fold need emerged within the movement. First, the further equipping of our existing leaders. Second, to start raising a future generation of leaders. In response to this challenge, the Doxa Deo group established the City Changers Institute (CCI) in 2008. For this initial decade, CCI’s focus was mostly vocational, facilitating a unique blend of accredited academic qualifications with practical experience training to ensure the holistic development of each individual. Our development philosophy was further rounded off by including components of worldview impartation, leadership development, and mentoring & coaching processes.
By 2012, it became apparent through our vocational initiatives and key strategic partner relationships, that we needed to begin broadening our horizons to better serve our communities through the leadership acumen acquired. From the USA, we had already established a strong relationship with Regent University where we hosted their master’s qualifications in Organizational Leadership (MOL), Business Administration (MBA) and Strategic Foresight (MSF). In addition to these qualifications, we also had a number of our team members complete their doctorate qualifications in the fields of Organizational Leadership (Ph.D.) and Strategic Leadership (DSL).
During this time, we also partnered with Xpand, a leadership consulting house from northern Europe that empowered us with future-fit models of practical application. Knowing that many of the ‘most livable’ nations of the world are situated in northern Europe, Xpand’s philosophy soon entrenched our understanding of organizational health and personal wellbeing. As a result, we began aligning academic knowledge with the wisdom of application and understanding of culture and worldview diversity. This led to the establishment of CCI Professional as a Business in Ministry (BiM) in 2016. Through our origin was in South Africa, one of the most diverse nations in the world, our intention of having a global impact alongside our larger movement was clear from the start. To Enable this mission, we purposefully designed a pluralistic human-centric culture, based on the value statement of Regality, augmented by the principles of Honour, Mastery, and Dynasty.
REGALITY
My true identity and purpose; how I model it and impact my world.
HONOUR
Acknowledging all stakeholder for who they are and the work they do.
MASTERY
Growing and developing my entire being; becoming the best version of who God created me to be.
DYNASTY
Actively building and leaving a regal legacy in the current and future generations.
At the core of what we do is to empower people to discover their true identity, craft their calling and live out their purpose. Our world has become a very complex and challenging place, where few leaders show adequate understanding and wisdom into human capital and leadership praxis. The change required will never be easy, but together we will be able to take the necessary steps towards success and ensure sustainability. The alternative might be best described by one of our adopted mottos:
“If you dislike change, you’re going to dislike irrelevance even more.”
Gen. Eric Shinseki – Former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
As the focus of CCI Professional is on the actualisation of human capital, we began serving leaders across all eight spheres of society. Through our preferred target audience is manager-controlled medium to large companies, we have clients ranging from entrepreneurial ventures to major multination listed corporates. This led to the development of a unique blend of strategic differentiators that include:
NEUROSCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION
Understanding the neurological framing of an individual is the key to unlocking their full potential.
INTEGRATE DIVERSITY
Optimise and synergise complexities such as worldview, culture, gender, age, race, etc.
LEVERAGING IR4 TRENDS
Remain on top of the Industrial Revolution wave in all matters of human capital investment.
CO-OWNERSHIP MINDSET
Sharing long-term emotional bonds with our clients to find the best solution for each challenge they face.
AN ORGANIC SYSTEMS APPROACH
Shifting mindsets from a mechanised systems approach of human investment to creating organic habitats that are naturally conducive for life to flourish.