ORDERS OF
CHANGE
One of the most powerful — and most underestimated — approaches to understanding why systems behave the way they do. And what it actually takes to shift them.
THE INVITATION
For those who sense there is a deeper level of work available
If you have been doing this work for a while, you know the feeling. A client is stuck. You have tried what you know. The work is good — and yet something isn't moving. Or perhaps it's you who senses it's time to go deeper, to refresh how you're working, to add something to your practice that gets to the root of what other tools circle around.
Orders of Change is a three day in-person intensive that equips coaches, HR and OD practitioners, and change leaders with one of the most powerful — and often underestimated — methodologies in the field: Systemic Constellations, rooted in Hellinger's Systemic Theory.
It doesn't replace what you already bring. It deepens it.
Over three days, that unfold as one continuous arc, you will develop a new capacity to read what's invisible in a system — the loyalties, the patterns, the unspoken orders that drive behaviour across teams, organisations, families, and communities. You will work with constellation tools that you can begin applying with clients straight away.
And you will do this inside a community that is itself part of the method — a held space where the learning happens with and through each other. In these times, coming together to deepen our understanding of systems is not incidental. It is the work.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
You are ready to go deeper
- You are a coach, consultant, or change leader who wants to widen your toolkit and go deeper in service of your clients
- You have clients where progress has felt sticky — and you want a new way to work with what's underneath
- You are ready to move beyond surface interventions and work at the level of the system itself
- You are feeling called to refresh your practice — to bring something more layered and precise into your work
- You want to bring this into your work with teams, organisations, or communities navigating change
- You are open to the work touching your own life — not just your practice
No prior experience needed. Just bring your curiosity.
THE PROGRAM
Three days. One unfolding arc.
Each day builds on the last. This is not a collection of modules — it is one continuous journey, held and facilitated with care.
DAY ONE
Finding your place in the order
We orient. You will begin to understand the principles that underpin this work — and start to see through a systemic lens in a way that is both new and, for many, deeply familiar. The foundations are laid here, and the community begins to form.
DAY TWO
When the order speaks
The work becomes experiential. Live constellation work within the group surfaces what theory alone cannot reach. This day is less about learning and more about knowing — the kind that comes through witnessing and being witnessed in a held space.
DAY THREE
Restoring the order — and taking it forward
We integrate - we focus on its application in your own life looking at your own business or organization and your personal goals. You will leave with structural tools you can begin using — with clients, with teams, and within yourself. Space is held for what has moved personally. A shift in your own patterns and understanding is available here, for those willing to meet the work.
WHAT BECOMES AVAILABLE
A new lens. Practical tools. Real movement.
A new way of seeing
Read the hidden orders shaping every system — organisations, teams, families, communities.
Tools for your practice
Structural constellation techniques to begin using with clients — especially where progress has felt stuck.
Getting to movement
Locate the source of what isn't shifting — and intervene at that level, not just at the symptom.
Personal insight
A shift in your own patterns and understanding is available — for those willing to meet the work.
A living community
Learn alongside others doing serious change work. The field you build together continues beyond the three days.
What Constellations does, the nature of the work
"What Shirley brings is just deep presence. She’s very smart about so many things, but it’s not about that with her. It’s just about being really, really present with what is…She takes her time. It’s a very slowed down, attentive process.
There's something about constellations that gets to a nonverbal place... it kind of takes you out of your normal rational problem solving, which has limits. It's able to access something that we don't always have access to — or we always have access to it, but we don't think about it. So it's like a different way of revealing what's true.
It's a way of getting underneath our logic. And then what you call that is just being present to what's true in a system at a level that we don't normally talk about.
If people knew how to fix what was going on with their logic brain, they would have already. So we try to solve it in ways that we think are right — and what this does is save you a lot of trouble. It helps you understand what the issue actually is. Not what you think it might be."
Carolyn Murphy
YOUR FACILITATOR
Shirley McAlpine
PCC · Founder, Shirley McAlpine & Associates · 14 Years practicing Systemic Constellations · 30 Years + as a Leadership Consultant and Coach
Shirley designed Orders of Change specifically for coaches, consultants, and entrepreneurs — drawing on 14 years of practice with Systemic Constellations across a wide range of contexts: large-scale team interventions, organisational change, and deep one-to-one coaching work.
She has applied this methodology across sectors — from Fortune 100s to nonprofits — and has seen, time and again, how it reaches what other approaches cannot. Orders of Change is her invitation to share this work with practitioners who are ready for it.
Click here to learn more about Shirley McAlpine & Associates.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
Voices from the Work
Testimonials from Orders of Change participants will be added here after the first cohort. In the meantime, here is what clients of Shirley's broader practice have shared.
"I'm a very solutions-oriented person — all about logically solving the problem. So what I didn't expect to get was a level of confidence in moving forward. I didn't realize there was a level of fear and some things holding me back from actually getting to where it is that I say I want to go. I walked away with confidence I didn't even know I needed. And I also walked away with relief, grace, and compassion for myself that I didn't realize I wasn't giving to myself. Those are the two biggest gifts that I got that I didn't expect."
- Nikki Stanley, Senior Deputy Chief People Officer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
"In inimitable fashion, Shirley created and led a unique program for a group of accomplished, committed women to come together to form community and to explore, learn, and support each other in manifesting our highest selves and aspirations — in our lives and in our work. We had the unusual opportunity to share about ourselves, to receive perspective and support, and to develop specific plans for moving our work and our lives forward. I recommend Brilliant Women Mastermind for anyone who craves the community of women and the unique and brilliant wisdom of Shirley McAlpine on her life's journey."
- Mary Lawlor, Founding Executive Director, Policy Institute for Community Birth and Midwifery
I had the pleasure of working with Shirley/SMA when I asked her to help facilitate
a series of very challenging meetings of our Leadership Team and provide
individual coaching. Over a six-month period, she successfully helped us identify
our strengths, what was holding us back as a team, and chart a course for the
future. I could count on Shirley to provide an honest assessment of what was
needed, as well as excellent advice on how to move forward. And throughout it
all, she was a pure joy to work with.”
Eric Halperin, former CEO, Civil Rights Corps
INVESTMENT
Reserve your place
This is a small cohort intensive. Places are intentionally limited. Payment is processed securely via Quickbooks.
If your organization is sponsoring your place, we're happy to provide an invoice for reimbursement.
Questions about the program or which option is right for you?
You are welcome to schedule a short conversation with Shirley before committing.
Full payment
$3,000
One payment. Secure your place immediately.
Payment plan
Pay in Instalments
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Not quite ready?
Schedule a conversation
If you'd like to talk through whether this program is right for you, Shirley is glad to connect.
Shirley McAlpine & Associates in partnership with Teleos Leadership Institute.
Shirley McAlpine brings Orders of Change to Philadelphia in collaboration with the Teleos Leadership Institute, offered as part of their Summer Institute program. Teleos provides a beautiful and fitting home for this work, and Shirley remains the designer and facilitator of the program in its entirety.
FAQs
Do I need prior experience with Systemic Constellations to attend?
I am already an experienced coach. Is this still relevant for me?
What will I actually be able to do with this after the three days?
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How many people will be in the cohort?
What should I expect emotionally from this experience?
Can I apply this work to my personal life as well as my professional practice
What is the investment and what are my payment options?
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SMA and Teleos
Carolyn Murphy
‘In my work with her, where we did Constellations the most, it helped me figure out my place in a small business where there were founder leaders and a lot of complicated dynamics. It helped me navigate how to be successful in that system. Shirley did constellations with me and it was incredibly powerful.”
