Fellows commit to a full year, meeting virtually each month, in person across two or more cities, and one-to-one with the founder each quarter. They engage the TTT framework as practitioners, open markets to one another, and become part of a global network that continues after the Residency year is complete.
Establishing shared standards across geographies and time zones. Fellows meet one another and the framework.
Full-cohort working sessions, including guest voices from the founder's federal, academic, and international networks.
Confidential conversations between each Fellow and the founder, held quarterly across the year.
Two or more in-person Convenings each year, with Detroit as the anchor and additional cities seated based on Fellowship composition.
An ongoing structure through which Fellows extend market access, referrals, and partnership opportunities to one another throughout the year.
Once admitted, always a Fellow. Alumni retain access to the global network and select Residency events across cities and years.
The Digital Residency was designed to fill a specific gap in the leadership development ecosystem. Six tenets describe what makes it distinct.
Fellows open markets and networks to one another. A Detroit operator gains Accra. A Lagos founder gains Detroit.
Anchored in the Triangular Trade of Transactions (TTT) framework from the founder's doctoral research.
Monthly convenings, quarterly one-to-ones, in-person gatherings, and continuous cross-border exchange.
Admission is by application and interview. Cohort size is determined by fit and quality, not by numeric cap.
Rooted in Detroit, with in-person Convenings seated each year across the world based on Fellowship composition.
Once admitted, always a Fellow. Over ten years, a highly curated body of cross-border leaders in continuous relationship.
Complete the Seat Request form. It takes most prospective Fellows thirty to sixty minutes.
Dr. W.E. Da'Cruz reads every Seat Request. There is no algorithmic screening or automated review.
Qualified requests are invited to a private admission conversation with the founder before any decision is made.
2027 Inaugural Fellowship admission decisions will be announced by early Fall 2026. Founding seats close when filled.
A scholar-practitioner global advisory where alignment becomes transformative action, at home and across borders.
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