JCI Poznań members during a meeting

JCI Poznań · Teaching to Lead

Develop leadership through action.

JCI Poznań is a community for people aged 18–40 who learn by leading real projects, organising events and taking responsibility with people from Poznań and around the world.

18–40JCI member age range
100+countries in the global network
5,000+local organisations
since 1915leadership through action

More than networking

A place to try things bigger than your everyday role

At work, you rarely get a safe first opportunity to lead a team, build a budget, speak in public or take responsibility for an event. At JCI, you do it for real with people who are also learning through action.

We do not promise an automatic promotion, clients or success. We create the conditions: relationships, projects, responsibility and an international perspective. The result depends on what you do with them.

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JCI Poznań members during a local event
Poznań is a local entry point into the international JCI network.

Four areas of opportunity

Growth happens where action meets responsibility

Every member can enter JCI through a different route. These areas come together in the projects, events and roles we take on.

01

Individual development

Training, public speaking, meeting facilitation and hands-on leadership practice. Skills are built through experience, not only in a classroom.

02

Business and entrepreneurship

Business Meetups, conversations with practitioners and projects where ideas have to become delivery.

03

Community impact

Initiatives responding to real local needs. You learn to collaborate while creating something valuable for others.

04

International cooperation

Conferences, academies, exchanges and joint projects with JCI members from more than one hundred countries.

Start your way

Three concrete routes into JCI Poznań

JCI Poznań Business Meetup participants

Open event

Business Meetup

Meetings for entrepreneurs, professionals, students and people curious about business. Practical talks and time for conversation without sales pressure.

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JCI Poznań Mastermind group

Small group

Mastermind

A facilitated conversation around participants’ real challenges. Different perspectives, specific questions, confidentiality and ownership of your decisions.

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Full experience

Membership

Projects, training, events, leadership roles and access to a global community. Meet us first, then decide whether you want to join.

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JCI in practice

A community learning through action

This is what our open meetings look like: practical talks, shared experience and time for real conversation.

JCI Poznań participants during a Business MeetupConversation during a JCI Poznań meetingParticipants talking after the main programme

How growth works at JCI

You do not watch from the side. You step into the work.

Start gently with a conversation or open event. Over time, choose a role and a level of responsibility that matches what you want to learn.

  1. 01

    Show up

    Meet the people and experience the atmosphere without commitment.

  2. 02

    Get involved

    Choose a programme, event or project.

  3. 03

    Take responsibility

    Make decisions, work with a team and learn from real outcomes.

  4. 04

    Pass it on

    Share your experience and help the next person grow.

JCI Poznań team

Local and global

JCI’s greatest resource is not an event agenda. It is the people who give one another room to try, learn and lead.
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Mission, vision and values

A global idea translated into local action

Mission

To provide leadership development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.

Vision

To be the foremost global network of young active citizens and leaders.

Values

We believe in human dignity, cooperation across borders, free enterprise, the rule of law and service to humanity.

Cooperation

Projects grow through partnerships

We work with companies, institutions and communities in different models, from content and organisational support to commercial partnerships.

Invest in Poznań
SOWA Marketing
Poznań Biznes Partner
Polska Izba Ekologii
Plus Jeden
WiseOn
SOWA Films
Miasto Bar

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Stay close to what we do

Events, stories and new opportunities in one email

The JCI Poznań newsletter shares open meetings, projects, training and ways to get involved. No inflated promises and no daily spam.

  • upcoming Business Meetups and workshops,
  • member stories and community projects,
  • development programmes and international events.

The first step requires no declaration

Come, meet the people and see JCI in action.

If you do not know where to begin, write to us. We will tell you honestly which event or programme best matches what you are looking for now.