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WHAT TO EXPECT
Two days to step back, reconnect with life, and explore new possibilities for the world.
We treat these two days as an online retreat. A chance to give yourself space away from the everyday, connect with the world around you, and spend time with ideas and practices that can support the work you care about.
Across the two days, we'll weave together practical tools, models, stories, personal reflection, time in nature and conversations with others. We'll look at the bigger systems we're part of, and explore how we can bring different possibilities into the projects, organisations and communities we work with.
And we'll make space to reconnect with the living world around us, and find a little more clarity, courage and confidence for the work ahead.
WHAT WE COVER
Exploring the landscapes of our times
What's changing in the world, and what landscapes are we navigating? Explore the polycrisis, the stories shaping human progress, and the new possibilities emerging around us. We'll look at where change is happening, where it might lead, and how we can find our place in the transitions of our times.
Learning from life itself
Life has been finding ways to adapt, evolve, collaborate and flourish for billions of years. Explore the patterns and dynamics of living systems, and discover how their wisdom might inform the way we approach change, leadership and the work of creating something new.
Working with alternative forms of structure and power
If we're to create different forms of progress, we need different ways of organising, relating and working with power. Explore emerging organisational forms, social models of power and life-connected approaches to structure, and consider how these might take shape in our own projects and systems.
Finding our place in the work
Take time to reflect on your own story, the systems you're part of, and where you might place your energy. Explore how we meet uncertainty, stay grounded through change, and find the courage and clarity to keep working towards what matters.
Sharing knowledge and ideas
Bring your own experiences, questions and experiments into the mix. Share knowledge with others working towards regenerative change, learn from different perspectives, and explore the ideas and possibilities that emerge when we work things out together.
THE DETAILS
Format
Live online workshop
Time
9:30 am – 5:00 pm on both days, plus an optional evening relaxation and follow up recorded practices and meditations.
Who it's for
People working to create positive change in their organisation, community or the wider world.
Takeaways
Practical tools, a personal action plan, and guided recordings and practices to support your learning after the workshop, including follow-up practices one day and one week later.
COST
We offer three rates to support access for people and organisations in different circumstances.
Organisational / Abundant Means
For employer-funded places, organisations and those with greater financial resources - £750
Standard Rate
Our standard individual participation rate - £550
Life for All Rate
A reduced rate for people on lower incomes and participants from geographies where the standard rate is less accessible - £300
Choose the rate that best reflects your circumstances.
15% discounts are available for registrations before the 31st October, just add the discount code ‘OCT15A’ at checkout.
REFERENCES
This work brings together years of exploration into what helps people and living systems thrive.
Drawing on STUDIO's work with elders, leaders, organisations and communities, the workshop is informed by:
Living systems and Bio-Leadership, including 6 stories of nature-centred leadership
Thich Nhat Hanh — mindfulness, presence and practical ways to cultivate awareness.
The Berkana Institute’s Two Loops model of change, and other systems change work inspired by Donella Meadows
Deep principles of change and learning coming from Taoist traditions and Earth-Based wisdom
The workshop has evolved through 15 years of work, with its seeds sown in a leadership course for the Amani Institute, and then through ten years of adventures and amazing work with the Bio-Leadership Project, partners, clients and allies around the world.