Education + Training
We all know the world is changing faster than ever, and yet no matter the pressures we face we are expected to manage ourselves and our responsibilities competently.
We are struggling, but there is a way through.​
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Most of today's challenges are the outcomes of yesterday’s solutions. ​This means that overcoming these challenges requires a new way of looking at the world.
One that allows us to see beyond our immediate needs and understand how everything is connected. This is called systems thinking and is at the heart of Eco-Social Regenerative Design, a nature-based method that gives us the skills and tools to efficiently respond to a rapidly changing world with ethical solutions that stand the test of time.
Nature has been solving problems for a long time and the patterns and principles that guide our world are well understood when we bother to look. With a little training, anyone can learn Regenerative Design principles and begin to use them in their business, organization, projects, and life.
PRESENTATIONS(45 to 90 minutes)
WHAT WOULD NATURE DO?
Systems Thinking for Life, Business, and Planet​
Learn the basics of Eco-Social Design, including why it matters so much right now. Participants will become conversant in core concepts of how Nature solves problems and gain skills they can immediately apply to their personal and professional lives.
WHAT CAN ONE PERSON DO?
A Guide to Changing the World
by Starting with Yourself
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The individual is the starting place for all action and change, but it can be hard to know where to begin. You will learn the three key areas of systems change and easy tools anyone can use to start their personal plan of action.
Intro to EcoSocial Design
The foundation to the ecosystem
This hands-on, interactive workshop introduces participants to the Conscious Leadership, Ecological Literacy, and Systems Thinking skills and tools that make up the holistic approach of Eco-Social Design.
Deep Listening
Harnessing the Power of an Open Mind, an Open Heart, and an Open Will for Skillful Problem Solving
Without the ability to truly listen and feel into a situation, we can never hope to fully understand it. Without the ability to put aside our personal desires and ego, we can never create solutions that work for all. Deep Listening is the first step to developing the understanding and creativity needed to solve today’s complex problems.
Principles based Practice
A Practical Approach to Shifting Organizational Culture
Creating intentional change in the complex environments of business, education, and other organizations and movements is one of the biggest challenges that leaders face – often we are dependent on trial-and-error experiments with steep learning curves and high stakes. But through skillful observation of what has worked in similar situations and meaningful dialogue with our stakeholders, we can arrive at principles that can guide our collective behavior towards our intended outcomes and fast-track our change efforts.
FULL-LENGTH PROGRAM
DESIGN LIKE NATURE
Systems Thinking for Leading in Times of Change
This applied systems thinking course provides participants with a practical understanding of Eco-Social Design that they can immediately use in their personal and professional life, and in service to their community, society, and the planet. This training initiates participants in the core skills of Conscious Leadership, Ecological Literacy, and Systems Thinking needed to become an effective change-agent in a rapidly changing, complex world. Participants learn new ways to see their world, to recognize patterns in their life and environment, and practice how to design interventions that create the changes they desire in their lives and in the world. This intensive program is equivalent to one semester and can be structured to meet different scheduling needs.
