‘Building Our Regenerative Future’ Returns!

A new, six-week online seminar starts January 7, combining visionary inspiration and practical knowledge for our fast-changing times

Hi folks,

I will be hosting the second series of “Building Our Regenerative Future,” six weeks of online Zoom sessions, starting January 7. The first time we did this, several years ago, it was a great success: Over 250 participants came together to learn, forming a vibrant community. We featured over twenty speakers covering a range of topics, from brass tacks approaches — how to create innovative legal structures for intentional communities, how to launch an aquaculture project, and so on — to meta-level, systems thinking about human consciousness, ecology, and the future. This is knowledge that anyone can benefit from.

Speaker roster for “Building Our Regenerative Future,” 2024. Bios here.

We are still adding to the speaker list for the next course. Please check out our currently confirmed speakers — some of my favorite human beings on the planet! We will also make the archive of the last version available to all students, and we are preparing a PDF guidebook covering both old and new content.

“What I gained was joy, inspiration and reassurance that my ongoing life's work will join up with others to bring about the transformation to a global culture that will replenish our extraordinary planet and bring about abundance, equality, and unlimited opportunity for creative fulfillment for all, within a world of beauty and harmonious biodiversity.”

- Participant, “Building Our Regenerative Future,” Volume 1

Right now, we are offering the course for early sign ups at 50% off: $150 instead of $300. There will be an extra reduction in price offered to paying newsletter subscribers.

(Reduced price tickets and scholarships available. Email me at Daniel.pinchbeck@gmail.com to discuss)

I hope you will join us!

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction

By embracing this time as your initiation, you can fulfill your greatest potential and thrive in our new, fast-changing reality. 

We have reached a threshold of ecological and social crisis. Climate change, artificial intelligence, resource scarcity, geopolitical dangers, and other factors hurtle us toward the unknown. How will you prepare for what comes next? 

As part of the call of this time, we can choose to activate our super powers as well as our compassion, maximizing our ability to thrive and serve, as the pace of change accelerates.

Collectively, we can drive the transition to a regenerative society where local communities develop greater resilience and self-reliance within a holistic, radically self-sufficient new paradigm. In this course, we discover the new skills, tools, and ideas we all need to make the shift. 

Culture

As a storyteller for our human tribe, can you guide the people toward shared purpose and unified action?

As traditional institutions lose their authority, we are engaged in a process of collective “sense-making.” But it often feels that we lack tools we need for for this. As a result, some people retreat into conspiracy theories. Such theories provide the comfort of a dualistic, good-versus-evil vision of the world, while avoiding overwhelming complexity and uncertainty. What we need our new myths and visions for this rapidly changing world.

We propose that a new, coherent “story of the people” - a new paradigm and a new mythology - is emerging now. As we define a new, shared understanding of our world, we construct a solid framework for purposeful, collective action. 

Economy

How do you become a regenerative entrepreneur?

By meshing your desire to thrive and succeed with the needs of the planet, you become a leader in a revolutionary - and evolutionary - vanguard. The regenerative economy of the near-future will create millions of amazing new jobs, in sectors ranging from housing to energy to agriculture. You can move in this direction now, by becoming a regenerative entrepreneur. We present examples of pioneers doing extraordinary work in many fields.

Right now, we can jump-start local as well as global initiatives, from mutual aid networks to aquaculture initiatives to precision fermentation. We can organize around a ‘step change’ in our economic model. How do we help the transition to circular economies based on regenerative farming, ecological design and ‘closed-loop’ industrial processes, where energy comes from distributed renewable sources?

Community

How do we form healthy communities based on ecological principles, cooperation, and good governance?

 We foresee a renewal of place-based communities rooted in trust and cooperation. For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors lived joyfully, in tight-knit communities. These are our true home. But how do we gain the benefits of these arrangements, restoring trust and community values, while maintaining our individual autonomy and creative initiative? How do we optimize our own, our friends, and our family’s happiness as we build diverse adaptive, and resilient communities? 

We provide you with tools to build and empower your community. We review best models and legal structures, from cooperatives to land trusts, which you can use to jumpstart the regenerative community of your dreams.

Consciousness

Can you unite your quest for self-knowledge with the movement toward a regenerative society? 

The consciousness revolution is here! Physics has revealed that consciousness — “mind stuff” rather than matter — is the foundation of reality.  While materialism is still the dominant worldview, this is changing fast.

As you deepen your consciousness by engaging in practices like meditation, mindfulness, ritual, psychedelic experience, prayer, and pilgrimage, you magnify your inner power and capacity for joy. The journey inward finds its true value when it joins with the movement toward a regenerative society, protecting the Earth and our human family.

Health

How can you maintain your optimal balance within a sick society?

We introduce revolutionary new approaches to boosting your immune system, healing your micro-biome, and detoxifying from industrial pollutants. We explore the polarizing issue of vaccines and evaluate complementary medicine systems.

To stay healthy, we need a healthy environment. This means removing pollutants from the air, food and water, and protecting yourself from the dangers of EMFs as well as new untested technologies. How do we stay healthy now while working together to bring about systemic change?

Resilience

At a time of rapid, disruptive change, how can you and your community become more resilient?

Resilience means the ability of an individual, system, or community to withstand, adapt to, and recover from stress, challenges, and adversity. Resilience — “anti-fragility” — is not just about endurance, but also about learning, growing, and potentially becoming stronger as a result of difficult experiences. An anti-fragile system doesn’t just withstand adversity; it benefits from it. How can you bounce back stronger from difficult experiences? How do you stay functional while facing hardships and obstacles? What psychological practices and systemic approaches engender greater resilience?

Learn more and find speakers’ bios, at our website.