Why?

We are passionate about complexity. About how we can live and work and thrive in a complex world. We would like to steward a transition from the linear logic of mass consumption and old school management, that seem to be failing, towards an era of compassionate inter-dependent leadership.

With whom?

We feel the era of collective working and collective intelligence waiting in the wings, and we want to influence the world around us, choose for ecological sustainability, and a new way of co-creating. We are keen to do this with you and many others.

We meet lots of people we feel a connection with. Different as we all may be, we share a similar vision, desire and hope for our common future. We meet them in Art of Hosting, in U-lab, Agile and Teal groups. We meet them at universities, working on complexity, end-of-life care, compassionate cities. We meet them in grass-root movements, ethical start-ups and many more. These multi-various groups of change-makers give us hope for the communities of the future.

How?

We intend to create a compassionate growing and connecting space so that the ‘Mycelium’ network can grow in the best conditions. Mycelium as a metaphor. A polycentric web, an underground internet, inter-linking the roots of different plants. By linking to the fungal network, plants help their neighbours by sharing nutrients and information or dealing with toxins.

Through Interdependent leadership, create self-organised conditions for growth, with good nutrition, support and energy so that new spores can grow and existing plants find a welcoming place to flourish.

The tools of complexity practitioners help lighten the load of this new world, enable good space to be opened, energy to be optimised and resonance to be surfed. It is also a wonderful source of fun and light and dreams.

What can you expect?

We will experience how to develop our "felt sense" and learn to use our complexity compass. Working with our physical, emotional and intellectual capacities, we will be opening the space for musical, intuitive and spiritual navigation. We will create learning opportunities and hold time to grow new relationships.

You can expect a non-linear event on how to develop non-judgemental relationships that help us create compassionate environments.

We hope the story of this day is told many times for many years and for many ears.

We hope this day is the start of many stories, for new chapters and for stories that can be put to rest.

What we expect from you

Show up as your whole selves, no roles or hats. Be ready to engage in the process of learning. Be willing to build and nurture this space for the future.

Good to know

English, Dutch and French will be our languages.

We welcome up to 30 participants.

Welcome drinks and muesli from 0830

Day starts at 0921 - Day finishes at 1630

Warm down with aperitif until 1721