Our Programmes

The Emergence Academy

16th September 2024 - 19th September 2024

Facilitator: UNESCO Chair Loes Damhof & Artist Alex Lambie

As times feel more uncertain, we often respond too fast to urgency, regularly resulting in yet more of the same. To uncover and discover new genuine pathways we need new regenerative leadership.

In this three-day course, inspired by the beautiful Cotswolds and guided by experts, you will use Futures Literacy to disrupt the influence of urgency, and experience the power and potential of different ways of responding to uncertainty and complexity.

Event time: 16th September 2024 3:00pm - 19th September 2024 4:00pm

Interested in spreading the cost of this course? Select Clearpay at checkout.

What Is Included

For the majority of our courses, both residential and non-residential rates are available. Residential options are fully inclusive with all meals provided. Non-residential options include suppers, lunches and all refreshments and exclude B&B. Some of our short day courses, events and talks do not include meals and refreshments. For more details about this course, please see the Practical Information section below.

Additional Activities

Mindful walking through our woodland trails
Meditate in our Woodland Sanctuary
Go on a hike and explore the Cotswolds AONB
Discover surrounding charming market towns

At a Glance

Futures literacy: using futures to see the present anew
Deep Listening: our sensory responses to nature and art
Nesting: embracing emergence in your daily life
Regenerative leadership
Develop your regenerative leadership skills

What You Will Gain

Learn how to use futures to make better (informed) decisions
Learn how to break the dominance of urgency in decision making
Learn how to be open to emerging phenomena
Learn to make space for a different, more sustainable sense of agency
Learn how to appreciate uncertainty and complexity

Booking Options

Residential (single)Residential single rate

£1,200.00

Residential (shared)Residential shared rate

£1,125.00

Non-residentialNon-residential rate

£1,020.00

Interested in spreading the cost of this course? Select Clearpay at checkout.

The Emergence Academy Tutors

Alex Lambie

Loes Damhof

More about The Emergence Academy

This course will welcome you as a member of the third cohort of the Emergence Academy at Hawkwood CFT: a regenerative learning ecosystem that enables the leaders of today and tomorrow to develop a shared understanding and language of Futures Literacy that fosters our transition toward a resilient world that is more open to emergence.

Practical Information

Check-in is at 3.30pm; the course will start at 4.00pm

As elements of this course will be taught outside, please bring suitable clothing.

“A thoroughly enjoyable, get-away-from-the-rat-race, re-connect with nature, and redefining experience that has shifted the way I view the world”

Previous participant

About Hawkwood

Hawkwood is a stunning Grade Il listed 19th Century country house, surrounded by 42 acres of sustainably managed woodland, farmland, and gardens. Set in the heart of the Cotswolds - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - it is a sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. With a diverse selection of nearly 150 courses, there's plenty to choose from, including courses in transformative leadership, future thinking, inner life, music and the arts.

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