EVOLVING LEADERSHIP
for a Regenerative Future
Join us for this 12-week learning journey and community of practice
21 JUL - 30 SEP 2022 (ONLINE)
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Who are you being called to become?
Join us for a 12-week inquiry
Interest is growing in regeneration as a paradigm that underpins a life-giving way to co-inhabit our “living, interconnected and ever-evolving” planet.
It requires a shift in human consciousness and ways of being that embody a deep sense of mutuality, honouring of human dignity, and caring connection between one another and the systems we are nested within.
For this profound change to take shape in the world, we need to transform our inner condition.
We invite you to join us for a learning journey and a community of practice for leaders who believe it’s time to evolve who we are and how we lead.
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“Will you consciously and bravely choose to reclaim leadership as a noble profession that creates possibility and humaneness in the midst of increasing fear and turmoil?”
~ Margaret J. Wheatley, author of "Who do we choose to be? Facing reality. Claiming Leadership. Restoring Sanity"
Who is this for?
This learning journey and community of practice is for purpose-driven leaders, who are seeking to reimagine and evolve their way of leading so they can contribute effectively towards a just, compassionate and regenerative future for all life.
What will you explore?
Our learning journey will explore three main premises and corresponding areas of inquiry:
FIRST PREMISE
Co-creation
The future–in which each person and our living planet can thrive–can only arise through co-creative processes.
Therefore, it depends on:
Guiding Inquiries:
SECOND PREMISE
Co-evolution
Human societies are profoundly interconnected with, and embedded within natural living systems, with whom we evolve with must learn to co-create.
It is possible to co-evolve towards a future where widespread human activity enhances the thriving of our planet.
"Our Ancestors and the Birrarung shaped one another — living in balance together for countless generations."
Aunty Alice Kolasa, an Elder of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (reference)
Guiding Inquiries:
THIRD PREMISE
Inherently noble
How we show up is as important as our intellectual powers, or what we do. Each human being is inherently noble.
Embodying this nobility, through our ways of thinking, being and doing, can release new potential in ourselves, and for others.
Guiding Inquiries:
This is a timely opportunity to evolve your way of being and doing as a leader.
How will we be working together?
Living systems are the way our world works, and they are beautifully complex. Unfortunately, most of the education we’ve received has trained us to use reductionist ways of thinking that are inherently degenerative.
The call before us as leaders, and for our learning journey, is to develop our ability to continually up-level our thinking and lead in ways grounded in regeneration. This is new to most of us, so calls us into new levels of personal and organisational development, and requires commitment—like any high-level performance does.
Therefore, our work together as a cohort will focus on applying developmental processes live in our sessions, to your real life, and in reflection and growth between sessions. Our aim is for developmental processes to become embedded in your evolution as a leader.
We will:
“Regeneration isn't something you can simply read an article, or even a book about and start "doing" tomorrow. It is, for most of us, a profound shift in being that requires ongoing work within a supportive community.”
CAROL SANFORD, AUTHOR, THE REGENERATIVE LIFE
What is involved?
Our learning journey takes place over 12 weeks and includes these practical elements:
- 1Nine x two hour experiential co-learning sessions, run on Zoom, in a repeated pattern of three weekly sessions, one week break, repeat. (See program schedule below)
- 2Reflective, contemplative, and practical activities during and between sessions to support you in applying regenerative principles and frameworks, and to support your inner work towards a fully expression of your Self as a leader.
- 3Collaborative online peer-learning space.
- 4Digital resource library to support your growth as a leader for this new era.
- 5Receive recordings of the sessions for you to review or if you miss a session.
- 6Receive Carol Sanford’s “The Regenerative Life” e-book
When do we meet?
We begin, Friday 22 July, 8:00 - 10:00am AEST and complete our 12-weeks together on 30 Sep AEST, 8:00-10:00am. The following is the schedule for both AEST and Central US Time Zones.
AEST (Syd) Date | Time | Central Daylight Time (CDT) Date | Time |
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22 Jul | 8:00-10:00am | 21 Jul | 5:00-7:00pm |
29 Jul | 8:00-10:00am | 28 Jul | 5:00-7:00pm |
5 Aug | 8:00-10:00am | 4 Aug | 5:00-7:00pm |
BREAK | - | BREAK | - |
19 Aug |
8:00-10:00am |
18 Aug | 5:00-7:00pm |
26 Aug |
8:00-10:00am |
25 Aug | 5:00-7:00pm |
2 Sep |
8:00-10:00am |
1 Sep |
5:00-7:00pm |
BREAK |
- |
BREAK |
- |
16 Sep |
8:00-10:00am |
15 Sep |
5:00-7:00pm |
23 Sep |
8:00-10:00am |
22 Sep |
5:00-7:00pm |
30 Sep |
8:00-10:00am |
29 Sep |
5:00-7:00pm |
What will you gain from participating?
Who are your guides?
Your learning journey guides are Karryn Olson and Dr Dimity Podger. We have come together to co-create and guide this leadership learning journey for you. We met first over 25 years ago at a professional conference around Education for Sustainable Development! Since then, both of our careers have developed in rich, complementary directions, exploring leadership from many perspectives.
Karryn Olson’s current animating inquiry is around “Cultivating Livelihoods in Service to LIFE.” This is the culmination of her many years designing and delivering curricula for transformative education (including permaculture) in informal settings and higher ed, and through that, seeing the need for people doing good work in the world to learn the skills of entrepreneurship. Not only because earning a living is necessary to sustain one’s endeavors, but also because the essence of entrepreneurship is innovation, and that spirit supports and fast-tracks paths towards a regenerative economy.
Karryn has been diving deeply into the regenerative paradigm, studying with Carol Sanford in her Business Development communities for over 4 years; and more recently with the Regenesis Institute. A major focus is discerning the dynamics that allow us to develop Kinship Mind as a basis for our leadership. Karryn raised her daughters in an Ecovillage in Upstate NY, USA, on the unceded land of the Haudenosaunee; and is more recently living and working with Indigenous BriBri land-based entrepreneurs in Costa Rica. Read here more about her journey, or connect on LinkedIn.
Dr Dimity Podger is on a mission to support leaders and teams to contribute to the regeneration of society and the planet, through personal, business and societal transformation. She has supported thousands of leaders and hundreds of teams and communities to explore questions of meaning, purpose and contribution for over 20 years.
Dimity brings a developmental mindset and collaborative approach to all her transformational leadership programs, drawing on her doctorate in education for sustainability, training and practice in participatory inquiry and action learning, and now regenerative business, design and development, learning with the Regenesis Institute, and last year with Carol Sanford.
She is the curator of the Masterclass Series: Leading with nobility for a new era, creator of the Noble Leadership Group Coaching Program, and facilitator of The Regenerative Life Short Course. She leads Barasa Consulting Group, and is also stewarding regenerative communities work with WWF-Australia as part of its Innovate to Regenerate Program. Dimity lives and resides on the unceded lands of Dharawal country. You can read more about her work here and connect on LinkedIn.
A love of humanity and the planet, calls leaders to step up and, with unrelenting commitment, create a world that is compassionate, just, and regenerative for all. Those leaders that answer this call, are distinguished by their honourable character, courage & wisdom, and service to the common good.
Dr Dimity Podger
Director, Barasa Consulting Group and co-facilitator
What do past clients say about working with Karryn and Dimity?
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“Expand your thinking and way of seeing the world through exploring regenerative frameworks and applying them to your life – [the short course is a] platform for more in-depth thinking.”
PARTICIPANT, THE REGENERATIVE LIFE SHORT COURSE, SPRING 2021
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"As a true empath, Karryn brings a level of care, understanding, deep listening and commitment that I haven’t experienced with any other coach, business training or platform. She is truly one-of-a-kind, deeply devoted to the abundance and thriving of her clients and of the community of practice of regenerative entrepreneurship."
SUSAN COUSINEAU,
THE FARM ECOLOGIST
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“ I am so grateful to Dimity who I think beautifully embodies noble leadership and is the perfect person in bringing a space like this together and helping us as individuals and a collective to reflect on and renew our efforts in having a positive impact not just through our work but also our place in our families, neighbourhood and the world. ”
SAHBA DELSHAD,
SENIOR POLICY OFFICER, ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER AND MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AT
ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - AUSTRALIA
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"I found the intimate Group Coaching Circle facilitated by Dimity valuable and useful particularly in that the reflection and insight from others took me much deeper in my own. 10/10"
VICTORIA WHITAKER
PARTNER, RISK ADVISORY AT DELOITTE AUSTRALIA
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“Dimity was an incredible facilitator. She really brought out the best in the group and was committed to us all making progress from whatever starting point we had”
Participant, The Regenerative Life Short Course,
Spring '21
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"I felt so grateful to be working with Karryn, [who] I consider a co-conspirator, conspiring to make the most of our time on this planet to offer our best for something better; an expert and innovator in her field, grounding her accessible programming in her own constant push to learn and improve."
JENNA , PROGRAMS AND REGENPRENEURS NETWORK
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YOU, Karryn, were one of the best facilitators I've been fortunate to work with in a program. The quality (and quantity) of the underlying material was exceptional - like, multiple books worth of deep, soul-searching reflection questions and exercises. I felt very supported during all of our calls and thought you held the space beautifully for us. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have participated, and would absolutely do so again.
JILL MAILING, PATHFINDERS PROGRAM
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"I found this program to be just what I needed. At a time when I was experiencing confusion and struggle, this program helped me identify what is important to me and why. This not only occurred through the heart based content and skilled speakers, but also the other participants who brought a wealth of experience and a presence to each of the sessions. I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for an inspiring leadership program."
SENIOR LEADER, GROUP COACHING CIRCLE AND MASTERCLASS SERIES: LEADING WITH NOBILITY FOR A NEW ERA
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"Building a business centered in regenerative practices means uncovering both entrepreneurially-minded folks to journey with you, and an audience receptive to your message and ideas. Regenepreneurs opens me up to a wonderful group of people (and a phenomenal guide in Karryn) to support my journey."
MICHELLE , REGENPRENEURS NETWORK
Pricing and Inclusions
The program is run online, so join from anywhere, globally.
(GST will be added for Australian Residents only.)
AUD 1,670 + GST
Pay upfront or choose a payment plan
Scholarships
We are pleased to offer two scholarships, each with a 50% subsidy.
The scholarship is for leaders unable to participate without financial support. Please be in touch before enrolling by writing to: dimity[at]barasaconsult.com
Recirculating Regeneration
We donate 5% of all sales towards HalfCut and Rainforest 4, which buys back and gifts rainforest to the Daintree National Park, which will then be managed by Traditional Owners, theP Eastern Kuku Yalanji (https://go.halfcut.org/t/team2040)
Is this learning journey for you?
What you can expect:
Frequently Asked Questions
We are online and will use Zoom as our platform. Our online community is on a Mighty Networks Hub.
The sessions will be recorded and will be available to the group.
We don't much like homework, however, you will have access to resources to support your learning on the themes. Post-session you will have access to additional resources and tools through our community hub.
Yes. If you are interested in discussing this program for your business or team, please contact: dimity@barasaconsult.com
“Peer-to-peer interaction is where most learning takes place; it is the fertile earth, out of which something new is produced.”
Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging
Terms & Conditions
- We do not offer refunds, however you can transfer your place to another person.
- We are creating a safe place for deep learning and inquiry, where each participant is respected. Disrespectful behaviour towards each other will lead to you being asked to leave the session.
- If you choose a payment plan, you are making a commitment to the full set of payments.
We acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. This website was created on Dharawal Country on the south coast of NSW.
Copyright Barasa Consulting Group Pty Ltd and Regenerpreneurs, 2022