Leading by Nature – Embodying Next-Stage Regenerative Leadership Consciousness

Through over a decade of working on regenerative leadership and nature-based coaching, I have developed a range of practices, coaching-frames and processes that aid the journey of becoming a next-stage regenerative leader, coach and practicioner.

Whilst my main work is providing bespoke regenerative leadership coaching for leaders and practitioners 1-2-1 and with intact leadership teams, I hold two one-off ‘open’ immersions per year, and have been asked by a few people recently to advertise the dates for 2024 to help with planning travel and logistics for those interested in attending.

These two immersions are quite different, yet complementary:

One-day Immersion – Friday 23^rd February 9.45am-4pm – price £400 per person

Two-day Deep-dive – Thursday 23^rd/Friday 24^th May – price £800 per person

The one-day immersion is open to anyone, leader and/or practitioner seeking an embodied experience of regenerative leadership.  No previous experience of regenerative leadership is needed, and yet it is also relevant for those immersed and practiced in this work.

The two-day overnight deep-dive is for leaders and practitioners who have already embarked on the regenerative journey, perhaps through reading around the subject, practicing it through work, and/or attending courses and journeys, or perhaps already attending a workshop at Springwood Farm.  If you have attended a one-day immersion at Springwood previously, then this two-day immersion is the next-step of embodiment, providing advanced tools and techniques for your own work and working with clients/leaders and the wider organizational-system.

If you wish to attend the one-day immersion on 23^rd February, then you may also wish to attend the 2-day immersion on 23^rd May, which allows for 3 months processing/integrating from the one-dayer before the two-dayer.  For those attending the one-dayer in February you will also receive a £100 discount on the two-day immersion if booked together.

Here are some basic logistics for each of the Immersions:

One-Day 23^rd February Immersion Logistics – £400 per person

9.30am Arrivals – refreshments upon arrival. Workshop commences at 9.45am

4pm Departures

By Car – RH17 6HQ  Springwood Farm

By Train – Come to Three Bridges station for no later than 9.15am, a cab will meet you there.

Cost: £400 – To confirm your place email giles@ffla.co

Pre-reading or preparation:  Once you have paid, you will be sent some preparatory material and guidance.  Another email will also be sent near the immersion with further preparatory information.

What can you hope to gain from the experience:  You will form part of a small group of like-minded yet diverse leaders and practitioners, and will be facilitated by Giles Hutchins for the entire day. Here are some of the things you can hope to experience:

• An embodied experience of regenerative leadership
• Tools, processes and techniques to aid the journey toward regenerative leadership
• Consciousness-raising practices and modalities
• Peer-sharing and facilitated group dialogue sessions
• Pre-reading material and guidance before the workshop
• A signed copy of Giles Hutchins Leading by Nature book
• Organic lunch and refreshments throughout the day

Some quotes from previous one-day open-day immersion workshops at Springwood with Giles:

‘A powerful experience helping me grow as a citizen, leader and change-maker. Thank you Giles!’ – Danielle Thompson, Lead Ecosystem Facilitator (COO), Greenheart Consulting

‘Feel I’ve had a day with a real master. What beautiful profound lessons’. – Simon Milton, CEO, Pulse Brands

‘Giles is an excellent teacher, facilitator and host – it’s been a tremendous honour to learn with him.’ – Simon Jones, Founder, Thrivemind Body & Whole

Two-Day 23^rd May Deep-dive Immersion Logistics – £800 per person 

9.45am Arrivals Thursday 23^rd May– refreshments upon arrival. Immersion commences at 10am

Overnight camping – either bring own tent (or there are some basic bivvy structures to keep out the rain, if do not wish to use a tent) 14hr solo experience immersed in ancient woodland

Friday 24^th May – 3pm Departures

By Car – RH17 6HQ Springwood Farm

By Train – Come to Three Bridges station for no later than 9.30am, a cab will meet you there.

Cost: £800 – To confirm your place email giles@ffla.co (Discounted to £700 if you book with the one-day in February, i.e. total fee £1,100)

Pre-reading or preparation:  Once you have paid, you will be sent some preparatory material and guidance.  Another email will also be sent near the immersion with further preparatory information.

You will form part of a small group of like-minded yet diverse leaders and practitioners, and will be facilitated by Giles Hutchins for the entire two-days, and the time includes a 14hr solo in nature for intentional work and reflection on your life-work/self & system. Here are some of the things you can hope to experience:

• Specific practices to work with the essence & emergence of your living-system/organization/practice
• Energy cultivation and somatic practices carefully crafted for regenerative leadership
• 14hr solo in private ancient woodlands with pre-and-post reflection processing
• Tools, processes and techniques to aid the journey toward regenerative leadership
• Advanced techniques for working with intention, intuition, insight and Nature’s Wisdom
• Peer-sharing and facilitated group dialogue sessions
• Pre-reading material and guidance before the workshop
• A signed copy of any of Giles Hutchins 5 books
• Organic meals and refreshments throughout the two-days
• Follow-up reading material post immersion

Some quotes from previous deep-dive immersions at Springwood with Giles:

‘Your deep immersion into nature opened our minds, opened our souls, to deeply connect with our place and purpose in life. With love and deep appreciation for your inspiration.’ – Sue Cheshire, Founder of the Global Leaders Academy

‘The nature immersion with Giles exceeded all expectations.  This is real space to develop strategies fit for the 21st century.’ – Stephen Passmore, CEO, Resilience Alliance

‘Powerful and provocative. The best leadership event I’ve ever attended!’  – Ian Ayling, Director, The Soil Association

‘Giles’ immersion at Springwood had a profound effect on me as CEO.’ – Galahad Clark, CEO, Vivobarefoot

About Springwood Farm: a mix of semi-ancient and ancient woodland with wildflower meadows, 60 acres in total, private and secluded specially designed for advanced leadership coaching work, see some pictures here: https://www.leadershipimmersions.com/gallery

About Giles Hutchins:

Giles Hutchins is a pioneering practitioner and senior adviser at the fore-front of the [r]evolution in organizational and leadership consciousness and developmental approaches that enhance personal, organizational and systemic agility and vitality. He is author and co-author of several leadership and organizational development papers, and the books The Nature of Business (2012), The Illusion of Separation (2014), Future Fit (2016), Regenerative Leadership (2019) and Leading by Nature (2022). Chair of The Future Fit Leadership Academy and Founder of Leadership Immersions, co-founder of Biomimicry for Creative Innovation and Regenerators, he runs a 60 acre leadership center at Springwood Farm, an area of outstanding natural beauty near London, UK.  Previously held corporate roles – Head of Transformation Practice for KPMG, Global Director and Head of Sustainability for Atos (150,000 employees, over 40 countries). He provides coaching at individual and organizational levels for those seeking to transform their personal and/or work lives. He is also a keynote speaker on the future of business and regenerative leadership, certified advanced coach, with Master of Science in Business Systems, higher diploma in senior leadership, certifications in solonics, action-logics, and guest lecturer at international business schools, as well as Master Reiki practitioner and sound healer. He blogs at www.thenatureofbusiness.org

Both the 23^rd Feb and 23^rd /24^th May are one-off open programmes for 2024; places are limited, and  treated on a first-come-first-serve basis  Email giles@ffla.co if you wish to book a place.