Genius of Life

inspiring leaders and organisations to learn, lead, and act with the wisdom of nature

We bring sustainability strategies to life by activating an ecological consciousness in teams, leaders, and organisational eco-systems. 
We enable life-friendly system, product and process design, inspired by solutions evolved by nature over 3.8 billion years. 

ACTIVATE

 the hearts and minds of your team with our inspiring planet-positive workshops – planetary boundaries, biomimicry, eco-design, life principles, living systems…. a shared ecoliteracy to support for your sustainability initiatives.

LEAD

with what we call ‘leadership 3.8’ – an embodied ecological consciousness that understands organisations as living systems and draws on your own, as well as nature’s wisdom to evolve a planet-positive enterprise.

EXPERIENCE

our co-created, eco-immersive retreats to be inspired, informed and empowered by life’s genius for new and generative ways to live, work and lead.

Connect

into our warm, lively and facilitated monthly conversations seeded by experienced and knowledgeable life explorers on subjects ranging from food systems to hyperintelligence.

Learn

 from, and be startled into, new and expansive possibilities and perspectives in content and online material curated and contributed by the Genius of Life ecosystem.

share

 your stories of generative, life-oriented leadership, organisation, products and processes across and beyond the organisation – in images and video – inspiring, recognising and motivating change

Coming up

Gaia’d conversations

Join us virtually or physically for our next conversation.  19h30 – 21h00.  Contact us for location or zoom connection.

In Conversation with Gaia

Monday 20th April 19h30 SAST Many are experiencing this time of cloistering, as a rite of passage, an initiation. All initiations call for...

Leadership 3.8

 4 – 11 OCTOBER, 2020 CAPE TOWN

An open-mind/heart exploration of the ‘genius of nature’ for new and profound perspectives on leadership and enterprise; an opportunity to observe strategies for sustainability that have been tested over millenia – while deepening and expanding our leadership capacity to think and act from life-oriented principles.

Learning

BIOMIMICRY SHORT COURSES

Calling all changemakers – those who believe in designing a regenerative, resilient future  inspired by the genius of nature. Learn Biomimicry a recently released and beautifully crafted online learning programme provides a robust and compelling foundational understanding of biomimicry. 

On Leadership 3.8 – a nature based retreat

‘A beautiful, thought-provoking experience, interweaving science, ecology and leadership in the hall, under the trees and in the quiet of an  ancient forest. An experience which made me understand that all the answers can be found in the nature inside and around you.’

Ingrid Fiette

Managing Director: SOS ORIBI Village