“The Dao that can be named is not the true Dao.” Dao De Jing

We start by acknowledging the complexity of our world.

Using a systemic lens, we seek to understand the connections. To change the system, we begin with changing ourselves – unlearning, and reconnecting with the truths that lie deep within us.

This will take all our intelligences – not just our heads, but also our hearts and our will. We begin by opening ourselves to new potentials.

“Those who tell the stories rule the world.” Hopi proverb

What stories are we telling ourselves?

How are these stories constructed and what are their underlying assumptions? What perspectives do they serve and favour? And what do they forget and obstruct?

Here, we examine the collective stories we inhabit, discover connections, and begin to see how we might shift our collective agreements.

“We do not think ourselves into a new way of living, we live ourselves into a new way of thinking.” Richard Rohr

We recognise the depth and history of our knowledge and wisdom.

How do our multiple ways of knowing manifest in our individual lives and collective value systems? Where is there alignment? And where might there be imbalance?

We clarify the path to meaning-making through both an inner and outer journey.

“An open heart is an open mind. A change of heart is a change of mind.” Dalai Lama

This exploration can be hard – it requires an uncommon balancing of outrage and awe.

Outrage at the destruction being wrought on our world. And awe at the profound wonders that fill our every days.

We dare take this journey because we care – not just intellectually, but also emotionally and viscerally.