Why a ‘whole system’ approach to climate change could be more effective than a narrow focus on carbon emissions.

Join us on an immersive learning experience in an idyllic setting in the heart of the Lake District. This Wilderculture experience is the first of its kind and is aimed at citizens or curious professionals rather than farmers or landowners.

Many of us feel the same sense of hopelessness when thinking about the future of our planet and the legacy we are leaving for the next generation. 

Do you feel a sinking feeling that the very serious human-induced environmental crisis has been hijacked by corporate interests and a rising panic that their carbon tunnel vision is going to lead us in exactly the wrong direction? 

Adding to this growing unease about the effectiveness of the current response is the knowledge that if we voice our concerns, we will be branded climate deniers!! 

Unfortunately, you just don’t have the right words, confidence, or evidence to challenge the seemingly indisputable majority. 

Well, you will be glad to know you are not alone.

In fact, there is an alternative view that is backed up by billions of years of evidence of how Mother Nature created a liveable, stable, and cool climate. 

This ‘living’ or ‘whole’ systems view of climate change is growing in momentum and credibility. It comes from a systems thinking worldview beyond the reach of the linear, mechanistic thinking decision-makers currently dominating the narrative and response. 

This alternative view should not be confused with the equally dangerous opinion that humans have not changed our climate and that, therefore, there is no need to respond at all!  

It’s time to evolve this conversation so we can influence a more mature response to this pressing and potentially catastrophic situation based on a systems perspective and newer science which has the capacity to capture whole system climate function.

• The story of separation – how humans evolved through different worldviews and where we are today.
• Learning from the land—Using Wilder Gowbarrow as our ‘living lesson,’ we will explore the difference between mechanistic thinking and systems thinking and how it relates to land management.
• Through the lens of the soil system, plant system, animal system and ecosystem, we will learn how this ‘whole’ system has been broken down by human activities and is creating climate derangement.    
• Look at climate function from an ‘elemental’ perspective – water, air, earth and fire. 
• An introduction to regenerative design principles and how they could shape a new evolved climate response.

• An enjoyable, relaxed, immersive experience in a stunning location, with great food and like-minded company. 

• You will leave looking at the world through a new, more holistic lens that can be applied to all aspects of your life and work. 

• You will have developed your eco-literacy and achieved a deeper understanding of climate ‘whole system’ function. 

• You will leave with a grasp of some key ‘whole system’ concepts and the language to engage in discourse about the limitations of our current climate response.

Please note that this experience involves walking (slowly) over rough terrain, sometimes for a couple of hours. We will be moving at a slow pace with regular stops to talk and undertake activities.