About this event
Weaving a New Story of Meaning - An afternoon workshop with Jeremy Lent
Every culture is based on an implicit story about what the universe is and how we belong in it. The
dominant story of our time is one of separation: humans set apart from nature, individuals
competing in a world of scarcity, a living planet treated as a resource to be extracted. That story has shaped our economies, our institutions and our inner lives, and it lies at the root of the crises we now face. However, another story is emerging, grounded in systems science and echoing insights from wisdom traditions across the world: a story of deep interconnectedness, in which we recognize ourselves as part of the web of life.
In this workshop, author and systems thinker Jeremy Lent invites us to explore how worldviews take
shape, how they guide the way we live and organize our societies, and how we can consciously
take part in weaving a new story of meaning. Drawing on themes from his books The Patterning
Instinct and The Web of Meaning, the afternoon moves from understanding to personal reflection,
and to embodied experience. It is offered to everyone working toward regeneration and systems
change, from the commons and bioregional communities to new economics, education and the arts, as well as anyone curious about the deeper roots of the transformation our times call for.
PROGRAMME
12:00–12:30 — Informal Lunch and Introductions
12:30–14:00 — Cultural Mindfulness: How Did We Get Here?
14:15 – 15:15 — Weaving a Web of Meaning
15:30-17:00 — Liology: An Embodied Investigation
Where: Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Room BC615, Amsterdam
Places: Limited to around 30 participants to allow for an intimate, interactive experience
Please bring: a pen, comfortable clothing for gentle movement and a meditation cushion if you have
Language: English
Note: We would like this workshop to be accessible for everyone who is interested. If the current pricing is an obstable, please send us an email at schumacheractionlabs@protonmail.com and we can find a solution!
Organised by Schumacher Action Labs, We Are the Regeneration and Symbiotic Shift, hosted by the Urgent Ecologies programme of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
LECTURE
Later in the day (from 18.30-20.00) you can join the Schumacher Lecture #4 - Ecocivilization: how to make a world that works for all by Jeremy Lent. In his latest book, with the same name, he explores how we can redesign and work together as a coherent whole setting the conditions for all life to flourish?
A ticket to the workshop gives you 10 euro discount on a lecture ticket!
** be sure to book the right (combi-)ticket!
See here more info about the lecture:
https://hipsy.nl/event/254871-ecocivilization-2026-schumacher-lecture-by-jeremy-lent
MORE INFO ABOUT THE PARTNERS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/schumacher-labs
https://re-generation.cc/en/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/symbiotic-shift/
https://rietveldacademie.nl/nl/page/36697/urgent-ecologies
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