If all life matters equally, how does that change how we lead and what we do?

From October 1–4, 2026, a retreat-style convening and workshop will bring together institutional leaders, senior business professionals, scholars, change management experts, and thought leaders from leading nonprofits to discuss the transition to nature-centric institutional models. The gathering is designed to move beyond conventional structures and envision institutions grounded in interconnectedness and kinship with non-human life and larger ecosystems. The dialogue will identify the key challenges to this transformation, and explore the emerging frameworks and blueprints, practical tools, and actionable pathways needed to advance it, while also examining how these dynamics intersect with broader cultural change.

Through a combination of deep dialogue and applied strategy, the workshop will focus on defining the intentional shifts required to guide larger influential organizations toward nature-centric foundational structures, governance, and operation models that go beyond the usual pledges, policies, and programs, with the aim of fostering more integrated and ecologically aligned institutional models.

Rather than privileging any single perspective as definitive, the gathering will encourage contributions from diverse traditions, disciplines, and practices. While a science-based approach provides an important foundation for the convening, differing perspectives are welcomed as opportunities for collective learning, for exploring multiple modes of understanding, and for integrating kinship with nature into organizational models.