Online Courses
Access the knowledge, inspiration and wisdom of ecovillages around the world
Crafting Stories to Build the New Normal
Through 6 sessions, learn about why stories are so important in this time of transition and explore what makes a great story that can impact others and the world. Through guided facilitation, you will develop, revise, and share a meaningful personal story, and learn audio/video recording/editing using the online platform WeVideo. After adding narration, images/video, and music, you'll have the opportunity to share your stories on GEN's YouTube channel with each other and the world.
YOUTH IN ECOVILLAGES – Free live stream series
‘YOUTH IN ECOVILLAGES’ free series live stream where NextGEN Europe invites you to explore various aspects of ecovillage life through the eyes of youngsters of the ecovillage movement. We will meet online from April to August, on the last Monday of every month from 6:30pm to 8pm CET to have conversations among eco-friends and share first-hand experiences.
Ecovillage Solutions for Extraordinary Times: Panel Package
This package of panel discussions from the What If? Gathering is for you if you want to get the big picture and latest thinking on social, ecological, cultural and economic issues from an ecovillage perspective. The package features 7.5 hours of panel discussions with leading experts from the November 2020 online event What If? Ecovillage Solutions for Extraordinary Times.
Ecovillage Solutions for Extraordinary Times: Low-Impact Technology Package
This package gathers talks and workshops from the What If? Gathering's Low-Impact Technology strand. It explores tools and techniques including permaculture, water retention landscapes and community biogas, as well as introducing ecosystem restoration as the great work of our time.
Ecovillage Solutions for Extraordinary Times: Inclusion in Communities Package
This package gathers talks and workshops from the What If? Gathering's Inclusion strand. It explores the challenges of creating diverse communities and the hard questions privileged groups must ask themselves to truly address systems of oppression. It also takes in diverse approaches to spirituality, and how to invite everybody in during collaborations.
Ecovillage Solutions for Extraordinary Times: Community Incubation Package
This package gathers talks and workshops from the What If? Gathering's Community Incubation strand, where we asked: How can we start new ecovillages and strengthen existing ones throughout Europe? From the intricacies of communication and power in communities, to how to resource our communities and an introduction to the Community Learning Incubator, this package is a must-see for any aspiring ecovillage founder - or anyone who works in groups of any kind and wants to learn to live and work better together.
Ecovillage Solutions for Extraordinary Times: Sacred Activism Package
This package gathers talks and workshops from the What If? Gathering's Sacred Activism strand, which asked: what actions can we take to realise our personal and collective potential and accelerate global transformation?
Ecovillage Research
Ecovillage Research is relevant and evokes more and more interest in the mainstream world! GEN and other networks of like-minded movements are collaborating with universities and researchers from all around the globe and this course will give you an impression and access to the work of the GEN research group!
Webinar: Embracing the creative arts in becoming an inspiring speaker! (recording)
This webinar is part of “The Art of Speaking and Presenting (GEN and your own story!)” course, but open to the public, and participation in the 15 weeks longs course is not required to join us in this webinar and discovery of the creative arts! It will give you some rich input on how to embrace your creative arts in its diversity and how you can tap into them in presenting and speaking to your audience! You will leave this evening with more confidence and some helpful exercises for you to continue your creative journey and to step into your power.
Ecovillage Schools
To expand from our Greening Schools Webinar Series, we continue to explore the interconnections between schools and communities, and how ecovillage principles can be applied in the most diverse contexts. Special case studies from Canada, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Iceland, Estonia, Portugal, Egypt, Zambia, Malwi, and India.
Ecovillage Design Education
A rare opportunity to attend a full Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) online with top facilitators and experts from around the world. Explore social, ecological, economic and cultural regeneration and project design through classes, practice groups, sharing and exercises in a 5 month transformative learning journey.
The Art of Speaking and Presenting (GEN and your own story!) – This course is now closed and will be opened up again at a later point
This interactive course will familiarise you with a wide range of techniques, materials, practices and inspirations for public speaking, presenting skills, storytelling, GEN, and becoming an effective leader and ambassador for the regenerative movement. With a mix of learning materials, expert calls, live Q&As and a vibrant community of fellow participants.
Applying Whole Systems Design for Regenerative Communities
Hear from those who have designed and are living the regenerative life by transforming rural villages, customizing intentional communities, and urban and suburbia living around Asia and Oceania.
Introduction to Transition Towns
Join us to learn about the transition town model and movement which aims to establish an ecologically regenerative and socially just future on the backdrop of the climate crisis and economic challenges through community-led initiatives that find local solutions to global problems.
Designing Circular and Local Economies for Regenerative Ecosystems
Listen to inspiring innovators who have inspired and transformed the narrative of economic systems locally and globally.
Social Enterprise and Resilient Local Economies
In this workshop, we will explore how to develop initiatives that are self-sustaining and local economies that are resilient and regenerative. This workshop is a part of the economic dimension within the ReGEN-Nations Whole System Co-learning Journey and Regenerative Design Labs.
Rethinking Ecological Practices and Designs
Join us for a webinar with Andre Leu, Jed Guinto and Sion Zivetz, who have been working in the areas of regenerative agriculture, appropriate technology and ecosystem restoration, to explore how these can help to protect and restore our damaged ecosystems.
Introduction to Permaculture with Morag Gamble
Join us in the Ecology Dimension of the ReGEN-Nations Program with an inspiring workshop on Permaculture, led by Morag Gamble.
Introduction to Deep Ecology with OmSunisa
Join us for a session on Deep Ecology, a philosophy and lifestyle that inspires us to reconnect back to nature. This session is for those interested in engaging nature-based principles and practices to transform the way we design our personal way of life and the solutions we design with communities. This workshop will be led by Om Sunisa Jamwiset Deiters - Co-founder of Gaia Ashram.
The Link Between Indigenous Wisdom, Biodiversity, and Health
The second webinar in the series of ReGEN-Nations Program based on the 5 areas of regeneration. In this webinar, we will look deeper into the cultural dimension of regeneration with The Link Between Indigenous Wisdom, Biodiversity, and Health.
What is GEN Education?
What makes ecovillages thrive – and what doesn’t? What are grassroots initiatives around the world already doing to create cultural, ecological, economic and social regeneration? How can you live an ecovillage lifestyle, right now and regardless of where you are?
Around the world, ecovillages are experimenting with regenerative living. From compassionate communication and self-governance to natural building, appropriate technology, social entrepreneurship, traditional crafts and participatory design – ecovillages are full of innovators, teachers and facilitators dedicating their lives to the creation of regenerative cultures. Our aim is to be a link between them and you, making it easy for you to:
Explore Ecovillages and learn more about where they are, how they work, and what it’s like to live in one
Get Resourced to work with the 32 Ecovillage Principles for cultural, ecological, economic and social regeneration
Take Action and start a community project, found an ecovillage or use ecovillage solutions in your life
About GEN
The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing pathways to a regenerative future, while building bridges of hope and international solidarity.
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Join us online for a series of interactive workshops on Ecovillage Design and the power of community in times of crisis. Hear from ecovillages on the ground, boost your inner resilience, and grow your capacity to design regenerative cultures and communities.
