What happens during the core course week?

• Each day includes sessions focused on the core course themes: Systemic Design, Applied AI, and Conscious Leadership. A bus picks you up from designated stops, and once on campus, your day includes core content workshops, guided reflection, nature immersion, and peer dialogue.
• The course is designed for you to apply these frameworks to your own projects and challenges throughout the week, especially if you're interested in strategically making positive impact happen at various levels.
• Most days run from 09:30 to 18:30. We gather for an Opening Dinner on Monday and a Closing Celebration on Friday. These meals are part of the course experience to foster community and connection.
• For participants who would like to 'immerse further', there are two additional options: 'Community Weekend Residency' (August 1-2) and an 'Course Integration Residency' (August 8-9). You can learn more about these Weekend Residency options here.

Cohort Date Options*:

• Cohort A = Monday, 27 July - Friday, 31 July
• Cohort B = Monday, 3 August - Friday, 7 August

*You can indicate your preferred week in the application.

Your Week Includes:

• Full-day intensive sessions (9:30-18:30) with expert faculty and hands-on workshops
• Daily Lunch, tea and coffee
• Daily bus pickup from Ciudad Colón (closest village next to the Campus nature reserve), Santa Ana, or Escazú, so you can stay where you prefer and still get to campus easily.
• Opening Welcoming Dinner on Monday, Closing Celebration Dinner on Friday

What is not included during the course week:

• Accommodation is not included. This gives you flexibility to choose what works for your budget and style. Some participants prefer a quiet hotel, others a homestay, others share an Airbnb with fellow participants or family.
• Dinners Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday are not included; we are happy to kick off and close the week in community with dinners on Monday and Friday, yet as each participant will be joining with various expectations and interests the mid-week evenings are open for you to plan as you prefer.

How are the virtual sessions designed?

• After your week in Costa Rica, continue the journey with monthly 75-minute sessions with field based global practitioners. Themes include Pluriverse Futures and Foresight, Nature-based and Indigenous Wisdom, Regenerative Business and Leadership, Leveraging Narrative for Impact, Experience Design for Transformation, The Art, Soul and Craft of Ecosystem Collaborations, and Regenerative Philanthropy and Activism.
• Just as importantly, these sessions give you a chance to reconnect with fellow participants and explore how the course content is rippling and integrating into your daily life.
• The sessions run 75 minutes in a podcast-style conversation format. Domain experts share key insights and provocations, but the real intention is to co-generate an electric conversation that inspires new ways of thinking or challenges default modes of understanding.
• All sessions are recorded. For those pursuing a course certificate, reflection responses are required for the 10 sessions.
  
  Virtual Session Dates*:
• Cohort A + B = 1 sessions in July, 3 sessions in September, 3 sessions in October, 3 sessions in November

What do my 3 coaching sessions entail?

• Participants join with diverse expertise, some are seasoned in systems thinking or human-centered design, others are leading work in AI or offering these skills as entrepreneurs or consultants. The coaching sessions are 1-1 to meet you where you are in each thematic area.
• Your faculty coach holds a dedicated session with you to tackle, think through, or strategize whatever you want to prioritize, gathering perspective, guidance, or deeper insight on the core course themes.
• You can indicate in your application whether you prefer to hold your 3 coaching sessions on-site in Costa Rica or virtually after the in-person course wraps.
• You have until the end of November to complete all three sessions.
• Coaching sessions are mandatory for certificate completion.

You can learn more about these Weekend Residency options here.

Residency Date Options*:

• Weekend Residency A - Community Immersion = Saturday, 1 August - Sunday, 2 August
• Weekend Residency B - Course Integration = Saturday, 8 August - Sunday, 9 August