Nature As the Classroom and the teacher
Where the Ceiling is High — and the Ground is Alive
Welcome to a learning space designed for insight and out-sight — where your capacity for transformation is awakened through deeply impactful, immersive natural experiences.
In this living classroom, Nature is the Teacher. Through direct, sensory-rich engagement with the natural world, you’re invited to recalibrate your inner compass, reconnect with your authentic self, and experience a profound sense of interbeing with all of life.
Nature-Based Leadership is grounded in life-generative principles. It’s about listening — to the land, to your inner voice, and to the relational intelligence of the world around you. It’s about showing up in service of life, guided by awareness, humility, and gratitude.
Our program helps participants reset their natural "source code" through transformative practices that align inner clarity with outer action — leadership that endures, nourishes, and regenerates.
Methods that stood the test of time
The methods result from teachings and training from world-leading scientists, world-class management and leadership gurus, as well as wisdom keepers, spiritual leaders, indigenous trackers, and experienced wilderness and mountain guides. It is about values and attitudes, everyday wisdom in practice practices used by people who depend on it for sustaining their life and community. Nature Based Leadership means, for example:
- To cultivate our hearts and minds of what is true, right, and lasting - wisdom displayed in “gratitude.”
- To lead by sensing deep—picking up the weakest signals from the outside and inside world—sensing!
- To lead on the brink of chaos when you face the unpredictable - grounding!
- To lead by making the journey yourself with others, not just pointing out the way - the skin in the game!
- The lead by the courage and wisdom to admit that, as a leader, I do not know the way and to invite others' perspectives - the beginner's mind!
- To guide others and practice with integrity and vision - The Twelve Guiding Principes.
- To respect, connect, reflect and direct. Lead by Nature!
Nature-Based Leadership
Our program, a fusion of new discoveries and timeless wisdom, holds the key to overcoming the trials of our era. It's a journey of self-empowerment, equipping us to boldly confront an uncertain future and deftly navigate its complexities. We're eager to share these transformative methods with those who seek a profound connection with their inner, outer, and true nature-a connection that's not just a luxury, but a necessity in our modern world.
Our deep code has been continuously refined through evolution for survival, adaptation and renewal. It is the competence that helped us to develop and spread as a species. But with the speed at which we have evolved in our modern society, we have moved further and further away from the source code we all depend on for prosperity and long-term survival.
Systems awareness is the embodied recognition that the world is a coherent, integrated whole rather than a collection of individual elements.
Ecological literacy and system awareness are life necessities and urgent calls to action. They imply a systems understanding that we are all part of and dependent on the biosphere and its diversity. This defines the complex, dynamic network we call our home, our beautiful living world. Your understanding and action are crucial, and it's about cultivating the ability:
- to "read the book of Nature"!
- to stand firm and "grounded" and act quickly and easily in deep presence!
- to note and act on the weakest signals with finely honed perception!
- to free ourselves from the illusion of predictability!
- to act with laser-focused clarity from moment to moment!
- to be open, aware, and responsive!
WILD Pathfinders
Leading from Source in Complex Times
In a world marked by complexity, volatility, and fragmentation, WiLD Pathfinders is a unique leadership path designed for those ready to guide others through disorientation—toward clarity, coherence, and grounded purpose.
If you carry the call to lead from a deeper place—if you seek to support others in reconnecting with their essential self and the living systems they are part of—then this is your place. Welcome home.
Why WiLD Matters Now
At the heart of the WiLD methodology lies a profound commitment: to reconnect individuals and organisations with the original, authentic Self—what we call Source. This deeper Self operates in alignment with life’s intelligence. It responds to uncertainty not with reactivity or control, but with presence, coherence, and relational wisdom.
WiLD stands for Wisdom in Leadership Development—but it also signifies wildness in its truest sense: undomesticated potential, natural intelligence, and life beyond imposed systems. In times of disruption, WiLD leaders don’t retreat from the unknown—they learn to navigate with an open mind, heart, and will.
The WiLD Pathfinders training is crafted for those who lead with more than vision—those who guide others through transitions, thresholds, and turning points. Whether you lead a company, a community, or a transformation process, the WiLD approach equips you to embody leadership that is:
• Rooted in clarity of purpose
• Informed by ecological and emotional intelligence
• Attuned to relational dynamics and systemic complexity
• Resourced from within
You will be joining an international network of leaders committed to deep change—people who are practicing what it means to live and lead in alignment with what matters most.
Core Qualities of a WiLD Pathfinder
Leading transformational journeys requires more than skill—it calls for inner capacity, cultivated character, and attunement to life’s rhythms. As a WiLD Pathfinder, you will develop and deepen:
• Emotional Intelligence: Empathy and compassion that enable you to meet others where they are, offering presence and attuned support.
• Lived Wisdom: Insight born of your own inner work, life experience, and spiritual grounding— wisdom that inspires trust, perspective, and inner growth.
• Presence and Patience: The ability to hold space without rushing resolution, allowing transformation to unfold in its own time and rhythm.
• Adaptability: Recognising that each journey is unique, and skillfully adjusting your approach in response to different relational and systemic needs.
• Nature Connection: A reverence for the living world, understanding that nature is not a backdrop but a teacher, mirror, and ally in the leadership process.
A Global Community of Wayfinders
There are hundreds of WiLD Pathfinders worldwide—leaders in business, governance, education, and social innovation—each walking their own path while contributing to a shared movement of deep, relational leadership.
As a member of this community, you will receive:
• Access to transformational training and tools
• Peer support from an international network
• Ongoing mentoring and co-sensing circles
• Opportunities to teach and support others on their path
For Those Ready to Lead Beyond the Known
WiLD Pathfinders is not a typical leadership program. It is a re-anchoring of leadership in Source—a space where strategy meets soul and guidance emerges not from ego or impulse but from attuned presence and systemic awareness.
This offering is especially aligned for executives and senior leaders who are:
• Facing tipping points in their organisations or industries
• Seeking to cultivate more than technical leadership, but true stewardship
• Ready to let go of outdated scripts and open space for new possibilities
• Committed to leading with humility, depth, and integrity
Ready to Begin?
If you sense that the time has come to guide not only with expertise but with wisdom—
If you are ready to help others reconnect to meaning, nature, and authentic direction—Then the WiLD Pathfinders path may be yours to walk..
Welcome. The trail begins here.
Nature Quests & programs
Testimonials
Alice (Wei) WangAlice (Wei) Wang, Hua Dao Culture & Communication Why Nature-Based Leadership — A Reflection from China
At first, the idea of Nature-Based Leadership felt strange to me. Coming from a modern Chinese perspective, talking about “nature” can sound primitive — like a return to something outdated or associated with poverty and the past. And leadership? That word is loaded with images of power, efficiency, intelligence — qualities we often associate with the Western world. So at first, putting “nature” and “leadership” together felt almost absurd.
But that changed when I met Göran Gennvi in October 2023. Something shifted. Suddenly, I felt a deep, intuitive resonance with my own cultural roots — a living memory awakened. It was as if a forgotten part of myself came back to life. The connection with nature wasn’t backward — it was wise, timeless, and deeply Chinese. Now, I am not just a supporter of Nature-Based Leadership — I’m a passionate advocate. I see clearly that I am nature. And authentic leadership isn’t about rising above life, but living in harmony with it. That, to me, is the Dao — the Way.
Through the NatureQuest guided by Göran Gennvi, I experienced what it truly means to become one with nature. That deep connection brought clarity, presence, and a heightened awareness that opened the door to new insights—and shifted something fundamental within me. Nearly a year later, the experience continues to nourish me. It helps me see more clearly, feel more connected, and recognize a deeper sense of unity—both within myself and in the world around me. Looking back, I can see just how profoundly the quest changed me. That realization in itself is powerful.
"It is only now, almost one year later, that I come to realize the full impact and value of the experience. Like you mentioned, Kristina, a big part for me was to recognize and rewrite my own narratives. The other big thing is letting go of the ego: who or what is left when nobody is watching, listening or in any other way paying attention to what I do? What is left when there’s no doing, just being? When there is nothing to be achieved, even the opposite (according to the local Sami): no trace to be left? When it is nature taking care of me, not what I might want, but purely what I need? When is this humble human being with a backpack, a tent, and one bottle of juice? Nature provides clean water to drink and swim in, a rock to sit on, grass to walk on, daylight and darkness (although short at midsummer), sunshine, rain showers, and thunderstorms. And the most incredible views from the mountain. Unlimited time. No chance to speed it up. Just be with it. These gifts I have received stay with me and are my anchor whenever I am struggling or feel overwhelmed. It is what I return to. It is always there."
Fredrik Lyhagen"When time slows down, the mind awakens to the natural world.
Last weekend I did a 3-day solo Nature Quest - just me, my tent, and my Self immersed in the nature of the Stockholm archipelago, fasting.It’s been a hectic autumn, and over the last weeks, I felt a deep need to hit the pause button to ground myself in the substrate of life. And the opportunity to join Göran Gennvi and his Nature Academy Learning Lab AB suddenly appeared in my LinkedIn feed. Synchronicity.
Friday morning, I handed away my mobile phone, and a group of five headed out to a remote part of the archipelago, where we spread out on a peninsula to have complete solitude until Sunday lunch.
Scouting my area, I found a beautiful cliff by the sea for meditation and a bit into the forest, protected from the wind, I found a soft bed of white moss for my tent.
After raising my tent and settling in, the calm embraced me, and time slowed down.
It's fascinating how much time slows down when I’m free from external distractions. These days, I've had so many experiences of checking the time, deciding to just sit for another hour, and when it felt like an hour had passed, my watch told me 10 minutes had passed. So I put away my watch.
Surrendering to the natural rhythm of nature. 12 hours of complete darkness with only the sounds of the forest and the movement of the sea. 12 hours of following the sun’s movement from east to west.
When time slows down, the mind awakens to the natural world—the rich palette of colors of the autumn forest. The loud breathing of the seals surfaced below the cliff. The sound of the aspen leaves trembling in the wind. The white-tailed eagle majestically circled the island. The taste of the salty air from the sea.
Sitting on the cliff during the day and turning in my sleeping bag at night, meditations on time kept returning to me. Out there in the world of busy, there’s never enough time. Most hours are scheduled, and should there be any gaps, social media can quickly give a dopamine burst to stave off the slightest boredom.
I realized boredom is a choice. Boredom is absence of curiosity, choosing to be curious about what’s unfolding right in front of me. The patterns of the waves crashing against the cliff. The life of the little kinglet bird. The pine stood tall from a small patch of soil on the naked cliff, which the distant deer was communicating.
“Man and nature belong together in their created glory – in their tragedy and in their salvation.” Paul Tillich
And deep down, we all know if we allow ourselves to slow down, that our deepest connection is with nature and that structures of time and modernity are artificial constructs that lure us away from our deepest Self.
This NatureQuest was a great reminder to shift my anchoring to nature and visit modernity rather than the other way around.
3 days were short, and I am looking forward to joining Göran for a 7-day solo quest this summer up north in the Swedish mountains
Mutinta Shitaze LumayiMutinta Shitaze Lumayi - General Manager at Care Cooperative Savings & Credit Society Limited
Faith Nkatha Gitonga"Your session was life-changing too. It was indeed a great pleasure meeting you."
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Supriya Singh"It was an extremely enriching program. Your sessions were gorgeous, and the setting was perfect. And here’s a little glimpse of it, Thank you,"
Member, The Club of Rome CSR | Sustainability & Responsible LeadershipDoctoral Researcher - Business and Human Rights | Ex Tata Communications CSR Head
Göran in his subtle way of guiding and prodding and asking curious questions, has opened up new perspectives and ways of thinking. His style is asking questions with perspectives just in front of what I had already seen. Infusing and enriching my perspectives. Göran is a wonderful mentor and friend, and I deeply appreciate his advice and mentoring style. In my current situation, in transition, his perspective and hands-on advice have allowed me to proceed confidently and build my “basic stance”/balance while navigating uncertain terrain and gradually finding my full potential.
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- "Five days solo on the mountain. Close to nature and myself. With only senses, thoughts, and emotions, apart from distractions other than a set of questions to reflect on. Watch, phone, and a book were put away and stored Days passed differently, both quickly and slowly, from time to time, allowing me to listen to and follow the inner rhythm.My basic need was time off. To slow down and separate from the many processes I had become too busy with. The solo helped me with this. And much more; besides slowing down, I reconnected inward with myself, values, drivers, and the important stuff. And I reconnected outward with nature and the whole, giving me new perspectives on old thoughts.The week was a continuum of reflection and exploring, step by step, happening when ready for them. I experienced the Nature Quest based on an approach and set of basic tools to support reflection and exploring, leading to connection. Göran shares his deep knowledge of old traditions and approaches to life and works at the intersection of traditional knowledge and modern science.All participants had different purposes with the Quest, and sharing these individual thoughts and reflections added another valuable dimension. Whatever purpose and reason one has to take some time off, I can really recommend a Nature Quest."Jonas Wikström - Leaderchip Specialist at Folke Bernadotteakademin (FBA)
It was a great adventure, I seem to have returned looking rested and tanned, assuming I had been relaxing on the beach. If only they knew. Hard to really share something so detailed to do with time and the senses opening up, particularly in everyday discourse. I have come away with something to treasure and the sense that more of this work is necessary. I know it is a start of a process that fits into other processes already taking place in me.
Experienced professional counselor and psychotherapist, London
- "Two days ago, I met with one of our recent Archipelago Quest participants. She is a member of the executive team that we, together with Nature Academy Learning Lab, brought to the far-out skerries of the Stockholm Archipelago. I asked her what she thought about our exercise. Well, she said, some of us were a bit sceptical before we went out; however, that changed during the preparations, and we all thought it was great! Let's start at the beginning. The CEO of a super successful company called us in early spring. As she expressed it, she wanted to develop the executive team even further. They were already doing things right, processes were working well, clients were delighted, and employees were happy. “There is still some potential in finding common courage based on a common holistic view. If we reach that level, we can secure our fulfilment of the vision over time, despite fast environmental changes”.The CEO, who is brave, dynamic, and very bright, was challenged by the somewhat different format that we presented—challenged positively. She could soon see that our approach was different from traditional workshops in terms of format and potential impact. The decision was made, and the team received brief information. We emphasised the potential outcome of the Quest and the setting in beautiful nature, a rare opportunity for deep reflection on the most critical questions and issues. During preparations the evening before the Quest, we could already see that the team members actively sought to follow and understand the information, tools, and exercises. Even the silence was welcomed. After the Quest, gathering all team members from their skerries was a great joy. Big smiles on quiet faces. The team has gathered after the Quest to secure all new perspectives on corporate issues. There was a concrete plan on how to continue."
Alexandra Berg"I just love that place…brings back so many memories of when I walked down that slope at the beginning of my nature quest nearly four years ago. That was the catalyst for profound and important changes in my life. I’m so grateful for it all 🙏🏼❤️"
”Hej Göran och tack för sist, spontant tyckte jag att det var häftigt att verkligen hinna tänka helt ostört och jag tycker att resultatet i diskussionen efteråt var en av de öppnaste och bästa vi haft i vår ledningsgrupp, där vi ofta är väldigt operativa och snabba att lösa problem, men sällan tar oss tiden att verkligen tänka efter”
Eva Öhman"Måste få tipsa om Göran Gennvis (till synes) enkla, fint hållna och smått magiska Nature Quest i helgen. Vi startade och avslutade i grupp, däremellan två dygn i ensamhet. Ingen mat - jepp, fasta. Ingen mobil eller andra distraktioner. Ingen att prata med - bara ’me, myself and I’. Förutom tältet, en riktigt varm sovsäck, 6 liter vatten och 17 djupgående frågor. Och naturen förstås. Timmarna blir många. Tankarna långa. Eller snarare inga. Skogen, träden och marken bara finns där, omhuldar, skyddar och bär. En ynnest att inse. Utrensning på många nivåer. Digital detox, skogsbad för överstimulerade och trötta sinnen och kalibrering av den inre kompassen efter covid-våren och rent allmänt, den här märkliga tiden. Borde nästan vara obligatoriskt... Världen skulle vara en lugnare och ljusare plats. Rekommenderas varmt."
Ellika Hermansson Török"I helgen fick jag äntligen chans att göra ett 48-timmars ”Nature Quest”, jättefint arrangerat av Göran Gennvi, Stiftelsen Ekskäret. Man spenderar alltså två dygn själv ute i naturen (utan mobil och annan förströelse) med målet om ”att bli den bästa versionen av sig själv”. Vi får väl se hur det blir med den saken, men jag gör åtminstone ett försök. Under de två dygnen har jag fastat, yogat, tänkt och känt en massa, medan jag vilat ögon och öron på havet, klipporna, skogen och stjärnhimlen - innan jag krupit ned i min sköna varma sovsäck i mitt tält och sovit som en stock. Kan VARMT rekommendera denna närvaro- och insiktsfyllda upplevelse. Sätter ljus på det som är viktigt, och hjälper en navigera i livet. Stort tack."
"I think this past week on top of that mountain might have changed me more than anything prior, and here’s an early attempt to explain how.
I’m still processing and integrating my experiences, but so far, it all falls back to presence.
When faced with no distractions (no people, no phone, no books), no routines or decisions (no dressing, no cooking), no tasks, and not even time-tracking (just the sun), something magical happens. I started paying attention. Once I accepted and got past the boredom that naturally arose, a whole new world opened up.
I started seeing connections in nature, my senses became more sensitive, and I started seeing bigger systems of how things are connected.
I started seeing all the small details of things I had no idea was there and realized not only how magical everything is, from a “simple” blueberry to myself, but I started seeing, and more importantly feeling, how it’s all part of one system, how WE are all part of one system. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I started calling it my true presence because it felt more real. I wasn’t just there as a person observing an item or an experience, I WAS the experience (I know it sounds crazy, but I have no other way to explain it right now, that’s how it felt).
In that presence, in that state of mind, only joy and love lived. I was blown away. Actually, after a while, I started laughing. Laughing at the irony of how we’re all walking around half miserable, seeking happiness, all we have to do is stop and start paying attention. To ourselves. To other people. To all the beauty around us and inside of us.
A #NatureQuest can really be a life-changing experience. It surely was for me. If you’re in Sweden and want to know more, head over to @naturacademy."
Annika Shelly"My Nature Quest started before we even stepped into the teepee and the wonderful smudging. In a very short time, I experienced a total nature Emerson with effects that will go beyond a few short days. Thanks to Göran, our intrepid leader and guide to the great outdoors & ultimately, our inner world, which is so obviously linked. The Nature Quest has short-circuited (my) inner wisdom, which we all possess but have largely forgotten. You and your work are like the meeting of many streams that are building a Force for the world as powerful as Nature herself.""Att arbeta med ledare & organisationsutvecklingar har inte sällan karaktären av att fånga ständigt undflyende ögonblick. Intressenter och konkurrenter jagar i varje situation marginaler och tiden, eller snarare upplevelsen av brist på tid, leder alltför ofta till alltför dåliga beslut. Möjligheter att stanna upp och tänka efter i djupare mening minimeras till förmån för en utökad förmåga till flexibilitet och blixtsnabba omställningar. En trolig konsekvens blir att alltfler aktörer blir alltmer ”mainstream” i allt snabbare takt i sin jakt på den gäckande originaliteten. Ramen för systematisk eftertanke saknas men jag tror att Naturakademin har själva nyckeln i sin idé. Ledare jag arbetat med & som upplevt programmen vittnar om upplevelser av en sällsam stillhet, en annan tidräkning och förskjutningar av personliga såväl som professionella perspektiv av bestående karaktär. Enkelheten och tystnaden blir alltmer exklusiv i vår globaliserade värld med sitt bullrande monotona utbud. En plats i civilisationens utmark, utom räckhåll för både 4 & 5G master, kommer att bli alltmer eftertraktad. Jag vet för egen del att jag återvänder dit med andra chefsgrupper för att söka stillheten, den klara tanken och den djupa känslan som vi finner i "Naturakademin."
Cecilia BergAgenda 2030"Jag tycker att vårt arbete med att bygga kapacitet och förmåga har lett fram till att politikerna och tjänstemännen som deltagit I dessa "Learning Labs" insett komplexiteten i våra ambitioner och verksamheter. De har förstått att allt hänger ihop i Agenda 2030 och att de behöver samverka för att åstadkomma resultat. De har insett att dialogen ger dem tillgång till fler perspektiv på ambitioner, nuläge, fokus och utvecklingsområden.Metoden och verktygen, tex de genomtänkta frågorna i samtalsdukarna lockar fram dialog och tränar oss att både reflektera och uttrycka vad ambitionerna betyder bortom floskler.De strukturerade dialogerna bygger tillit och förståelse mellan politikerna. När de lär sig att lyssna aktivt på varandra minskar risken för konflikt. Jag upplever att den här lärprocessen ger oss goda förutsättningar att åstadkomma samsyn kring målbilder och det ambitiösa hållbarhetsarbetet över mandatperioder i Falu kommun.”"I was fortunate to participate in Nature Academy's recent WiLD Nature Quest in the mountains up north in Sweden in July. I got a profound understanding of my life and myself. I highly recommend Göran to all executives in the world. Get Wild, people!"
"In my work, I have relied largely on my intellect and applied "the Harvard way" to the tough challenges that need to be dealt with. The simple techniques that Nature Academy and WiLD taught us during a retreat for business leaders provided a turning point for me. It is as simple as slowing down the mind and letting the answers come without effort and from a deeper source. All people - especially those leading others - should have access to these techniques. And the earlier you get them - the better!"
"Jag är pånyttfödd. En vecka varav 4 dygn i solo, dvs. själv i en mindre cirkel, utan mat, utan sällskap. Bara jag och naturen, mina tankar och närvaron. Inte så mycket annat att göra. Hämtade mitt vatten från, och badade i, den iskalla fjällbäcken, som såg ut som något från Sagan om ringen. Och utsikten, Oh My God. Jag har rest mycket i mina dagar, och sett många vackra vyer. Detta var något utöver det ordinära. Valde en blåsig plats på en bergskam med utsikt över en vidsträckt dal med tre glittrande sjöar, snöbetäckta fjälltoppar i öster, i söder och Norges majestätiska fjällkedja i väster. Fjällvädrets uppfriskande nyckfullhet och solens resa över himlavalvet. Solnedgångar att dö för. Dagarna och minnena flyter ihop. Vid ett tillfälle, efter årtiondets hagelstorm där jag ligger ensam i tältet och undrar om det ska blåsa sönder, spricker himlen så smått upp och jag möts av regnbågen på ena sidan av dalen och solens strålar som skär ner genom molnen på andra sidan, som i en katedral. Det är svårt att inte bli ödmjuk vid ett sådant tillfälle. Eller när helikoptern, det första jag ser från civilisationen på tre dagar, flyger rakt över mitt huvud och försvinner västerut, och jag bryter ihop i tårar och tacksamhet för att jag är en del av något större än mig själv. Och sen skrattar högt inför min egen begynnande galenskap.
Jag bär med mig många vackra ögonblick. Det viktigaste är dock vad jag tar med mig framåt. Känner först och främst ett mycket starkare band till och ödmjukhet inför naturen än tidigare. Jag antar att det är vad som händer när det inte finns så mycket annat att göra än att studera en humla i en timme. Eller när jag står i full mundering i hällregn och blickar ut över åskvädret och blixtrarna på andra fjälltoppen. För det andra inser jag att jag gjort en enorm resa de senaste åren, och jag känner mig mer grundad än någonsin. Upplever en stark tillit till livet och till mig själv, bortom de yttre symboler för framgång som vi ofta omger oss med. Inser hur viktigt det är att agera med intention och eftertänksamhet, inte reaktivt och av slentrian. Bär också på en väldigt djup närvarokänsla. Blir lätt tårögd inför det vackra, ett musikstycke kan få mig att helt släppa det jag gör och stanna upp som i trans i flera minuter. Inser att livet är ett mysterium, och jag har bara nu att leva det till fullo. Ödmjukhet och närvaro, vänner. Det är fina ord.Ville bara förmedla en liten glimt, hoppas det gav något. Rekommenderar alla att göra detta. Naturakademin Learning Lab anordnar nästa i höst, i skärgården, för den som vill."
"Jag deltog i en Nature Quest både av personliga och av professionella skäl. Efter att ha deltagit i en kortare Quest tillsammans med John P Milton och Göran Gennvi för flera år sedan har jag hela tiden vetat att jag vill göra det igen. Att få möjligheten att skapa en egen Quest, med bästa möjliga guidning med utan att behöva ta till sig ett färdigt koncept, är en unik möjlighet. För mig handlar det om att bättre förstå hur man genom närvaro och avslappning kommer närmare sig själv och omgivningen, och hur tankar och beslut kan bli klarare. Den nära kontakten med naturen är avgörande för att detta ska ske. Jag tycker Nature Quest har gett nya perspektiv på såväl små som stora saker. Jag märkte av en ökad uppmärksamhet när jag kom tillbaka till vardagen. I mitt arbete med ledare i näringslivet kommer jag att ha stor glädje av nya tankar. Jag kommer också föreslå ett par av dem att själva delta i en kommande Nature Quest eller motsvarande."
"Inte kunde jag ana att helt solokvist med ett tält, en renfäll, vatten, citroner och lite cayennepeppar, skulle bli några av mina viktigaste dagar i livet. Den starka upplevelsen av hur en känsla av Ensamhet förvandlas till en helt överväldigande upplevelse av Enhet blev så avgörande att jag nu definierar mitt liv som ett ”före” och ett ”efter” Solon. När jag tillät den vilda fjällvärlden att hänföra mig, att föra mig bort från vardagens tankesplittring, uppstod två möten. Det första mötet var med vår fantastiska planet och hela himlavalvet därtill. Ett möte som plötsligt löstes upp med känslan av att jag var ju också detta. Begreppen ”ut i naturen”, ”vi måste vara rädda om naturen” kändes plötsligt märkliga – jag är ju detta. Det andra mötet var mötet med mitt inre. Mina tankar visade sig genereras ur föreställningar och gamla mönster. Detta kunde i ”tystnaden” träda fram i ljuset på den lilla bergsplatå där jag slagit läger med dag och natt, fåglar och renar, bäckar och stenar. Identifieringen med mitt inre släppte och jag såg varigenom jag filtrerade verkligheten. Naturens kärlekskraft var tvingande. Känslan av gränslös frihet och tillit infann sig. I år är det minsann dags för nästa Nature Quest.
Jag längtar…"
De tre dagarnas Solo var en av de mest kraftfulla verktygen för personlig utveckling jag kommit i kontakt med. När vi lämnar våra liv och distraktionerna bakom oss och ensamma ger oss ut i det vilda för att möta det som ligger framför oss händer något. Vi börjar se oss själva och de tankar och mönster som sällan kommer till ytan. De insikter som kommer under en solo är inte kognitiva, de är känslomässiga och därför mycket mer kraftfulla när det kommer till beteendeförändring.
Upplevelsen är svår att sätta ord på, den måste delas och kännas, men jag lovar dig; den var av ett livsavgörande slag. We have had the privilege to be guided by Göran through a two-year regenerative learning process to find the source code for success and for our complete international organization to internalize the findings. A better understanding of the importance of trust-building in our business and how to nourish a trust-building corporate culture has been developed through different dialogue workshops. All employees participated in three major Learning Labs, both internationally and in Sweden. Strategy work was carried out with the CEO between the learning labs to fine-tune the source code and conceptualize a corporate culture description. Our strengthened culture, improved financial results, and growth rate are the best receipt of the value of Göran's work. A more significant international player has acquired Thurne Teknik, and the structural capital developed over the last year will be an excellent platform for continued and accelerated growth.
Göran quickly gained the trust and respect of the cultural diversity group and was early appreciated as part of the team. He was very responsive and helpful in the week's planning and could understand our specific organizational and industry challenges well. Through a well-organized and thoughtful week of scheduled workshops, open dialogues, and meditations, we all came home energized, relaxed, dedicated, filled with new insights, and much more potent as a team. The session and the work done by Göran were well above all our expectations, and we can see the good results already in our daily operations.
Göran is one of our (oh so important) co-creators at Houdini Sportswear. As such, he has contributed immensely to our journey in many more ways than I and perhaps he had initially anticipated. From leading the entire Houdini team through a Nature Quest in the outer archipelago to engaging in our philosophical reflections around our brand and purpose to helping shape our plan for the future to connecting us with key thought leaders to reach even further. Göran is this curious, wise, generous, and fun systems thinker who engages, goes in-depth, and innovates systemically, leaving nothing or no one behind.
Thanks, Göran!We at Lifesum had the pleasure to work with Göran on both the leadership level and with the whole company on our future vision and strategy. Göran was key to get us moving fwd. Göran really demonstrated how experienced and talented he is in the field of transformation and leadership development. His competence, way of listing to what is happening, wisdom, positive energy, and adaptability to the situation makes it a treat to work with him.
When faced with no distractions (no people, no phone, no books), no routines or decisions (no dressing, no cooking), no tasks, not even time-tracking (just the sun), something magical happened. I started paying attention. Once I accepted and got past the boredom that naturally arose, a whole new world opened up. I started seeing connections in nature, my senses became more sensitive and I started seeing bigger systems of how things are connected. I started seeing all the small details of things I had no idea was there and realized not only how magical everything is, from a “simple” blueberry to myself, but I started seeing, and more importantly feeling, how it’s all part of one system. How WE are all part of one system. I started calling it true presence to myself because it felt more real. I wasn’t just there as a person observing an item or an experience, I WAS the experience.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In that presence, in that state of mind, lived only joy and love. I was blown away. Actually, after a while, I started laughing. Laughing at the irony of how we’re all walking around half miserable seeking for happiness when all we have to do is stop and start paying attention. To ourselves. To other people. To all the beauty around us, and inside of us. A #NatureQuest can really be a life-changing experience. It surely was for me. If you’re in Sweden and want to know more, head over to @natureacademy.
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"I had one of my most humbling learning experiences with you, Göran Gennvi. The session was enlightening, and I have been left to reflect deeply on how I can meaningfully develop inwards to connect outwardly better. Nature is the best classroom ever. Priceless and transformative! Thanks, and be blessed".