Your Call to a New Way of Gathering

The Perennial Gathering is not just a conference.

It’s a return to what matters: how we relate, how we care, how we co-create what endures.

The time to slow down.
The space to see differently.
The relationships to carry us forward.

Participants:

250+ global leaders, including social innovators, philanthropists, policymakers, and representatives from civil society

Format:

Peer-led sessions, reflective spaces, and immersive experiences designed for extended dialogue and exploration.

Purpose:

To cultivate the relationships, trust, and shared vision that fuel bold social innovation and meaningful resource exchange.

Designed for Relationship

Perennial Gathering is designed to foster meaningful engagement:

Each participant is assigned a professional facilitator who offers guidance and support before, during, and after the Gathering.

 In the mornings, participants open the day with their facilitator and the same group of ~25 people to deepen their skills in collaboration and explore new ideas that strengthen their leadership.

In the afternoons, participants shape the agenda, convening sessions inspired by collective interest and experience.

Throughout the day, moments of intentional pause are woven in, offering time to process, integrate, and recharge.

With shared meals, excursions, morning and evening practices, every moment is an opportunity to learn and grow together.

No titles, no keynotes, no lectures, no PowerPoints—just remarkable leaders showing up fully, connecting in community, and learning from one another.

The Conditions We Design For

Time

Insight requires time to progress from reflection to decision, and from decision to commitment. We safeguard this by creating clear beginnings and endings, unrushed transitions, and purposeful moments of pause.

You’ll notice agendas that move at a considered pace, transitions that create continuity, and pauses that allow ideas to settle and mature.

Space

A well-designed environment provides containment without constraint and support without imposition. Our settings are structured to foster focus, connection, and creativity.

You’ll notice spaces that open to the natural surroundings, agreements that frame and guide participation, and opportunities to connect with the forest and ground as part of the work.

Relationships

We cultivate the triad of self, others, and work so that trust develops quickly and endures. This foundation enables collaboration that is both authentic and effective.

You’ll notice dialogue that bridges roles and perspectives, bonds formed through shared purpose, and commitments made visible in the moment.

Conversations for Change

At the heart of the Perennial Gathering are Conversations for Change—peer-hosted sessions that invite exploration, exchange, and possibility. These themes serve as touchstones, helping us orient our collective energy around some of the most pressing and promising questions of our time. They are not rigid categories, but invitations: spaces where you can bring your experience, your questions, and your vision. By hosting a Conversation for Change within one of these fields, you contribute to a Gathering that is not only about learning, but about shaping futures together—through dialogue, relationship, and action.

Six Themes of Inquiry for the Perennial Gathering

Well-Being and Inner Work

This field explores practices, frameworks, and experiences that help leaders sustain themselves while navigating complexity. It centers on reflection, resilience, and the cultivation of inner clarity, enabling participants to show up with presence and authenticity.

Possible Sessions

Daily rituals for grounding leadership in turbulent times / The role of silence and contemplative practice in collective decision-making / Healing-centered leadership: weaving somatics into social change work

Climate and Nature

This field engages with the urgent ecological challenges of our time, while also recognizing the wisdom and cycles of the natural world. Conversations here examine strategies, innovations, and relationships that move us toward climate resilience and a restored relationship with Earth.

Possible Sessions

Community-led responses to climate migration / Learning from Indigenous stewardship practices / The role of biodiversity in reimagining economic futures

Human Systems

This field examines the structures—political, economic, social, and cultural—that shape our collective lives. It invites inquiry into how systems are designed, where they fall short, and what it would take to reconfigure them toward justice and equity.

Possible Sessions

Rethinking global governance in an age of fragmentation / Grassroots movements reshaping education systems / Building cultures of care within organizations

AI and Technology

This field considers how emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, are reshaping human experience, relationships, and society. The focus is not just on risks and opportunities, but on how to be in right relationship with technology.

Possible Sessions

AI as collaborator: tools for creativity and problem-solving / Ethics at scale: governing AI in global systems / Digital well-being: navigating overload in the hyperconnected era

Catalytic Capital

This field explores how capital—philanthropic, investment, and blended—can move in ways that accelerate meaningful change. It highlights new models, risks, and pathways that shift money toward long-term, systemic transformation.

Possible Sessions

Beyond grants: regenerative approaches to funding social movements / Community-owned finance models / Lessons from catalytic philanthropy in climate action

Regenerative Prosperity

This field envisions futures where prosperity is measured not by extraction but by renewal, equity, and abundance. It calls for rethinking economies and livelihoods in ways that sustain both people and planet.

Possible Sessions

Circular economies and regenerative business models / New measures of prosperity beyond GDP / Weaving spiritual and material prosperity together

The Impact of Perennial Gathering

Perennial Gathering is designed to do more than inspire—it’s meant to seed and sustain connection:

Build meaningful relationships that extend beyond the Gathering and evolve into enduring collaborations, partnerships, and shared purpose.

Gain fresh perspectives by engaging with diverse peers across regions and sectors—unlocking creative approaches to complex challenges.

Step away from burnout cycles and return to your work with greater clarity, focus, and a renewed sense of possibility.

Co-create bold ideas and initiatives in a space where mutual respect and trust allow resources, knowledge, and opportunities to move more freely.

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