Courses Overview

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There are 3 courses where you can explore different aspects of the cultural emergence toolkit. Each of the modules specifically dives deeper into one of the 3 phases of Cultural Emergence. These interlinked experiences nurture and deepen previous learning. After completing these modules you can continue onto an advanced facilitator and leadership training. There is a video below where Looby talks about the different courses here.  

These courses will be offered online and in person in 2025 & 2026. 

Further details of all the courses can be found by clicking on the links below which will take you to our Applewood Courses or Circle Space websites.

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Applewood Courses Curiosity Call

23rd January 6:30pm UK time

If you are curious about Permaculture, Cultural Emergence and Mother Nature and want to find out more, join Looby Macnamara and guests for our FREE Curiosity call

We will be sharing about our course programme for 2025 and it is a chance to ask questions, meet the facilitators and get inspired. If you can't make this call our next one will be on the 17th March 2025 6:30pm UK time

WOW! What an incredible fertile space of love and creation! Thank you so much for sharing your land, knowledge and love with us all. I feel empowered with the tools to create ripples of revolution.

Nemi
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Cultural Emergence Taster Course 

FREE & Online

A great place to start your journey is with the FREE Cultural Emergence Taster Course. Participants learn from the on-line video tutorials and materials created by Looby. This course gives an overview of regenerative cultures and has some practical activities to get started. This offering is free/pay as you wish.

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On-Line Activating Cultural Emergence (ACE) Course 

Looby would love to welcome those new to and already experienced in Cultural Emergence to join this nurturing learning opportunity. After a 2 year break the Online ACE course returns

The ACE course centers on the challenge & awaken phase of the toolkit. During the ACE course we look at the many levels of culture, right through from our own personal culture and patterns of being, to the global context.

Accompanying the pre recorded videos and text will be ongoing live calls, and we suggest you come to at least 3.

Enrolments open: 

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PEACE Course (Online)

PEACE Empowerment And Cultural Emergence 

This module of the Cultural Emergence toolkit embodies the nourish and empower phase. It gives us the opportunity to deeply connect with ourselves, each other and the more than human world. It is an experiential journey to finding peace and empowerment within ourselves. We can carry these tools forward to emerge a peaceful culture in our own lives.

Next online PEACE Course - Dates TBC

If you are interested email culturalemergence@yahoo.com 

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Design Adventure (Online Course)

The Online Course - Design Adventure develops our design skills needed for the move & invigorate phase. We focus on how we can manifest our goals and visions effectively. You are guided to make a design for yourself or your organisation using the Design Web to create a culture of effectiveness.

This training will give you the confidence and skills to design any aspect of your life. You will gain design skills and tools ready to take forward and do more designs.

The course will run over 8 weeks and the course material will consist of videos and activities with a forum and 4 live group calls along side. 

Next online Design Adventure Course: Starts Early 2025

If you are interested email culturalemergence@yahoo.com 

PEACE Deep Dive (In Person)

PEACE Empowerment And Cultural Emergence 

This module of the Cultural Emergence toolkit embodies the nourish and empower phase. It gives us the opportunity to deeply connect with ourselves, each other and the more than human world. It is an experiential journey to finding peace and empowerment within ourselves. We can carry these tools forward to emerge a peaceful culture in our own lives.

Next in-person PEACE Course - 24 - 29 June 2025  Herefordshire, UK With Looby Macnamara and Leona Johnson

If you are interested email culturalemergence@yahoo.com 

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Activating Cultural Emergence (ACE) 

The ACE course centers on the challenge & awaken phase of the toolkit. During the ACE course we look at the many levels of culture, right through from our own personal culture and patterns of being, to the global context. We will share tools, techniques, processes and ways of being, thinking and seeing differently. Each person adds their own unique voice of insight and wisdom to create exciting, engaging and illuminating experiences.

Next In-Person ACE 9 -11 May 2025  Herefordshire, UK With Looby Macnamara.

If you are interested email culturalemergence@yahoo.com 

Cultural Emergence Leadership Training (CELT)

EMPOWER YOURSELF TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR GIFTS TO THE WORLD


This online course is about discovering yourself as a leader. This training will give you the confidence and skills to offer Cultural Emergence consultancy and courses. Using the Cultural Emergence Toolkit you will learn facilitation, design, coaching and mentoring skills.

Join Looby Macnamara for this online course. We will be having monthly online gatherings on Weds evenings 7-9pm. (There will be small peer groups, and small group mentoring sessions throughout the year. On the online platform there will be specific content for this group, plus a space for connection and sharing.

Starting March 2025 - ends June 2026

We welcome applications from anyone who has completed at least 2 of the 3 modules of Cultural Emergence. (and has the intention to complete the 3rd module within the year).

If you are interested email culturalemergence@yahoo.com 

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Cultural Emergence Gathering 2025

Join us for tour annual Cultural Emergence Gathering and connect with others on their journey. This gathering is a wonderful opportunity to connect with Looby Macnamara author of Cultural Emergence and others on their Cultural Emergence pathways.

This is a wonderful chance to gather in community before the end of the summer and celebrate our learning harvests of the year. We will have a chance to reflect on our individual journeys with Cultural Emergence as well as the collective movement that is growing. From this we will do some visioning and designing for our individual and collective next steps.

This gathering is open to anyone who has attended any of the Cultural Emergence course modules, ACE, CEED or PEACE, online or in person. This gathering is also to connect people who have been reading and learning Cultural Emergence. If you would like to learn more before you come, you can join the ACE course online at any time. (More info here)

Date for 2025 tbc

If you are interested email culturalemergence@yahoo.com 

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