Leen Gorissen, PhD

Leen Gorissen, PhD in Biology is the founder of the Centre for Natural Intelligence in Europe, the worlds first organisation to promote natural intelligence (NI). NI is the art & science of how we can leave the planet better off than we found her. It entails the intelligence that is deeply embedded in living systems and how they allow life on Earth to become more and be able to do more over time. Gorissen is the author of ‘Building the Future of Innovation on Millions of Years of Natural Intelligence’, a book that gained appraisal from Hollywoods film director Louie Schwartzberg. She is a sought after inspirator, teacher and advisor, from the European Commission to businesses the world over, and she was the lead scientist of the study ‘Regenerative Development and Design to elevate Governance, Innovation and Planetary Health’ commissioned by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2024.

Leen Gorissen, PhD in Kosmos

Biodiversity is Biosecurity

Understanding how life creates a livable Earth radically alters our view of the world. It means that the material (abiotic) world does not simply shape the conditions for the living (biotic) world. The living world also actively shapes the material world in ways that enhances the vibrancy and livability of our planet as a whole.

Published in Volume 24 Issue 6

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The Village Way

Practices for Belonging in a Fragmented World

For thousands of years, we lived according to the principles of village life. Then, around the 14th Century, our lives were reorganized by rulers around growth and accumulation – often at the cost of community, equity, and the living Earth. What would it mean to return to simplicity, and mutual care?

Join us for a 9-month inquiry into this question, exploring how we participate together in a time that calls us back to community, resilience, and shared life,