Creative Leadership Programmes

Imagine a leadership course where nature is not only your classroom, but also your teacher! No boardrooms, PowerPoint presentations, or neat, formulaic steps to success. This is a leadership development experience like no other, full of organic, earth-based, nature-inspired processes which focus on connection to self, others, and the planet.

The world is in crisis and 'business as usual' is no longer an option. We need more authentically powerful agents for change to help lead us in creating innovative solutions to the many local and global challenges we face.

At the Eden Project, we put nature front and centre because we believe our connection with it is vital for the next iteration of leadership the world needs. 

Through facilitating inspirational and immersive experiences set within the natural world, we empower participants to build richer, more meaningful relationships with themselves, nature, and each other for the common good of our planet.

Our programmes focus heavily on inner-leadership. To lead others well, we first need to ensure we are leading ourselves with impeccability and integrity.

The profound connection, insight and learning that emerge in these experiences,  inspires impactful leadership action and organisational change. 

Whether you're an organisation or an individual; a well-established leader or new to a leadership role; leading large numbers of people or leading yourself through life; private, public, or third sector or simply wanting to gain a deeper understanding of your place in the world...

We deliberately work with a wide-ranging cross-section of people as we believe it's incredibly valuable to make unexpected connections, hear unique stories, and share experiences and ideas together.

The Eden Project site is a physical representation of the type of positive impact and transformation we want all our leaders to have the gift of experiencing first-hand so they can leave feeling inspired to create change in their own communities.

From a man-made scar in the earth with incredibly limited biodiversity, to a site with nutrient-dense soil, trees, shrubs, flowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, small birds, small and large mammals, and birds of prey, the land that the Eden Project is built on has gone from barely surviving to thriving. Not forgetting the job creation, education and research opportunities, and economic boost it has delivered to Cornwall as a county.

The Eden Project is living proof that regenerative change is possible at the micro and macro levels.

We regularly offer open programmes for individuals seeking to enhance their positive leadership impact and become a force for good. These programmes operate on a waiting list basis and run once we have a group ready to enrol.

We offer one-to-one leadership and executive coaching, either in person (walking through or sitting in our beautiful outer estate and woodland) or virtually using Teams or Zoom. Coaching experiences can range from one-off day long nature immersions to explore a particular challenge or question, through to multiple session coaching programmes. Our coaches are EMCC accredited, abiding by the Global Code of Ethics and are experienced at supporting leaders with their development.

We also work with organisations in a number of different ways, from facilitating shorter half-day or day-long team experiences at Eden, through to running cultural change or team building events for whole companies.

If you're interested in exploring a leadership or cultural development experience with us, or would like to be added to the waiting list for one of our open programmes, then please email hothouse@edenproject.com.