Occidental Arts and Ecology Center - 5 Day Retreat

Coast Miwok Territory, October 2019. Coherence Lab and Verdant World gathered a diverse group of over thirty international forest advocates including NGO leaders, Indigenous leaders, policy advocates, campaigners, ecologists, business leaders and media representatives. Four days of deep-dive discussions and ceremony resulted in shared understanding and alignment about the critical importance of conserving Primary Forests as a top priority for both the climate change and biodiversity crises, and the need to communicate this message worldwide.

We believe that what is possible when we join forces is exponentially more powerful and effective than efforting alone.

13 Indigenous Wisdom Weavers From Tribes Around the World to Co-create a Message for Humankind.

In November 2017, Coherence Lab was honored to host and support Ilarion (Kuuyux) Merculieff’s vision for 13 Indigenous Wisdom Weavers from tribes around the world to gather for four days on Kaua`i to co-create a message for humankind. Hundreds of community members gathered over the four-day event for sunrise ceremonies, shared traditions, teachings and communication. In an unprecedented move by the elders, sacred councils and ceremonies were filmed by an academy award-winning film team. 
 

The emergence of collective wisdom and prayer was profound. We were honored to host and support a second gathering for the summer solstice in June 2018. Clearly the thirst for this gathering continues, and our work and partnership will continue for 2019. To visit the official Wisdom Weavers of the World website, please click HERE. 2016 HERE. 2017 HERE.

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MISSION: To Shift the Way Diplomats, Politicians and Nuclear Experts Engage With One Another.

On January 13, 2018, the Hawaiian islands received an Emergency Alert that an inbound ballistic missile was imminent. For 38 minutes, fear was felt everywhere. In the aftermath, our long-time partners at NuclearWakeUpCall.Earth went into action. These experts on US-Russian relations, nuclear weapons and diplomacy traveled from Kaua`i  to Russia for a Peace Summit and Aloha tour. Their mission was to shift the way diplomats, politicians and nuclear experts from different countries with tense foreign relations engage with one another. In preparation for their trip to Russia, Coherence Lab hosted a visioning session with indigenous elders Kumu Hula Puna Dawson, Kumu Sabra Kauka of Kaua’i and Ilarion Merculieff of Alaska , who offered guidance, insights and blessings. We were honored to provide consultation, videos and other tools for bringing the Coherence Lab model to the negotiating table. Ceremony highlights and interview clips filmed during this visioning session were shown across Russia and audiences there said they indeed felt the Spirit of Aloha and a renewed hope for peace between the US and Russia! 

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YEAR ROUND. Entrepreneurs & Heirs Looking to ShapeTheir Legacies for Global and Personal Responsibility.

Our work has expanded to include work with entrepreneurs and next-generation heirs looking to shape their legacies for global and personal responsibility. Through our events and private coaching we work with individuals and families to redefine wealth and prosperity toward social change. In 2018 we worked with heirs of small and large fortunes and multi-billion dollar family companies to dream into the future of their organizations, and to see how their financial resources could be leveraged into a powerful vision for business rooted in sustainability, innovation and philanthropy. The next generation of heirs wants to use their wealth for the global good, including climate and the environment. Others seek to bring sustainable innovation into their business in a way that feeds the soul of their company. We look forward to expanding this work in 2019.

ONGOING ENDEAVOR Kaua'i, Hawai'i

INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS, ALIGNED ACTIONS. The aim of Kaua'i Circle is to catalyze a community engagement process in which everyone can contribute to the creation of a free, interactive wiki community website that provides a constantly updated scan of Kaua’i as a whole system. The Circle is a tool to assist us in moving beyond our isolated, fragmented existence to create a shared picture of our home, of the place we love. Just as the image of the whole Earth from space transformed our sense of identity, Kaua'i Circle invites us to see our island as one interconnected system and to find ways to coordinate and align our actions for the good of the whole community. We are engaging people of all ages from across the island to co-create Kaua’i Circle:  Hawaiian Indigenous leaders, science, technology, and advocacy experts, educators, students, business, government and NGO organizations. 

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2019 Kaua'i, Hawai'i

A means to build a “community of innovators for sustainability” with students, traditional practitioners, educational institutions, allies in business, government, non-profit, and community organizations. By bringing together diverse and committed teams, we hope to systematically address Kaua’i’s priority challenges to a sustainable future at the root-cause or systemic level. Innovation efforts will be directed at the application of traditional management practices to new challenges, business models, products and services, and infrastructure that make effective use of natural resources and advance our self-sufficiency, sustainability and quality of life on Kaua’i.

2019 Kaua'i, Hawai'i

INSPIRATION, ACTION, IMPACT. Bringing together the leadership and expertise that already resides within the different communities of Kaua’I, the Leadership Summit creates a platform for sharpening the focus on developing a sustainability model for Kaua’i. Articulating where we collectively want to be will support the widening of our problem-solving lens by harnessing the collective intelligence that resides both within and outside of this island community (pre-cursor to Solutions Lab.)