Regenerative Change Agents

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from regenerative change agents who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.Anna founded Open Eyes Travel, an award-winning social enterprise that demonstrated how even the most traditional industries, like tourism, can integrate practices that help both people and the planet thrive within their value chains. Living in India for 14 years profoundly shaped her leadership approach, teaching her to navigate complexity and lead with purpose. As the founder of Open Eyes Academy and with 14 years’ experience in the impact ecosystem, she facilitates transformational processes integrating innovation, sustainability, and regenerative design. Anna is also part of The Regenerators, where she co-facilitates the Regenerative Leadership program, a transformative leadership paradigm inspired by the wisdom of life and nature, guiding Spanish-speaking leaders committed to creating meaningful change. I can’t wait to dive into all the above with her on this episode!Connect: Anna Alaman | LinkedInWebsite and contact details:Open Eyes TravelOpen Eyes AcademyResourcesThe RegeneratorsMas Les Vinyes Connect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from regenerative change agents who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.Anu Nylund is the founder and CEO of Mood of Finland, who’s expertise in responsible and regenerative tourism supports the development and conceptualisation of nature-based and educational services, the most successful example of which is Rakkauden Metsä – Love Forest Finland. Anu has more than 25 years of experience in diverse tasks in the tourism industry in Finland and Spain and development tasks in tourism education in Finland. She is a coach at the Business Finland/Visit Finland academy, where she mainly works as a coach for the national Sustainable travel Finland program.Connect: Anu Nylund | LinkedInWebsite and contact details:Mood of FinlandRegenerative Tourism Initiative Finland | LinkedIn groupMood of Finland | InstagramResourcesLove Forest FinlandRural Home VisitTurismo RegenerativoThe RegenLab for TravelConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from regenerative change agents who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.Tina O’Dwyer is the founder and CEO of the Tourism Space, a leading consultancy and education provider partnering with the public sector to enable sustainable, regenerative and collaborative approaches to tourism. She has been working since 2009 alongside government departments, public sector agencies, not-for-profit organisations, destination stewards and academic institutes to drive meaningful change. She serves as the sustainability advisor for the World Travel Market in London. She also works as a strategic facilitator and leadership coach across a number of industries.Connect: Tina O’Dwyer | LinkedInWebsite and contact details:The Tourism SpaceThe Tourism Space BlogThe Tourism Space SignupResourcesNadine McCarthyScottish Tourism Alliance 2030Scottish Agritourism StrategyVisit Greenland StrategyConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from regenerative change agents who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.John Hummel is passionate about regenerative living and working in mountain areas. He designed and implemented integrated development and tourism initiatives in the Himalaya, combining expertise in sustainable rural livelihoods, convivial conservation, climate resilience, and micro and small enterprise development. For the last 30 years he has advised national and local tourism organisations, specifically focussing on pro-poor sustainable tourism development initiatives in Asian and African countries. Recently he has been supporting the SUSTOUR and Voice for Green Change Partnership projects in Bhutan. Eight years ago, he co-founded the Okharbot Organic Farm, a regenerative agriculture innovation and demonstration centre with a culinary overnight stay just East of Kathmandu, in Nepal. John has always been co-creating learning and research together with students and researchers to holistically analyse the regenerative potential of landscapes and communities. Connect: John Hummel  | LinkedInWebsite and contact details: Okharbot Organic FarmResourcesSNVWageningen University & ResearchAPPA tool (chapter two)Ancient Futures by Helena Norberg-HodgeSNPKathmandu UniversityWUR Student ChallengesRegenerative Bhutan ForumGlobal Network of Lighthouse FarmsWe are the RegenerationLyla June Ted talkWilly Legrand Ted talkICIMOD Developing Sustainable CommunitiesConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from regenerative change agents who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.Carlos Briceño Fiebig is the co-founder of the Global Regenerative Tourism Initiative and Camina Regenerative Tourism Consultants. He has a working background in leadership training, organisational development, transformation processes, innovation but is most well-known for his work for regenerative tourism planning for destinations and organisation. He has been working with regenerative tourism since 2012 and I’m very much looking forward exploring all these topics on this episode!Connect: Carlos Briceño Fiebig | LinkedInWebsite: Iniciativa Global de Turismo RegenerativoWebsite: Camina SostenibleConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world. In the first season we hear from amazing women, regenerative change agents, who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.In this episode with Sarah Lebski we dive into tourism development, living systems theory and practice, gardening, stewardship, mentorship and intergenerational collaboration, rich deep conversations, the role of consultants and the next plans for the Islander Way Project.Sarah Lebski is a tourism consultant and an award winning tourism strategist, tourism operator, teacher, entrepreneur, and she's committed to regenerative practices in tourism destination development. She has more than three decades of experience in the tourism industry. Together with Diane dredge, she's behind the regenerative Living Lab on Flinders Island Tasmania, called the island away project.Connect: Sarah Lebski | LinkedInWebsite: The Islander Way ProjectResourcesThe Tourism CoLabMatthew Fox – Creation SpiritualityFurneaux CollectiveMatthew Evans – Grounded Farming BetterBook: Peter Wohlleben The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret WorldBook: Matthew Evans - Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy.Connect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from amazing women, regenerative change agents, who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.In our harvest episodes we dive into two or three topics more in depth. On this Tourism Harvest episode we are joined by Sonia Teruel where we explore tourism in combination with regenerative agriculture and ecovillages.Sonia Teruel founded the RegenLAB for Travel through which she is consulting and educating grassroots organisations and entrepreneurs in their transition to regeneration in tourism. She published the first master thesis written on regenerative tourism in 2018 and has been working with rural and indigenous communities for a long time. She firmly believes in collective wisdom and collaboration. Connect: Sonia Teruel | LinkedInWebsite: The RegenLAB for TravelConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block.

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from amazing women, regenerative change agents, who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.
In this episode with Elke Dens we dive into the transformative power of tourism experiences to change people’s mindset and practices. Elke brings some great insights and lived experience with world war one as a tourism experience in Flanders and her own journey in regeneration, systems thinking and all the potential of places and communities. We dived into the increasingly important role of companies and marketeers and their needed change in focus towards transparency and responsibility. The capacity building she does with Place Generation is amazing, so make sure to check it out in the show notes! Elke Dens is the founder of Place Generation, which is a global team of senior professionals with deep, strategic, expertise, a regenerative mindset, first-hand knowledge of the intricacies of destination management organisations (DMO's), an understanding of the policies of places and experience with communities. Elke is an advisor for the Travel Foundation, but from a regenerative perspective most well known for her work on Travel to Tomorrow: a vision on the regenerative future of tourism and travel in Flanders. Connect: Elke Dens | LinkedInWebsite: Place GenerationBook: Toerisme is dood, leve de reizigerResourcesThe Travel FoundationTravel to TomorrowGlobal Destination MovementThe Tourism CoLabConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from amazing women, regenerative change agents, who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe.In this episode with Anna Pollock we dive into networks, connecting the dots, a holistic view of tourism, going through the process of experiences and embodiment, tourism as a contributor to flourishing places and regenerative food systems supported by tourism enterprises, all in all Anna’s life work to make people think differently and see the patterns.Anna Pollock is an independent strategist, change-maker, speaker, committed to help the travel, tourism and hospitality sector become a force for regeneration and healing. A true change agent whose mission is to help clients and colleagues prepare for a very different future. Anna is the founder of Conscious Travel, the visionary first steps of the regenerative tourism movement. She also co-authored the discussion paper called Hosts for Life where she unpacks the nexus between regenerative agriculture and hospitality. Anna is a true inspiration of mine and I’m immensely looking forward having her on this episode.Connect: Anna Pollock | LinkedInWebsite: Conscious TravelWebsite: Regenerative TourismResourcesHosts for Life – a discussion paperConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block. 

Regenerative Change Agents - a podcast about people improving the world.In the first season we hear from amazing women, regenerative change agents, who are paving the way towards a new way of living in the world by using tourism as a catalyst to spread the regenerative mindset and practices around our globe. In this episode we dive into the differences between regeneration in the Spanish speaking world versus the English speaking world and dive into optimism, seeing the potential everywhere, collaboration, learning & unlearning, personal development, forest bathing and regenerative food production. Sonia Teruel founded the RegenLAB for Travel through which she is consulting and educating grassroots organisations and entrepreneurs in their transition to regeneration in tourism. She published the first master thesis written on regenerative tourism in 2018 and has been working with rural and indigenous communities for a long time. She firmly believes in collective wisdom and collaboration. Connect: Sonia Teruel | LinkedInWebsite: The RegenLAB for TravelResourcesTaselotzin MexicoThink like a Tree courseSarah Spencer – Learning from Living SystemsConnect and reach out so we can co-create a regenerative future together!Feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome!Connect: Charles van de Kerkhof | LinkedInWebsite: Fjällgås.AgencyThis podcast is created by Charles van de Kerkhof with technical support and jingle by Joran de Block.