Regenerative tourism
by design
Regenerative tourism
by design
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Regenerative Tourism Practitioner Training
A Comprehensive Training for Regenerative Practitioners Working with Place, Communities and Visitors.
Commences March 2026
This program equips participants with the information, perspectives and practices to implement regenerative approaches in their business, community, place, and organisation. Delivered as a facilitated 10-module curriculum delivered over 20 weeks, it is followed by a 12-week collaborative capstone project that assists you find your unique potential to make a positive difference in a rapidly changing world.
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"Our regenerative practitioner program is designed for those who believe personal transformation and systemic change are inseparable, and who are ready to use their practice as a tool for social and ecological healing."
Dianne Dredge - Learning Lead, Tourism CoLab + Place Ecologies
A program built for change agents
This journey is designed for practitioners who understand that personal transformation and systemic change are inseparable. Whether the change you seek is personal, community-led or organisational, this program will move you beyond conventional professional development and leadership courses.
You will explore how your practice can be a tool for social and ecological healing by building regenerative thinking and practice. So let's be clear, this is not neutral coaching. We want to support activism in action, where finding your growing edge directly contributes to both individual and collective transformation.
Through cohort-based learning, embodied practice, and built-in accountability structures, you'll unlock both personal and professional development grounded in regenerative principles. You'll join a community of practitioners who share your values, challenge extractive norms, and support each other in translating insights into tangible action.
Our journey together will focus on both individual breakthroughs in your practice and in the systemic change you catalyse. If you're ready to align your practice with regeneration, community values, and genuine transformation, this is your next step.
Course Content
Phase 1 - Core Learning
The online training sessions are delivered in 10 online learning modules over 20 weeks.
Module 1: Foundations of Regenerative Practice
Module 2: Grounding the Activist Journey
Module 3: Systems, Power, Positionality and Place
Module 4: Design through Community
Module 5: Nature's Design
Module 6: Regenerative Economies
Module 7: Experiences and Experiments
Module 8: Stories of Change and Impact
Module 9: Monitoring & Evaluation Frameworks
Module 10: Being in Relationship with the System
Course Content
Phase 2 - Cohort Conversations
Every second week following the core learning sessions, we hold peer-to-peer global conversations.
There is nothing like meeting your global cohort and sharing your learning and reflections on content presented in the previous week. Your peer-to-peer network grows as you meet and discuss the exercises prepared for you each week.
These sessions are designed to deepen your understanding of the course content through exercises, discussion topics, and off-line tasks.
Course Content
Phase 3 - Capstone Project
The capstone project is designed to bring it all together.
A capstone project is the application of what you have learned, applied in a way that makes sense to you and fills your present and emerging needs. The aim is to transform your learning journey into lasting impact, and it will look different for everyone.
A capstone project might be a case study, a model, a roadmap. It could be an event, a crafted visitor experience, or a series of workshops. Choose that project in your bottom drawer, in your organisation, or activate your community. Work in groups or individually. Most importantly, your capstone project will emerge from your learning, it will push you to your growing edge and ensure your learning translates into meaningful change where it matters.
Completion of the capstone project is required to receive our Regenerative Tourism Practitioner Certificate.
How it Works
Designed in three parts, the program works together, reinforcing your learning and balancing theory, practice, reflection and outcomes.
Left Hemisphere Learning
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Mindset change and a pathway to liminal learning
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Personal and professional growth
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Comprehensive readings and cases
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Expert-led discussions and workshops
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Interactive learning experiences
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Delve into place-based, community-led regenerative design
Right Hemisphere Application
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Meta-cognition and thinking in systems
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Sense-making across data and conversation
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Deep listening and authentic engagement practice
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Design methodologies
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Connecting and communing
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Global cohort learning community
Who is this course for?
The Regenerative Tourism Practitioner Training welcomes diverse participants who are passionate about transforming tourism through regenerative approaches.
This program is perfect for:
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Tourism business owners and operators looking to transform their offerings and operations
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Place and destination managers and DMO professionals seeking innovative approaches to place-based stewardship
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Community leaders and local government representatives working with economic and community development in their regions
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Educators and consultants wanting to incorporate regenerative frameworks
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Place-based practitioners interested in alternative economies and community wealth building as a vehicle for positive change
Ideally, participants will be:
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Open to challenging conventional tourism thinking
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Have a specific tourism context, business, or destination to apply their learning
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Seek to build meaningful connections with like-minded peers
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Are committed to implementing regenerative principles in their work
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Value both theoretical understanding and practical application
Why Choose The Tourism CoLab?
We don't just teach regenerative tourism - we have shaped and defined it through our practice. Learning directly from the source provides an authenticity and depth unavailable elsewhere, positioning you to become not just a participant in tourism's transformation, but a recognised leader driving meaningful change.
Testimonials
Take a look at what our previous course participants have said:
Mindset Shift
"Learning about this thinking, this mindset, this natural system, this old wisdom was a revelation for me. I really felt like I was coming home. Finally, I was put into words what I have always believed in and valued."
Participant, Regenerative Business Course 2024
Working with Change
"Anxiety and fear come from the same place in the brain... I know that it is definitely excitement, but also fear of the unknown... I don't know exactly how things will take shape. I am energizing myself and my business through collaboration"
Participant, Regenerative Business Course 2024
Working with Uncertainty
"Anxiety and fear come from the same place in the brain... I know that it is definitely excitement, but also fear of the unknown... I don't know exactly how things will take shape. I am energizing myself and my business through collaboration"
Participant, Regenerative Business Course 2024
Peer-to-Peer Learning
"The learning circles, these were informative, inspiring, and well-led, and they provided lots of new information. Delivery was spot on, and discussions were allowed to flow in a meaningful/beneficial fashion."
Participant, Regenerative Tourism X Design Course 2022
Personal Growth
"So much came together for me during the course with new learnings and how that segued with much of my own personal development in the last few years...thank you."
Participant, Regenerative Tourism X Design Course 2023
Building Business Resilience
"It's definitely easier because of the tourism CoLab... it's innately regenerative... what I'm getting out of the course, is a strength in community, and I'm also getting links to some roots that can sort of stabilize the tree which is my business."
Participant, Regenerative Business Course 2024
