How to be a regenerative leader in 2025

An out-of-body experience following a horrific car crash, turned author Giles Hutchins‘ life and worldview on its head. At the time a senior strategist for corporate giants, like KPMG and Atos, championing the best practices of the day, today Giles is creating a new playbook inspired by nature – and our inner nature – as he introduces new tools for shaping regenerative leadership.

We are nature, and nature is us.

Hutchins joins me on the latest season of Inside Ideas to talk more about his fascinating journey, his hopes for the next generation of leaders, and his latest book: ‘Nature Works: Activating Regenerative Leadership Consciousness‘.

“In Nature Works, it’s not just about nature, but the nature in us, our inner nature,” he said. “If we ignore the inner, then we’re still in a mechanistic mindset, and our work becomes limited because we’re not flowing with life. So we need to step into the river and truly work with inner and outer nature.”

His new book uses neuroscience, the latest research on consciousness and ancient wisdom, to present an integrated model for living and leading that he says is resilient and regenerative.

Springwood Farm

Hutchins also shares the personal journey of his post-corporate life and the story behind the launch of Springwood Farm, an international leadership centre near London, situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

“Being in tune with nature, in love with nature,” Hutchins says. “This is still the foundation for regenerative leadership and for a truly regenerative way of living.”

Along with writing multiple books, and his work at Springwood Farm, Hutchins is also the chair of The Future Fit Leadership Academy, founder of Leadership Immersions, co-founder of Biomimicry for Creative Innovation and Regenerators, and host of his own podcast.

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