​Hand-selected guests, drawn from different streams of frontier-tech work, four days in the Scottish Borders, building a community around a single shared question:

​How can our skills and technology improve life on Earth?

​Format

​Using participatory creation as the method, our group will co-create the curriculum that unfolds over the days together.

​Each morning three participants will present their view on the question posed above. Each participant will have twenty minutes to share their perspective and views, with another twenty minutes for discussion with the room.

​During the afternoon, we will break into small groups, each walking the surrounding country and reflecting on the morning. The opportunity to deeply reflect and to meet your fellow participants. Evenings we reconvene for dinner. Groups will rotate daily, allowing maximum integration across the group

​The design follows the neuroscience of creativity: confront challenge, break pattern of thought, return for breakthroughs.

​Additional activities:

​Each morning there will be an hour of meditation teaching and practice available to join. The tennis court, local hiking and walks also available. Whisky distillery tour, Tartan, Cashmere and Wool Mill tours and visits to local craft breweries also possible at an additional charge.

​The four days

• ​Day 1 · Arrival, opening circle, we commence the box draw that determines presentation slots

• ​Day 2 · Three presenters, afternoon small groups, dinner reflections

• ​Day 3 · Three further presenters, small groups, commitment letters, the community artefact

• ​Day 4 · Three final presenters, slow brunch, closing toast, departures from mid-afternoon

​Who is in the room

​Maximum of ten people. Each works substantively in a frontier technology domain or holds a leadership position on ethics, governance, or humanitarian activities.

​Practical

• ​Venue · A private mansion in the Scottish Borders, five minutes from town

• ​Accommodation · Ten rooms, one for each of us, no sharing. Suites will cost more than the single rooms.

• ​Food · Co-cooked in small groups. Monday welcome dinner and Wednesday closing dinner are lightly catered

• ​Contribution · Up to 10 rooms available; Suites, doubles, singles and shared rooms. Starting from £30 p/night for a bed in a shared room to £200 p/night for the suite.

  • ​Food, cleaning, and shared costs to be finalised once attendance is confirmed. Expect to budget around £300-400 for these costs..

• ​Travel · The location is 1.5hrs public transport from Edinburgh Airport. Around five to six hours from London by train, via Carlisle, Berwick or via Edinburgh. We can arrange pickup from the local stations or the airport for an additional charge.

• ​Connectivity · Wifi is available, although we encourage a digital detox for the days you are here. During the workshops you will be asked to switch off any devices or leave them in your room.

​Trust

​Chatham House rules throughout the four days. Nothing said in the room may be attributed externally. No recordings. No social media.