Deep Adaptation Workshop
Sustainability work is getting harder. The data keeps darkening, the timelines keep shortening, and many of us sense that the dominant story of "green growth" is no longer enough. What if we let ourselves take that in fully — not as despair, but as an invitation to a deeper response?
This 2-hour workshop offers a first encounter with Deep Adaptation, the framework developed by Jem Bendell and the global DA community for navigating climate tragedy with honesty and care. Together we will:
Look soberly at where we actually are
Explore Bendell's 4Rs + R — Resilience, Relinquishment, Restoration, Reconciliation
Make space for the emotional reality of collapse awareness
Identify one aligned next step you can take in the coming month
The session is designed for people new to the topic as well as those already collapse-aware. It is held in a small, brave circle — not as a lecture. You will leave with the framework, a felt sense of what it asks of you, and pointers to ongoing community and support.
Agenda
18:30-19:00 Welcome & Where are we, really?
19:00-19:20 Introducing Deep Adaptation
19:20-20:10 Emotional Landscape & Inquiry
20:10-20:30 Closing Circle
Who is this for
Sustainability and climate professionals sensing the limits of current narratives
Activists, founders and changemakers carrying climate grief or eco-anxiety
Coaches, facilitators and community builders wanting to bring this conversation into their work
Anyone quietly collapse-aware and tired of holding it alone
What you'll leave with
A clear understanding of the Deep Adaptation framework and its 4Rs + R
A felt sense that you are not alone in seeing what you see
One concrete next step aligned with your values
A reading list, links to the DA Forum and Guides directory, and an invitation to a follow-up integration circle
🗓️ Event details
Date: June 3, 2026
Time: 18.30 - 20.30
Location: Oodi Ryhmätila 4
🎙️ About the speaker
Philippe Arnez is a Certified Positive Psychology and Flow Coach, founder of Culture4Flow, and a fractional Chief Flourishing Officer. Based in Helsinki and originally from Switzerland, he supports leaders, founders and teams who are waking up to the metacrisis and looking for honest, grounded ways to keep showing up.
His coaching practice is anchored in Positive Psychology and Flow Science and informed by a variety of paradigm-shifting thinking schools, with a focus on alternative economics, regenerative thinking, human and planetary flourishing. He developed the BREATHE framework as a response to living and leading in a Polarized, Unthinkable, Metamorphic, Overheated (PUMO) world.
Philippe works in English, German, French and Spanish, online and in person around Helsinki and across the Nordic and DACH regions. He is a father, an active rower, and a quiet advocate for thinking in time scales of seven generations.
About Sustainability Community Finland
The Sustainability Community Finland is an English-speaking group based in Finland in the capital area, dedicated to learning and sharing knowledge on sustainability-related topics. The community organizes monthly events including company visits, hands-on workshops, and talks by expert speakers. Through these activities community members connect, expand their professional networks, and exchange ideas among other people interested in sustainability. Welcome to join the LinkedIn group! And a Telegram channel! Follow our LinkedIn page here.