The program is aimed at both late-stage start-ups
and established organizations entering a period of significant
growth or change.
BOULDER,
Colo., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today
marks the launch of With Life Cultivator, the world's first
business incubator inspired by the natural world and living
systems. Whereas traditional growth programs treat organizations as
machines, offering quick-fix solutions that emphasise rapid growth
and short-term metrics, this innovative initiative prioritizes
healthy growth. The program aims to nurture organizations in a more
sustainable way, fostering long-term success by echoing living
system designs.
The With Life Cultivator is set to transform the startup
landscape, which is currently beholden to traditional business
models that often emphasize rapid acceleration, leading to burnout
and a 90% failure rates. The Cultivator provides the antidote to
acceleration and extractive growth by looking to living systems as
a model for organizations, because ecosystems demonstrate
resilience, adaptation and emergent outcomes.
It's open to applications now until August 23, 2024.
The With Life Cultivator is offered in
partnership by nRhythm, Zebra Growth and Capital Institute:
Three organizations leading the movement for regenerative
organizational development, financing and growth. The six-month
online program is tailored to support late-stage startups and
established organizations going through significant growth and
change that are committed to creating a regenerative future and
addressing the environmental, social, cultural and existential
polycrisis* of our time.
The program includes access to proven operational frameworks and
tools, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and 1:1 mentorship from
over 10 experienced operators.
These leaders include John
Fullerton, the President and Founder of the Capital
Institute, an early pioneer in impact investing, and renowned
author of Regenerative Capitalism: How Universal Patterns and
Principles Will Shape the New Economy; Jeff Su and Tre' Cates, co-founders of nRhythm;
as well as Moh Al-Haifi and
Lee Fitzpatrick, co-founders of
regenerative growth marketing firm, Zebra Growth; and many
more.
The Cultivator's goal is to cultivate the next generation of
organizations dedicated to a regenerative economy, effectively
addressing the polycrisis we face today.
"In light of the polycrisis, what the world desperately needs
now is an economy in service to life. We must cultivate
regenerative organizations that support our socio-economic system
and reimagine the financing and models for how enterprises grow,"
Fullerton said.
Only 1 in 4 employees feel their organization cares for
their well-being, and at least 3 in 4 employees experience
workplace burnout at least sometimes, according to global analytics
and advisory firm, Gallup.
"By addressing the root problems of extractive growth and
mechanistic design, the Cultivator ensures organizations are not
just surviving but thriving in the long term. We are inviting
organizations worldwide to join us and learn how
to cultivate growth and create the conditions for
long-term organizational health and resilience," adds Cates, who
has proven to be indispensable in designing and operating
organizations on 6 continents and 35 countries. One of his
companies was recognized twice as one of the fastest growing
companies in the US on the INC 500/5000 list.
The With Life Cultivator is now accepting applications
globally until August 23, 2024, with
a start date of September
9th, 2024. It is a 6-month online program. Become
part of the thriving community, which already has over 20,000
members. Costing $20,000 USD for up
to five colleagues to attend.
"If you're looking to grow, this program will demonstrate how
cultivating is more powerful than accelerating. How living system
designs are leading the startup transformation and shaping an
emerging future. Also, how this new approach to growing startups
has the potential to replace traditional capitalistic unicorn
models," says Al-Haifi.
For more information about the With Life Cultivator or to
apply before August 23, 2024,
please visit: With Life Cultivator
For more information about With Life please visit: With
Life Approach.
For further information please contract Alexandra Groome Klement
E: media@nrhythm.co
P: 832 871 7225
*The polycrisis is defined by the complex, interconnected set of
simultaneous global crises – including climate change, inequity,
employee disengagement, workplace burnout, health and wellbeing,
etc – that amplify each other's impact, creating a situation more
severe than any single crisis alone.
Interview Options:
- Interview with Tre/John about micro and macro of
regeneration and With Life
- Interview with Jeff/Tre' about the roots of With
Life
- Interview with Tre' and Moh about anti-unicorn incubators
and cultivating growth
References:
- Percent Who Feel Employer Cares About Their Wellbeing Plummets
(gallup.com)
- Uncomfortable (but Necessary) Conversations About Burnout
(Gallup.com)
About With Life Cultivator
Seeds of the program were
sown ten years ago when John
Fullerton, President and Founder of the Capital Institute,
an early pioneer of impact investing, and renowned author of
Regenerative Capitalism: How Universal Patterns and Principles Will
Shape the New Economy, and Tre' Cates, award-winning serial
entrepreneur and founder of nRhythm, met while working to restore
the world's grasslands utilizing regenerative agriculture. There,
they witnessed the transformative power of working regeneratively
with natural systems to restore degraded landscapes. Inspired to
integrate the insights from this experience with his 20 years on
Wall Street, Fullerton applied these living systems principles to
economics and finance, founding the Capital Institute—a
non-partisan think tank dedicated to fostering a more just and
sustainable way of life on Earth. Meanwhile, Cates reimagined
organisational structures in service to life, founding the
regenerative organisational design firm nRhythm. Now, fifteen years
later, Fullerton and Cates have brought together colleagues from
around the world in the With Life Community applying a regenerative
approach to all sectors. The With Life Cultivator combines
nRhythm's expertise in regenerative organizational design, Zebra
Growth's experience in regenerative marketing and go to market
strategy and Capital Institute's thoughts leadership on
regenerative economics and finance.
About nRhythm
nRhythm is a diverse team of entrepreneurs, activists, artists,
scientists, farmers, writers, and designers combining our
collective talents, expertise, and lived experience to address the
crippling impediments we observed consistently in how we organise
in business, policy, governments and communities. We are honoured
to be supporting organisations on six continents addressing the
world's most pressing social and environmental issues to organise
in alignment with Living Systems.
About Capital Institute
Capital Institute is a 501(c)3 and non-partisan think tank working
to create a more just and sustainable way of life on earth.
Together with our global ecosystem of 1000+ change makers, we
combine modern science, storytelling, and the knowledge of timeless
wisdom traditions to illuminate the path from an extractive economy
to an emerging regenerative economy that supports the long-term
well-being of people, planet and business.
About Zebra Growth
Zebra Growth is a regenerative marketing partner helping
purpose-driven organisations grow while staying true to their
values. We've supported over 400 impact startups and scaleups
globally, fostering positive influence through empathetic,
transparent and regenerative marketing. Our collaborations include
training with Rockstar, Bethnal Green Ventures, Start COOP, and
Maze Impact. By integrating living systems thinking, regeneration,
and social impact into our strategies & training, we co-create
solutions that drive both short-term viability and scalable
positive impact.
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