There are two ways to practice Sourced Design–the Sourced Design Lab and the Sourced Design Immersion.
SOURCED DESIGN LAB
Sourced Design supports those seeking to radically redesign culture at its core. The Sourced Design Lab is a place where participants can experiment together and support one another, while also building a body of research in vitality-centered design through their case studies. The Lab happens every trimester at Springhouse (fall, spring, and summer) and consists of three 2-hour workshops (described below). Immersive learning experiences at Springhouse, peer mentoring, time for dialogue with Springhouse staff and learners, and an online Sourced Design resource allow for the participant’s continued learning in between Labs. Participants must sign up for the whole series as they are progressive in nature. Though workshops will be recorded, it is strongly encouraged to attend in person virtually. The Lab supports participants by offering principles to guide them, and a design community to learn from, and create with.
SOURCED DESIGN LAB DATES
All labs will be held from 10am-12pm EST
2021-2022
Cohort 4: Fall Dates: October 9th, November 13th, December 11th (FULL)
Cohort 5: Winter Dates: January 8th, February 12th, March 19th (Open!)
Cohort 6: Summer Dates: June 18th, July 16th, August 13th (Open!)
SOURCED DESIGN LAB WORKSHOPS
Let it Begin with Me: Applying Sourced Design Principles to Self
Everything can begin with you. You are the foundation of any change that will happen in your society. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
In this Lab, we will learn about the Sourced Design principles and the intergenerational learning community, Springhouse; the case study from which Sourced Design emerged. Participants will be introduced to the vitality-centered education through the Sourced online learning platform. We will spend time developing relationships within the cohort, including learning about the contexts of each participant. Finally, we will plan together how we will spend the next month applying the design principles to our lives as well as deciding what immersive learning opportunities we wish to engage in at Springhouse.
Awakening and Sharing Vitality: Applying Sourced Design Principles to Community and Place
The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real. ~ Marge Piercy
In this Lab, we will allow the questions that have emerged in the Lab to guide our time together. Through deep dialogue and exploration, we will continue to learn more about the Sourced Design principles as they apply to our different contexts. We will continue to deepen relationships within the cohort, and begin to connect with previous Lab participants. Finally, we will look forward to the next month as we apply the design principles to the learning contexts we are in, as well as continue to engage with the Springhouse community more deeply.
Sustaining Change: Creating Networks for Creativity and Courage
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
In this Lab through the cohort Sourced Design capstone projects, we will support and learn from one another, while also focusing on how we must strengthen ourselves and our networks to sustain the change that is needed to reorient design in ways that foster vitality. Participants will leave this lab with the support of an ongoing design community; one that will grow throughout the years as these design principles are practiced in communities around the world. The Sourced Design itself will grow and evolve as we create a path forward through educational design rooted in vitality and freedom.
Sourced Design Immersion
This program is for adults who have participated in the Sourced Design Lab and are looking to stay close to the mysteries of nature and soul in their lives and to practice delivery systems, or work in the world, that takes care of and fosters vitality in a culture that needs more life.
This immersion is 8 months, from October to May, and includes the following:
2021-2022 Immersion is FULL! Registration for the 2022-2023 cohort opens in March 2022.
SOURCED DESIGN LAB
Sourced Design supports those seeking to radically redesign culture at its core. The Sourced Design Lab is a place where participants can experiment together and support one another, while also building a body of research in vitality-centered design through their case studies. The Lab happens every trimester at Springhouse (fall, spring, and summer) and consists of three 2-hour workshops (described below). Immersive learning experiences at Springhouse, peer mentoring, time for dialogue with Springhouse staff and learners, and an online Sourced Design resource allow for the participant’s continued learning in between Labs. Participants must sign up for the whole series as they are progressive in nature. Though workshops will be recorded, it is strongly encouraged to attend in person virtually. The Lab supports participants by offering principles to guide them, and a design community to learn from, and create with.
SOURCED DESIGN LAB DATES
All labs will be held from 10am-12pm EST
2021-2022
Cohort 4: Fall Dates: October 9th, November 13th, December 11th (FULL)
Cohort 5: Winter Dates: January 8th, February 12th, March 19th (Open!)
Cohort 6: Summer Dates: June 18th, July 16th, August 13th (Open!)
SOURCED DESIGN LAB WORKSHOPS
Let it Begin with Me: Applying Sourced Design Principles to Self
Everything can begin with you. You are the foundation of any change that will happen in your society. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
In this Lab, we will learn about the Sourced Design principles and the intergenerational learning community, Springhouse; the case study from which Sourced Design emerged. Participants will be introduced to the vitality-centered education through the Sourced online learning platform. We will spend time developing relationships within the cohort, including learning about the contexts of each participant. Finally, we will plan together how we will spend the next month applying the design principles to our lives as well as deciding what immersive learning opportunities we wish to engage in at Springhouse.
Awakening and Sharing Vitality: Applying Sourced Design Principles to Community and Place
The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real. ~ Marge Piercy
In this Lab, we will allow the questions that have emerged in the Lab to guide our time together. Through deep dialogue and exploration, we will continue to learn more about the Sourced Design principles as they apply to our different contexts. We will continue to deepen relationships within the cohort, and begin to connect with previous Lab participants. Finally, we will look forward to the next month as we apply the design principles to the learning contexts we are in, as well as continue to engage with the Springhouse community more deeply.
Sustaining Change: Creating Networks for Creativity and Courage
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
In this Lab through the cohort Sourced Design capstone projects, we will support and learn from one another, while also focusing on how we must strengthen ourselves and our networks to sustain the change that is needed to reorient design in ways that foster vitality. Participants will leave this lab with the support of an ongoing design community; one that will grow throughout the years as these design principles are practiced in communities around the world. The Sourced Design itself will grow and evolve as we create a path forward through educational design rooted in vitality and freedom.
Sourced Design Immersion
This program is for adults who have participated in the Sourced Design Lab and are looking to stay close to the mysteries of nature and soul in their lives and to practice delivery systems, or work in the world, that takes care of and fosters vitality in a culture that needs more life.
This immersion is 8 months, from October to May, and includes the following:
- Participate in one Sourced Design Lab (ideally before, but also could be during the immersion)
- Mentoring 1x per month with Dr. Jenny Finn focused on strengthening one’s connection to soul and how to be of clearer, more creative, courageous, and compassionate service to the world
- Peer mentoring with another person in the immersion
- Meet 1x a month to study the five principles of Sourced Design as they apply to one’s personal life and to one’s work in the world
- A commitment to a soul-centered practice of one’s choosing over the course of 8 months and could include participating in a Springhouse soul-centered adult program (Sacred Dance, yoga, embodied writing, The Well shadow work, and more)
- Capstone Project that further incorporates the design principles into one’s life and work over the course of the immersion
- Two Springhouse visits (optional, if desired)
- October 20th-24th (including the Fall Sacred Dance Retreat)
- May 25th- 29th (including the Sourced Design Network gathering on May 28th)
2021-2022 Immersion is FULL! Registration for the 2022-2023 cohort opens in March 2022.