Gathering Natuurlijk

You are warm heartedly welcome to
’Gathering Natuurlijk’

When we connect together in nature, wisdom will emerge.

You are warm heartedly welcome to
‘Gathering Natuurlijk’

When we connect together in nature, wisdom will emerge.

About

Nature, calm, reflections and new insights. Imagine spending a day completely unplugged, breathing in the calm surroundings of nature and harnessing this environment to reconnect with your personal leadership style and strategic vision.

This is ‘Gathering Natuurlijk‘, our retreat in nature for Leaders who are open to reconnecting with themselves and learning with others.

Our unique approach brings together a small group of like-minded Leaders from diverse fields in a natural setting. There, our experts will guide you through a series of dialogue sessions, in depth 1:1 conversations and moments of silence and reflection, with a focus on key leadership and strategic themes.

About

Nature, calm, reflections and new insights. Imagine spending a day completely unplugged, breathing in the calm surroundings of nature and harnessing this environment to reconnect with your personal leadership style and strategic vision.

This is ‘Gathering Natuurlijk‘, our retreat in nature for Leaders who are open to reconnecting with themselves and learning with others.

Our unique approach brings together a small group of like-minded Leaders from diverse fields in a natural setting. There, our experts will guide you through a series of dialogue sessions, in depth 1:1 conversations and moments of silence and reflection, with a focus on key leadership and strategic themes.

What to expect?

Engage in thought-provoking discussions with a select group of like-minded individuals who share leadership experience and a commitment to strategic excellence.

Immerse yourself in our learning processes, designed to stimulate fresh perspectives, challenge your assumptions and inspire collaborative thinking.

Away from the everyday noise, we’ll guide you through moments of silence and reflection, where you can find clarity and envision the path ahead.

Our expert facilitators, will lead you through this unique day, drawing on their years of experience of partnering with leaders, teams and organizations.

In a world that never seems to slow down, join us at ‘Gathering Natuurlijk‘ to offer yourself the invaluable opportunity to pause, reflect, and rediscover the essence of your strategic and leadership journey.

What to expect?

Engage in thought-provoking discussions with a select group of like-minded individuals who share leadership experience and a commitment to strategic excellence.

Immerse yourself in our learning processes, designed to stimulate fresh perspectives, challenge your assumptions and inspire collaborative thinking.

Away from the everyday noise, we’ll guide you through moments of silence and reflection, where you can find clarity and envision the path ahead.

Our expert facilitators, will lead you through this unique day, drawing on their years of experience of partnering with leaders, teams and organizations.

In a world that never seems to slow down, join us at ‘Gathering Natuurlijk‘ to offer yourself the invaluable opportunity to pause, reflect, and rediscover the essence of your strategic and leadership journey.

For who?

Our exclusive events are created for leaders from both the corporate and non-profit / education sectors. It's for those who understand the value of learning from diverse personalities, fields and cultures. The goal is to create a community of learning-minded leaders who will grow both individually and together. These days are based on several crucial themes that are emerging as the world becomes more complex and interconnected:

Additionally we provide tailored ‘Gathering Natuurlijk’ events for teams & organizations, taking into account their specific needs and requests to design the session that will create impactful learning.

For who?

Our exclusive events are created for leaders from both the corporate and non-profit / education sectors. It's for those who understand the value of learning from diverse personalities, fields and cultures. The goal is to create a community of learning-minded leaders who will grow both individually and together. These days are based on several crucial themes that are emerging as the world becomes more complex and interconnected:

Additionally we provide tailored ‘Gathering Natuurlijk’ events for teams & organizations, taking into account their specific needs and requests to design the session that will create impactful learning.

Our Team

Floris Dekker

With Floris, interventions become more powerful, sustainable, and effective. By connecting dots that others may not (yet) see and uncovering patterns, making them visible, Floris demonstrates his strength. Add a healthy dose of humor, the ability to interpret what is happening, put things into perspective, speed, and sharpness, and you have an adventurous, experienced, knowledgeable, and original (process) facilitator at your disposal.

Floris has years of experience leading and guiding teams and organizations in complex situations, helping them find their way, learn, and develop, thus improving themselves and others. You can often find Floris cycling in nature, with or without a camera.

Nick Regan

With Nick, there are endless possibilities due to his core beliefs in the power of the teams, togetherness, collaborative learning and creativity in the moment. He fully leverages these beliefs when coaching leaders and developing ‘brilliant’ teams.

Thanks to over 25 years of experience in the corporate field, Nick understands the daily issues leaders face and knows better than most the importance of navigating a strategic course. Nick is English but has lived and worked in the Netherlands since 2001. He loves being in nature, playing football, and visiting absolutely everywhere in France.

Our Team

Floris Dekker

With Floris, interventions become more powerful, sustainable, and effective. By connecting dots that others may not (yet) see and uncovering patterns, making them visible, Floris demonstrates his strength. Add a healthy dose of humor, the ability to interpret what is happening, put things into perspective, speed, and sharpness, and you have an adventurous, experienced, knowledgeable, and original (process) facilitator at your disposal.

Floris has years of experience leading and guiding teams and organizations in complex situations, helping them find their way, learn, and develop, thus improving themselves and others. You can often find Floris cycling in nature, with or without a camera.

Nick Regan

With Nick, there are endless possibilities due to his core beliefs in the power of the teams, togetherness, collaborative learning and creativity in the moment. He fully leverages these beliefs when coaching leaders and developing ‘brilliant’ teams.

Thanks to over 25 years of experience in the corporate field, Nick understands the daily issues leaders face and knows better than most the importance of navigating a strategic course. Nick is English but has lived and worked in the Netherlands since 2001. He loves being in nature, playing football, and visiting absolutely everywhere in France.

Practical Information

Investment: Leadership events

€ 475 per participant

Investment: Team / Organization events

Quotation tailored to request

Language

English and / or Dutch

Location

Natural setting in the surroundings of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Timing

Dates 2024: 21 March / 11 June / Sept 24 (full) / Sept 30 (full)
Dates 2025: June 16 / June 17 / Sept 24 / Sept 25

Practical Information

Investment: Leadership events

€ 900 per participant

Investment: Team / Organization events

Quotation tailored to request

Language

English and / or Dutch.

Location

Natural setting in the surroundings of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Timing

3 dates are available in 2024: 18 April / 11 June / 24 Sept

Testimonials

Eline
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It was a wonderful experience that I can recommend to everyone. Beautiful conversations, instructive silences, and wise words from the other attendees. Embracing uncertainty with a new idea is something I took away from the campfire. Thank you for this opportunity.
Michael
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What a fantastic day! The different backgrounds of the participants, each with a warm heart for their own field in combination with great down-to- earth approach, made this day refreshing and very valuable. An absolute must for the leader and professional with a sincere warm heart for his/her field!''
Michael
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The special approach was so new, insightful and different from what we know from 'the personal leadership industry' that complex issues could be normalized. What a relief! No flattened models, but the human dimension was central. Professionalism and values-oriented.
Jos
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Thank you very much for the day. It was really valuable in de-connecting form all other activities ongoing. The location helps with that! Being surrounded by nature/ birds/sun (and a bit of rain) makes you feel in a different world, resulting in open minded discussions and reflections.
Muriel
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Thanks for this inspirational day. Being in Nature is so powerful to access my inner power and connect to others at another level. I highly recommend this experience for your teams.
Bart
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It was a relaxed atmosphere and a great location where you really feel like you are somewhere else. This alone was a relief in everyday life with the many to- do lists.
Maarten
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All in all a very nice day! I learnt something valuable from everybody who was there, both the participants and the facilitators.
Eline
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It was a wonderful experience that I can recommend to everyone. Beautiful conversations, instructive silences, and wise words from the other attendees. Embracing uncertainty with a new idea is something I took away from the campfire. Thank you for this opportunity.
Jenneke
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I liked the gathering a lot. It was really nice to have some open discussions with the team and another team on the topics we don’t often discuss. It felt like a gift to be in nature the whole day and have time to reflect and to think about the future.
Jeroen
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Being outside in a different environment with an opportunity for walks and talks was very nice. I think the relaxed setting for us was great to collaborate with the other department.

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FAQ's

Arrival time : 08.45 hr
Start time : 09.00 hr
Finish time : 16.45 – 17.00 hr

Groepskampeerterrein
De Banken, Dasselaarweg 45, 3896 LT Zeewolde, The Netherlands

We provide vegetarian food at lunchtime / coffee, tea, drinks & snacks throughout the day.

If you have any special diet restrictions, let us know 1 week before the event and we will make the necessary arrangements for you

Our address is at a camping area in nature, there are toilet facilities and washrooms available on site.

As we are Dutch (Floris) and British (Nick), so we are well prepared for a bit of rain. If needed … we have a large tarp to stay dry and our camp fire to keep us warm.

In the days before the retreat we will be checking the weather forecast and in the worst case if conditions look to be ‘really terrible’, then we will cancel the retreat! If this happens we will let you know and start searching together for a new date to Gather Natuurlijk.

We will spend a day together in nature so please bring appropriate outdoor clothes and shoes.

Each Gathering Natuurlijk is based on a ‘Leadership theme’ of the day e.g. “Leading both Strategically and Operationally in a Complex Organization’’ and the collective learning will be based around ‘live’ questions that you (the participants) are currently facing on this subject.

Our request is that you think about this theme and bring a related question that you are currently encountering!

Throughout the day we will work on the various questions that are raised by the group.

Dialogue conversations around the campfire / Walking and connecting / Space for reflection / Nature all around us.

YES…. we support a charity / co-operative called Landvanons who are focussed on supporting biodiversity in the Dutch countryside. We contribute 10% of our sales price to the charity.

For more information here is the website : www.Landvanons.nl

We believe in learning from across diverse sectors and aligned to this the group will have leaders from corporate / non profit / government / education sectors.

YES…. we often work with teams, groups and across organizations.

We tailor design our offering and quotation for each different request.

If you have a request for your team or organization, please contact us.

Do you have any questions?

We’d be delighted to hear from you.

Floris

Nick

Do you have any questions?

We’d be delighted to hear from you.

Floris

Nick