Kula | कुल

Kula, a Sanskrit word, translates to “community.” For us, Kula is this, and much more. It embodies the concept of deep belonging in the world and emphasizes being in the right relationship, not just with one another, but with all aspects of the environment (everyone and everything). Kula is about creating this sense of belonging within and between communities through art, storytelling, and conversations. Through regenerative design, we weave globally and act locally in co-creating the initial conditions needed to allow harmonious and sustainable livelihoods to emerge.

You may have already noticed our honeycomb-inspired branding. The honeycombs are meant to symbolize our communities, our Kula. Just as bees collaborate as a collective, yet maintain their individuality to produce honey, we as individuals strive to work as a collective consciousness that co-creates regenerative pathways forward.

At the core of living regeneratively, is a sense of deep belonging among individuals and the environment in our Kula. To do this, we use art, storytelling, and conversation. Art transcends all, brings people together, and allows powerful stories to be told and heard. It also allows for the free flow of information and ideas that will help empower our civic space to continuously reimagine our future and then regeneratively recreate it through shared narratives. As a lateral organization, Kula relies on art and storytelling to mobilize and engage at the grassroots level in developing right-relationships. Iteratively, we then practice regenerative design to apply knowledge, weave, and empower the communities we belong to.

Kula is ever-evolving, but at its core, is all about building connected community-action networks. We recognize that there is already a lot of regenerative sustainable development work happening around the world, but a lot of it remains siloed. We want to help to connect individuals and resources (including knowledge) to publicly build local community-action-networks, or facilitate connections with existing ones.

We envision a world where sustainability, equity, and resilience are the norm. Our work is rooted in the idea that regenerative design can help us achieve this vision. Through regenerative design, we can create systems and structures that nurture and sustain the health of our planet, and that ensure the well-being of all its inhabitants.

We believe that collaboration and collective action are essential to creating lasting change. We seek to build relationships with stakeholders across disciplines and industries, to foster a sense of collective responsibility for the future of our planet, and to educate ourselves and others about regenerative design principles and best practices.

We seek to create systems that regenerate, rather than deplete, the natural environment, and that honour the needs of all living beings. We strive to bring balance, beauty, and purpose to our work and to the world. We are committed to creating a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future through regenerative design.

The Kula Manifesto

A commitment to a pathway of regenerative living