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The Seed

Self-paced four-part programme

When

Immediate Start

Where

Online

Level

Beginner

Time

4 x 90-minute sessions

Money

£150
£180 inc VAT if payable
approx $188 or 175 €

Got questions?

When

Immediate start

Where

Online

Level

Beginner

Time

4 x 90-minute sessions

Money

£150
£180 inc VAT if payable
approx $188 or 175 €

Got questions?

Find your unique contribution to environmentalism

– and have fun, play to your strengths, work in alignment with your values and make a big impact in the process.

You care about the environment, but you’re not sure where to start.

And you sometimes wonder how much of a difference one tiny business can make anyway.

Well, the good news is that you can’t solve all the world’s problems, so you can stop trying!

The even better news is that you can actually have more impact by choosing one tiny problem to focus on.

Does this sound like you?

It doesn’t have to be this way…
Did you know that you can actually have more impact by doing less? The Seed will show you how.
Charlotte Warren
Charlotte Warren
Printed textile designer and artist
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“Thank you so much for 'The Seed'. I gave myself and my practice a week of learning and conversations – what a gift! I learned so much, and I now have a newfound energy. I am working on understanding myself and how I am connected to all of nature, finding my part in this future – a future that I can and want to be a part of. I was genuinely quite sad when it ended, but the decisions and steps I have already taken as a result feel right and important.”

Katie Treggiden in the press...

Introducing: The Seed

A four-part programme that will help you to:

Nick James
Nick James
Furniture designer
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“One thing I have been doing since The Seed is 'Woodland Wednesdays', where I leave the lads in the workshop and go to the woods. The Seed helped to make me realise how important this is to me and gave me permission to prioritise it more. The bonus is my clients love it too and I have lots to tell them about my trips to the woods – sharing a passion like this is important and great for marketing!”

Hey, I'm Katie Treggiden

You know that sense of fairness that five-year-olds have? Well, that never left me – and I’ve spent my adult life working out how I can use my skills, talents and time to make the world a better place.

It’s taken me a minute, but I have now found my purpose as a journalist, author, podcaster and keynote speaker telling stories about the ways in which craft can save the world, and as the founder and director of Making Design Circular helping craftspeople to do just that.

Over the past 12 years I have developed and honed a methodology for defining and honing the unique contribution that I can make to environmentalism – and now I want to share it with you.

Seth Godin says that “specific is a kind of bravery” and he’s right – doing less to have more impact feels counter intuitive, but trust me – I’ve resigned 75% of my work (twice!) to do just that – and it works.

I want to give you the courage to do the same.

Read more about Katie Treggiden

What we'll cover

Here’s what’s included in this four-part programme:
Before we start:
Session 1:
Session 2:
Session 3:
Session 4:
Harriet Page
Harriet Page
Designer, craftsperson and upholsterer
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"The Seed really helped me to work out what my values are - and how they are actually a bit different from what I had thought before. It also helped me to get more clarity on who I am designing and making for and what change I am trying to bring about. Now I can get on and do it - and hopefully in a more focused way!"

How it works:

Your investment

£150

£180 inc VAT if payable

Approx $188 or 175 €

Virginie de Man
Virginie de Man
Multi-media artist
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“Katie opened a space where kindness – to oneself and to the world – is the main element of the equation. The Seed was an inclusive and respectful environment driven by an uplifting energy; an invitation to question and observe where and how to start; and to realise that by just being there you have started already – no action is too small. The seed! Or the sparkle that relights the hope that we can all be part of the solution wherever we are on our path.”

Looking for a different learning experience?

The Seed Live Digital Waitlist

I run a live version of this course annually, which follows the same format, except that it is delivered live over four lunchtimes Monday–Thursday (UK time) via Zoom. 

The dates for the next one are still TBC, but you can sign up for the waiting list to be the first to find out when they’re announced:

The Seed Retreat WAITLIST

I am also hoping to run an in-person retreat in Cornwall in 2024 covering the same content over three days, combined with yoga, swimming, delicious food and time to connect and reflect. 

Again, dates are currently TBC, but you can sign up for the waiting list to be the first to find out when they’re announced:

The Seed is for you if...

The seed is not for you if...

Frequently Asked Questions

The course is delivered on a platform called Circle. It’s easy to set up (and we can offer tech support if needs be) and combines the course and community in one space, so you won’t need to hop between something like Thinkific or Kajabi and a Facebook Group – in fact, by popular demand, you won’t have to engage with Facebook at all!

Four videos together with workbooks and a Read/Watch/Listen list, which is a bit like the reading lists you might have largely ignored at university or art school, but hopefully more interesting and definitely more inclusive of different learning styles

Each video is no more than 90 minutes long and if you engage in all the exercises fully, you’ll need no more than one working day or a week’s worth of lunchtimes.
For as long as the course exists, so you can work through at your own pace and revisit as many times as you need to.

It is an online self-paced course, but you will be invited to live quarterly Q&As via Zoom where you can bring any questions.

All videos are captioned and written transcripts and audio-only versions are provided. If there’s anything else I can do to make the course more accessible, please just ask and I will always do my best.
If you are in the UK, we have to charge you VAT. If you are not in the UK and outside the EU, we will not charge you VAT. If you are in the EU, we have to charge VAT unless you provide a VAT number, in which case we don’t. Simple, huh?! But don’t worry – our payment system will work all of this out for as you add your details. (If you’re having any trouble entering your VAT number, make sure the two-letter prefix, e.g. DK for Denmark) matches the country you’ve entered in your address. Give us a shout if you’re having any trouble and we’ll get you sorted.

Email me and I’ll be happy to answer it!

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