Widescale human learning and unlearning are the keys to making the transition from our current eco-destructive culture to a fresh, designed culture that is eco-constructive and socially just.

Those of us who are willing need to choose to make this transition now.

Some people (we calculate hundreds of thousands) have already started on this endless journey and this worldwide web of pioneers holds a vast repertoire of useful experiences for future learners.

Our observation is that transition pathways of this significance are deepest, most effective and most enjoyable when traveled in the company of others, and that trail guides, who have made a part of their own journey already, can perform a valuable mentoring service.

Our belief is that this learning process deserves to be supported and enhanced through the provision of a 'liberating structure' that acknowledges the effort and commitment people make when walking these pathways. Gaia University is one such structure.

Using self-directed action learning as our prime learning/un-learning strategy we put students (Associates) in charge of their own transitions, free to follow routes which open up before them, guided by their tutors and mentors, whilst earning credits for Bachelors and Masters Degrees, Certificates and Diplomas.

We notice the vital signs of an awakening of transitional energy amongst the world's peoples and so, we have launched Gaia University to provide the support we can to these bold world changers and future generations of Earth caretakers.

Gaia University is a new organization within the large family of organizations worldwide concerned with the emergence of an ecologically and socially regenerative mainstream culture.

It is created with several, network-wide functions in mind, some of which are described briefly below.

Gaia University has the facility to connect across organizations using the allied vectors of teaching and learning. Thus organizations may retain their autonomous agendas whilst linking cooperatively to provide a learning ecology suited to their purposes.

Gaia University Associates earn their credits partly through working at strategic and operational projects for sponsoring organizations. Thus organizations increase their capacity by tutoring and mentoring allied Associates and advance their agendas with this focused and intelligent support.

Organizations wanting to participate in Gaia University will need clearly articulated strategic goals in order to attract supporting Associates. Thus an impulse for clear strategic planning is pulsed through the networks leading to better focus and performance throughout.

1. Organizations giving relevant workshops can likely increase their market by having the added value of Gaia University accredited degree credits arising from their trainings and,
2. Suitably qualified organizations can increase the per capita earnings per learner as the Gaia University system offers the potential to retain Associates within their curtilage for the duration of the Associates degree pathway (as workshop attendee, action learning tutee and project activist)

Gaia University requires that participating organizations engage their relevant personnel in continuous professional development pathways ideally using Gaia University action learning methods. Thus organizations have added incentives to develop increased competence and excellence within their staff.

The network contains a vast repository of skills, knowledge and wisdoms that are currently under-utilised. By creating a structure for transfer of learning between organizations and actionists Gaia University expects to accelerate the emergence of an ecologically and socially regenerative mainstream culture.

An example: a group of actionists may observe that increased entrepreneurial consciousness and competence within many ecovillages may lead to these being better able to support their autonomous development through self-earned income. Such a group can design an action-learning pathway with this purpose in mind, convene an action learning set complete with specialist advisers and run it. Voilá!