Fjällgås: Building agency & energy to bring living systems potential into existence.
We focus on
Regenerative Change Agents
Why
Regeneration?
Regeneration is a holistic perspective but is often unpacked within silos and sector lenses. The definition of regeneration differs from one person to the next: like regeneration itself it is context dependent. Regeneration is managing your self-development and your collaborations whilst improving the ecological health of our planet.
Check out our free Regeneration Starter Kit to figure out what definition of regeneration resonates with you and get inspired for your next physical & mental steps on this regenerative journey!
Improving the ecological health of our planet
Managing biodiversity increase
Collaboratively bringing living systems potential into existence
Managing your positive impact collaborations
Regenerative Change Agents
Managing your self-development, agency and energy
Walking The Talk*
We focus on personal & collective agency: proactively shaping your goals, decisions and development through your will, beliefs & skills, whilst building confidence in your ability to effect regenerative change.
We walk the talk, we put what we preach into action in several of our own projects, enterprises and start-ups. We are not solely here to coach, consult, advise or mentor. We learn and improve with you through a cross-industry & transdisciplinary approach rooted in curiosity, for which we are on the forefront of innovation, entrepreneurship, biodiversity, agriculture, the food system, leadership, education, tourism & hospitality as well as on personal, business & regenerative development and design.
We use external transitions as a rich place of learning for internal transformations and help you speed up the process of putting living systems potential into action by building the agency and energy for your regenerative journey.
Regenerative Entrepreneurship
The Regeneration Guide
Inspiration on Regeneration and Entrepreneurship
Incubator
Individual & Entrepreneurial Development
Bespoke Guiding
Regenerative Design Strategy
Ecosystem
Regenertion in Action
How we make Regeneration happen:
We create the space & energy for impact to happen. Through inspiration, events, gatherings, idea development, challenging questions and accountability we guide you to build your personal & collective agency. In that process we bring together like-minded people and expand our ecosystem of regenerative change agents who bring living systems potential into existence. We do that in three ways:
The Regeneration Guide:
Our monthly digital 2-hour inspiration program. Do you get out of bed asking yourself “how do I make a positive impact on our planet?” Then this Regeneration Guide is for you. We inspire you about self- and systems awareness, personal development and provide you with the tools to start putting positive impact into practice today. No fluff, you get a clear narrative, lots of resources to dive into and the tools to put your personal- and idea development into practice straight away. This is what we would have liked to have ourselves years ago: an affordable, accessible, no nonsense approach to starting this regenerative journey. We offer the same inspiration monthly, so sign up for whatever date suits you best and join us on this journey.
Regenerative Entrepreneurship Incubator
Bespoke Guiding:
Some of the organisations Fjällgås AB has worked with
Fjällgås Story
Fjällgås Metaphor
Charles van de Kerkhof
Highly passionate, open-minded and hands-on regenerative strategist, entrepreneur and connector of dots. Dutch by default: curious, sincere, self-aware, direct and efficient. Works cross-industries and transdisciplinary, guiding those who want to put their passion to improve our planet into action.
He has been brought up in the tourism industry with a passion for nature. Whilst travelling and working in several European and African countries and exploring their local flora and fauna he first hand experienced our planet’s natural and social challenges. His curiosity and inquisitiveness gave him the passion and drive to explore how we can look after our planet’s biodiversity better. This led him to continuously work in tourism, entrepreneurship, innovation and foodscapes, as well as study and research these topics during three Master of science degrees, which provided him with systems thinking and with a critical, entrepreneurial and regenerative mindset.
When he is not working or studying, Charles is usually found outdoors: bird watching, improving his bushcraft skills, exploring the local flora & fauna or enjoying nature while hiking. As a keen gardener, homebrewer and maker of his own sourdough bread, he values regenerative agriculture and the role locally regeneratively produced food should play in our society. As a keen aviculturist Charles is always looking for social and natural possibilities for species and ecosystem regeneration. He is motivated by challenges and thanks to his educational and practical experience has developed a service-oriented character. Charles has a keen interest in mental health and wellbeing, cold bathing and saunas. As a qualified field guide in Southern Africa and working in the African safari industry for several years as well as managing his own living collection of birds, he embodies ecoliteracy and living systems thinking.
Charles has studied regeneration in leadership, tourism, agriculture, development & design, education, entrepreneurship, business and economics since 2019 and has implemented his learnings in his own enterprise and in his early stage start-ups. This experience and reflection between theory and practice made him connect the dots and find one solution to help himself and guide others on implementing a regenerative mindset and approach in our lives, projects and organisations. Which is what he offers through Fjällgås AB.
Charles is an energetic and passionate entrepreneur, connector and ecosystem facilitator with deep knowledge about the subjects he is interested in. What sets him apart is his enthusiasm, his inquisitiveness to learn, his entrepreneurial background, broad combination of transdisciplinary experiences gained and his practical, hands-on, no fluff approach on solving problems. His wide scope of practical work experience within nature tourism in Africa and Europe, as well as working in the entrepreneurial and innovation support system in Sweden, gave him a holistic view of the world and the tools, skills and network to guide you to strategize, execute and test regenerative entrepreneurial practices in projects and organisations.
Our Collaborative Network
Elisabet Lagerstedt
Elisabet is the Founder and Director of Future Navigators. She helps executives, management teams, and non-executive boards to move beyond business as usual to build Better Business through the facilitation strategy and leadership development. Ultimately to co-create a better future. Elisabet is an experienced executive and the author of ‘Better Business Better Future’ (2022) and ‘Navigera in i framtiden’ (2018). She holds multiple certificates from leading business schools (Harvard, Oxford, etc.) and is certified as an Inner Development Goals Ambassador, Nordic B Leader, StageSHIFT Coach, and Non-Executive Board Director. She is also a fellow of the Institute of Coaching. Over the past decade, she has supported the development of senior leaders in companies like IKEA and Oatly, as well as change-making entrepreneurs.
Future Navigators
Future Navigators is a business, strategy, and leadership development consultancy on a mission to co-create Better Business and a better future. In our experience, this company delivers the best online program out there when you are in the beginning stages of your journey towards understanding Regeneration and our worldview change: The Better Business Acceleration Program™. In six modules, this online program structures the complexity of what we must consider in this mindset change and provides a rich library of resources. A major benefit is also that the online program is available at your own pace of learning and connects you to a growing community of like-minded individuals.
Collaboration
Creating a better world is a collaborative effort. Through our ecosystem of Regenerative Change Agents we engage experts to match your needs. These collaborations offer unique experiences for moving your own and your organisations potential into existence.
Learn with Us
The premise to bring living systems potential into existence is based on curiosity and an entrepreneurial mindset. We learn and improve with you. We use external transitions as a rich place of learning for internal transformations and help you speed up the process of putting living systems potential into action within your organisation. We walk the talk. We are not solely here to coach, consult, advise or mentor. We are putting what we preach into action in several of our own projects and start-ups.
Tune in on our Regenerative Change Agents podcast and listen to other change agents bringing living systems potential into existence.
Curious?
Fjällgås creates connections.
We co-create the future together with executives, entrepreneurs, project leaders, researchers, tourists, bird nerds, farmers, food nerds, nature conservationists, naturalists, educators, families, architects, designers, artists, chefs, students, mentors and many more.
Charles builds this energy through inspirational talks and guided journeys through our bootcamp, incubator and accelerator; by setting up a regenerative tourism destination for people interested in food, food production, nature conservation, education, birds and birdwatching; by supporting farmers who are already producing food in a regenerative way and farmers who want to transition towards regenerative practices; by supporting our mental and physical wellbeing through sauna’s; by supporting our own health through healthy food and beverages; and with a dream to set up his own regenerative farm, accommodation, conference space and living bird collection.