Name: GCRD Contemplative Policy Retreat
Start: 2026-04-06T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-10T10:00:00+01:00
Location: Broughton Sanctuary

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟔-𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Contemplative Policy Retreat | Broughton Sanctuary, Yorkshire Dales
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 invites 20-25 senior policy leaders to four days of contemplative practice and moral discernment at the intersection of AI governance and democratic renewal.
This is not an AI policy conference. But a protected time to develop the practices that anchor human judgment when algorithms accelerate - practices that prevent leaders from becoming extensions of the systems they're meant to govern.
𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
→ How do we protect the interior spaces from which wisdom emerges?
→ How do we build trust in the age of algorithms?
→ How do we guard attention and conscience as sacred territory?
→ How do we use AI to serve human flourishing and democratic renewal?
𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡:
• A personal Rule of Life for sustaining contemplative practice in policy leadership
• Moral discernment frameworks
• Peer accountability networks for ongoing formation
• Facility with tools: centering practices, clearness committees, institutional examen, moral imagination scenarios
• Rest and renewed hope
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞:
Broughton Sanctuary - a 3,000-acre historic estate (est. 1097) recognised by National Geographic as one of 2024's most exciting global destinations.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝:
Senior policy officials | Parliamentary representatives | Civil society leaders | Media executives | Academic researchers
𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐬:
Tiered fees from £1850-£2,750. Includes all accommodation, meals, and year-long formation support.
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | Space limited to 20-25 participants. Early booking is encouraged.
𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: [email protected].
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