The Regeneration Lab
Welcome to The Regeneration Lab. The podcast of the Regenerative Thinking research group at the the Mission Zero centre of expertise at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, where we conduct integrated research to come up with regenerative solutions for a more sustainable future. Each episode features a leading educator, activist, professor, or researcher who is already engaging in more regenerative forms of higher education. Join us on this journey as we discover how these educational innovations emerged, how they are practiced, and the beautiful futures that are envisioned for more regenerative higher education. Along the way we will explore the systemic and personal challenges, barriers and opportunities that our awesome guests are facing to do this. You can reach out through mission-zero@hhs.nl to respond or connect to any of the episodes!
The Regeneration Lab
What if education helped us wake up to the more-than-human world? A conversation with Helen Kopnina
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What if business education challenged us to see beyond human interests? In this conversation, Helen Kopnina reflects on biodiversity, environmental ethics and teaching sustainability in business schools. From roleplays that give voice to polar bears and forests to debates, films and student reflections, we explore how playful methods can unsettle anthropocentrism without preaching. Helen also discusses the limits of sustainable development, the growing attention to biodiversity in business, and why education should cultivate an awakening to extinction, ecosystems and the intrinsic value of non-human life.
Key themes
Biodiversity · Ecocentrism · Anthropocentrism · Environmental education · Business education
About the guest
Dr. Helen Kopnina is Assistant Professor at Northumbria University whose work spans environmental education, biodiversity, business and environmental ethics. With a background in anthropology and decades of experience teaching sustainability, she explores how education can challenge anthropocentric assumptions, broaden whose interests are represented, and foster greater recognition of the intrinsic value of non-human life.
Explore Helen’s work:
Northumbria University Profile - https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/k/helen-kopnina/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenkopnina/