About us

We are facilitators of transformation, with over a decade of experience empowering individuals, organisations and communities to practice new ways of being, seeing and leading. We’re part of a growing movement that’s inspiring a new kind of leadership - creative, connected, joyful and in service to life.

Our Theory of Change

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We take people out of the office and into nature - to build the skills and embody five essential pillars of leadership for these times:

Align with Purpose
Anchor yourself in the bigger story and step into your contribution at this critical time.

Create Community
Build trusting, inclusive relationships that empower collective leadership.

Grow Depth
Expand your ability to work with complex emotions and the deeper human dynamics of change.

Shape Culture
Activate imagination, storytelling and creativity to ignite possibility, agency and cultural renewal.

Lead with Nature
Align with nature’s patterns of resilience & reciprocity and draw strength from its restorative power.

Meet Chloe

Chloe is a facilitator, social entrepreneur and political strategist, with over 15 years of experience supporting marginalised countries and communities to have their voices heard at the United Nations’ climate change negotiations. She has been designing and leading transformative experiences in nature since founding Change in Nature in 2016. Her work includes training others to become nature-based facilitators, leading regenerative leadership courses for change makers, designing and facilitating impactful strategy retreats for environmental organisations and holding space for meaningful dialogue among people with different political and ideological persuasions. Chloe is a bridge-builder between worlds and theories of change; simultaneously working to influence international climate change policy and support individuals to experience profound personal transformation.

As well as running Change in Nature, Chloe has co-founded Understory - an initiative that empowers nature and climate advocates to deepen their capacity to dialogue across political divides. She also provides political advice and communications support to young negotiators and activists who are seeking to influence the UN climate negotiations. During her time as a UK Government civil servant and diplomat (2008-2012), Chloe helped catalyse and manage an innovative diplomatic alliance of 30+ developed and developing country governments who were pivotal to delivering the Paris Climate Agreement. Her facilitation is informed by these varied positions and perspectives.

Andy Raingold is a coach, facilitator, speaker and social entrepreneur who inspires transformation and supports people to grow their capacity to catalyse meaningful change in the world. He is the Co-Founder and Director of Change in Nature, dedicated to helping individuals, teams and organisations reconnect with what truly matters through nature-based experiences, expert facilitation training and purpose-driven coaching.

Since co-founding Change in Nature in 2016, Andy has guided transformative experiences in the natural world for a wide range of people - from emerging leaders and progressive businesses to teenage boys and global change-makers. Previously, Andy served for seven years as Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group, collaborating closely with CEOs, government ministers and NGOs to shape influential environmental policy and unlock strategic impact.

Andy’s passion lies in fostering authentic leadership, building trust across generations and supporting people to thrive - personally and collectively. As featured in:

Meet Andy

Our Story

We decided to take time out to explore different ways of being, seeing and leading, immersing ourselves in the study of deep ecology, regenerative leadership, Buddhist psychology and indigenous nature connection practices. We also spent many months living and learning with indigenous communities in East Africa - experiencing first-hand what it means to live in deep relationship with land, community and life itself.

Since then, we’ve supported over 2,500 people to “change in nature” through 75+ immersive nature programmes and 100+ workshops. We are cultivating the leadership skills and capacities needed at this time - aligning with purpose, creating community, growing depth, shaping culture and leading with nature. By working with people who are stepping into their leadership, this transformation ripples far beyond each cohort.

We first met in 2012, working alongside CEOs, Ministers, MPs and thought leaders to influence UK environmental policy in Westminster. While the work had significant impact, we began to notice that something missing - both in ourselves and in the leaders we were collaborating with. In striving to protect the natural world, we had become increasingly disconnected from it.

In 2016, we founded Change in Nature to bring these insights into our work - helping change makers reconnect with the more-than-human world and lead from a place of reciprocity with nature. Our first retreat brought together 20 sustainability professionals - restoring their sense of vitality and reigniting their passion to take courageous action.

Our Collaborators

Martha Tilston, Facilitator

International Musician, Film-maker & Creative Facilitator
Jonathon Porritt, co-host Revive

British environmentalist, activist, thought-leader and writer
Magic Mike, Chef Extraordinaire

Baker, Teacher and Best Dad Jokes!