The inventure concept arose from a series of questions that Julie Robinson and Michelle Davis posed to each other:
What brings you joy?
The moments, feelings, spaces, people, smells, sounds, things that you would like to capture, bottle, and replicate. That sense of contentment that is so moreish that you feel such deep satisfaction and joy – you can’t begin to find words.
What gifts do you have?
If you then had to consider the essence behind these moments of pure joy, what gifts do you think and believe you have innately that can and will add value to those around you and the world, and therefore create more moments of the above in your life?
What purpose are you drawn to?
What problems or struggles do you see in yourself, others, society or globally that you would like to play a part in solving, healing, remedying – what sits close to your heart?
Their responses and subsequent discussions led to the idea of creating inner adventures — or inventures — that enable us to explore our internal selves, reconnect to our senses and gain a deeper awareness of the natural world.
What is Inventure?
inventure
verb
/ɪnˈvɛn(t)ʃə/
An inner adventure experience
Inventure is a way of being and guiding philosophy that is a departure from the known, the quantifiable and predictable.
It is a creative and embodied exploration of the uncharted territory within ourselves that may be ready to emerge and that often beckons us through restlessness and inertia.
Through generative and enriching conversation, expressions of creativity and sensory encounters with nature, inventure offers a modern approach to an ancient way of being, and therefore a deepened understanding of our interiority.
By engaging in these inner adventures, or inventures, we invite renewed perspectives and expand our capacity to contribute meaningfully in the world.
The philosophy of inventure serves as the foundation for our work with individuals and groups within and across various contexts. It is held by the five interconnected principles of creating space, slowing down, savouring beauty, embracing simplicity, and cultivating joy.
