Next Economy Living – A practical 6-month learning journey to design & create a values-driven life.
Welcome to Next Economy Living
A practical 6-month learning journey to design & create a values-driven life.
Based on popular demand, we’ve designed an online learning offering called Next Economy Living, which has been years in the making. We welcomed our inaugural cohort in early 2025 and are inviting folx to join our second cohort!
By joining a cohort, you’ll learn how to deepen personal security and resilience practices to thrive and flourish amidst ecological and economic collapse. The training is designed to support you to deepen your changmaking while also taking care of your material and financial needs. Enrollment in this training could be the perfect gift to yourself or that social justice advocate in your life. We hope you’ll join us!
Sign Up For a Free Live Q&A Session
Join a free interactive webinar with the LIFT Economy team to answer all your questions about our upcoming cohort of the Next Economy Living.
The Next Economy Living Facilitation team has spent 15+ years working with individuals to help them re-envision and re-design aspects of livingry to be more in alignment with their values. We’ve engaged with the material in our personal life design as well. We have identified patterns that we feel that every changemaker should know in order to live a joyful life in alignment with their values.
During this call, we will answer your questions about Next Economy Living. We will also share what it will be like to be a part of the inaugural cohort and cover a summary of the core concepts we will cover in the training. You’ll also have a chance to provide input on the dates and timing of the training, as well as ask questions to determine if it’s a fit for you.
Next Economy Living is here and now — we hope you’ll join us!
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Many of our Next Economy MBA students, clients, investors and funders have asked us:
“How do I live an abundant life and a life that is in integrity with the massive ecological and social crises facing our world?”
“How do I grow my beneficial impact while minimizing my negative ecological and social footprints?”
“How do I reduce my cost of living while also investing in creating the world I want to live in?”
Who is Next Economy Living for?
- Someone concerned about their ability to take on life design in the face of societal pressures to consume, be productive, and generate income
- Anyone seeking a deep, values-aligned community of practice who’s struggled with finding communities of support who share a commitment to this compassionate life design journey
- Someone looking for a community of practice to find solutions to fears about safety and security into elderhood and for their children and future generations
- Someone embarking on a new life journey (i.e. housing shift, career shift, moving to a new bioregion be with family)
- Someone looking to integrate deeper alignment around values and life design with their life partner, and struggling how to hold these conversations with patience and compassion
- Someone looking for guidance and community around where to start, particularly in an unfamiliar environment
- An employee at a mission-driven company (like a B Corp) and want to bring the values of your work into your personal life
- A new parent trying to be as effective and values-driven as possible with your resources
- Someone happily mid-career and considering how to plan for retirement in a changing world
What Alumni Are Saying:
“The Next Economy Living cohort was helpful for me because it connected me with people who share my interest in aligning my lifestyle and daily habits with the need of Mama Earth.”
– Tobias D.
Listen to how Next Economy Living cohort supported Tobias in his personal life design journey.
“I come to every session inspired what I hear — from the ideas that you offer to what the rest of the cohort talks about.”
– Libby R.
Listen to how community has supported Libby in taking her next step in community.
What do we mean by Next Economy Living?
- Less consumption, more production
- Sharing, gifting, bartering
- More commons, less commodities
- Crop swaps, seed swaps, clothing swaps, car shares, tool shares
- Potlucks, home-based small business, cooking, baking, sprouting
- Minimalism, living lean, saving resources, sharing resources
- Community mesh networks to provision community-owned internet and wifi, food sovereignty projects, creative ways to reduce housing costs and share housing, creative and novel transport sharing networks, community-based media,
- And so much more!
What are the dates/times?
The journey takes place on Thursdays from 1pm – 2:30pm PST. The following are the topics that will be discussed each week:
| 5/14/2026 | Session 1 Why Next Economy Living? |
| 5/28/2026 | Session 2 Personal Life Design (Values, Vision) |
| 6/11/2026 | Session 3 Personal Health |
| 6/25/2026 | Session 4 Relationships & Community, Civic Life |
| 7/9/2026 | Session 5 Food Resilience Strategies |
| 7/23/2026 | Session 6 Housing Strategies |
| 8/6/2026 | Session 7 Resources, Materials and Waste Management |
| 8/20/2026 | Session 8 Water Resilience Strategies |
| 9/3/2026 | Session 9 Energy Resilience Strategies |
| 9/17/2026 | Session 10 Financial Resilience Strategies |
| 10/1/2026 | Session 11 Travel, Entertainment, Media, Technology, Experience Strategies |
| 10/15/2026 | Session 12 Life Design Presentations |
How much will it cost?
Enrollment costs $400 for self-identified POC and $800 for full price tuition. Take advantage of our Early Bird discounted tuition for 20% off. Please note that LIFT Economy has a policy of “no one turned away for lack of funds” so please be in touch with us if you’d like to enroll but tuition is inaccessible to you at this time.
Download the Course Outline & FAQ!
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Next Economy Living Mini-Series
We’re excited to share a special Next Economy Living mini-series on our podcast that highlights incredible leaders of the movement towards a more values centered life: Farai Harreld, writer and herbalist, Jewel Pearson, tiny home champion, and Cynthia Tina, an intentional “community matchmaker”. Tune into the series and explore more episodes below!
“There are so many creative energies that are part of human history that have been lost because we’ve been pursuing the almighty dollar. … We no longer recognize that we have the capacity within us to create the world anew. ” – Grace Lee Boggs
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