In 1860, the French art critic Edmond de Goncourt wrote that learning to see is the longest apprenticeship. Nearly two decades in, we’re still practicing—and building a community of others who are too.
Arts & Culture
Learning to see.
Introduction
Collaborations
Co-creating new perspectives with cultural institutions
National Endowment for the Arts x COLLINS
Advocating for the arts
Leadership Sojourns
Immersive retreats that reshape how you see, decide and lead
Introduction
Where ancient wisdom meets modern leadership
The Kingdom of Bhutan
A journey about compassion
Lisbon
A journey about navigating uncertainty
Ireland
A journey about imagination
Rome
A journey about culture building
Treehaus
Our private, mid-century retreat in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
The Studio
A space for deep work
Annual Retreat
Doing nothing together
The House of Belonging
A short film about Treehaus
Gatherings
Where business leaders and culture makers learn to see differently
COLLINS House
Our global convening platform
COLLINS Coffeehaus
5,275 books & a cup of coffee
Behind the Scenes
Sharing failure's finest moments
COLLINS House SXSW: Americana First
Exploring American Mythology
World Economic Forum x COLLINS
Design and global dialogues
COLLINS' David Whyte Sessions
A 10-year partnership in seeing
Web Summit x COLLINS
New narratives for climate action
Reflections
Writing on the art—and practice—of seeing differently.
101 Design Rules
Ramblings that stuck
The Rabbit and the Banjo
A fable about what we do
COLLINS’ Masters Series
Documenting the greats
I Hope You Stay
Create your own circles
Hope as Defiance
In uncertainty lies the power to influence the future
Find the Poets
On new forms of expressing a truth
Enjoy the Rays
Why fame and mastery are not equal
Resilient Futures
In search of the adjacent possible
Design Is Not What We Make
Design is what we make possible
Rehearsing Tomorrow
On the unique role of design
How to Slay a Plastic Dragon
Thoughts on the plastisphere
The Imaginals
Thoughts on regenerative design
To Be Creative, Practice
Thoughts on the power of ritual
Design is Enchantment
On the creation of the inconceivable
From Plastic to Seaweed
An interview with a bio-polymer pioneer