Think Beyond 2026 | An Immersive Leadership Retreat
I left feeling lighter and more expansive; not without gravity, but no longer consumed by the heaviness. It shifted how I think, feel, and show up. –Participant, Think Beyond immersive retreat 2025
The Think Beyond retreat is a high-trust, high-caliber gathering designed to renew the inner and collective capacity of a small group of global impact leaders shaping the future of families and communities.
About the retreat
This annual leadership learning journey helps leaders strengthen how they think, decide, relate, and lead in conditions of complexity, uncertainty, and systemic strain. Drawing on systems thinking, creative practices, philosophy, and time in nature, the retreat creates space for reflection, sense-making, and strategic reorientation at a moment when inherited tools and leadership models are no longer sufficient.
Brought to life by Capita in partnership with South African Impact Experience Designer Nicole Biondi, the Think Beyond immersive retreat offers moments of awe and inspiration alongside practical insights and leadership frameworks. The experience offers a variety of practices and tools that help participants return to their work with greater clarity, resilience, and confidence to lead in ways that are both grounded and generative.
Read about the Think Beyond 2025 immersive retreat.
Retreat details
Dates: November 16-19, 2026
Location: Spier Wine Farm, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Group size: Limited to 30 participants
Tuition: $2,850
What’s included
- Full retreat experience featuring world-class programming
- Thought-provoking discussions, immersive sessions, and opportunities for meaningful connection
- 3 nights’ accommodation, all meals, and shared airport transfers
Are you a Capita Forward member? Early registration and discount codes are available for Capita Forward Members. Email us at [email protected] to receive your discount code.
What you can expect
1. Space to Slow Down
Think Beyond creates space to slow down and draw on sources of wisdom that endure: human, cultural, and ecological. Grounded in time in nature and collective reflection, the retreat helps leaders reconnect with what sustains them.
2. A Setting that Supports Renewal
The nature-rich, riverside environment creates the conditions to slow down, reflect, and reset. For many participants, time in nature becomes an essential part of the experience, supporting grounding, emotional processing, and fresh perspective.
3. Thoughtful Facilitation
Clear communication, an intuitive structure, and a balanced mix of plenary conversations, small-group dialogue, and creative practices make the experience both engaging and meaningful.
4. Connection and Shared Learning
A deliberately small group enables openness, trust, and honest conversation. Participants leave with a strong sense of connection and a desire to continue learning together beyond the retreat.
5. Diverse Perspectives, Held with Care
A mix of analytical and relational ways of knowing, alongside local stories and global experience, creates a rich learning environment grounded in real-world leadership challenges.
