The Inquiry
A living, evolving space where nature-based inquiry, ecological psychology, and futures thinking converge.
Here, we explore what it means to rewild the human psyche, reconnect with the more-than-human world, and create regenerative pathways for individual and collective transformation.
Scientific Foundations
The work of ReWilding: Lab is informed by a wide range of disciplines—including psychology, ecology, neuroscience, futures studies, cultural history, and the arts. Our approach draws from both emerging science and ancestral wisdom to explore how reconnecting with the living world supports human well-being, creativity, and collective transformation.
While each project in the Lab has its own emphasis, they are all rooted in a shared question:
What becomes possible when we rewild our inner lives alongside the natural world?
“The universe is not a collection of objects, but a communion of subjects.”
Current Research
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Biophilic Resonance
Exploring how ancestral memory and epigenetics may influence our connection to specific elements of the natural world.
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Rewilding the Psyche
A nature-based approach to healing, creativity, and inner restoration through the senses, story, and the more-than-human world.
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Rewilding Futures
A transdisciplinary framework for exploring regenerative and speculative futures rooted in our relationship with the living world.
Presentations & Publications
These talks, essays, and publications reflect Dr. Dana Klisanin’s ongoing work at ReWilding: Lab—where research and creativity meet in service of reconnection and regeneration.
Conference presentations
September 20, 2024, Rewilding Futures, Keynote for Holotopia Festival, Berlin
September 11, 2024, Rewilding Imagination for Regenerative Futures, Anticipation Conference, Lancaster University, UK
August 23, 2024, Rewilding Our Future(s), Postnormal Times Symposium, Online
October 26, 2023, Transpersonal Visions and the Future of Humanity, World Futures Studies Federation Conference, Paris.
October 27, 2021, Psychological Futures: Antifragility and the future of wellbeing, World Futures Studies Federation World Conference, Berlin.
May 10, 2021, Designing to save ourselves: A brief introduction to uncivilized design and antifragility. Landing, Material and Spatial Practices Lecture Series, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
Journal articles | Book chapters
Klisanin, D. (2023). Existential Risk: From Resilience to Antifragility, Stanford Existential Risks Initiative, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University.
Klisanin. D. (2023). Psychological Futures: The Antifragile Mindset and the Imperative of Interdependence. In Montuori. A., and Donnelly, G. The Handbook for Creative Futures. New York: Routledge.
Essays, articles, and white papers (Selections)
April, 2025. Are We Born To Love Nature Are We Born to Love Nature? The science behind our innate connection to the natural world. Psychology Today.
November, 2024. Rewild Your Mind: Can Nature Help Ease Modern Stress? Psychology Today.
December 2024. Rewilding Futures: Reimagining Our Relationship with the More-Than-Human World. Compass, Association of Professional Futurists.
April 2023. Why Futurists Must Consider Rewilding. Compass, Association of Professional Futurists.
