European School of Governance (EUSG)

What European School of Governance (EUSG) does

The European School of Governance (EUSG) is a non-profit gGmbH think tank founded around 2017 in Berlin, Germany, with a small team of approximately 11 employees. It operates as a community of inquiry and transformation focused on 'governing the Anthropocene' — specifically systems change, ecological and digital transformation challenges, and what it calls the metamodern turn in thought. Its core intellectual offerings are four named frameworks: Anthropocene Thinking (combining systems sciences, cybernetics, integral theory, and resonance theory), Black Forest Metamodernism, the Metamodern Turn, and the Tamkeen Approach (a co-created, experience-based societal development practice developed with the Tamkeen Community Foundation in Morocco).

The organisation's product surface is education- and publication-led. It runs the Metamodernity Masterclass, Governance Masterclass, and the Vorkurs Retreat (inspired by the Bauhaus Vorkurs tradition), alongside an open library of position papers, research notes, blog posts, and intervention briefs. Distribution is direct-to-participant through workshops, retreats, conferences (including ICSEI 2020 Marrakech), and a newsletter. Its revenue model is that of a professional-services/research non-profit: foundation grants (Drosos Foundation since 2010; Open Society Initiative for Europe 2014-2016) supplemented by course and retreat fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Customer-facing segments are policy makers, governance professionals, researchers, and community/facilitation practitioners — a narrow audience served through a deliberately boutique, thought-leadership channel.

Name

European School of Governance (EUSG)

Legal name

european school of governance (EUSG) gGmbH

Website

https://eusg.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The European School of Governance (EUSG) is a Berlin-based non-profit think tank and 'new school' that researches and teaches systems change, governance in the Anthropocene, and metamodern philosophy, serving policy makers, researchers, and community facilitators through masterclasses, retreats, and publications.

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Headquarters

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Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Research and Education Programs: The organization conducts research, offers courses, masterclasses, and educational programs in governance, systems thinking, and metamodernism. Revenue appears to be generated through educational offerings and potentially participant fees.

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Core offering

EUSG is an independent non-profit think tank and school of thought that researches and teaches governance for the Anthropocene. It delivers educational courses such as the Metamodernity Masterclass, Governance Masterclass, and Vorkurs Retreat, publishes position papers and research notes, and develops proprietary frameworks including Anthropocene Thinking and the Tamkeen Approach for societal metamorphosis.

Product overview

The European School of Governance (EUSG) is an educational and research institution that functions as a think tank and school of thought focused on governance in the Anthropocene. The organization operates as a portfolio of educational programs and research publications rather than a traditional software product company. Core offerings include the Metamodernity Masterclass, Governance Masterclass, and Vorkurs Retreat courses, along with position papers, research notes, and intervention briefs on topics including Systemic Change, Anthropocene Thinking, Black Forest Metamodernism, and the Tamkeen Approach to societal metamorphosis. EUSG maintains an open research ecosystem and engages in collaborative inquiry with partner organizations.

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Products and services

• Metamodernity Masterclass An educational program exploring metamodern philosophy and practice, designed to help participants understand and navigate the challenges of the Anthropocene through metamodern thinking.
• Governance Masterclass An educational program focused on governance theory and practice for the 21st century, addressing systemic change and complexity in societal governance.
• Vorkurs Retreat An introductory retreat course inspired by the legendary Bauhaus Vorkurs tradition, focused on developing new thinking and creative approaches to governance challenges.
• Tamkeen Approach and Practice A societal development approach developed in partnership with Tamkeen Community Foundation for Human Development, focused on experience-based, relationship-oriented, co-created processes of inquiry, learning, and understanding for societal metamorphosis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Societal metamorphosis documented through Tamkeen approach implementation in Moroccan education system and community development contexts.
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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tamkeen Community Foundation for Human DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Tamkeen is a Moroccan community foundation for human development that serves as EUSG's primary research partner. Together they engage in systemic inquiry and open research into societal metamorphosis. The partnership explores experience-based, relationship-oriented approaches to societal development and transformation, with Tamkeen serving as the practical mirror to EUSG's theoretical work. The collaboration includes joint research notes and publications on topics including societal metamorphosis, education system transformation, and community-based learning ecosystems.
• Education and Training Regional Academy of Tangier Tetuan AlhoceimaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional education authorities in Morocco that experienced metamorphic transformation through the Tamkeen approach. In 2020, representatives presented their experiences at ICSEI Marrakech conference and further explored integration of the Tamkeen approach in the Moroccan education system.
• Moroccan Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry officials attended the ICSEI 2020 conference where Tamkeen experiences were presented and took further steps to explore integration of the Tamkeen Approach in the further transformation of the Moroccan education system. A kick-off workshop was held in February 2020 with top 30 executives.

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Broad incumbents

• RSA (Royal Society of Arts): RSA is a long-established UK-based fellowship and think tank that combines research, public engagement, and educational programs on social progress and governance reform. It is comparable to EUSG in its hybrid model of think tank plus educational programming, but with a much larger membership base and broader policy focus.
• New Economics Foundation (NEF): NEF is a UK think tank combining economic research, policy advocacy, and public engagement on social and ecological justice. It is comparable to EUSG in combining research with practical frameworks for systemic change, though NEF operates at significantly larger scale with broader policy publication output.
• Club of Rome: Club of Rome is a broad incumbent systems-thinking think tank that publishes research and convenes leaders on global challenges including Limits to Growth and planetary boundaries. EUSG's Anthropocene Thinking framework addresses overlapping territory (systems science applied to societal transformation), but Club of Rome operates at much larger scale and brand recognition.
• Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET): INET funds and disseminates research challenging conventional economic theory, with academic programming, conferences, and policy engagement. It overlaps with EUSG's positioning as a research-driven alternative to mainstream governance paradigms, though INET's focus is specifically on heterodox economics rather than governance philosophy broadly.

Direct peers

• Schumacher Center for a New Economics: Schumacher Center is a small independent organization advancing E.F. Schumacher's systems-based and humanistic economics thinking through research, courses, and convenings. It is comparable to EUSG in operating as a small, philosophically grounded research and education entity focused on systemic alternatives to mainstream governance and economics.
• Buckminster Fuller Institute: The Buckminster Fuller Institute advances design science and whole-systems thinking through educational programs and a yearly challenge prize. It is comparable to EUSG in its small-team operating model promoting a unifying systems-based philosophical framework with educational programming.
• Stockholm Resilience Centre: Stockholm Resilience Centre is an academic research institute focused on resilience and sustainability science, with strong systems-thinking orientation. It is comparable to EUSG in that it researches complex socio-ecological systems and offers educational programming, though it operates within a university-affiliated framework rather than as an independent think tank.
• Presencing Institute: The Presencing Institute (founded by Otto Scharmer at MIT) is a direct peer: a small theory-driven organization offering masterclasses, u.labs, and executive education programs on systems change and Theory U, combining research, teaching, and intervention in the same way EUSG combines research, teaching, and intervention around metamodern governance.

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