All,

Regenerative Leadership Institute is another production of Vladislav Davidzon of Common Circle fame and notoriety.

These links below have created a lively discussion on the upstream [Permaculture] listserv ( permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org ) around issues of Permaculture lineage and processes of community validations.

Other online Permaculture Courses/PDCs include ( *not* a complete list ):

    http://www.PermacultureEducation.com
    http://www.barkingfrogspermaculture.org
    http://www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/2013/andrew-millison/
    http://www.beaverstatepermaculture.com/events/online-non-credit-permaculture-design-course
    http://www.beaverstatepermaculture.com/events/advanced-permaculture-design-practicum
    http://permacultureprinciples.com
    http://knoxvillepermacultureguild.ning.com/

YMMV.

I think Toby Hemenway articulates it best:

The choice of Regenerative Leadership Institute as a DBA is also confusing. Penny Livingston runs the highly regarded Regenerative Design Institute and her husband runs a program called the Ecology of Leadership. Several people, some of them very knowledgeable, have assumed that RLI is run by Penny. Since RDI is not trademarked, there is nothing illegal here, just the usual ethical edge-riding that we've seen all along. But it's hard not to think that the choice of a similar name was deliberate. 

No one, especially someone like Penny who has worked so hard to develop a program with integrity, likes their coat-tails ridden. I know that Penny would appreciate getting the word out that RDI has nothing to do with RLI.
 
Toby
http://patternliteracy.com

On 2/12/13 11:48 PM, Michel Saint-Sulpice wrote:

Online Permaculture Design Course

We are the Regenerative Leadership Institute, an eight year old leadership, sustainable living and permaculture design school with courses in Oregon, California and Hawaii. We change people's lives by fundamentally reconnecting with nature, remembering our collective heritage and creating a beautiful, thriving future. 

Develop a FREE online permaculture design course, taking principles of sustainable living and design mainstream.    More at:      http://www.indiegogo.com/online-permaculture