This video is the first post on my new blog called ‘learning ecology.’ Based on the following questions: What are the the most important learning skills of the 21st Century? How is the educational system adapting to the complex needs of … Continue reading
There are three sectors, and 3 million ways, that make up the vast field Social Innovation exists in. Then, there is the hybrid layer. The fourth sector socio-economic silo that Knowmads and thousands of other socially and economically conscious initiatives … Continue reading
For those of you who may have noticed that there are some tweets flying around with the #picnic10 hashtag, Knowmads has brought two projects to a festival known to be Europe’s leading event for the creative industry. Blurring the lines … Continue reading
I’m fascinated with the field of social innovation. I am full of questions regarding what can often be a fuzzy, in-the-clouds concept. What is social innovation? What is happening in our world that has created such a movement behind this … Continue reading
I can’t believe I’m still awake right now. Knowing I have the second day of a workshop I’ve developed through Knowmads in collaboration with the Hub Amsterdam, I am still buzzing. It’s amazing the amount of things I am able … Continue reading
This is from one of the most amazing days of my life. Taken in Stockholm, it says: “Ideas to change the world:” You may recognize one contribution… Another great day at Knowmads, hosting a World Cafe for idea generation on … Continue reading
The Social Innovation Safari in Amsterdam was an absolute hit. As a follow up to a week of imaginative innovations that came out of five local project-based assignments, I’m creating a blog post harvesting all the great things that came out … Continue reading
“Kennisland (Knowledgeland) contributes to a smarter Dutch society. We believe that the best guarantee for future prosperity and welfare, now and in the future, is to strengthen our knowledge society. We help to realise this national goal by developing and … Continue reading
Recently at Knowmads, in a day-long workshop on Sustainability, we learned about The Natural Step. Founded in 1989 by Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt in Sweden, The Natural Step has been introduced to thousands of organizations as a means of creating a … Continue reading
“Deep Democracy is supposed to involve openness to other individuals, groups and diverse. It includes feelings, dreams, body symptoms, altered states of consciousness, synchronicities, and an awareness of signals, roles, and the structural dynamics of the interactions between the parties … Continue reading
I had a great picnic in the park with my friend and fellow Knowmad, Marianne Slegers, last week. It was the day before we left on a Knowmadic team-building retreat. It was the end of a rather scattered month, to … Continue reading
As we speak, I am in the second day of our film workshop with Hiba Vink. We’ve started our day discussing what we hope to get out of this process, which we hope will be a great documentary about what … Continue reading
As May turned to June, I realized just how quickly the time was passing by me. I like to give my learning journey a word of focus each month. May was my month of choice, which I now realize I’d … Continue reading
Why do I want to apply for the Knowmads and how am I struggling with the application? The reason why I am applying is because the sphere at Knowmads is very special. The people I met the first time I … Continue reading