A few words that I hear while walking around at Transmediale11. I made a selective choice of things I wanted to visit during the festival, being interested especially in digital technology and it’s impact on the individual and society (democracy). Impressions … Continue reading
7 days of workshop at Knowmads with Gil Alon were absolutely crazy. Inspiring. New. I did exercises I never did before. Especially the physical parts! Expressing what is in you, feelings, and act upon it without rationalising your behavior into patterns that … Continue reading
“The future is no place to place your better days” -Franziska Every second our brain is stimulated by the events that happen around us, sometimes we are aware of them and sometimes we are not. In today’s society where information … Continue reading
‘Do you act out of open choice or out of fear?’ This question came up last Monday during a group reflection at Knowmads, looking back at 6 months that have passed. My first reaction was ‘Open choice’ Of course… Everything I … Continue reading
Reading back in my notes I wrote… On Struggle…: “Once I can accept it in myself I can accept in the other” (Moraan Gilad) On Group Processes….:“Don’t wait until the group to change in order to come to action” On … Continue reading
Today was our first day of a two day workshop Deep Democracy by Moraan Gilad. We were warned in advance for frustrating moments that could come up and yes…we went through some of those. My main learnings today are those … Continue reading
I love to look at reality from different angles. This week I learned to do this from the one of the camera! The last two days we spent on a great moviemaking workshop lead by Hiba Vink. Our challenge is … Continue reading
How do you listen? What do you hear? And what do you give back as a present? This week was a week where we aligned the team and practiced our listening skills. Listening can be such a powerful tool to … Continue reading
Tensions are always there when you work in teams… And tensions are good especially when they are made explicit. Because when tensions come on the surface you can work on them and grow, personally and as a team. This is … Continue reading
We have been together now for over seven weeks now. This video gives a quick overview of what we have done….
Very soon the KnowmadsHQ will be pimped and therefore we thank the people of ‘Toekomst Schilderwerken’ for donating the left over paint to Knowmads, re-using that what otherwise would have been thrown away! On behalf of all the Knowmads, thank … Continue reading
I decided to think and write some more on the topic of co-creating. Co-creation is becoming more popular and last week I had my first experience of co-creating with one of the partners of Knowmads: Royal Haskoning SMC. As to … Continue reading
Many things came up last week but I want to talk to you about a subject that concerns me the most at the moment and that is living through the emotions, diving into myself, my passion, fears and dreams. When … Continue reading
I’m sitting at Amsterdam Central station waiting for my train. What I feel is a feeling of greatness, richness, luck, warmth, completeness. This week we went through a transition as a team, leaving the phase of being in love with … Continue reading
Themes that came along this week were: decision making processes (Fokke Wijnstra and Edwin de Bree), What the Fuck Workshop Marcel Kampman, Aikido lessons, Lunch @ the HUB Amsterdam, we made new friends, worked on the start up of our … Continue reading