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The Best Time of the Year is the Halfway Point – By Jord

Every halfway point is the best time of the year! Every three months we have presentations at Knowmads. When Tribe members are halfway, we have midterm presentations, and at the end are the final presentations. These are the moments people share what...

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What Projects Become

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Education, Inspiration, Self-Organization, Students, Tribes

What Projects Become

Projects are some of the basic building blocks of the Knowmads program. They are vehicles and invitations to explore what is interesting to you, to find out gaps in your skills and how to fill them. They strive to create a positive difference in the world...

Meet Jonathan: The Faces of Tribe 17

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Meet Jonathan: The Faces of Tribe 17

Here we present Jonathan, 23, from Venezuela. What does he think of his journey so far? What is his wisdom and advice? Life Purpose? I wasn’t sure about the things that I wanted to do [in life]. Before Knowmads, I was studying psychology; I was...

How Would Alumni Define Knowmads?

Alumni Stories, Education, Inspiration, Students, Tribes

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Alumni Stories, Education, Inspiration, Students, Tribes

How Would Alumni Define Knowmads?

What is Knowmads? No, not its definition as a creative business school. What does it mean to each individual that passes through these doors 3+ times a week, for 6 months? How do they use it? Within the framework of workshops and reflection, something...

What Alumni Really Think

Alumni Stories, Education, Geen categorie, Lifestyle, Students, Tribes

Alumni Stories, Education, Geen categorie, Lifestyle, Students, Tribes

What Alumni Really Think

Recently we asked our alumni to give us their unfiltered thoughts in an anonymous survey. It allows us to both improve the program and to shed light on what they thought of their journey. Here is what they told us: How Knowmads is used Knowmads is used...

knowmadsMay 08 alternative education, alumni, creativity, education, entrepreneurship, facilitation, purpose, questions, school, self development, society, Students No Comments

Playing Life in Hard Mode by Max

Alumni Stories, Inspiration, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Alumni Stories, Inspiration, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Playing Life in Hard Mode by Max

I started 2017 with a full-time job at one of the main actors in the automotive industry, probably not the most glamorous one, but definitely one of the most advanced in my predilection field: production, logistics, and lean manufacturing. This job came...

knowmadsJan 30 alternative education, business, career, entrepreneurship, inspiration, job, life, motivation, Project, purpose, questions, self development, startup No Comments

Tales from Klein Jasedow Part 2

Education, Global, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Education, Global, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Tales from Klein Jasedow Part 2

If you haven’t yet, go here for Part 1! This August, half of Tribe 15 and several Tribe 14 alumni embarked on a journey to Klein Jasedow, where they partook in a gathering of learning communities from all over rural Europe. To crystallize participants’...

knowmadsJan 16 alternative education, business, career, creativity, education, facilitation, inspiration, job, life, motivation, purpose, questions, self development, society, Students, Why? No Comments

Tales from Klein Jasedow (and Other Learning Communities in Rural Europe) Part 1

Education, Global, Inspiration, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Education, Global, Inspiration, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Tales from Klein Jasedow (and Other Learning Communities in Rural Europe) Part 1

This August, half of Tribe 15 and several Tribe 14 alumni embarked on a journey to Klein Jasedow, where they partook in a gathering of learning communities from all over rural Europe. To crystallize participants’ insights, the Erasmus+ Project “Learning...

knowmadsJan 16 alternative education, career, creativity, education, event, facilitation, inspiration, life, motivation, purpose, questions, school, self development, Students, Why? No Comments

Where are they now? Alumnus Oscar Westra van Holthe Part 2

Where are they now? Alumnus Oscar Westra van Holthe Part 2

See Part 1 for the background information on Oscar and his businesses! 5. What do you aspire to do in the future? My hope is to do 10-day processes within the large multinational corporations and grow our pool up to 3000 systemic coaches and consultants....

knowmadsJan 15 business, career, education, entrepreneurship, facilitation, group therapy, job, life, purpose, questions, self development, startup, Students No Comments

Where are they now? Alumnus Oscar Westra van Holthe Part 1

Where are they now? Alumnus Oscar Westra van Holthe Part 1

Oscar Westra van Holthe, Tribe 1 alumnus, can walk into a room of people related in different ways: colleagues, families, departments; and instantly read the underlying social currents that run their interactions. From that newfound awareness, the group...

knowmadsJan 10 business, career, education, entrepreneurship, facilitation, group therapy, job, life, purpose, questions, self development, startup, Students No Comments

Post-Knowmadic Insights by Kurt

Alumni Stories, Education, Lifestyle, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Alumni Stories, Education, Lifestyle, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Post-Knowmadic Insights by Kurt

Two month since we graduated ourselves from Knowmads. Yet, my Knowmadic journey hasn’t stopped yet; it probably just started. I am noticing I am still in the process, in a phase called the “post Knowmadic dip”. Before I explain what that means for...

knowmadsDec 12 alternative education, business, career, education, job, life, motivation, Project, purpose, self development No Comments

Where are they now? Alumna Johanne Mellergaard

Alumni Stories, Education, Global, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 14, Tribes

Alumni Stories, Education, Global, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 14, Tribes

Where are they now? Alumna Johanne Mellergaard

Johanne (Tribe 14, Denmark) is on an adventure, somewhere she would have never expected. A journey to design learning journeys, and to implement what she learned during the program at Knowmads Amsterdam last year. Where? Hanoi, Vietnam, where she is a...

knowmadsDec 12 alternative education, career, creativity, education, facilitation, Hanoi, inspiration, job, purpose, school, Students No Comments

Open Atelier by Joana: Creativity and Connection Come Together

Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 16, Tribes

Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 16, Tribes

Open Atelier by Joana: Creativity and Connection Come Together

Joana of Tribe 16 (Switzerland) is a talented artist and a deep thinker. During her time at Knowmads, she discovered that art can be used as a powerful gateway to connect to one’s self and then to others. Creativity sweeps aside small talk, offering...

knowmadsNov 30 creativity, education, event, Project, Students No Comments

Where are they now? Alumna Q van Willigenburg

Alumni Stories, Inspiration, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 14, Tribes

Alumni Stories, Inspiration, Self-Organization, Students, Tribe 14, Tribes

Where are they now? Alumna Q van Willigenburg

Quirine van Willigenburg, or Q for short, is nothing less than a success. Since graduating Tribe 14 with a clear sense of where she wants to go, Q has been gradually building up to her own business. Here’s what she has to say about what she loves,...

knowmadsNov 11 career, education, entrepreneurship, facilitation, inspiration, job, presentation, startup, Students No Comments

My Experience at Knowmads by Josephine Meijer

Alumni Stories, Inspiration, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

Alumni Stories, Inspiration, Students, Tribe 15, Tribes

My Experience at Knowmads by Josephine Meijer

Knowmads is an alternative business school. More than that it’s an experience, one that’s different for each individual. For me, it brought out what was already present but needed to be believed in more. It gave me trust and confidence. A kick in...

knowmadsOct 29 alternative education, business, career, education, inspiration, life, motivation, purpose, self development No Comments

19 Things Knowmads Taught Me at 19 by Emily Vierthaler

Inspiration, Tribe 15, Tribes

Inspiration, Tribe 15, Tribes

19 Things Knowmads Taught Me at 19 by Emily Vierthaler

Since some guy already did 19 Things I learned Before I was 19 and I feel I’ve had more than a lifetime of learning thrown my way during just nine months of being 19 itself (and especially during 6 months at Knowmads), I decided in his honor to do 19...

knowmadsOct 19 alternative education, education, inspiration, life, motivation, school, self development No Comments

Financieel Dagblad on Knowmads: “Learning with Head, Heart and Hands”

Press, Tribes

knowmadsJan 12No Comments

Press, Tribes

Financieel Dagblad on Knowmads: “Learning with Head, Heart and Hands”

[NB: This is our own translation of the Dutch article that was originally published on the website of the Financieel Dagblad – the Dutch Financial Times] In addition to the well-known MBA courses, alternative business schools are emerging for students...

Letter to a lost genius – by Adelya

Education, Global, Inspiration, Students, Tribe 14, Tribes

knowmadsJan 09No Comments

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Letter to a lost genius – by Adelya

One day you will start painting your own path, deciding yourself whether you go left… or up …or backwards… and until then you are acting in the theatre where maestro di capella owns your actions and thoughts. Following the fears, running...

Intuition – A story of personal learning by Rolph Tribe 14

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Intuition – A story of personal learning by Rolph Tribe 14

My story at Knowmads is one that is very different than the ones of all the studies I did before joining tribe 14. We’ve all been through it. Studying the normal way. Learning from books and lectures. It can speak to the heart but let’s be honest,...

Lyric by Qeaux Qeaux Joans Tribe 14

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Lyric by Qeaux Qeaux Joans Tribe 14

Started out with heartache Still got some of it left Quite some lessons learned Ain’t go no regrets Cause I decided to walk the road less traveled Sending my soul out on a quest Left home to come back Followed my heart Got to know her depths Found out...

The second round at KMHQ by Quirine Tribe 14

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The second round at KMHQ by Quirine Tribe 14

After a week of a well deserved Autumn break, we all hopped back on to the rollercoaster called Know mads. Week 1: On Monday we set up some Tribal guidelines, to see if these could get us all back on track. Then on Tuesday & Wednesday there was a...

From Copenhagen to Amsterdam by Johanne Tribe 14

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knowmadsDec 13No Comments

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From Copenhagen to Amsterdam by Johanne Tribe 14

A building that is messy but a home for 120 pictures on the wall and rats, cats and what ever comes along Questions that are difficult, deep and directing Workshops that are inspiring, insightful and interacting Reflect, reflect! that is the way we digest...

Quirine: a recap of our first month and a half at Knowmads

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Quirine: a recap of our first month and a half at Knowmads

As I already wrote in my first blog; the first month flew by, at such a high speed that I didn’t find the time to write about the other weeks. But Autumn break arrived and now I finally have the time to catch my breath and overthink the last weeks....

OYA: How is it going with Carola von Szemerey of Tribe 6?

Alumni Stories, Education, Global, Inspiration, Students, Tribes

knowmadsOct 30No Comments

Alumni Stories, Education, Global, Inspiration, Students, Tribes

OYA: How is it going with Carola von Szemerey of Tribe 6?

In March 2013 the German magazine Oya put out a call to hear from self-directed learning centres. Carola von Szemerey from Tribe 6 got in touch. In edition 40 that came out earlier this month the magazine features a follow-up article on what Carola is...

Quirine: My first week at Knowmads HQ

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Quirine: My first week at Knowmads HQ

This first month flew by. While writing this blog it feels like the high speed train we are on, is slowing down for a second. Looking back, the first Monday is still a vivid memory. Let me tell you about this intense ride we all jumped on to. Starting...

Every quarter is the best time of the year!

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knowmadsJul 10No Comments

Education, Geen categorie, Inspiration, Students, Tribes

Every quarter is the best time of the year!

Every 3 months we have presentations at knowmads. When tribe members are half way, we have half-term presentations, at the end we have the final presentations. These are the moments we share what is happening. This is where we share lessons, show projects,...

Why we want to change the educational system

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knowmadsJul 10No Comments

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Why we want to change the educational system

By: Pieter Spinder, Founder Knowmads We shape the world through the paradigms we use to describe it. Only when we observe with new consciousness can we find different answers and fresh solutions to problems. Columbus couldn’t go and discover the Americas...

10 seconds – a reflection from NVC Trainer Loes Berkhout

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10 seconds – a reflection from NVC Trainer Loes Berkhout

10 seconds I was invited at Knowmads for a second round of Non Violent Communication ‘shizzle’. Again I wanted to learn how to fully be available for the present moment, to fiercely show myself and to deeply connect to these students. I felt more...

What are Knowmads and how did we start?

Education, Inspiration, Tribes

knowmadsJun 16No Comments

Education, Inspiration, Tribes

What are Knowmads and how did we start?

By: Pieter Spinder, Founder Knowmads “The world is facing huge challenges, and they are growing daily in severity, scale, and complexity. It is no exaggeration to say that they are not going to go away. Indeed, they will get worse, unless we start to...

Loes Berkhout on working with the Tribes at Knowmads

Loes Berkhout on working with the Tribes at Knowmads

Today I can finally meet the students, or let’s use the right vocabulary ‘Tribe members’ of which I’m jealous of for years. ‘Knowmads’ has been THE school I wish I had studied when I was 18 or 20. Fantasies of mind-blowing authentic connection...

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How Alon started his journey at Knowmads Tribe 13

How Alon started his journey at Knowmads Tribe 13

To Whom It May Concern, I was asked to write a blog and instead I wrote an endless scroll (I was really trying to be short). It’s a gift to you as well as my self. I hope you enjoy it and more hopefully benefit from it. When you’re done you...

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Feeling at peace with yourself – Interview with Sorrel

Inspiration, Students, Tribes

knowmadsMar 03No Comments

Inspiration, Students, Tribes

Feeling at peace with yourself – Interview with Sorrel

What is like to be a Knowmad? To be a Knowmad is very inspiring and motivating, it’s a free space to try out new things and experiment! Before I came to Knowmads I had a big fear of failing, I guess I will always have that feeling, but now the feeling...

Tribe 7 is leaving

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