Council
The Knowmads education team comprises teaching and administrative staff, members of the advisory board, partners, and a wide network of professional and volunteer experts / contributors.
Pieter Spinder (NL)
Tribe- leader, Initiator of Knowmads, entrepreneur, co-creator, ideamaker, marketeer, storyteller, idealist, positive change consultant, Former Teamleader Team 1 KaosPilots Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)6 814 90 700
E-mail: pieter@knowmads.nl
Floris Koot
Creative Process Designer and Wizard of Change with a passion for experiential education. Floris is active in many creative fields and works with and for many different kinds of people. He is, amongst others, active in the worlds of event design and hosting, impro theatre, social activism and business training. He joins Knowmads to share his interest in tribal business design and his passion to combine personal gifts and vision with entrepreneurial action.
Anna Pauzenga
As the founding mother of Theoreasy it’s my passion to show and teach the world how to work and live in a way that generates positive energy. I believe that every person is in its heart a beautiful person with a natural talent to bring something positive to this world. We create our world together. Let’s take responsibility and start co-creating a world where we can be proud of. And let’s enjoy life! To begin with a piece of home-made apple-pie… Knowmads is my tribe. I am so happy to be there. Being there is getting there!
Pieter Kuijpers
My name is Pieter Kuijpers. I studied economics at the Johan Cruyff University Amsterdam. I worked for 3 years as a Product Manager at PUMA Benelux BV and I started my own storytelling company/platform “propagare.nl” in september 2009. I hope to see you soon @Knowmads.
Tsi-la Piran Karni
Exploring human inscapes and life philosophies, initiating change through counseling, healing and energy work.
Group & personal coach for Kaospilots in their outpost to the middle-east.
doula, d.j. artist
Alex Falk
In my past I have started and managed 4 companies. I even made it through a bankruptcy =) I have worked and learned as a consultant with organizations like Phlilips Design (NL), Whitworth Art Gallery (UK), Thorn (SE), DeBaak (NL) and Parents Circle – Families Forum (IL). I consider myself a multitasker crossing many disciplines and staying open for new perspectives. As a leader I see myself as a facilitator, aiming to provide the optimal conditions for a group to take flight. Trust and autonomy are key words in my professional life.
Selma Steenhuisen
Hi! it might be interesting to share that I’ve started an ngo for exchange projects named ‘Access to One World’, worked with diverse organisations from Ordina to Business Times Ltd to Ashoka in fields from product development to workshop facilitation. Good education is close to my heart and I hope to contribute my share to it.
Guus Wink
Hi my name is Guus and I have studied at the KaosPilotsNL. Since we have closed down the school I am now busy helping the Knowmads to start off. I am trying to shake some things up at social media and I try to do my share in reaching potential students for the first Knowmads Team! Besides this I think along with creating the program at the Knowmads.
Drop me a line to get in touch and I hope to see you in January at our school!
Carianne Vermaak (NL)
“After studying at the Theatre School of Amsterdam I chose for the KaosPilots in Rotterdam. I believe strongly in storytelling. And it is in everything I do. Wether it is in workshops I facilitate, brainstorm sessions I am part of or in my work as editor for the magazine Ode. With great joy I am also part of this magical Knowmads story. To listen, tell and spread the word!”
Jord Hilstra
They call me Jord Hilstra.
I’d like to a train to wherever, to bike to Donetsk. I’d like to meet God, I’d like to meet you.
For now I focus on bringing my experience and skills into Knowmads.
I believe in new (circular) leadership, I’d like to contribute to new forms of education.
