We started a series on this blog a while ago, about “life after Knowmads” and how people of different tribes go their different ways as knowmads. So do I, and over the last days I was a little proud of … Continue reading
Yes, you the guy with the black suit, white polo shirt, shiny shoes, yes you that holding the “Ipad” in your left hand the Swiss watch on your right hands. Yes-You brother, that study in the best university, try to … Continue reading
“Create value” is my new definition of work. New – because I realized I had never really defined what work means to me. Of course, it always means many things depending on what I work on. But something is recurring … Continue reading
This post will be a short one. And a big one. At least for me – it comes from the heart. I carried the idea with me that if I love myself less I can love others more. I did … Continue reading
Learning at Knowmads is different from learning in the “normal” educational system. Knowmads is part of a new generation of schools who all stand for the philosophy of “Invisible Learning”. Invisible learning being the kind of learning that cannot be … Continue reading
What we learn at Knowmads – the recurring question seems to have entered the current discussion again. Jonas just posted about what he has learned at Knowmads and what he still hopes to learn (here). When potential new tribe members … Continue reading
I still learn a lot about what I can learn at Knowmads. Actually, sometimes every day seems to provide fragments of new insights for me that I can piece together every now and then. And one of these insightful mosaics … Continue reading
Often I´m asked what I do at Knowmads. And always, the answer is some version of “a lot.” Because we do a lot of things. One of them is doing real-life assignments, for real companies and real people. With my fellow … Continue reading
Starts on: 29 March 2012
Design Intersections 2012 in Minnesota Tweak? Leap? What does design thinking demand? Is design thinking about refinement, finessing, and design tweaks? Or is it about creative leaps and paradigm shifts? Design Intersections 2012 explores the answers to these essential questions. … Continue reading
All great things come to an end. Also my year at Knowmads. It has been a year full of inspiration, self development, new paradigms and ideas. Impossible to share in words. Watch this movie to see how I experienced my … Continue reading
./EDITORIAL NOTE: Open Education within Knowmads is not limited to ‘publishing lectures & speeches’ online. Other parts certainly work: We usually welcome guests at the WTF-Lectures & Floris published a first free lecture under a creative commons license. Maybe the … Continue reading
From March until December the Knowmads worked on an assignment for Royal Haskoning SMC. It was the first assignment we could work on. It connected to the theme of social innovation and especially sustainability. Working in a co-creative way we … Continue reading
As you all know, Knowmads is a great school and helps us to enhance our entrepreneurial skills. Since September I decided to use those skills and bring my own project into the world. But first I want to tell a … Continue reading
Well actually the real name for it is a blog-post. This week we have a 7-days workshop given by Gil Alon at Knowmads. The purpose is to shake all ‘boxes’ and find our inner “empty sheet” where no judgement, fixed … Continue reading
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