Today, we are learning from Elif Kuş Saillard. Elif, a sociologist and methodologist, is a scientist of “understanding.” With over two decades of expertise in qualitative methodologies and Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS), she founded the NAM Qualitative Research Center in Istanbul in 2013, training many social science researchers globally. Elif developed the “Meaningful… Continue reading How everything and everyone is related through understanding – Elif Kuş Saillard
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Using compassion for more impact – Amy Armstrong
Today, we are learning from Amy Armstrong. Amy is a licensed social worker who coaches leaders in business, education, and at home to master boundaries so they can break free from the anxiety of conflict. Clients learn to negotiate productively and create positive change — no more feeling resentful of challenging situations or controlled by… Continue reading Using compassion for more impact – Amy Armstrong
An invitation to contribute – Isabelle Swiderski
Today, we are learning from Isabelle Swiderski. With over 20 years of experience in design, strategy, storytelling, and education, Isabelle focuses on using design-led approaches to support social and environmental activism and systems change. She runs Seven25, a multidisciplinary consultancy that helps global impact-driven organizations engage their audiences and stakeholders through multimedia storytelling and design… Continue reading An invitation to contribute – Isabelle Swiderski
Dealing with complexity and shaping sustainable transformation – Barbara Holzner
Today, we are learning from Barbara Holzner. Barbara is CEO of iCONDU GmbH and supports companies, municipalities, and organizations with complex challenges such as sustainability and digitalization. As a consultant, she moderates participation and strategy processes and supports her clients with innovative methods for impact-oriented project development and management. As a trainer and facilitator, she… Continue reading Dealing with complexity and shaping sustainable transformation – Barbara Holzner
Helping 1 billion people in the tropical forests – Drea Burbank
Today, we are learning from Drea Burbank. Drea is an MD-technologist and founder/CEO of Savimbo, which sells fair-trade carbon credits. Drea lives in the Colombian Amazon. Her international team of 300+ delinquent savants hacks carbon markets to support jungle small-farmers who conserve and reforest. She’s addicted to yoga, passionate about creation, and prone to profanity… Continue reading Helping 1 billion people in the tropical forests – Drea Burbank
Spark sustainable conversations – Franzisca Weder
Today, we are learning from Franzisca Weder. As a communication and media scholar, Franzisca Weder knows that storytelling and the arts must sit alongside science, technology, business, and other disciplines to solve the challenges of sustainability and climate change. Throughout her 20-year career in tertiary education, she has focused on using various communication strategies and… Continue reading Spark sustainable conversations – Franzisca Weder
Not-for-profit businesses as an alternative – Jennifer Hinton
Today, we are learning from Jennifer Hinton. Jennifer is a systems researcher and activist in the field of sustainable economy. Her work focuses on how societies relate to profit and how this relationship affects global sustainability challenges. She developed relationship-to-profit theory, which explains how key aspects of business and markets drive social and ecological sustainability… Continue reading Not-for-profit businesses as an alternative – Jennifer Hinton
Learning to embrace uncertainty – Sophie Le Dorner
Today we are learning from Sophie Le Dorne. Sophie is a passionate learning designer, author, and speaker dedicated to promoting a holistic approach to engagement within corporate environments and educational structures. Through experiential training sessions, she fosters interaction and builds awareness of thinking, feeling, and behavior in relation to learning and change. Her vision is… Continue reading Learning to embrace uncertainty – Sophie Le Dorner
Experimenting into a new life – Elizabeth Dalling
Today we are learning from Elizabeth Dalling. Elizabeth builds the creative confidence of groups, communities and organisations, so they can change their worlds for the better. Her experience in private sector, international development and education contexts in Africa, the Middle East and Europe includes facilitation of design thinking, serious play and intercultural competence, as well… Continue reading Experimenting into a new life – Elizabeth Dalling
Making a difference for blue carbon – Marjadi Kooistra
Today we are learning from Marjadi Kooistra. “How can I put my life in 3 sentences? Maybe this will work best… until now my life has been a journey of self-discovery. Who am I? What do I want? What is my purpose? And what am I grateful for? A journey from living from the heart… Continue reading Making a difference for blue carbon – Marjadi Kooistra