Building capacity in the municipal government of Eindhoven
The Natural Step four-day train the trainer program for change processes in Eindhoven.
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Freek van der Pluijm
"The times they are a-changin' " The industrial era is at its peak and a new era is coming into being. This has implications for our way of organizing ourselves in our communities and organizations. The very things that have brought us welfare and quality of life during the last decades are exactly what pose a sustainability challenge to us now. We need to reconsider how we organize ourselves - it is the only way to sustain and improve our prosperity and quality of life. My way of contributing to this is through building capacity in the Netherlands in The Natural Step Framework for strategic sustainable development.
M. +31 6 53 20 73 96
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Berend Aanraad
Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn’t change one person at a time. It changes as networks of relationships form among people who discover they share a common cause, language and vision of what’s possible (Berkana Institute). To be able to start the transformation towards a sustainable business leader or even à restorative organization or community, a common language is needed that adressess not only scientific laws to provide quality of life, but also shows the relevance of sustainability for day-to-day business priorities and planning.
M. +31 6 43 46 93 81
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Retty de Water
Sustainability means to me: a better world.
A world which many generations after me can enjoy. Sustainability concerns for me not only developing products but also in human relationships themselves. I like working with The Flexible Platform for its great colleagues but also because it is nice to work at a company that promotes a better future.retty.dewater@flexibleplatform.org
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Amber Vriends
We are not separate from the environment. We are the environment. What happens to the earth, happens to us. With every bite of food we eat, every drop of water we drink, and every breath of air we inhale, we are inextricably connected to everything around us. For a long time many of us have lived our lives following the paradigm that nature and the earth were only there for us to conquer, master, and exploit. This has led us to pollute and damage important parts of our only home. We are now coming to realize that we must change our approach and actions in order to reestablish a balanced, reciprocal relationship with all that is around us. We can only succeed in taking good care of ourselves if we first take good care of the system we are a part of. The complex process of understanding the implications that this paradigm shift has for our agendas requires cooperation, joint learning, and trust. With increased understanding and competence, we can jointly develop strategic plans and actions to move towards sustainability. I am incredibly excited that that I can be part of this process of transformation in the Netherlands through my work for The Flexible Platform.
M. +31 6 43 87 56 20
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Harry de Boer
As a little boy my favorite subjects at school were history and geography. I was fascinated with learning about what happened in the past, and what our future would look like. The beauty in the future is that you can create it yourself.
As a mining engineer I specialized in the recycling of plastics, where I realized the potential of innovations and technology to craft a better future. Another dimension of mining is collaboration. People must rely on each other down the mine in order to deal with both small and large challenges. I am convinced that we as humans can solve anything, including the creation of a sustainable way of working and living.
Throughout my working life I connected people and organizations showing them the value that can be created together. People move in the right direction when they see what it delivers.
The Natural Step Framework guides both people and organizations in their journey toward a sustainable society. I am convinced: Seeing is believing!
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Christopher Baan
Christopher recently graduated from the Master’s in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability, at BTH in Karlskrona, Sweden, the academic cradle of The Natural Step Framework. His thesis research explored the inner dimension of authentic leadership for sustainability and cultivating leadership capacities for collaboration, summarised in a Practice Guide (‘The Lotus’).
Christopher is passionate about facilitating and hosting co-creative processes, dialogue, organisational learning and leadership development, and cross-sector cooperation for sustainability.
