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Tällberg Global Leaders 2017: Rodrigo Rubido Alonso / Instituto ELOS selected
Posted 10 November 2017 by Ideenhochdrei IN / 0 responses
Let’s celebrate!!! The Tällberg Foundation today announced the selection of four new Tällberg Global Leaders. They join a select group of individuals from around the world whose work, accomplishments and prospects embody the kind of leadership needed in the 21st century. The 2017 Tällberg Global Leaders are: Rodrigo Rubido Alonso, an architect, […]
Active listening as a path to inviting people to join Collado Mediano’s Talentshow
Posted 30 October 2017 by Ideenhochdrei IN / 0 responses
Today, on the 2nd full day of the program, we did an exercise to practice active listening before going out into the community to collect the stories and talents that lie behind the beauties that we discovered yesterday in the Appreciative Gaze phase. So we were continuing with the Affection […]
Affection: experiences of how to approach people and build connections
Posted 20 October 2017 by Ideenhochdrei IN / 0 responses
It is Tuesday, the first whole day of the OASIS. Our task: To go out into the village, looking for beauties, talents and stories. How to approach people? For some people it seems to be really easy to involve each and everybody into a casual conversation. Not for me. Welcome […]
CEAL blog: Thelma & Louise
Posted 13 October 2016 by Niels Koldewijn IN / 0 responses
It was 7pm, in an evening in late January, Zuriñe and I were driving a van through Biscay bringing resources to Merkatu, where our project was based. With me driving and Zuriñe guiding, we shared our excitement, joy and satisfaction in that we had found an oasis moment of our […]
CEAL blog: From student to social entrepreneur – by Peter Linde
Posted 22 September 2016 by Niels Koldewijn IN / 0 responses
Three weeks into the course we found ourselves inside the classroom again. Small groups of students spread through the room working hard on developing their ideas for starting social enterprises: initiatives that are going to change the world, starting with Utrecht Overvecht. I dreamed of the students go outside since […]
CEAL blog: The story of how kitchen tiles can activate a community
Posted 11 September 2016 by Niels Koldewijn IN / 0 responses
This is a story about how materials ready for the garbage can play a role in community transformation! We were preparing our first OASIS game, which would take place in the Muide, a neighbourhood in Ghent. The game involves listening appreciatively to the community, allowing them to dream and then […]
CEAL Blog: A change of approach at TU Berlin by Christoph Walther
Posted 11 September 2016 by Niels Koldewijn IN / 0 responses
I would have never guessed that our university had such a facility: a big, majestic hall, tables arranged in U-shape, facing a big screen. A little trolley serves cookies and coffee. The commission starts their assembly. Topics of the day appear on the screen – our project is listed at […]
CEALBLOG – MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AT PORTUGALETE
Posted 1 September 2016 by Ideenhochdrei IN / 0 responsesCEAL organizer Alex Lopez and participant Gorka share about what the most important changes were during the CEAL-program.
THREE GUYS SEWING
Posted 25 August 2016 by Ideenhochdrei IN / 0 responsesDuring the miracle phase, we are all scattered about, occupied with their own projects, running in and out. In this situation it is not always easy to spot newcomers. Three guys walk in who has attended the the workshop, but were not there during the first Oasis Game weekend. Without […]