The Upside Down. It’s a creepy world in Stranger Things; it’s even creepier in reality. We have arrived there.

In my work, I often refer to collective wisdom. The circle conversations I facilitate, the co-creative communication concepts I develop, they often focus on unearthing the wisdom of the group.

We were going to delve into a radically different view on mankind. That’s what the announcement said. Or the other time: we were going to delve into the totally new forms of communication that transition demands of us. Both cool ...

‘Essie! I have to fill in unexpectedly at Mensa Mensa! Tonight the performance ‘Lost Youth’ takes place at our place in De Hillevliet and I have to fill in behind the bar. Then you and I can have dinner at ...

‘Especially in times of chaos, we need imagination,’ says Jan Rotmans in ‘The Perfect Storm’. ‘Putting your imagination to work can provide a beckoning perspective, positive energy and inspiration, and prevent you from staying busy with short-term goals and stopgap ...

I have learnt a new term. Amor mundi: love and responsibility for the world.

I learnt something new about capitalism the other day. Something I actually already implicitly knew, but needed to be told again.

I am sometimes amazed at how quickly my feelings about the future of Dutch society, Europe and the world have changed. Back in 2015, I came up with the slogan: ‘Climate change is coming and that’s good news!’ I meant ...

Such wonderful photos of my parents: the eve of their departure from Gothenburg, Sweden. My mother had moved there from Germany at 20 and had stayed there for 7 years. My father had moved there from England and had lived ...

  I came to the Graphic Workshop Amsterdam to play with wooden letters and ink. And maybe design a few cool activist posters. Unexpectedly, I discovered that working with the printing press is a beautiful metaphor for working in transition. ...