Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Desiree DriesenaarNature, business, leadership & ambitious old(er) me — I really love my life again. After a quiet and reflective year full of sorrow, I am dancing with my feet in the sea again. 2022 has been a year of aggressive breast cancer and losing my best friend to cancer I survived. And I’m sooooooo grateful I often cry… …Nature5 min readNature5 min read
Published in The Startup·PinnedMember-onlyBusiness Models: from Linear to Circular to RegenerativeIn the 25+ years that I worked in regular companies in The Netherlands as Marketing and Business Unit Manager, I never knew what I am going to tell you now. But luckily the world is changing, we are innovating on all fronts. Not only technologies are inspired by nature, but…Sustainability10 min readSustainability10 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Be an Influential Writer — 33 Insights from a ProLet’s compare notes — Writing is living for me. Journaling, poetry, and most of all influential articles and stories. I want to color the world a brighter shade of warm-blooded red. I write for the regular press. I blog successfully. And I write inspiring educational materials So, let’s dive in deep today and share…Writing12 min readWriting12 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·PinnedMember-onlyWhy Journaling and Poetry Are So Important for Life — 4 TipsLife saviors for me — Do you live the writer’s life? You most probably do when you are part of this platform. We are writers, sharers, and deep feelers of life. We want some meaning And some answers about what it all means to be alive I live the writer’s life ever since I could…Psychology6 min readPsychology6 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·4 days agoMember-onlyHow Can You Be a Leader of In-Between Worlds? Timing…Insecurities of a changemaker — Do you ever have the feeling you live in an in-between world? I do! I live between big and small businesses. Between professionals and explorers. Between male and female. Between adults and children. Between harsh and soft cultures. Between knowing and the unconscious. Between nature and ALL And every morning…Leadership8 min readLeadership8 min read
Published in Predict·Jan 18Member-onlyHow, after 25 Years, the Superformula Is Changing Everything In the WorldGIELIS Transformations are just the beginning… — Dr. Johan Gielis is a nice Flemish man. He sat at my table in the Dutch village of Geldrop, before we left for our ESG projects in Greece We talked about bamboo and science. About strong bamboo roots for agroforestry. About healthy buildings. And about immersive VR and metaverses We…Science10 min readScience10 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jan 17Member-onlyUSA — Burry Bought 106 Private Prisons and Patagonia Is Now Owned by GaiaYour opinion wanted… — In the coming time, I will update you on some articles I find worth reading. Subjects to know about. If we want to design better human systems such as economies and societies, it’s good to know what we can do and what we should definitely not do but is happening…Future3 min readFuture3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jan 16Member-onlyWhy Dataverses & Metaverses Are like Indigenous Songlines and Why That MattersAn analytical mind is nothing without common sense and kindness — After a year of relative quiet and reflection (I had an aggressive form of breast cancer), Gaia asks me now to speed up again. And she puts international projects in front of my feet Partners to collaborate with. Students to mentor. Masterclasses to give. Cluster economies to design. …Future8 min readFuture8 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jan 15Member-onlyPregnant Earth Is Surprising Us Again - The 4 Rules For Healthy DesignGaia is alive! — After a year of being quiet and reflective and preparing for a new vibrant phase in my life, we are now in Greece. As nomads We love it. Mike and I are dancing with our feet in the sea, creating cluster economies in the local village and facilitating a group…Future3 min readFuture3 min read
Published in Blue Insights·Jan 11Member-onlyWhy the Sky Is Reaching Out to Me — Fly ME!Poetry and some practical wisdom — The sky is reaching out to me Fly me! Fly me! Take off to the moon You can do it, she whispers And I jump off the cliff in fear The cliff of illness The cliff of stillness I want to be loud again Song and dance again Play again And I…Poetry3 min readPoetry3 min read
