…is an attitude towards life. An egopreneur strives for selffullfillment via independency, for a life based on personal values and for projects/ideas which touch his heart.
The idea of egopreneurship was massive fostered by several Imagine-Conferences and by local “Visionsgruppen”, where Lara, Sonja, Jana, Jonas, Norbert and Sascha created and shaped it.
In November 2009 the first Egopreneurship-Seminar took place in Cologne. It was a beautiful search for commitment, creativity and networking. 15 participants went home with ideas like:
A cost-neutral trip around the world
An alternative kindergarden
A house of silence
An idea-trainstation
A consultuncy for schools
…and more entrepreneurial or social entrepreneurial ideas….
Referentin der Geschäftsführung DIE ZEIT (www.zeit.de) & Vordenkerin im TT30 (www.tt30.de)
Catriona is a German-American media professional and is based in Hamburg, Germany.
At DIE ZEIT, she advises the CEO and manages publishing projects with a focus on digital development.
Before, she has worked with Egmont Publishing Group, where she was responsible for the Marketing and development of the Disney Websites. After University, Catriona joined EMI Music Group for the area of Change Management and Business Processes. Here, she was responsible for programs at the EMI Digital Academy as well as Online Artist representation.
Catriona holds a German University degree (comparable to Master’s degree) in Social and Business Communication from the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). She also studied Media Arts and Production at UT Sydney, Australia, as well as German-French Law at Potsdam University.
Catriona is a Member of Think Tank 30 Germany of the Club of Rome (www.tt30.de) and Member of the Young Leaders Program of Atlantik-Brücke e.V. (www.atlantik-bruecke.org) She is Co-Author of the Book Humans as Brands.
“I look very much forward to meeting everyone and sharing my experience at Imagine on the 9th of October! I feel that there many of us out there who want to make the best out of this journey to planet earth and it fills me with joy. There is lots to do – creative change and development call for ideas and a vision of what we want to do and be - let’s develop that together at the upcoming conference!”
geb. 1967, beschäftigt sich mit zukunftsorientierter Veränderung von und in Organisationen. Er studierte Psychologie, Soziologie und Betriebswirtschaft in Berlin und Bologna und arbeitete viele Jahre in der Zukunftsforschung Society and Technology Research Group von DaimlerChrysler in Palo Alto und Berlin. Von 2002-2006 baute er im Auftrag der Bundesregierung die Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg/Südafrika auf. Heute leitet er die Unternehmensorganisation der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH. Dr. Heiko Roehl ist außerdem leitender Redakteur der Zeitschrift für Organisationsentwicklung und Autor zahlreicher Publikationen im Themenkreis Veränderungsmanagement, etwa „Organisationen des Wissens“ (2002, Klett-Cotta) , zuletzt: „Mapping Dialogue: Essential Tools for Social Change“ (2007, Taos Publishing).
A passionate and dedicated facilitator and coach under Turn up the courage
A social Entrepreneur: currently launching London Creative Labs: facilitating dialogue on social business
A Social Technology Innovator: currently helping people to collaborate online via Radical Inclusion
Sofia’s Background I have a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London. I started my career at British Airways, where I moved from systems analysis and project management to learning and facilitation. I then left BA to move more fully into people and organisational development, and, after a number of small roles across various industries, have run a business as a coach, facilitator and change agent since 2005. I have a balance of analytical and intuitive skills and experience, straddling engineering and business analysis, to personal and team development.
I am a change agent and have gone through my own journey towards the work that reflects my core identity. I am living proof that a big change in career is not only possible but worthwhile! I have created a life where my work is fully aligned with my core purpose. You can see how my work evolves in line with my own personal evolution. And that the journey continues. You can see how the deeper motivation for my work is intricately linked to my earliest challenges. Each part of my journey has contributed to achieving my deepest longing and my business offering (creating healthy community) is based on this.
Ibrahim Ismail Streetworker mit Geschichte & Mit-Gründer Rückenwind e.V. (www.rueckenwind-ev.com)
„In der ersten Klasse malte das Flüchtlingskind Ibrahim Totenköpfe und blutverschmierte Menschen, die Blumenbilder seiner Mitschüler verstand er nicht. Zwei Psychologen erklärten den Jungen zu einem Fall für die Sonderschule. Dort blieb er bis zur fünften Klasse. Nur einen Betreuer gab es, der sagte: »Du gehörst nicht hierher, Junge.« Und er erkämpfte für Ibrahim Ismail einen Platz auf der Hauptschule, gegen den Widerstand des Schuldirektors. Der gab dem Schüler zum Abschied vor lauter Herablassung nicht mal die Hand: »Du musst dich nicht verabschieden, in einer Woche bist du sowieso wieder hier.« Er irrte sich. Ibrahim Ismail wurde Klassenbester. Als er die Hauptschule verließ, wollte er Schreiner werden. »Du machst Abitur«, sagte sein Klassenlehrer. Also versuchte er auch das. »Weil ich wusste, dass jemand an mich glaubt.“ DIE ZEIT 12.05.2009, http://www.zeit.de/2009/22/C-Portraet-Streetworker?page=1.
„Ibrahim Ismail studierte Sportwissenschaft an der Ruhr-Universität. Schon während seines Studiums arbeitete er als Sportpädagoge mit benachteiligten Jugendlichen. Für seine Diplomarbeit „Streetwork im sozialen Brennpunkt – Perspektiven einer zeitgemäßen Sozialarbeit“ erhielt er 2008 den Universitätspreis des Rotary Clubs Bochum-Hellweg. Heute koordiniert er das daraus hervorgegangene Projekt „Rückenwind“, ist Vorstandsvorsitzender der Bildungseinrichtung Paidaia e.V. und arbeitet als Sportlehrer am Berufskolleg Opladen. „ Ruhr-Universität Bochum Alumni 15.7.2009
„Ismail: Jetzt bin ich Lehrer am Berufskolleg Opladen. Dort gebe ich viel Unterricht zur Persönlichkeitsbildung. Außerdem habe ich jetzt auch einen Lehrauftrag an der Sportfakultät der Ruhr Universität Bochum. Meine Diplom-Arbeit habe ich weiterentwickelt zum Konzept „Rückenwind“. Gemeinsam mit vielen Mitstreitern der sportwissenschaftlichen Fakultät und weiteren Personen aus den Bereichen der Pädagogik, der freien Wirtschaft sowie dem Justiz- und Kulturwesen haben wir den Paidaia e.V. gegründet (paidaia, griech. Bildung, Erziehung, Anm. d. Red.), der „Rückenwind“ deutschlandweit bekannt machen und etablieren möchte.“ Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Alumni 15.7.2009, http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/alumni/interviews/Interview_Ismail.html.
I have started up four companies in the past two years. They span Renewable Energy, organisational and people development.
I began my working life combining physics and computing into a PhD in computational physics. Then time to learn about people, products and management, so moved into Procter & Gamble. Here I lead the development of new products and new organisations. My last assignment was in Asia he was the packaging leader in the team that turned the laundry business around, introduced fabric enhancers into China, and developed a number of new business initiatives that have still to be launched. I was also a leader in the packaging community of practice, representing Asia, and recently developing the new technical capability established within packaging R&D. I also represent the EBBF regularly; EBBF is a business organisation promoting moral leadership and ethical values in the business world, and a key partner of AIESEC.
I have loved my multi-cultural, international life, having successfully lived and worked in six different cultures over the past 20 years, including South Africa, Germany, Italy, Japan, Belgium and China. Through this I’ve seen, more than anything else, that we have more similarities than differences!
So this new stage in my career is really about combining my experience of people, science and business with my passion for energy, sustainability and the planet to create my ideal work and life!
Dear Imaginers, I thought I would share with you a blogpost on a new social venture that I have launched! I will see you at Imagine if you are there and we can chat more! Sofia
Inspired by Grameen and BRAC, London Creative Labs is proud to announce it’s first Job Labs program to facilitate the creation of Social Businesses in London.
The program, which welcomes collaborators and partners from all fields, will deal with the issue of joblessness through the use of a specially designed process by Sofia Bustamante.
The process will holistically address the societal challenge of joblessness by:
* Nurturing individuals and their capacities through the use of Peer Coaching and Deep Support.
* Identifying systemic opportunities for Social Business Startups which also address the needs of the Jobless.
* Incubating these Startups using Creative Facilitation to go from idea to successful Social Business!
If you wish to be involved, do get in touch — sofia@londoncreativelabs.com We welcome job camp participants, entrepreneurs, cultural creatives, analysts, researchers, government reps, industry specialists, artists, process workers and all who are interested in creating a better society. This is about tapping into the wealth of our collective thinking and, together, finding the solutions that will break through our societal challenges. It has been described as a “Y-Combinator for Social Business that also brings about systemic change”.
…an einem Punkt, an dem Du etwas in Deinem Leben – sei es beruflich oder privat – verändern möchtest?
…geleitet von der Frage, was Dich glücklich macht und wie Du leben möchtest?
…offen für inspirierende Menschen und den Austausch von Ideen und Gedanken?
…bereit Klarheit für Deine nächsten Schritte zu gewinnen und loszulegen?
…auf der Suche nach mehr außergewöhnlicher Imagineerfahrung?
… bereit für mehr IMAGINE?
Alte und neue Imaginebegeisterte treffen sich vom 09.- 11.Oktober 2009 am Hoherodskopf im hessischen Vogelsberg zu einem Wochenende voller inspirierender Augenblicke, persönlicher Gespräche, neuer Impulse und Wege an einem wundervollen Ort.
Deine Einladung zur Konferenz findest Du im Anhang, gerne kannst Du sie auch weiterleiten an Menschen, für die Imagine im Moment genau das Richtige sein könnte. Wir freuen uns über jede einzelne Anmeldung unter folgendem Link: http://bit.ly/hlFF0 und auf eine ganz besondere Zeit mit allen Anwesenden!
Last weekend the Hub Berlin was occupied by 45 people dealing with the question: “How to to bring our inner walls down that keep us seperated?” Cyriel from Belgium wrote an article of the “Art of Hosting meaningful conversation” in his blog.
The hosting team of the next Imagine Conference took the chance to use Art of Hosting as a preparation for their event, taking place in october 2009.
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Sofia’s Background I have a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London. I started my career at British Airways, where I moved from systems analysis and project management to learning and facilitation. I then left BA to move more fully into people and organisational development, and, after a number of small roles across various industries, have run a business as a coach, facilitator and change agent since 2005. I have a balance of analytical and intuitive skills and experience, straddling engineering and business analysis, to personal and team development.
