Introducing Imagine/autumn08 Agendatem: Eva

Today: Eva Meerpohl

What will be my contribution to change the world?

At the moment I am at a point in my life, where I feel, that there is more than just going to work everyday – and that I really want to contribute to something in the world and create changes. But as well, I am still asking myself what contribution I can make. Although I have the idea that my field will be education, I do not know what to do and start exactly. All the ideas I have are still quite unconcrete. At Imagine a group of people is coming together that has common questions in mind. Therefore this conference really is something very special, where I can gain new insights and ideas for my next steps in life. Imagine seems to be the place where I can find these people who are searching for their place in the world as well.

Another aspect to be part of Imagine is my passion to design learning processes within large groups that are based on self-organisation of the group. I feel that at Imagine we enable a learning process, where dialogue and deep, meaningful conversations can happen. A collective, large group is coming together and through the process new energy is being created. The energy of this large group brings up new ideas and ways to start the future.

I am really looking forward to meet you at this conference to start meaningful conversations helping us to find out what our next passionate steps will be!

agendateam imagine/autumn08

Eva – Eva – Hendryk – Katrin – Lara – Maike – Nina – Sascha

Introducing Imagines Special Guests Part II: Gesa Koeberle

Today: Gesa Koeberle

• · Head of Division / Senior Consultant
• · Dr.rer.nat.
• · Married, 2 kids
• Member of Think Tank 30 Germany
  

Since 2008:

Head of Division Sustainability Management at DEKRA Umwelt GmbH

2001 – 2008:

Senior Consultant at Five Winds International

Since 2003:

Lecturer at Tübingen University

2000 – 2001:

Database Development Support, Senior Analyst, International Business Machines (IBM)

1994 – 2001:

Senior Analyst at Office for Ecological Studies

Introducing imagine/autumn08 agendateam: Maike

Today: Maike Mulser

Where is my place in the world?

When I was a little child my parents told me about their “sponsorship” they had for an phillipinien child who was living in an orphanage. With just a few of this money that we need for live, this child can survive, will get food and can go to school. I still remember how touched I was by this littly monthly magazine the organization was sending. So I devided my pocked money into two parts with the same amount and let my parents know that I wanted to let it be send to the girl. I was really angry with them they just found it a great gesture of mine, but never send the money.

Even if this is long time ago, it is still part of my motivation which let me stay and work for peace and fulfillment of human kind potential with AIESEC. I am very happy that almost at the end of my studies, my focus area organisational and human resource management and water management, start to make sense together with my diverse experiences I made in AIESEC.

Imagine was always a special conference for me. The bare name has something magical. So it’s really great for me to be part of the agenda team this time and work together with so many interesting people. I am really excited about the “act” part of our reflect – inspire – act flow. To meet people with similar ideas and to start the first steps, is what I am really looking forward to because…

How to put my ideas into practise?

Where to put it into practise?

What exactly do I want to realise?

And also a very private question:

Where in the world do I want to live?

…are questions where imagine can give new impulses.

Which leads to my personal question for imagine in autumn 2008:

Where is my place in the world?

agendateam imagine/autumn08

Eva – Eva – Hendryk – Katrin – Lara – Maike – Nina – Sascha

Introducing Imagines Special Guests Part I: Steve Kroeger

Today: Steve Kroeger

A Personal Summit Expedition

As a personal development expert, keynote speaker, motivational coachand fitness trainer, Steve Kroeger guides his clients to peak physical and mental performance. With over 10 years’ experience, he has become one of the most successful fitness trainers in Germany, as well as lecturer at the German Trainer Academy, educating future fitness experts and personal performance coaches. In 2007, Steve guided his clients on a climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, successfully leading the expedition to the highest point in Africa, and marking the beginning of his ambitious Seven Summits Tour. The seven summits are the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, and a magnificent challenge to any professional climber. To date, only 110 mountaineers worldwide have completed all seven summits.Last month, in July 2008 Steve completet the Elbrus, highest mountain of europe. Steve’s personal and professional goal is to finish the tour by 2013, completing the expedition at Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. A mission close to his heart, the expedition not only represents reaching the summits, it symbolizes overcoming life’s challenges: to live our dreams, to be in top physical and mental condition, to abandon daily routine, and to step beyond the limit. In his motivational talks, you will hear Steve discuss key topics relevant to the expedition. Indeed, the same topics that he considers while he prepares himself for the journey, during, and long after the mission has been completed. Allow Steve Kroeger to guide you on your very own personal summit expedition, and discover all that you can be.

http://www.stevekroeger.com

Introducing imagine/autumn08 agendateam: Sascha

Today: Sascha Altenhoff

How can I be part of social change?

After a long and exiting time in AIESEC I finally reached the end of my studies now. What are you doing at this point of your life? You are searching for new challenges. Imagine is on the one hand a place which catalyses this search.

On the other hand, for me there seems to be something fascinating deep in the        core of this conference.

So I decided to stand up for the position of the imagine agenda-manager, because I “smell” something interesting for my future here.

Imagine is based on experimental methods and concepts. The conference is part of a social movement, sowing new ideas in the heads of a young generation. This revolutionary touch is one reason for my commitment – I am looking for a way, how to live my passion (which is actually deeply influenced by the AIESEC-idea) in my future life.

The other reason is simply the project-based working style. You start with some basic ideas and a lot of time to elaborate them. You see the conference growing under your hands, you get inspirations from the world around you and “connect the dots” every time you observe some interesting. Coming clother to THE WEEKEND, time seems to run faster, the flow-feeling is getting more and more intense. You desire to make the conference something special and so your inner burning is becoming a really strong driver. I love this!!!

For Imagine I’m currently working out ideas, how to implement a personality test, based on Carl Gustav Jung’s psychological types theory, into the conference concept. Goal is, to have a tool for personal reflection, which is unfolding intense group-dynamics during the conference.

My most burning question, I will bring to the conference is: How can I be an active part of social change?

Connected to this question is to me: How are cultures evolving? How powerful can small impulses of change become? How is something like “ society “ arising? Were is my place in society? Who am I? Were is happiness in life?

I’m look forwards to discuss and explore this, but also other questions with you!

Your’s Sascha.

agendateam imagine/autumn08

Eva – Eva – Hendryk – Katrin – Lara – Maike – Nina – Sascha

Introducing Lars from the selfHUB in Berlin

On August 12, as every other day , I am taking the metro to work. Living on the former edge of the Berlin wall, around the corner where Honecker and Ulbricht used to live, I have to travel every day across the city to little Istanbul also known as Kreuzberg where the selfHUB Berlin has its home.

One of the Hub members in Berlin, Lars from Art, Ecology & Education, has recently introduced me to the  “Transition Town Handbook” (see Transition Towns on Wikipedia) and I start reading the foreword and the introduction of the Handbook. The concept uses Permaculture principles, the psychology of social marketing and inclusive dialogue processes like OpenSpace to move people from feeling anxiety and fear in the face of ‘peak oil’, to developing a positive vision and taking practical action to create a more self-reliant existence.

When I arrived at my metro station that day, I sat down on a platform bench to finish reading the introduction and was wondering

“How can that concept be adapted to my social change context of fostering social innovation?”

To learn more about Lars’ project at the Hub Berlin:

Sound of Sirens blog

ArtEcologyEducation YouTube channel

August 12, 2008 – just an ordinary day?

NOOOO!!!! Jarda, Imagine participant in 2007, invited family and friends on that day to send him inspiring news from around the world.

He collected 40 news items from 20 countries:

Jarda, VERY INSPIRING! Thanks for this great idea!!!

Imagine is back again

This time – the first time – for the second time

Because of the great success of Imagine in the last years, we decided to organise a second conference per year. So, after Imagine in January 2008, there is comming Imagine in September 2008!
AIESEC in Germanys famous “Heading for the Future”-Conference will take place in Eschwege/ Hessen/Germany this time.

You find the application database open at

http://de-server.aiesec.de/aiesec/conferences/2008/Imagine_Autumn.nsf .

External Speakers:
confirmation until 15’st August 2008

• Klaus-Peter Rilling (Artist & Dancing Teacher, www.rilling-art.de)
• Stephan Willms ( Deutschland denken e.V., www.deutschland-denken.de)
• Murat Vural (IBFS, www.ibfs-ev.org)
• Dagmar Schreiber (Democaris, www.democaris.de)
• Matthias Scheffelmeier (DAMU Foundation / ”Why should I care?” Movie Project, http://inspire-connect-impact.blogspot.com/)
• Hinnerk Hansen (Emersense, www.emersense.org)
• Khalid Dayani (Afghanischer Consultant, Künstler und Freidenker, u.a. www.orientpalace.de)
• Nina Hansen (Professorin für Intergruppenforschung http://nina.hansen.socialpsychology.org/)
• Steve Kroeger (Mountaineer, Trainer & Coach, http://www.stevekroeger.com/)
• Dennis Hoening-Ohnsorg (Charity-Cup, www.charity-cup.org)