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Come and Join us
We are hundreds of like-minded people worldwide. You can get to know a few of us here.
We always keep a free seat for people like you at the table. So feel free to introduce yourself.
I'm the proud father of two daughters, Maaike and Anne and a son, Dirk and grandfather of Ilse and Jochem. With my partner, Hanne, I live on our houseboat in the Netherlands. I'm the founder and owner of JLS International BV. My passion is around strength based leadership, rooted in the ideas, philosophy of social constructionism and Appreciative Inquiry. Most of my life I have had the privilege of facilitation organizations in senior positions, something I truly enjoyed.
I love to facilitate and be part of learning, developing an enjoying new experiences.
Exploring the world my three sons and grandchildren of 3 and 5 years old gives me great joy. Working with my friends and colleagues is always enriching.
Being with my husband Barend and traveling with him to new cultures and people gives life very rich dimensions.
And of course working with teams, looking for new solutions with clients and help people making their own choices always brings me joy.
I like to work alongside consultants and others who want to deepen their approach to Appreciative Inquiry and other relational approaches to change.
I'm an Associate of the Taos Institute, a Sloan Fellow of the London Business School and have degrees from the United States and the UK. For many years, I published the AI Practitioner Journal www.aipractitioner.com - a great resource for AI practice in Europe.
International Development Consultant and Optimist with over 20 years’ experience. Mother of 3 young adult children.
Passionate about participatory processes using tools like Appreciative Inquiry to co-create, bringing individuals, teams, organizations, communities, to reach sustainable results, and to help them reach their potential. Committed to alternative energy and environmental protection. Thinking about how do the businesses of tomorrow should look like, in this very interconnected world.
Flexible to work in international and diverse working environments with strong cross-cultural communication skills. Have lived and work in 7 courtiers in different continents, proficient in English-Spanish-French-German-Portuguese.
Certified coach, consultant and consultant specialized in the conception and animation of strategic projects and the setting up of agreements with the "Appreciative Inquiry". Former student of the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Graduated in Psychology and Linguistics, he held positions of management of profit centers and human resources in business. He has been passionate about twenty years for research applied to the development of people and organizations.
My motivation to get up every morning is to discover and unfold the potential of people. I do this is by spotting and naming the beauty in everything and everyone I encounter and by pointing out opportunities for growth.
My greatest hope is that we as humanity become even better in taking care of ourselves, each other and the planet. Saying that, I recognize that this is easier said than done.
That's why I am passionate about personal and organizational development.
If that resonates with you and you would like to know more, let’s start a conversation and dare to imagine!
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis supports you in the search of solutions aiming at improving the sustainable performance - economical, environmental, societal and human - and the resilience of your organisation in close connection with key stakeholders.
Metamorphosis supports you in the search of solutions aiming at improving the sustainable performance - economical, environmental, societal and human - and the resilience of your organisation in close connection with key stakeholders.
Kessels & Smit supports clients in government, business, healthcare, culture, education and social profit with their individual, organisational and social development challenges. The key to 'big' questions is not only in systems. It's mainly in people. Development of each organisation or group therefore goes hand in hand with personal growth and strong cooperation.
I design and deliver training programs for influencing in organisations, leadership and personal development. Specialised in coaching teams of highly skilled professionals with inspiring training and empowering facilitation.
I am a networker and strong facilitator with a passion for people. Creative brainstormer and teambuilder. Effective communication and organization skills combined with a friendly and approachable personality. Highly disciplined and committed to quality customer service.
The main theme throughout my career is technology design and it's implementation in every day life. As a trainer/consultant I have designed and delivered learning and training programs around issues as full customer satisfaction, entrepreneurship and management development.
Specialties: Program design, developer and facilitator of various large group interventions
Appreciative Inquiry, Future Search, Open Space, Influencing
Tim has worked in youth work and regeneration for over 30 years, holding a number of senior posts in local government, community engagement and arts organisations.
He has been vice chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Liverpool and Knowsley, and was a non-executive director of urban regeneration agency Liverpool Vision from 2010 to 2012.
Tim specialises in appreciative inquiry facilitation and the creative industries, and has recently completed his Self-Factor coach training. He’s also an accredited consultant for Cultural Transformation Tools.
A part-time potter in his spare time, Tim’s also an avid reader of military history, and is learning how to garden and grow his own veg.
Originally I am from the Netherlands. Over the years, have I lived in different countries. Presently, I live in Dhaka, Bangladesh together with my husband Harry.
I have been privileged to meet people of all kinds of different cultural backgrounds. In the many conversations I have had, I have learned from other people’s experiences and stories. They have broadened my horizon.
As an appreciative practitioner, I explore with my clients their concerns, their challenges and their talents. I consider my counselling successful if my clients feel comfortable in telling their own story and taking leadership.
My partners in Dhaka are YYGoshti (start-up incubator), SBK Foundation (Digital technologies in rural Bangladesh) and PUM (Senior experts Netherlands).
Member of NIP (Netherlands Institute of Psychologists).
Madavi is changing the way in which we change.
Madavi is aligning strengths towards aspirations in the sense of opportunities.
We act upon the culture and business at the same time.
Madavi is aligning strengths towards aspirations in the sense of opportunities.
We act upon the culture and business at the same time.
We are facilitators, that is to say, we make it easy.
By being appreciative, we see more strengths and potential in our clients than
they do themselves.
I love my family and friends, I love people in general, mathematics and humanistics, management and organization development, dialogue and connective leadership, learning organizations and appreciative inquiry, wholeness and continuous renewal, generativity and genarrativity.
My mission is humanization of organization. Free 'right to copy' download of my AI 3.0 book on www.appreciativeinquiries.eu.
My mission is humanization of organization. Free 'right to copy' download of my AI 3.0 book on www.appreciativeinquiries.eu.
We believe that leaders can build a better future and positively contribute to the common good.
Our mission is to foster innovative transitions and sustainable transformations through the development of personal and collective leadership.
How do we accomplish this?
Turningpoint coaches create unique approaches that develop the personal and collective leadership of Executives and their teams, especially during complex transformations. Turningpoint research in leadership and learning practices inspires these innovative programs, facilitated throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Graduated in Sociology and Psychology, master in Psychopedagogy, specialized in Psychotherapy. Psychologist and Psychotherapist - psychodynamic and systemic approach - registered in the Register of Psychologists and Psychotherapists of Emilia Romagna
We are an evidence-based psychological consultancy with an over-arching commitment to applying well-researched positive psychology to our interactions, designs and interventions. As a team we are united in our belief in the power of positive approaches to change, at the individual, organisational and team level. We are open and transparent in our dealings with you
Our approach is based on understanding people: we can work with any organisation to develop leadership and vision, work performance and engagement, and a positive work culture. We specialise in working with change.
I am passionate of Appreciative Inquiry and contemplative meditation both great life giving practices. I love art, painting and writings. Have published 13 books, several on appreciative inquiry, self development and meditation. Have been arround the AI European network for many years. I live near Barcelona city, and seeing the sea from every window of my house reminds me of all that connects us, like the sea that surounds our lands and connects us all.
