Boektip door Petra de Boer  “De (kerst)vakantie is voor mij een ideale time-out om in een goed boek te duiken. Zo’n dik ‘dense’ boek, waarbij ik liever niet gestoord wil worden.   ‘De Tovenaar en de Profeet’ van de Amerikaanse journalist Charles Mann stond al even op mijn lijstje. Beide termen had […]

‘For the love of Complexity’: waar denk jij dat aan? Wat voor ervaring met complexiteit help jij? Welke rol speelt complexiteit in jouw leven of werk? Bij Perspectivity omarmen we complexiteit. We houden ervan om […]

De problematiek van ongedocumenteerden in Amsterdam is al jaren een heikel onderwerp. Het gemeentebestuur heeft aangegeven om betere opvang en begeleiding te willen realiseren. Perspectivity werd gevraagd om werksessies te leiden voor het opstellen van een uitvoeringsplan, in opdracht van gemeente Amsterdam. Dat plan is er gekomen. […]

Perspectivity wenst iedereen een inzichtelijk, sociaal en duurzaam nieuw jaar. Om het begin van het nieuwe jaar te vieren, organiseert Perspectivity een nieuwjaarsborrel op donderdag 31 januari 2019 vanaf 16:30 in de Green House in Utrecht. We hopen je […]

Blog uit het netwerk door Maurice van Hoek  Doe jij (tijdelijke) opdrachten, werk je in projecten of heb je een vaste baan? Dan is het essentieel dat je in begrijpelijke taal een antwoord kunt geven […]

Henk, Han, Ludo and Marjolein facilitated a course on Governance and Peacebuilding in November 2018 at the famous peace castle of the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) in Austria. During two weeks, […]

Movisie is hét landelijke kennisinstituut voor een samenhangende aanpak van sociale vraagstukken. Ze ontwikkelen kennis over wat echt goed werkt in het sociale domein. Om duurzame positieve verandering voor mensen in een kwetsbare positie te realiseren. Het sociale […]

Marjolein, the Enterprise’s latest addition, shares her path to Perspectivity: “Hi! I joined Perspectivity in 2018. During my career, as an international development cooperation and social justice expert, change processes have always fascinated me. Over the […]

I was involved in Perspectivity from the start. Perspectivity changed my life. I am part of the Network, and I feel part of a network of people, who give me joy, inspiration and knowledge to […]

Perspectivity has been selected to develop a serious game on the hydrogen economy! The question comes from TKI Nieuw Gas, a programme from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) that supports innovation projects […]

De Raad voor de Kinderbescherming (RvdK) maakt deel uit van het Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid (J&V). Het Ministerie draagt zorg voor de rechtsstaat in Nederland, zodat mensen in vrijheid kunnen samenleven, ongeacht hun levensstijl […]

Training from the Network by Marjon van Opijnen and Sophia van Ruth |  When was the last time you approached a serious issue playfully? ‘Huh?’ you may think… Play allows us to open up to […]

Spring House (SH) is een community voor innovators aan het IJ in Amsterdam. Een werkplek, een lab en een platform met ruim 200 leden die elkaar inspireren en soms samenwerken. Ze delen het verlangen naar […]

Last Saturday, on 3 November, the Perspectivity Fest took place at the circular economy playground BlueCity in Rotterdam. It attracted a very mixed crowd of people. Together, we started the day listening to the unique […]

Nederland schakelt in rap tempo over naar een gedistribueerd energiesysteem, waarbij in principe alle burgers en ook veel bedrijven prosumers (een producent en consument tegelijk) worden. Zo ontstaan nieuwe – veelal digitale – markten, via […]

Liberating Structures – Training from within the Perspectivity Network  Do you work in global/local development, on social change, or around complex multi-actor agendas? Are you driven by social purposes, transformational learning, team problem-solving? Do you […]

Het Perspectivity Fest komt eraan! Wees welkom op 3 November in het fantastische Blue City Rotterdam. We nodigen we jou van harte uit voor deze dag vol met inspiratie voor transformatie. Een dag vol interactieve en […]

In de afgelopen jaren heb ik geleerd dat er ongelooflijk veel mensen zijn met innovatieve ideeën die daadwerkelijk de wereld een stukje mooier kunnen maken. Of dat nu wetenschappers zijn die onderzoek doen dat direct […]

Book tip by Charlotte Keijzer:  If there is one urgent book you should read at this moment, it is ‘How Democracies Die’. The authors, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniël Ziblatt take us on a […]

Deep Democracy is een praktische (faciliterende) methode om samen de dialoog te starten. Het zoekt actief naar de wijsheid van de minderheid. Alternatieve standpunten worden gehoord, verkend en ingebracht in het besluitvormingsproces. Dit resulteert in […]

Perspectivity is a collective of committed individuals and professional consultants, dedicated to help build sustainable organisations and societies. The Enterprise is one collective consisting of a number of partners, with a number of projects in a […]

Net voor de zomervakantie organiseerden Perspectivity en Spring House een open spel avond in Spring House in Amsterdam. Een leuke mix van mensen speelden de Perspectivity Voedsel Challenge, het Nexus spel en het Terra Nova […]

With Boundaries of National Security as the theme for the 12th Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO), Perspectivity’s custom made National Security Edition of the Game was a perfect addition to the conference’s […]

Blog by Hanna Buschke, participant in the Art of Facilitation training course  “LaLaLi” – je denkt nu misschien aan een riedeltje van een slaapliedje. Weliswaar was dit de mantra tijdens de training “Kunst van het […]

Making it possible for people to connect with themselves. With others. With the context. And with the purpose. This is what I always wanted to do. And what is driving me forward. I was born […]

The energy remained high all day at the Centre for Entrepreneurship as Perspectivity’s Dharmesh Mistry hosted 3 sessions of its Climate Challenge for over 65 members of Ashoka University in Sonepat, Haryana, India on the […]

De volgende game leader meet-up vindt plaats in Utrecht op 22 juni 2018. Ontmoet je mede-game leaders, leer elkaar kennen, deel spelervaringen en leer meer over de laatste game ontwikkelingen en mogelijkheden. We hopen jullie […]

With excitement I am joining the Perspectivity community as freelance serious gaming developer. My job will be to improve the sales of the current Challenges and to participate in developing assignments. This I will do […]

Door een samenwerking met het 100 Resilient Cities Network, kan de Nexus Challenge nu ook in het Mandarijn Chinees en Japans gespeeld worden. Wij zijn erg blij met deze toevoeging en kijken er naar uit dat […]

Perspectivity’s Jaspreet shares his experiences facilitating the Stress Nexus Challenge: “Perspectivity had the opportunity of facilitating the Stress Nexus! Challenge at Interpore 2018 in New Orleans, USA. Interpore is the annual global conference for Porous Media research and […]

Migration is one of the three main security concerns of European citizens, besides terrorism and extremism. Across Europe, populist politicians are polarizing societies and spreading fear among citizens. Tensions between the EU countries are rising. […]

Hanne prepared European volunteers for humanitarian aid at the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution. More info?  Contact Han Verhoeven

Speel Nexus Challenge en de Voedsel Challenge met ons!   Hoe ga je om met de druk op schaarse middelen en energie?  De wereldbevolking is aan het groeien. Gemiddeld gezien leven mensen langer. Dit zorgt voor meer […]

Anna deelt haar verhaal over spelen met lego bij Waterschappen Hollandse Delta: “En opeens wordt je gebeld en komt men met de vraag: ‘Kun je in onze situatie, ook Lego Serious Play toepassen?’ En vaak […]

Amsterdam wil eenzaamheid in de stad verminderen. Allerlei organisaties en mensen in de stad hebben experimenten gelanceerd, om met en van elkaar te leren hoe we dit beter kunnen doen. De experimenten zijn in zomer […]

Boektip door Judith van der Leek: “Bij Tessa van Awkward Duckling las ik al over dit mooi geïllustreerde boek dat oproept tot het zetten van kleine stappen om de wereld te verbeteren. Een stuk afval rapen, een dag […]

Wageningen Universiteit & Research (WUR) werkt aan allerlei complexe maatschappelijke vraagstukken waarover de meningen soms sterk uiteenlopen. Om haar rol als kennisorganisatie goed te kunnen vervullen en samen met belanghebbenden richting te geven aan nieuwe ontwikkelingen, wil zij vaker de dialoog met stakeholders en de samenleving aangaan. […]

Wat nou als we een overvloed aan mogelijkheden en middelen zouden hebben om de gewenste toekomst te realiseren? Dat was de centrale vraag voor twee opeenvolgende workshops gehost door Partos en gefaciliteerd door Perspectivity tijdens Afrikadag […]

Perspectivity partner Elien Rogaar zit in de LEF poule van facilitators van Rijkswaterstaat.  LEF future center Rijkswaterstaat is gespecialiseerd in het creëren van doorbraken en nieuwe denkpatronen in vooral maatschappelijke vraagstukken. LEF faciliteert groepssessies, in opdracht van overheden. De sessies […]

As our CoBudget aspirations are growing, we are creating a CoBudget Circle. Together the members of this Circle are responsible for: Promotion: Attracting new projects and people who want to co-invest Communication: Sharing progress and results Events: […]

The first Perspectivity CoBudget round is officially over! Some initiatives were fully funded and some partly. To name a few: We contributed to the Arab Youth Conference of het Grote Midden-Oosten Platform, resulting in a booklet that will […]

On Friday the 6th of April, the initiation workshop for the ‘Bongo Hub’, took place in Dar es Salaam. The Bongo Hub:  A place to facilitate innovative change processes A creative brain pool, change lab, […]

Perspectivity provides two training days in the Master’s programme Managing Information & Sustainable Change (MISC) in April and May of 2018. This Master’s degree is a part-time programme of the VUCA Academy and Radboud University. On the first day, Perspectivity’s Elien […]

Rectors of the U4 universities decided to pursue a third edition of the U4 Academic Leadership Programme. It started off with 3 days at the University of Groningen in February, whereafter the journey continues with another 3 […]

A consortium of Dutch partners is working together with the Indonesian universities Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) in Surabaya and the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) to improve the curricula in the area of water, specifically […]

De eerste open Sprockler training heeft plaatsgevonden. Op 23 maart kwamen ongeveer 15 enthousiaste Sprockelaars samen voor een hele dag Sprockler training. De volgende dingen werden behandeld: Filosofie: Wat is Sprockler en waarom bestaat het? […]

Adapt, Counteract or Transform: ACT Om voorbereid te zijn op de wereld van morgen is Partos, de Nederlandse branchevereniging voor ontwikkelingssamenwerking, een transformatief scenarioplanningsproces gestart. Samen met een dwarsdoorsnede van spelers in de sector hebben we onderzocht hoe […]

“The scarcity of water is undeniably one of the biggest problems of our times. Though most of us don’t pay much attention to how we use water, the world water crisis now becomes too visible […]

Een tweedaagse training in essentiële facilitatievaardigheden In onze huidige complexe samenleving hebben we de wijsheid van de groep nodig om complexe uitdagingen op te lossen. Om groepen tot vruchtbare resultaten te brengen, is deskundige facilitatie […]

Friday 9th of March, 15 participants enjoyed the Train-the-Trainer for the Stress Nexus! challenge – dealing with the interconnected challenges at the nexus of energy, water and food – or the Public Health challenge – dealing with the issue […]

Blog by Roland Kupers  “The real voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust Generation Z is more interconnected than ever before – with each other […]

“This game is the best game I ever played. Because you see how people really are when they have to win a game. In February, Perspectivity hosted the Climate Challenge at Hogeschool Utrecht for over […]

Perspectivity nodigt alle Challenge spelers van harte uit mee te doen aan de aankomende Train-de-Trainer sessie om te leren de Stress Nexus! Challenge en Public Health Challenge te faciliteren. Herinner jij je de laatste Perspectivity […]

De Perspectivity Challenge hebben sinds kort hun eigen website, ga naar theperspectivitychallenge.org om het bekijken. Deze website bevat meer informatie over de verschillende Challenges (rondom the thema’s van Klimaat, Voedsel, Besluitvorming, Human Security, Nationale Veiligheid, Public Health […]

Sprockler is een antwoord op een steeds complexere wereld waarin we proberen te begrijpen wat er gebeurt. Het maakt gebruik van een unieke combinatie van kwalitatieve (verhalen) en kwantitatieve (cijfers) gegevens. Sprockler overbrugt de werelden […]

Perspectivity biedt een nieuwe 1-daagse training aan: Navigeren in Complexiteit Werk je met meerdere partijen samen die van elkaar verschillen? Wil je naar een gezamenlijk resultaat en kost dat nu nog veel moeite, weerstand en/of […]

Op 22 november hostte Perspectivity een Open Spel avond. Drie tafels werden gevuld met spelers die enthousiast met de Stress Nexus! Challenge en de Public Health Challenge aan de slag gingen.De avond vond plaats bij de Utrecht […]

Ben je op zoek naar een manier om iedereen te betrekken, zodat iedereen kan uiten wat zij belangrijk vinden? Wil je het graag hebben over thema’s die je team of juist de hele organisatie aangaan? […]

De wereldbevolking groeit. Gemiddeld leeft de mens een stuk langer. Dit zorgt voor druk op de beschikbare grondstoffen. Water wordt op veel plekken een schaars goed. Er is niet genoeg ruimte op aarde om alle mensen […]

Dankzij extreme weersvoorspellingen is dit event op deze datum geannuleerd, wij houden jullie ervan op de hoogte als de dit event verschuiven of een alternatief bedenken.  Het Perspectivity Netwerk viert graag het nieuwe jaar met […]

Stel je eens voor dat je een activist bent en dat je naar vrede in jouw land, Libië, streeft: wat doe je dan wanneer je in een kamer vol met mensen zit die allemaal hetzelfde […]

Er is steeds meer aandacht voor de betaalbaarheid van ons zorgsysteem. Budgetten nemen af en druk op mensen en middelen neemt toe. Wie betaalt de investering in de zorg in de toekomst? Hoe geef jij daar vorm aan? […]

Perspectivity Enterprise recently studied and exchanged thoughts about the book ‘On Complexity’ by French philosopher Edgar Morin. Morin turns his attention to the technical and philosophical underpinnings of complexity theory. His main ambition is to put in […]

Hoe verhoudt chaos zich tot complexiteit? Waar ligt de grens van iedereen betrekken bij een vraagstuk? Hoe houd je iedereen geïnformeerd en waar zit dat in de complexity navigator? Moeten we niet eerst zelf een beeld […]

Op 29 September ervoeren 12 zorgprofessionals vanuit de hele wereld de Perspectivity Gezondheidszorg Challenge op de London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. De Challenge was onderdeel van het leiderschapsprogramma van de School. De gang van zaken […]

I am a girl on a mission: I want to help companies and organisations in The Netherlands to become more socially responsible and sustainable. I want support them to inspire other organisations in order to create a […]

Perspectivity’s Hanne Verhoeven is een beoordelaar voor de Internationale Associatie van Facilitators (IAF). Dit betekent dat Hanne’s kwalificaties als facilitator officieel erkend worden en dat ze gecertificeerd is om de kwaliteiten van andere facilitators te […]

The Nexus! Challenge is a serious board game where players face the interconnected challenges of energy, water and food. Players step into the shoes of a company, looking to develop their market, or a country, struggling to […]

Fail fast, organisational simplification, schizofrene content, fair trade software en geen Euro maar een Afro. Zomaar wat termen die te horen waren op het Partos Innovatiefestival. Perspectivity was er weer bij dit jaar, op 12 October 2017 bij het KIT in Amsterdam. Met een kleine driehonderd bezoekers, […]

Op 14 oktober verzorgde Maurice van Hoek een rondetafelsessie tijdens de jaarlijkse conferentie van de International Leadership Association (ILA) in Brussel. Het thema van conferentie was dit jaar ‘Leiderschap in turbulente tijden’. Maurice faciliteerde een […]

Misschien ken je ze nog wel van vroeger. Nu komen ze overal weer tevoorschijn. Tijdens meeting waar mensen met de kleine gekleurde plastic blokjes spelen. Lego is terug en maakt meetings productiever en leuker. Hoe […]

In september leerden 16 Syrische vrouwen allerlei technieken om de stress uit hun lijf te laten vloeien en beter in hun vel te zitten. Hanne Verhoeven verzorgde vier workshops van ieder 2 uur. Feedback van […]

De zorg verandert snel. De vele ontwikkelingen in en om het ziekenhuis zijn op allerlei manieren met elkaar verweven, waardoor de toekomst onvoorspelbaar is. Deze complexiteit kan verlammend werken. Want als alles met alles samenhangt, […]

Verschillende organisaties en consortia werkzaam in de zaden en water sectoren in Mozambique zijn begonnen met het gebruik van Sprockler om verhalen en data te verzamelen en daarvan te leren. Het Koninklijk Instituut voor de […]

Op uitnodiging heeft Perspectivity een workshop over complexiteit verzorgd voor rijksambtenaren van diverse ministeries in Den Haag. De workshop is onderdeel van de leergang ‘Van buiten naar binnen’.   De workshop bestaat uit twee delen: Wat is complexiteit? – […]

By Monique Janmaat: How people think, lead and get things done “Why after living and working in Africa for 18 years, can’t I get used to the perception of time that a lot of people […]

Om meer uit te vinden over de huidige staat van het CoBudget initiative, onderwerpen we Monique Janmaat aan een vraag & antwoord sessie. Hey Monique, welke ideeën voor emmers zijn er al?   “Er zijn momenteel drie […]

Stichting Hotel con Corazón is een sociale onderneming in Granada in Nicaragua. Het investeert 100% van de winst in lokaal onderwijs. Na acht jaar actief te zijn in Las Lagunas, een rurale buitenwijk van Granada, […]

Opnieuw het sociale domein vormgeven met alle partijen die actief zijn in de stad Wageningen? Een uitdaging! Vooral om dit in een periode van drie maanden op een goede manier voor elkaar te krijgen. Samenwerkingverbanden […]

In organisaties die constant in beweging zijn en waar (bijna) alles met alles samenhangt, is regelmatige afstemming cruciaal. Maar zijn al die uren aan vergadertafels en in conferentiezalen ook echt productief? Bespreken we de dingen […]

Local stakeholders find their own solution for water resource management in the Zambezi Valley in Mozambique  How do we sustainably make use of the water resources in the Zambezi Valley? Resources which are of vital […]

Toon Tellegen beschrijft in “De eenzaamheid van de egel’ op ontroerende wijze hoe de egel omgaat met zijn eenzaamheid: ‘De egel stelde zich voor dat hij in een afgrond viel, steeds dieper en dieper, geen […]

Het recht op
 een behoorlijke levensstandaard en bescherming tegen armoede en sociale uitsluiting zijn fundamentele rechten van de mens. Op 9 juni organiseerde het College voor de Rechten van de Mens een conferentie over de mensenrechtelijke […]

Newcomers can serve as great agents for change as they see the organisation with fresh eyes. That is why Monique Janmaat supported the design of a new style induction programme and facilitated a leading change […]

Hoe gaan we om met de vergrijzing van de gemeenschapshuisbesturen? Hoe laten we de regels rondom commerciële exploitative van gemeenschapshuizen voor ons werken? Welke rol speelt de gemeente in de ondersteuning van de gemeenschapshuizen? Deze […]

Together with Fratern Tarimo, Monique Janmaat designed and facilitated a team-building workshop for the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania. The assignment was complex as the team consists of a very diverse group of staff and […]

Werk, Participatie en Inkomen zijn jaren terug gereorganiseerd naar eigen kolommen. Toch zijn de inhoudelijke raakvlakken niet verdwenen en heeft het MT gevraagd om die raakvlakken op te zoeken in een strategische sessie gefaciliteerd door […]

Ok, het beleid staat. Maar hoe geef je daar dan flair aan? Hoe zorg dat de bezieling van management en beleidsmedewerkers overslaat naar bevlogenheid op de werkvloer? En vooral ook andersom: hoe zorg je dat […]

De allianties ‘Samen werkt het’ en ‘Iedere patient is anders’, begeleid door Hanne en Lisette bij het ontwikkelen van hun Theorie van Verandering, kregen de hoogste kwaliteitsscores bij de subsidieverlening gender-en LHBTI-gelijkheid 2018-2022 en worden […]

De haven van Amsterdam heeft te maken met de grote complexe vraagstukken van deze tijd, de uitputting van natuurlijke grondstoffen, milieuvervuiling en klimaatverandering. Tegelijkertijd raken logistieke ketens, handelsnetwerken en regionale economische sectoren steeds meer vervlochten. […]

3 Million refugees in Twengea that Miristan and Praland refused to host, a late in the game reforestation project in Praland, and a robust collaboration between industry and government in Praland. These are just three […]

Op donderdag 29 juni organiseert Perspectivity een Train the Trainer sessie voor de Perspectivity Challenge. De training biedt Perspectivity spelleiders en ervaren facilitators de mogelijkheid om nieuwe challenges te leiden. Je kunt registreren voor de Public Health Challenge […]

Op 30 en 31 maart heeft Lisette met 10 participanten in de training ‘De kunst van het faciliteren’, de kneepjes van het vak gedeeld. Gelukkig hoefde ze dat niet alleen te doen, want een in […]

In vervolg op het multi-stakeholder lab Meedoen Werkt eind 2015, kwam op 12 december 2016 het hele stakeholderveld weer bijeen. De centrale vraag voor de bijeenkomst: “Hoe versterken we elkaar op het pad naar duurzame […]

Bekijk de nieuwe Perspectivity Complexity Navigator met 9 bouwstenen voor het realiseren van collectieve impact.  Perpectivity heeft een navigatietool voor complexe vraagstukken ontwikkeld. De transformatietangram bestaat uit negen bouwstenen. Iedere bouwsteen is een stap op […]

Young academic researchers at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen face fundamental challenges: how do I balance life and work? How do I find the funding for projects? How do I form a research group? 64 young researchers […]

“When you are stressed and nervous before a presentation, what can you tell yourself to get a better hand of the situation? Tell yourself, or better yet, imagine, visualise the following: Firstly, ‘You are welcome’. […]

On 3 April, 2017, Perspectivity hosted the Nexus! Challenge at Wharton’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. The Kleiman Center at Wharton focuses on Energy Policy Innovation and promotes its application—creating opportunities for students, researchers, and […]

We have organized 100+ Perspectivity Challenges in the last five years. In this period our Challenges were booked mostly as a standalone workshops. We see numerous recurring clients, which is a great indicator for the […]

Inspired by Holacracy, a governance system for self steering, Perspectivity is experimenting with a new form of organising ourselves: in circles. What does this imply? A circle is formed around a purpose domain, like Vitality […]

Hoe word je steeds beter in een wereld die constant in beweging is? Reflectieve Communicatie Scrum, dat is de publicatie waarmee emeritus hoogleraar communicatiewetenschap Betteke van Ruler al weer vier jaar geleden Scrum in Nederland […]

It was a fabulous Spring day when a group of twenty open minded people gathered at Spring House in Amsterdam to try a Perspectivity Challenge. Some participants had heard of the climate game, others came […]

De Karuna Foundation Nepal won vorige maand de Innovative Practice Award voor hun project Inspire2Care voor mensen met een handicap. Maar wat betekent dat in de praktijk? Stel je voor, je bent Ashley en je […]

Blog by Michael Donnelly, Perspectivity Enterprise partner in Norther Ireland I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk This is a quote by Roddy Doyle, one of Ireland’s […]

Perspectivity started a CoBudget experiment. What does this mean? We all put money in the middle. We decide together how to spend it. We collaborate and make stuff happen. Everybody is invited to decide how we […]

Maart 2017 heeft Jelle Troelstra (1967) zich aangesloten als partner bij Perspectivity Enterprise. Jelle heeft jarenlange ervaring als adviseur in de fysieke leefomgeving. Zo werkte hij mee aan de ontwikkeling van de nieuwe Omgevingswet. Hij […]

On the 14th of March, Perspectivity teamed up with Starters4Communities to facilitate one of their Young Changemakers Community events. Starters4Communities works on social innovation with people who are starting out on the labour market. For […]

“Wow ik had niet door dat ik zo overweldigend ben!”  De deelnemer staat letterlijk en figuurlijk in de positie van haar leidinggevende, die een radicaal ander perspectief heeft dan zijzelf. Door deze oefening ziet zij […]

De wereld is in beweging. Veranderingen volgen elkaar steeds sneller op en worden tegelijkertijd door vele actoren en factoren beïnvloed. Het een illusie om te denken dat je de communicatie centraal kunt blijven orkestreren. Die […]

Available in English, Dutch and now also in Portuguese ( Realidade & Filosofia).  Watch and learn about the ins and outs of Future Search – the award winning methodology that Perspectivity has successfully applied in […]

From Quantum Mechanics to Pippi Longstocking. A personal story of discovery about why we got confused – in the ‘war’ – as human beings. Why we fight and suppress, while we long for harmony. And […]

#1woord-campagne van start op Twitter en langs het spoor bij Amsterdam CS Vanaf 1 maart kan iedereen via #1woord laten weten waar het na de verkiezingen over moet gaan. Want soms zegt één woord meer […]

Hoe leer je Scrum? Door het te doen! De theorie van Scrum is eenvoudig op de achterkant van een bierviltje uit te leggen. Maar daarmee heb je nog geen idee wat agile werken jouw organisatie kan opleveren […]

Heb jij soms ook het idee dat je in een sociale bubbel leeft? Vraag jij je af waarom er steeds meer polarisatie om je heen is? En waarom er steeds meer tegenbewegingen ontstaan? Wil je […]

In ‘Wit is ook een kleur’ (White is a colour as well) Sunny Bergman shares her perspective on the complex issues that arise in today’s society. What is the deal with discrimination in the Netherlands? […]

Perspectivity’s complexity workshop has been elaborated into a one-day Leadership in Complexity training. The training has been delivered in-company several times in autumn 2016, amongst others for: A group of local government officials from Libanon, […]

The Model United Nations is an international organisation giving students an opportunity to develop dialogue skills through discussion, negotiation and debate-centred around improving solutions for our global community. Perspectivity has been invited to create a […]

In collaboration with the Public Policy Agency, Perspectivity organized a thought provoking evening to exchange ideas with Dr. Hannes Kunz. Hannes is the founder and director of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER), based in Switzerland. IIER […]

Spring House is the new Perspectivity home and hub in Amsterdam. Spring House is located on the IJ waterfront, right next to Central Station. Spring House is a club, a community and a physical building […]

On December 13th, Perspectivity joined the first ever co-creation session of The Spindle, both as participant and as facilitors. The Spindle connects Dutch and global innovators into a movement for inclusive, sustainable development. The Spindle is initiated by […]

From the 24th to 27th of November 2016, a group of young change makers from Palestine, Libya and Tunisia came together in Tunis for a regional exchange program organised by Cordaid and Human Security Collective. The […]

Bij Perspectivity zin we gefascineerd door complexiteit. Iedere paar maanden organiseren we een open workshop waarin we onze kennis delen en samen onderzoeken wat complexiteit voor jouw werk betekent. Ook verkennen we de bouwstenen die […]

With support from the Perspectivity network,  multiple stakeholders recently spent three days in Ireland to learn more about Future Search. ‘Future Search‘ is a principle-based methodology for enabling multi-stakeholder engagement around complex issues. It is a refreshing […]

Learning Experience (LX )Design can help shape the future of education by connecting the worlds of design and learning. It’s a combination of the creative and disruptive talents of designers with the passion and expertise […]

Making decisions is usually not automatic. Therefore, we often fall into the “pushing through” of a decision based on the majority with a lot of frustrations or we postpone the decision again until the next […]

By Yeming Rouw (The Spindle) On the 3rd of November, The Spindle hosted a lively kick-off event for the first ever Spindle Cycle: a four month cycle to boost ideas and innovations and to strengthen and […]

Dear Perspectivity Friends, With a very warm welcome we would like you to join us in the celebration of Perspectivity 10 years mark on November the 5th. For this special occasion we have made the […]

Parts of inner city Belfast in Northern Ireland have an enduring legacy of deprivation from 30 years of civil war. Indices on socio-economic aspects of life demonstrate much poorer prospects than other places in the […]

In de KlimaatActieve Stad (KAS) in Twente werken bewoners, bedrijven en overheden samen aan de leefbaarheid van de woonomgeving onder druk van klimaatverandering. Een vraagstuk dat alle kenmerken van ‘complexiteit’ in zich heeft. Dit vraagt […]

“Hoe realiseren we een wendbaar P&C-team en dragen we optimaal bij aan strategische besluitvorming en (bij)sturing van Noorderpoort?” Dat is de centrale vraag voor het Planning & Control (P&C) team van Noorderpoort, een groot regionaal opleidingscentrum […]

Hoe gaat het met de jeugdhulp sinds de decentralisaties in het sociaal domein en de invoering van de wet Passend Onderwijs? De gemeenteraad van Maastricht wil meer grip krijgen op de effecten van deze grootschalige […]

Tijdens de laatste presidentiële verkiezingen kwamen er mannen naar me toe die zeiden “Hier is wat geld en dan zal ik voor je stemmen”. Maar nu kon ik zelf het stembiljet lezen dus zei ik […]

Stel je een zeer technische organisatie voor met veel werknemers van ouder dan 50 jaar. Stel je voor dat de meerderheid van hen binnen 10 jaar met pensioen gaat. Hoe kun je hun informatie en […]

Voor organisatorische verandering is moed nodig. Vooral als je weerstand en verander-moeheid verwacht. En nog meer als de politieke realiteit de doelen dicteert. Een verschuiving in de mentaliteit van klantmanagers, een andere organisatie van het […]

Summary – Next Nexus! Session, 20 May 2016 Perspectivity has entered into a partnership with the Luc Hoffmann Institute, an independent research hub that works in partnership with the WWF, to accelerate research impact on […]

Laloux’ must-read (or should-have-read-by-now; it’s a 2014 publication) is what it claims to be: A guide to creating organisations inspired by the next stage of human consciousness. Studying organisations worldwide that independently explored new paradigms, […]

In collaboration with Enablement, Hanne Verhoeven trained 16 women of the Nepalese Women with a Disability Association (NDWA) as trainers and advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights and food security.     It’s […]

Het complexiteitshulpmiddel Tangram is volwassen geworden en om dat te vieren organiseerden we een workshop. Het Nederlandse Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS) was zo vriendelijk om het feest te hosten. De Tangram is een […]

My experience of a hackathon by Lisette Gast The Hague, 2nd – 7th October. There I was feeling honoured, as I was selected to be one of the hackers in the Hacking Elderly Care Hackathon. […]

Michiel Damoiseaux and Herman van der Meyden went to Nijenrode business school at October 6th for a Nexus! training. Nijenrode will use Nexus! as part of an executive education program this fall, during a module […]

Would you like to be able to figure out someone’s personality in just 5 minutes? Would you like to be able to see through a person to become a better mediator? What do your facial […]

Perspectivity embraces Restorative Circles as a way to deal with conflicts or tensions. The philosophy and approach, based on the ideas of Dominic Barter, are in line with the dialogue approach of Perspectivity. We explored […]

SunFunder with head quarters in San Fransisco, staff members spread all over the world and a regional office in Arusha Tanzania, finances solar beyond the grid. Over the next decade, solar energy will leapfrog the electricity […]

On 1 September, around 80 key stakeholders of the Palestinian agricultural sector agreed on a common ground for change towards a more innovative and sustained agricultural sector in Palestine. They had been working together during […]

Sinds de zomer heeft Perspectivity Enterprise er een nieuwe partner bij: Anna Kogut. Leer haar kennen en vind uit wat haar drijft en inspireert door haar bio te lezen of haar een mail te sturen.

My name is Sheriff Tabba and I am a Canadian Graduate Student currently pursuing a Master’s in Development Studies at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands. I lived in both Saudi […]

My name is Johanna Ulseth. I am currently pursuing my Master’s Degree at SIT (School for International Training) in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management, a flexible, self-designed program that allowed me to take classes on […]

Children speak the truth. In simple terms. In addition, children will inherit whatever today’s leaders decide to leave behind on planet Earth. What happens if we ask 10-year olds to reflect on the challenges of […]

Lisette Gast was uitgenodigd door Border Sessions, het internationale festival over technologie en society in Den Haag, om te spreken over de innovatieve aanpak van Sprockler. Samen met Jonne Catshoek, directeur van Elva Community Engagement, […]

Veertien vrouwen in het asielzoekerscentrum in Doetinchem leren tijdens een workshop van Han(ne) de stress los te laten. Meer info?  Contact Han Verhoeven Training Omgaan met stress en trauma voor vluchtelingen en hun begeleiders Vluchtelingen in Nederland […]

Schuldhulpverlening in Amsterdam is volop in ontwikkeling. Honderd professionals komen op 30 juni bijeen in het Tobacco Theater aan de Nes om samen te onderzoeken hoe ze slimmer kunnen samenwerken.  De centrale vraag:  Hoe kunnen wij, […]

This autumn it will be 10 years ago since Perspectivity was founded. Our movement has grown internationally and towards a strong, diverse and connected network. We are excited to celebrate our 10th anniversary together with […]

Hoe kun je met verhalen de impact van een NGO monitoren en zichtbaar maken? Dat was de focus van de capaciteitstraining die in juni bij Caritas Egypt is gegeven. Ongeveer 20 medewerkers vanuit heel Egypte deden […]

De afdeling communicatie van de gemeente Oldambt vraagt zich af of ze Scrum kunnen inzetten voor werkverdeling en kennisoverdracht in het team. In een eendaagse workshop maakt het team kennis met de principes van Scrum en […]

The Perspectivity Public Health Challenge returned to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in May, a year after its inaugural launch. The Challenge is now a core part of the Masters of Public […]

Op 14 juni is de nieuwe subsidiesystematiek voor vrijwilligerswerk met “uitvoerige complimenten aan iedereen” door de Maastrichtse gemeenteraad goedgekeurd. De nieuwe verordening is tot stand gekomen via een participatief proces met een brede representatie van uiteenlopende belanghebbenden. […]

Perspectivity takes over Dublin this July and you are invited! We have decided to make up to 8 grants available for the Future Search trainings organized in Dublin. You can apply for these awesome courses […]

Vanuit de hele wereld komen professionals uit het rurale innovatieveld naar Wageningen voor ICRA cursus ‘Facing Rural Innovation Challenges’. Een deel van deze cursus richt zich op het faciliteren en onderhandelen in multi-stakeholder processen. Tijdens […]

Hoe kunnen we complexiteit voor ons laten werken? Deze vraag exploreren we op 10 juni met 20 ervaringsdeskundigen tijdens de ‘For the love of complexity’ workshop in de Vechtclub in Utrecht. Complexiteit, we hebben er dagelijks […]

Op 16 juni 2016 komen 70 professionals op het gebied van dagbesteding en participatie in Amsterdam bijeen voor de volgende stap in het participatielab Meedoen Werkt! Samen onderzoeken ze hoe ze elkaar wederzijds kunnen versterken op het pad […]

Het menselijk gezicht spreekt boekdelen. Als je feitelijk kijkt zie je meer! Tijdens het Perspectivity Network Event Zaterdag 17 september zullen we kennismaken met de INSA methode van non-verbale strategie analyse. We hebben allemaal onze […]

Maastricht versterkt de positie van senioren in de stad, met aandacht voor positieve gezondheid. Meer info?  Krant Seniorendialoog Positieve gezondheid Contact: Elien Rogaar

Zowel overheidsfunctionarissen, ICT partners, vertegenwoordigers van de vakbonden, senior en middel management, als technisch, commercieel en ondersteunend personeel komen in mei 2016 samen in Dar es Salaam om de toekomst van de Tanzanian Telecommunications Company […]

20 of the best and brightest graduate students in the Netherlands gathered at the Rijswijk offices at Tuesday 3rd May for a Shell in-house day. They are participating in the Best Graduate Game, organised by […]

Door Petra de Boer De wereld is in beweging. Door een flexibele houding kunnen we veel beter inspelen op veranderingen. Dat lijkt eenvoudig, maar vereist nogal wat. Durf te experimenteren, het liefst in de praktijk. […]

We would love to have you with us in Dublin to learn how to bring the whole system together to solve complex issues together. Most leaders today are confronted with two challenges: the reality of […]

Kom naar de Perspectivity Breakfast Road Trip in Arnhem, Den Haag or Amsterdam Word je ook geconfronteerd met complexe situaties? Werk je samen met andere partijen? Wil je met een diverse groep professionals inzichten opdoen over jouw […]

De gemeente Amsterdam wil dat zoveel mogelijk mensen meedoen in de samenleving; als vrijwilliger of in een baan. Het Impuls-programma -dat in 2015 is gestart- activeert Amsterdammers met een grote afstand tot de arbeidsmarkt. In een ééndaags […]

March 2016 saw the latest Public Health game challenge being played in Stourbridge, UK (the home of glass making). The 5 hour return train journey from London was worthwhile! Almost 50 General Practice doctor trainees […]

            I want to contribute To a Titanic shift at Caritas Egypt In which empathy and surrender Become tangibly The main modes of interaction.   In that totally different world, […]

The Perspectivity Nexus! challenge has so far been used with great success in three Resilience Garages that are organized to bring stakeholders together to improve the resilience of their cities. The Nexus! sessions took place […]

The Public Health Challenge was showcased to 14 players in Utrecht in late March. Many players had connections to the health sector and work in NGO’s, local government and a couple work in the field […]

Je staat aan de start van een nieuw, groots innovatieproject. De ambitie is helder, de financiering is rond, het team geformeerd en de deadline gesteld. Maar verder is vrijwel alles nog open. Waar begin je […]

Since two months more than 10.000 refugees have been staying in Idomeni, a refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian border. Facilities at this camp fall below any decent standards of living. There is not enough food […]

Er wordt steeds meer gezwommen in Amsterdams buitenwater, maar lang niet altijd veilig! Gemeente, waterschap en provincie willen meer mogelijkheden realiseren voor veilig zwemmen in Amsterdams buitenwater. Ruim 40 uiteenlopende belanghebbenden ontmoeten elkaar in februari […]

During our fifth presence at the Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO), Perspectivity hosted the ‘national security’ version of the Perspectivity Challenge. This conference is organised specifically for senior national security officers from […]

Het Eneco management heeft visie: Van centrale naar decentrale opwek van energie; Een meer klantgerichte benadering van de markt. Deze visie leidt tot meer eigen verantwoordelijkheid voor werknemers van de energiecentrale in Utrecht, maar zorgt ook […]

Gebeurtenissen als de aanslagen in Brussel en Turkije, de strijd tegen IS en de groeiende vluchtelingenproblematiek maken onze uitdaging op het gebied van vrede en veiligheid heel duidelijk. Mede daardoor vond ik het gisteren zeer […]

Last month 65 students aged 14-15 years from the British School in The Netherlands rose to the challenge and played the Climate Challenge. It was part of their Life Skills course which includes a topic […]

By Diederik Prakke Do you recognize the tension between wanting to call a spade a spade, while at the same time ensuring that nobody feels attacked or disrespected? Early March Perspectivity walked this tight rope […]

Do you ever wonder where the border lies between intuition and prejudice? Rightly so! We’re told to stop acting on false assumptions, but we’re also advised to trust our instincts, our gut. During Perspectivity’s Network […]

9 o’ clock, mondaymorning. The lecture room slowly filled with 60 just-out-of-bed students. The start of a new semester, what to expect? And then… Action time: they were flooded with information on the Perspectivity Challenge […]

The Young Shell crowd was most certainly impacted by both the game and the debrief session. Their discussions continued into Thursday night and through to lunch on Friday, and certainly will continue to ripple on. […]

We would like to invite you to experience the Public Health Challenge March 24 in Utrecht. This newly developed inspiring learning tool allows players to experience the realities of complex decision making to improve public […]

The next Network Event is already coming up on 5 & 6 February. Freek van der Pluijm, Tamar Harel & Christopher Baan have prepared a programme to discover personal stories of change. On Saturday we […]

Nadat vorig jaar een start gemaakt werd bij de voltijd studenten, werd donderdagavond 7 januari de Perspectivity Challenge voor het eerst ingezet bij de deeltijd studenten. Zo’n 24 studenten (2 speeltafels) speelden de Perspectivity game, […]

In the fall of 2015, the communication manager at Oikocredit International had heard about the use of Scrum for communication. She was eager to familiarize her team with this agile methodology to work on communication […]

While Planet Climate talks are going on in Paris, future leaders at AkzoNobel are being trained in Sustainability Policy.  The Perspectivity Climate Game is the start of the second day of the module on  sustainability. […]

The reform programme at Caritas Egypt is aimed at at strengthening the organisation and its people, to make it more sustainable and its work more visible in the world. The programme was designed and is implemented by Perspectivity […]

Lisette Gast is working with RNW Media to develop their Theory of Change (ToC). In development cooperation, there are many interpretations of what a ToC entails. Below, Lisette shares her reflections:    “The world is […]

We, like many others, are touched by what is happening with refugees in Europe. We want to contribute our skills where the risk of polarisation is high and where conflicts arise. Since November, Perspectivity Enterprise […]

Hello, my name is Manpreet Kaur Juneja. The first time I played the Perspectivity Climate challenge in India, I spent whole evening thinking and reflecting upon my game. Although I started my game with a […]

How to design inspiring and sticky training courses and workshops? Perspectivity continuously searches for innovative and creative ways of learning that make learning both sustainable and joyful. Brain knowledge offers trainers and facilitators insight in […]

In October, Perspectivity’s storytelling tool Sprockler was invited to speak at the 2015 Forum Media and Development (FoME) Symposium hosted by Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie in Bonn, Germany. The topic of this two-day conference was ‘Focus on Impact: Advanced […]

One of the biggest challenges facing the earth is how to meet the energy needs of a growing global population while tackling climate change. There are no easy answers to this challenge. The world needs […]

A newly purchased clock asked the grandfather clock on the opposite wall “How long have you been here grandpa clock? It answered “I’ve been here for 20 years.” “Oh! Then to do the same I’ll […]

The course is a 3-day masterclass aimed at those who need to come up with responses to complex challenges – it will build understanding of the strategic and tactical aspects of creating these responses. The […]

Fear, terror and courage are all vivid in Nigeria. A longing for peace is what drives them. One of the most inspiring training trajectories that Hanne has designed and delivered was the “Common Cause for […]

Perspectivity is contributing with passion and compassion to the Women on the Frontline programme of the consortium of Hivos, Oxfam, PwC and IWPR. We feel inspired and challenged to contribute to achieving impact with this programme in such […]

Perspectivity, together with Responsible Tourism Tanzania designed and facilitated a training workshop to grow sustainable tourism. The objectives were to share knowledge and experience on sustainable tourism, to have been introduced to the certification system […]

In the morning of Saturday 28 November, people started dropping into the Seats2Meet building at Utrecht Central Station. They came to be trained in one of three Perspectivity Challenges that we have developed to let […]

During the latest Perspectivity event on November the 7th, Victor Lamme, a neuroscientist from the University of Amsterdam, took us on a journey into our brains. We explored the question of who the boss in […]

Perspectivity’s Han Verhoeven shares one of her most memorable experiences: One of my most memorable training trajectories was the interfaith dialogue training of trainers in Nigeria that I delivered with Henk van Apeldoorn. Nigeria has […]

Door Eva Oosterveld “Walking the Perspectivity Path. The power of dialogue.” Het boek dat Hans Keijzer schreef over zijn filosofie en zijn leven is zaterdag 19 september gepresenteerd in de Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam. Het was […]

Perspectivity had been invited for the 4th time to conduct a Perspectivity Challenge for the Fifth Asian Forum on Global Governance (AFGG) organised by Observer Research Foundation and ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin in the Hyatt Regency Hotel […]

At Tuesday October 27th, Perspectivity delivered a session of Nexus!, the energy-water-food stress nexus board game, for the University of Maryland at the offices of the World Bank in Washington. A group of water and […]

October 22 we showed the new developed Perspectivity Challenges! The challenge developers  presented the new challenges and everybody played in two demo workshops. The event also included an update about recent developments . We will […]

Dear Perspectivity friends, We are very pleased to invite you to the upcoming Perspectivity Network Event at November 6 & 7 in Amsterdam. We have an exciting program lined up: a journey into our brain. […]

At October 28th, Perspectivity will deliver a session of Nexus!, the energy-water-food stress nexus board game, for the University of Maryland at the offices of the World Bank in Washington. Maryland professor Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm asked […]

Participatie in Maastricht Om nieuwe afspraken te maken over de rol van de Buurtplatforms en hun samenwerking met de gemeente faciliteert Han Rakels een aantal dialoogsessies. Tijdens deze bijeenkomsten is gereflecteerd op de samenwerking en […]

Online onderzoeksbureau The Brighthouse bouwt in opdracht van de Stichting Klantgericht Bouwen een reviewsite voor consumenten. Om als team meer samen te werken en de prioriteiten beter af te kunnen stemmen op de wensen van […]

Book tip from Herman van der Meyden There are plenty of books that discuss the evolution of mankind and it is not likely that Sapiens would have caught my attention in the bookstore. My colleague […]

The Perspectivity Enterprise is expanding! Three new faces have joined us since this summer and they are Cristien Temmink, Diederik Prakke and Maurice van den Hoek. They bring fresh perspectives, new insights and a load of knowledge […]

Afgelopen 24 September  kwam een groep van meer dan 30 liefhebbers van complexiteit bij elkaar in de Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam om ervaringen met het werken in complexiteit uit te wisselen. Deze dag was Perspectivity’s tweede Learning […]

When I joined Perspectivity as an intern in May 2015, my goal was to get more acquainted with the complexity of social issues. Through joining several Network and Enterprise meetings/events, I got a lot of […]

CSR Netherlands is the Centre of Excellence for Dutch companies that are striving towards corporate social responsibility. More than 2000 companies are affiliated with this networking organization, which is the biggest of its kind in […]

Deans and directors in the U4 Academic Leadership program met for the third time in this course. This time we spent three days in September 2015 at the historic University of Uppsala in Sweden. Quality […]

We are all – to a lesser or to more extent – familiar with the Perspectivity Game. But did you already pick up the news that Perspectivity has brand new game challenges to offer? Does […]

August 2015 Monique Janmaat organized a follow up of the Appreciative Inquiry retreat held in sept. 2014 for the regional Steering Committee of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan of Action. The main objective of the workshop was to […]

As part of an institutional thematic week in The Hague, the entire staff of the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy participated in the Perspectivity Challenge, in which they took up the challenge of developing the […]

Together with FMO, Perspectivity conducted a workshop on complexity and sustainability in finance as part of the Goethe Business School talent programme for the Chinese Construction Bank. Our Chinese speaking participants familiarised themselves with insights […]

September 4-6, Festival for the Future took place in Auckland, New Zealand. Young (Social) Entrepreneurs, innovators and idealists were brought together over one weekend to explore the big issues of our time and get inspired […]

Afgelopen week vond de tweedaagse training Faciliteren van Herstelcirkels plaats. Een groep van negen personen en twee begeleiders kwamen bijeen bij Knowmads in Amsterdam om meer te leren over de ‘Restorative Circles’. Herstelcirkels is een […]

Op zaterdag 19 september was de officiële lancering van Walking the Perspectivity Path, The power of dialogue van Hans Keijzer. De Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam vulde zich met ongeveer 70 familieleden, vrienden en anderen, geïnteresseerd in […]

Voel je je wel eens onveilig als je als vrouw alleen reist? Weerhoudt de mogelijke onveiligheid en Hen intimidatie je ervan om alleen op avontuur te gaan? Perspectivity’s Hanne Verhoeven geeft trainingen over veiligheid voor […]

Na een reorganisatie begon Amnesty Nederland met een ontwikkeltraject om een frisse start te maken. Hanne Verhoeven, Elien Rogaar en Michiel Damoiseaux gaven het traject mee vorm en faciliteerden het. Tijdens het ontwikkeltraject werd een […]

Op 18 juni kwamen ongeveer 70 mensen bijeen in De Nieuwe Liefde in Amsterdam voor een volgende aflevering om schuldhulpverlening in Amsterdam te verbeteren. De bijeenkomst was in de vorm van een schuldhulpcafé en is […]

This was a long pending game session from Bangalore which couldn’t have been possible without the help of Amnesty International Bangalore. Inspite of an extremely rainy Saturday, 8 participants turned up for the open session. […]

Hello everyone! My name is Maria Rast and I’ve been an Intern at Perspectivity for almost 2 months now. I think a lot of you might know me from the Perspectivity Network Events, where I’ve […]

In October 2014 I started at Perspectivity as an intern. Having recently graduated in Anthropology of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, I was looking for a place where the […]

En wordt een wendbare organisatie Hoe schrijf je een boek met zeven mensen? Al scrummend natuurlijk – zegt Petra de Boer, co-auteur van het onlangs gepubliceerde ‘Scrum in actie’. Maar wat is Scrum eigenlijk en […]

…verbreed je wereld  Toen ik in september bij Perspectivity begon, was ik 23, had ik net zes maanden ervoor mijn studie Bewegingswetenschappen afgerond en wilde ik iets betekenisvols doen. Ik hoopte dat ik bij Perspectivity […]

National security is a complex domain encompassing matters ranging from the challenges of homeland security management, to designing coping strategies for a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional threats. National security, especially in a rapidly […]

Een interview in de krant met de CEO van Eneco was de aanleiding om met het managementteam van de warmtecentrale in Utrecht een strategiesessie te organiseren. Tijdens de voorbereiding werd al snel duidelijk dat er […]

Last October I facilitated a game session at the Sharing Week in Utrecht. Rachael was one of the participants, a New Zealand nurse who moved to the Netherlands. (And now co-developer of the Public Health […]

Increasing violence and conflict, the rise of extremist militant groups and regressive laws and regulation are making work more difficult and stressful for activists in the MENA region. On the 10th to the 12th of […]

Book tip from Monique Janmaat I like this book because it stimulated an inner dialogue within myself. It shares concepts and practices about leadership and dialogue that have been used and are still used on […]

Around 30 staff members of the German International Cooperation (GIZ) Tanzania participated in a participatory planning process. They interviewed each other about the successes of 2013 and identified the root causes of these successes. It gave […]

‘’Shell management firmly believes in the Perspectivity game to help Shell staff reflect on their work and business ethics’’, stated one of the organisers who had invited Felix, Sander and Henk on May 28th to […]

Perspectivity nodigt je uit voor een bijzondere ervaring op het gebied van duurzaamheid en samenwerking. Een Game sessie met een krachtige nabespreking om een persoonlijke ervaring op te doen met de uitdagingen die complexe sociale […]

Op de tweede dag van het Perspectivity Netwerk Event met het International Futures Forum (IFF) – een groep met mensen met vergelijkbare ideeën als Perspectivity – onderzochten wij hoe we onze impact op de wereld […]

Het Perspectivity Network organiseerde vorige week weer een netwerk event. Deze keer kwamen wij bijeen in de Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam. Drie leden van het International Futures Forum (IFF) waren afgereisd vanuit Schotland om met ons […]

Gooi het communicatieplan maar in de sloot! Hoe vaak begint je met grote, ambitieuze plannen? En hoe vaak komt er hier van niks terecht? Gooi ze maar in de sloot! Scrum is een is een […]

Thursday 7th May 2015 was the day millions of British people headed to the polling booth to vote as part of a complex decision making process; Britain’s leadership. Also on this day 70 Public Health […]

Hi all! After 3 months of internship at Perspectivity it is about time that I introduce myself. I am Thekla van Lingen, 23 years of age and since February I have been travelling from Wageningen […]

We are delighted to announce that the Perspectivity Network Event 29, 30 May 2015, will be run in partnership with the International Futures Forum. The International Futures Forum is based in Scotland and has a […]

Voormalig rechter Charlotte Keijzer en coach en mediator Carla Houben geven op 3 & 4 september  2015 een training in het faciliteren van Restorative Circles. Restorative Circles zijn gebaseerd op het restorative justice systeem ontwikkeld door Dominic […]

Een dertigtal voorlopers op het gebied van sociale verandering kwam bijeen op de Perspectivity Learning Exchange ‘Lost in Transformation’ in Amsterdam. Om ervaringen uit te wisselen en samen na te denken over de complexe vraagstukken […]

Scrum is hot, niet alleen in de IT maar juist ook daarbuiten wint het snel terrein. Waarom? Omdat het een hele pragmatische werkwijze is waarmee je sneller, en met meer plezier, waardevolle resultaten kunt boeken. […]

Last Wednesday, a small crowd gathered in a wine shop in The Hague to run a test of the Perspectivity Public Health Challenge. The dynamics were good: lots of laughther, anger and frustration. Some useful […]

More than thirthy participants in the AKZO Nobel Graduate Development Program played the Perspectivity game. They were hosted by Erik, Freek en Michiel. These young professionals came from all over the world to take a deep […]

By Petra de Boer “We don’t live in an era of change, but in a change of era”, states Jan Rotmans, Professor of sustainable transitions and system innovations at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam in […]

Perspectivity Learning Exchange: 21 april 2015 Ben je vastgelopen in het doorvoeren van verandering? Loop je op de troepen vooruit? Ervaar je jouw vraagstukken als complex? Kun je de wereld op z’n kop zien? Exploring […]

On the 6th of March, the Department of Engineering and Architecture of Ghent University gathered to explore their future. In a ‘Teletijdscafé’ orchestrated by Han Rakels, faculty, staff and students brainstormed about engineering challenges and […]

Tijdens de CommunicatieBreak op 19 mei in Utrecht verzorgt Petra de Boer een workshop over Communicatie Scrum: “Gooi het communicatieplan maar in de sloot”. Wat is Scrum? Scrum is een slimme methode om projecten te organiseren en […]

In January 2015 Michael Donnelly ran an all-day open game session in Dublin, Ireland with 24 participants. The day was built around a theme: Dealing with Complexity in Post-Recession Ireland. The morning session involved playing […]

In Ireland, March 2015 Michael facilitated a collaboration meeting with Biodiversity experts from 10 Local Authorities. The meeting was organised to take a critical look at collaboration they had experienced in a EU funded cross […]

Hi my name is Martijn Hunter. I am 34 years old, happily married, and a father of two beautiful children. My whole life I have been very technically minded and I have followed, successfully, multiple […]

Perspectivity Enterprisers Han Rakels and Michiel Damoiseaux collaborated with the Human Security Collective (HSC) to develop a new Perspectivity Game: the Human Security Edition. HSC is a foundation with a strong background in Development, Conflict […]

Art of Hosting Societal Innovation How can we enable social innovators to unleash the power of collaboration towards stronger, more meaningful outcomes? How do we build an impact ecosystem?   Learn how to increase your […]

The Perspectivity Network invited Knowmads to facilitate its quarterly Network Event. In a full-day programme, four Knowmads tribe members took us through an action-learning experience to introduce us to their education philosophy. Knowmads is an […]

On February 3rd, the kick-off of the fully revised course Sustainable Business Management took place at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Perspectivity was invited to host the climate game and seventy students in Technical […]

Scrum is een slimme manier van het organiseren van projectteams die aan populariteit wint buiten de IT. Deze week presenteerde Jeff Sutherland, grondlegger van Scrum, de Nederlandse uitgave van zijn nieuwste boek: ‘Scrum, Tweemaal zoveel […]

Knowmads business school is an international school where people from all over the world learn how to do business and work together. Business is all about interaction between people. Our focus is on learning by […]

Perspectivity and International Futures Forum (IFF) invite you to a one-day conversational seminar exploring how we can respond creatively to complexity in post recession Ireland. Read the flyer: Complexity in Ireland Seminar

The Board of the Perspectivity Foundation is please to welcome two new faces to take the Network further into 2015: Noor Buur en Pieter van den Wall Bake. Noor has been involved with Perspectivity for […]

It was during my student days in 2009 when I learned about the existence of Perspectivity. While studying human geography – in essence, how do groups of people relate to each other (over the earth) […]

What do Wau and Nova Iguacu  in common? They are both affected by (armed) conflict and Perspectivity was asked to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues to reflect and plan for action. Lisette has been facilitating these processes, […]

Op 25 november speelden 200 managers van de Belastingdienst de Perspectivity Game. In het prachtige decor van het Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht werd aan 15 tafels fanatiek meegedaan. De deelnemers werken allen in de Informatievoorzieningsketen van […]

Het nieuwe gemeentebestuur van Amsterdam benoemt in de zomer van 2014 drie thema’s waarop versneld resultaten moeten worden geboekt. Een hiervan is schuldhulpverlening. Nadat in twee bestuurlijke laboratoria de ambities zijn vastgesteld, wordt Perspectivity gevraagd om het […]

Early February 2013 I was forwarded an invitation. No text involved, a simple forward, of an invitation to a train-the-trainer session of an NGO that, until then, I had actually never heard of… and instantly […]

Are you the type of person who has the potential to make a difference in our world? Do you have the courage to be a future leader or follower who will take a different approach […]

Edinburgh University is the location for the latest instalment of the expanding Perspectivity community. In November as part of the Universities Sustainable Economy Week, a group of international students organised a Train the Trainer Session […]

Coffee is everywhere today but some brands stand out strongly. Nespresso has been one of the coffee success stories of recent times and due to its success it is building new production facilities at Romont, […]

Getting to yes! The weekend of 17-19 October VVD international organized a negotiating training with (future) leaders of the Liberal party of Serbia, LDP. Mediation expert Felix Merks and VVD international toptrainer Kamran Ullah gave […]

On 11th November 2014, Perspectivity took part in a fascinating event – International City Podium in New Babylon Business Center (The Hague). Our interns took the flyers, the game and the banners to enthusiastically showcase […]

Embracing Conflict with Restorative Circles Our common response to conflict is punitive and retributive. It fosters emotion and anxiety. It sustains fixed positions and makes us blind for the perspective of our opponent. Dominic Barter […]

It is now five years Perspectivity has been running for the International Management at Cumberland Lodge for MSC Students from London School of Economics (LSE) with 40+ students each time. We based the design of […]

De Rijksuniversiteit Groningen is gastheer van het eerste seminar van het U4 Leadership Programme 2014-2016. De RUG ontvangt deze dagen twintig bestuurders en directeuren van universiteiten uit het Europese samenwerkingsverband U4 (Ghent University, the University […]

Two years ago, Deepali from United Nations University had played the Perspectivity Game at one of the open game sessions in London. By chance, Deepali connected back with Dharmesh to understand if the game would […]

This is the third time Perspectivity was invited for the Asian Forum for Global Governance which is an annual event organized by ORF. AFGG’14 was conducted by ORF in partnership with ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd […]

From October 8th until 15th it was Dutch Sharing Week. The purpose of this week was to make clear what we can actually share with each other. Many organisations and initiatives took their stage to […]

Workshop Restorative Circles and Installing a Restorative System by Charlotte Keijzer. Working as a judge Charlotte participated for years in a justice system that strongly fixes participants to their positions like victim, defendant or plaintiff, […]

Rani Temmink Age: 21 Nationality: Dutch Background: My name is Rani, which means Queen in Hindi. I grew up in Belgium but afterwards moved to India and later to Egypt. I am adopted from India […]

I am from Riga, Latvia’s capital city. What might be interesting to you about my home country is the beautiful coastline of Baltic Sea. There are also a lot of forests, which you can feel […]

Hi everyone! My name is Judith van der Leek and I am one of the new interns at Perspectivity. On Monday, Thursday and Friday I cycle to The Hague from Leiden where I live to […]

Hi, my name is Anne and I was described by fellow intern Judith as “an altruistic dancer with a great interest in development”. I think that is probably quite an apt description of myself, as I do like to […]

Martin Aleksandrov. Communication Intern at Perspectivity Age: 22 Nationality: Bulgarian At my internship I am developing mainly my graphic design skills. Creation of promotional materials, branding a product – ‘’Perspectivity Views’’ (coming out soon), communication […]

Hi colleagues, I’m pretty sure you all know who I am by now. I wish to send you all an update of my progress so far at Perspectivity. Firstly, I would like to add that […]

Hello once again! I’m one of the interns from the first batch, and I’ve been with Perspectivity since June – four months so far. During this period I’ve been mainly working on the Monitoring, Evaluation […]

Perspectivity consists of people dedicated to help building a sustainable society. We are convinced that with the knowledge, technology and resources available, there are fantastic opportunities for mankind to live and develop with meaning and […]

It was April 2012, when Perspectivity first got to me. Unsuspectingly, I went on a corporate get-away with my FMO (the Dutch development bank) colleagues to Texel. Just for fun – which was called ‘team-building’ […]

Tijdens de Dialogical Self Conference op de Haagse Hogeschool van 19 t/m 22 augustus jl. heeft Perspectivity twee workshops georganiseerd rondom restorative circles en rondom de Perspectivity Game en complexiteitsdenken in de praktijk. Hoewel de […]

By Jovan Ridder: Two years ago, one of us attended a Perspectivity Game session in Bangalore. By chance, the impact of this session stretched all the way to Edinburgh, where a clever game one of […]

Perspectivity game played with all teachers of the International School Moshi to start the new school year.  Established in 1969 to serve the needs of the expatriate and local communities, the school has grown to […]

Hoe schoon zijn jouw kleren? De Perspectivity Garment Game promoot Eerlijke Lonen in de Textiel Industrie. Help ons deze Game te ontwikkelen en stem! Perspectivity doet mee aan the Living Wage Innovation Challenge georganiseerd door […]

We searched for interns with the ambition and potential to make a difference, for future leaders and future followers who ask the question: how do we bring people together and unlock collective knowledge, passion and […]

Twice a year the partners in Perspectivity Enterprise get together for three days to share experiences, plan for the coming year, and spend time with each other. In darkest January all the Partners agreed to […]

Monday June 30 we hosted an open game session in Utrecht. Although the group was relatively small -only 13 players- it was extremely divers. Together we represented seven nationalities: American, Aruban, Bulgarian, Dutch, Lithuanian, Romanian […]

The UK’s second Perspectivity Game Train the Trainer saw 11 people from various backgrounds come together to do some learning on the 7th June. They ranged from an Australian Adaptive Leadership expert to 2 students […]

Door Frans Ottenhof – Graag wil ik mensen enthousiast maken voor het nieuwe ‘Leaders and Followers’ programma van de ‘Perspectivity Academy’. Ik vind het een geweldig programma en ik gun het iedereen om het mee […]

Donderdag 5 juni 2014: Als onderdeel van  IFC’s  ‘Jaarcongres MKB financieringen’ werd de Perspectivity Game gespeeld bij de Nederlandse Ontwikkelingsbank FMO in Den Haag. Na een korte introductie van Walter en de uitleg van de basis regels, werden de […]

Politici en managers staan iedere dag voor lastige dilemma’s. Kiezen tussen duurzame groei of korte termijn resultaat. Wil jij ook wel eens in de schoenen van een wereldleider staan en kijken of het beter kan? […]

Perspectivity Bangalore conducted an open-game session on the 24th of May. The game was played with 7 participants on one board, facilitated by Anubhav Khanduja. It was an interesting session primarily because of the flavor […]

Afgelopen weekend presenteerde Franciska Fleminger, tijdens het Perspectivity Netwerk Event, De Organisatie Workshop, gebaseerd op Barry Oshry’s ideeën over macht en leiderschap. Hoe creëer je productieve partnerschappen  De groep leerde hoe je goed -en hoe niet […]

The London Development Group has evolved from a review after our annual session of 40+ Students at London School of Economics at Cumberland Lodge near Windsor U.K. November 2013. Our initial inquiry was around ‘Building […]

InterFaith Activity and Partnership for Peace, IFAPP, Perspectivity partner in Nigeria, has advocated strongly against the recent Boko Haram attacks on innocent civilians on a bus station and against school girls being abducted. Mallam Nuruddeen Lemu […]

During the second on-site E-teacher training week in Jordan, Irbid University professors prepared E-teaching materials for their own classes. By using new technologies they aim to motivate and activate their students. In small work teams and […]

We are proud to bring to you The Organisation Workshop. This event will change your view on the roles within your organisation. You will gain new insights in how things function and how they can […]

Looking for new perspectives to change the world? Join us at Perspectivity. Master students or advanced bachelor students (third or fourth year) interested in the wide range of social, organisational and environmental sustainable development. If […]

Pieter faciliteerde de Perspectivity Game bij de Cliniclowns-een Nederlandse Stichting die clown diensten voor zieke en/of gehandicapte kinderen levert. In het kader van een groter organisatie-breed veranderingsproces , werd het spel gespeeld door 18 mensen […]

Een verrassend, inspirerend en innovatief programma –Leaders and Followers–  gaat in september 2014 van start. Dit eerste ontwikkelingsprogramma van de Perspectivity Academy biedt nieuwe perspectieven aan ambitieuze mensen die verschil willen maken. Een leergang over complexiteit, interactieve […]

By Pieter van den Wall Bake – On March 20th Perspectivity facilitated the Perspectivity Game for the Student Association for International Relations (SIB) in Groningen. In the historical “Van Swinderen Huys” a group of 30 […]

Recently Perspectivity renewed its contact with Hubert Hermans, a retired Psychology Professor, who was a keynote speaker at a Network Event in the early days of Perspectivity. Hermans invited Perspectivity to present at the 8th […]

Op 6 maart 2014 hebben ruim 200 managers van de Douane de Perspectivity Game gespeeld. In het congrescentrum NBC in Nieuwegein is er onder begeleiding van 20 vrijwilligers van Perspectivity aan 17 tafels gespeeld. Zoals […]

Around 30 staff of the German International Cooperation (GIZ) in Tanzania went to a participatory planning process. They interviewed each other about the successes of 2013 and identified the root causes of these successes. It […]

On March 4, Perspectivity partnered with Social Enterprise Research Center (SERC), a leading research organization in China focusing on local social enterprise research, education and training. Perspectivity hosted an Open Game session with 25 participants. […]

At the recent Perspectivity Network Event, guest speaker Zaïd Hassan from Reos partners shared his approach to solving our most complex social challenges. He calls it The Social Labs Revolution. In Hassan’s vision social issues ask for a […]

On the 6th of March we will facilitate a large Perspectivity Game Event with 250 leaders of the Customs in the Netherlands. Because we need a lot of gameleaders for that event we arranged a […]

By Dharmesh Mistry – The Perspectivity Game has become a valued part of the London School of Economics (LSE) Retreat at Cumberland Lodge for MSc students of the Department for International Development. Our regular sessions […]

On Friday 21st of February Perspectivity was asked to facilitate a game session at a Foundation that has strong Rotterdam roots and focuses on supporting initiatives of local communities in the city. Every Friday morning […]

Op 1 februari ontmoetten ruim 120 mensen met een hart voor vrijwilligerswerk elkaar in het Mosae Forum in Maastricht. Doel: met vereende krachten verkennen hoe Maastricht het vrijwilligersbeleid in de toekomt wil vormgeven. De groep […]

By Lisette Gast – Last week I had the honour to be one of the facilitators of the Future Search organised by the Dutch development organisation Cordaid, more specifically the business unit Women Leadership. The […]

The staff of Yemen Ministry of Higher Education, nine women and one man, participated in a Future Search Training in Addis Ababa. The participants experienced a Future Search simulation during three days and used the fourth […]

Bangalore stormed into the new year with a Perspectivity session on the 15th January. Starting with a welcome Jive, the 17 participants from the organisation played the game on one table, led by Anubhav Khanduja.The […]

In our new corporate identity we have developed a new flyer for the Perspectivity Game. You can download the Perspectivity Game Flyer (PDF) or go to the Game page for more information.

Last week, the Perspectivity E-teacher Training team was on site at Irbid University in Jordan. The 5-day program was quite disturbed by an unprecedented heavy snowstorm, which put the country to a halt. However, when we finally managed to […]

When asked to help with organising an energy event, Michael Donnelly of Perspectivity saw the opportunity to present a much bigger vision of sustainability to the managers of Newry Council. He proposed a Sustainable Living […]

In November Michael Donnelly from Perspectivity designed and facilitated a conference on Fuel Poverty hosted by the Fuel Poverty Coalition, a membership forum of 150 organisations united to tackle the complex issue of Fuel Poverty. […]

Facilitators of Perspectivity picked up the accompaniment of 10 trainers in interfaith dialogue organised by Lux Terra/ IFAPP from 25-28 November. They contextualised further to the Nigerian realities also based on their own experiences while […]

Ten more staff members of Christian Aid from all over the world are trained in gender and security issues from 28 October till 1 November in Bangkok by Perspectivity. The participants are now ready to […]

Our Perspectivity Game coordinator in China, Jean Chen, worked hard to get the Game translated in Chinese. People in China show a lot of interest in playing the Game but for great impact, it is […]

On 12 November 2013 an agreement was signed between CADER (Change Agent for Development and Education Reform) in Jordan and Perspectivity. The agreement concerns the successful new Perspectivity Programme “Inspiring Leaders and Talented Followers”, which […]

22 (senior) vice presidents of the Arab Bank, which has its head office in Jordan, took the Perspectivity Course “Inspiring Leaders and Talented Followers” at the Land Mark Hotel in Amman, from 9-12 November 2013. […]

Meer dan zeven jaar is Perspectivity actief in het verkennen van de dialoog en zelf-reflectieve leermethoden die mensen kunnen confronteren met complexe situaties. Om dat te realiseren en te vieren hebben een paar leden van […]

Perspectivity ontwikkelt en faciliteert  een E-teacher Training voor 12 docenten van de Irbid University in Jordanie. Vandaag voerden de drie Perspecitvity trainers intake gesprekken met de deelnemers, gebruik makend van Skype. De training is een combinatie van […]

Perspectivity designed and facilitated a 3-days workshop with 50 representatives of civil society organisations on building effective partnerships to strengthen civil society in Burundi. The role of CARE Burundi (organization fighting global poverty) is changing. […]

Over the last generations, our world has changed fundamentally. In short, from a small humanity on a big earth to a big humanity on a small earth. To cope with the challenges of this new […]

At October 16th, Bente Adriaans organized her first open game session at the Vrijstaat in Utrecht. 16 people were curious enough to find out what this Perspectivity Game is all about and played at two […]

On the 21st of October, Esther Foreman from The Social Change Agency will be running a Perspectivity Game at the Hub in Kings Cross (London) for social entrepreneurs. Join her for a night of complexity! […]

During the network event last weekend 4-5 October we were treated on a very nice exploration of complexity. As Perspectivity we say that we are working in complex settings, and we have described some characteristics […]

On the 16th of October we organize an open game session in the Netherlands, in Utrecht. Anybody who is interested in the Perspectivity Game is welcome to join. As a participant of the Perspectivity Game, […]

Project Management Bureau (PMB) Amsterdam speelde op 3 oktober de Perspectivity Game met drie tafels in het kader van de jaarlijks terugkerende assistentendag. De locatie was Cafe Pllek in het snel vernieuwende stadsdeel Noord, met […]

In 2013 Perspectivity organised a workshop on innovative leadership in the recurring leadership programme organised by the Goethe Business School for their client, the Chinese Development Bank. In the workshop the participants were offered innovative […]

Perspectivity was asked to develop a new National Security edition of the Perspectivity Game for the National Security Coordination Secretariat in Singapore. The new game was played with over 200 people at 14 game tables during the […]

In Nigeria Perspectivity completes the first training for 15 participants from 5 organisations working on inter-faith dialogue. The programme consisted of 4 modules of 1 day each: complexity awareness, self-expression, appreciative understanding and sustainable peaceful […]

During the National Security Seminar in Singapore, Perspectivity facilitated a game session with the specially made National Security Edition of the Game. The National Security Coordination Secretariat requested this game which was a great success. […]

Through appreciative interviews the participants shared their success stories of  sustainable practices in their hotels/lodges and tented camps. It was amazing how creative and knowledgeable people already are in (re)use of scarce resources. By collecting […]

At the upcoming Perspectivity Network Event we will be taken on a journey into complexity. The program is hosted by Han Rakels, who will help us to discover ánd experience what it means to understand what […]

In North-East India, the Women in Government Network are at the forefront of sharing their first results of the development of the Barometer for Women’s Peace and Security. The Barometer is a process that is […]

Op 11 september vond er op ROC Scalda te Vlissingen een groot Perspectivity Game event plaats. Het spel werd gespeeld in het kader van Sociale Innovatie wat onderdeel is van het Maintenance Education Consortium project. […]

The new workshop Sustainability will take place in Ireland on October 22, 2013. In this one-day workshop you will experience the art of collaborating for success. The workshop will be facilitated by Michael Donnelly. Collaboration is […]

The Perspectivity Game was played as part of a 2-week training for bankers (central and commercial) from the developing countries. The program consisted of courses on “risk management” and a visit to the City in […]

A group of 24 young peacebuilders from 10 peace organisations from 5 West-African countries participated in the 5-day Care for a Common Cause training programme. Self-expression appeared to be a core quality of this vibrant […]

On 27th of July, the Perspectivity Game was played at the The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Bangalore office. Although, the game was played with only eight participants, the broad variety of backgrounds really shaped the dynamics of […]

Ashridge House is a stately home near London that is now run by a charity that supports learning through educational programmes and a management consultancy. Their mission is to “develop managers’ knowledge, skills, behaviours and […]

Devon County Council’s “Create and Innovate” Programme is about “thinking differently facilitated through experimentation, discovery, play, learning and reflection.” Perspectivity was invited to support this goal and at a time where further significant budget cuts […]

The Generator is a co-work space which offers desk space but more importantly focuses on creating an open culture to foster collaboration between their clients which can lead to surprising innovations, mutual benefit and learning. […]

Students from Exeter returning to College after sitting their AS-Level exams welcomed the opportunity to participate in a learning opportunity with a difference! Even though attending College after exams was not compulsory, 33 students joined […]

Last weekend a Perspectivity Game session took place in Utrecht. A group volunteers played the game, including the new contributors of the Perspectivity Network: Bente Adriaens and Clara Elders. The session was very dynamic and […]

Perspectivity and the Human Security Collective are proud to present Care for a Common Cause, an innovative training for young community leaders working on complex security issues in high risk areas. During the training participants […]

The Perspectivity Game was played for the first time in Burundi. A group of 20 people of 4 Burundian NGO’s played the game as part of a leadership training. After a slow start of grasping […]

On May 30th the Perspectivity game was played at the Dutch Consulate in China. The game was played with two boards and a total of 32 participants. According to the organizer, Godie van de Paal […]

Early June 2013, the management team of Moivaro Lodges & Tented Camps identified what they value about themselves, their work and the Moivaro Group. They held Appreciative Inquiry interviews to explore past successes. Based on these […]

Perspectivity piloted with the ‘Inspiring Leaders and Talented Followers’ training in the Middle East and Gulf States. In this co-production with CADER 20 people participated from organisations including Zain, Arab Bank, Aramex, Nuqul Group, UNWRA, […]

As part of the Future Search process of IKV Pax Christi, a Dutch Peace Organisation, Perspectivity facilitated a World Café event on June 3rd 2013. The participatory event intensified the orientation of the organisation towards […]

This past weekend the Perspectivity network event took place at the Hoorneboeg in Hilversum. A successful meeting with a varied program and an interesting mix of people, including long active members as well as first […]

Thursday the 16th of May it was a big day in Arusha. 20 People joined in to play the Perspectivity Game, which was facilitated by Monique Janmaat from Perspectivity Enterprise and Tine Hemelings (independent consultant). […]

Another Open Game Session was held in Bengaluru on 11th May. 13 participants from very diverse backgrounds played the game on two tables with two recently arrived new game boards. It was the first time the […]

In April 2013, a group of 20 people of 4 Burundian NGO’s participated in Perspectivity’s leadership training and strategy development workshop. These were the first activities of an institutional capacity building programme under the umbrella […]

Since the autumn of 2012 Tom Hitchman and Dharmesh Mistry have been pursuing some Digital Marketing advice through Tom’s membership of the Social Entrepreneurs Club at PwC’s Centre for Social Impact in London. They are […]

The 18th of April Monique Janmaat facilitated two management feedback sessions for the German International Cooperation (GIZ) in Arusha, Tanzania. Based on anonymous questionnaires team members prepared positive and constructive feedback for their managers. During […]

Vertegenwoordigers van vrouwennetwerken en –organisaties in (post)conflictgebieden waren bijeen in Den Haag voor een Future Search training. De training was georganiseerd door Cordaid en gefaciliteerd door Perspectivity. De vrouwen vertegenwoordigen vrouwenrechtenorganisaties in o.a. Afganistan, Noord-Oost  […]

Op 15 april is onze evaluatie (middels ‘appreciative inquiry’) van een indrukwekkend programma in egypte begonnen, dat eens in 1972 begon met alfabetisme onderwijs voor vrouwen in arme dorpen. Gestoeld op het concept “leer en […]

The first open session in Exeter was attended by a variety of people from local entrepreneurs to school children! We had 12 people play on 1 board and it was a typically lively game with […]

Perspectivity assisted in facilitating creative sessions during the NARIM-congress at April 18th. NARIM is the Dutch Association for Risk and Insurance Managers. The association represents 150 small and large companies, institutions and government agencies in […]

On April 9th 2013, Perspectivity was invited to Singapore to conduct a Perspectivity Game session for 80 participants of the Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers, a yearly conference organized by the Centre of Excellence […]

Perspectivity is delighted to announce details of a brand new training on Appreciative Inquiry to be held in Dublin in September 2013. The three-day course takes participants through a simulation exercise to create a genuine […]

In November, some 50 employees and clients of the Directorate for Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology reconvened for a day to reflect on the workings of “Inspiratine” – the naming of the change process for the […]

Op 14 maart organiseerde de Rotterdamse Rabobank een Agora (marktplaats) voor vijf geselecteerde artiesten. Tijdens de marktplaats konden de artiesten hun product pitchen aan een breed netwerk. Maarten Bruns coachte Melika voor dit event. Hij […]

Perspectivity past de Scrum methodologie toe voor eigen organisatie en klanten. SCRUM is een productontwikkelmethode die ontstaan is in de software-industrie. Men liep steeds vaker aan tegen veranderingen in vraag en omgeving tijdens de ontwikkelperiode. […]

On February 22nd, we facilitated a Training of Trainers session for John Clements Consultants (JCC) and Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) in the Far Eastern University in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The day commenced with a […]

At February 28th, Perspectivity India hosted a Train-the-Trainer session in Bangalore. 6 people dived into the gaming experience, the theory behind the game and the broader context of what Perspectivity tries to achieve. We welcome […]

On March 9th, Han Verhoeven and Youssef Rahman hosted a Train-the-Trainer session for the Game in what’s become our regular Dutch hangout, Poort van Kleef in Utrecht. Herman ven der Meyden dropped by in the […]

De laatste 6 maanden van het HPBO project “sociale innovatie” – zijn ingegaan. Na ruim 2 jaar aan projectactiviteiten ligt de focus nu bij het oggsten van resultaten en inzichten. Middels ‘Appreciative Inquiry’ gaan we […]

Perspectivity Enterprise was recently invited to make a formal presentation to the Change Management Team at Ireland Department for Social Protection. The Department has recently been restructuring with the merging of three major services under […]

Today the first workshop of a series took place to facilitate the development of a tailormade performance management system for Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF). Management and all staff were actively participating in understanding the concept […]

Last week the first module of the Perspectivity leadership training was conducted for managers from the Tanzanian Wildlife Division, Tanzanian National Park Authorities and Frankfurt Zoological Society. In order to preserve the beauty of Serengeti […]

“Politiek Maastricht koerst in economisch opzicht eensgezind af op de toekomst. De voltallige gemeenteraad – een zeldzaamheid – onderschrijft de economische visie die de stad voor de komende vijftien jaar heeft uitgestippeld.” Dagblad De Limburger, […]

In January 2012 Elien Rogaar undertook an inception visit to Bujumbura, Burundi, to start working with four local NGO’s that are involved in the Peace under Construction programme, an initiative of The Hague Academy and […]

Perspectivity has developed and organised a learning program for a group of master trainers of CADER, Change Agent for Arab Development and Education Reform in Jordan. The CADER group visited the Netherlands for 10 days […]

In December 2012 Perspectivity UK played an open game session in Belfast, the first Open Game session in Ireland. The participants came from a diverse background – senior managers in the public sector, the private […]

On February 4-6, 2013 Perspectivity facilitated a Future Search Conference for IKV Pax Christi, entitled “Back to the Future – our added value in peace processes and how to strengthen that”. Half a year of […]

Perspectivity is involved in the reform of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Yemen. Since former president Saleh was forced to step down, reforms re-started to take shape and this is one […]

The Research and Valorisation Centre of the State University of Groningen did a World Café facilitated by Perspectivity of the 15th of January. This fairly new department s the first port of call for researchers […]

On the first on January two new colleagues joined Perspectivity Enterprise. We are delighted that they join the team. Each comes with complementary expertise, energy and experience. Petra has as core business: spreading positive business. […]

From 10-12 January the entire leadership of Cordaid withdrew in a retreat house in Oostvoorne. These 25 people are jointly responsible for putting the new Cordaid into business. After a tough transition period a new […]

The Cordaid training Care for a Common Cause, finding a new perspective for youth engagement has been piloted in a regional conference of UNOY (United Network of Young Peacebuilders) from 2-4 December in Nairobi. It […]

In Oktober 2012 was er een groep internationale experts op het gebied van vrouwen in conflict gebieden bijeen om samen te onderzoeken hoe vrouwen zelf het heft in eigen handen kunnen nemen als het gaat […]

During the CADER training “Talented followers and leaders” we were happy with the use of the Perspecitivity Game as an integral part of our training. All participants were able to reflect on their behaviour and […]

During the international SHE conference organised and hosted by DSM, Perspectivity was invited to facilitate the Game for 12 tables. At the end of the Game some tables were pleasantly surprised, some were wondering where […]

Door Petra de Boer – In 2012, 1 jaar voordat ik toetrad tot de Maatschap, kreeg ik een eervolle vermelding in de essaywedstrijd van de Nationale Ombudsman Alex Brenninkmeijer en NRC Next (mei 2012). De […]

Inspirerend en verbindend; dat is het gevoel dat overheerst aan het eind van de tweedaagse Nightingales Future Search. 52 Limburgse leiders -van student tot burgemeester en van directeur tot kunstenaar- gingen in Kasteel Vaalsbroek met […]

At the International Future Search Learning Exchange in 2011, former Solvay Pharmaceuticals head of Production and Development – Gert Wentzel – shared his reflections on the Future Search trajectory that he led in 2007. As […]