TL;DR I talk about planning and approach to this talk. Intro to some resources. Estimated Reading time between 7 and 15 minutes (including all the resource notes)… without following links, of course. When Ivan asked me to do this, I felt honored, excited, and more than a little anxious. This is a huge topic! We …
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„Thinkers think and doers do. But until the thinkers do and the doers think, progress will be just another word in the already overburdened vocabulary by sense.” We have chosen this old La Rochefoucauld quote as our New Year’s message. Why? Progress comes from seeing what we do not see. Daring to go where we …
On the 17th January, we attended a celebratory event in the building of Berlin’s parliament (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin (Berlin State Assembly) We heard three talks about the past, present, and future of democracy in Germany. The discussions spanned 1.5 hours, covering history, challenges from both right and left extremists, and the impact of social media. …
We engaged in a wonderful discussion with Alexander S. Wolf Foundation AusserGewöhnlich Berlin and our amazing twenty-five guests, Berliners originally coming from four continents at Wahlheymat Talks #2 on 8.11.2023 in Weltwirtschaft restaurant at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW). Our main Takeaways: MEANING OF WORDS – “Integration is bullshit” – the term integration implies …
We are confident Germany can do it again. However, this is a complex challenge and doing again should not mean doing the very same way!
It is not easy to find your voice. Even harder to use your voice.
The biggest step is finding a purpose in using your voice.