Ruumiloojad is a small NGO supporting participatory leadership culture in Estonia. In 2009 a group of change-makers launched the first long term training course on participatory leadership based in Art of Hosting principles. Since that a small community of practitioners keeps on learning and experimenting, as well supporting meaningful change processes in small communities as well organisations. Piret Jeedas and Diana Tamm represent Ruumiloojad (Space Creators), ESTONIA, www.kaasamine.ee

Contact: piret@ruumiloojad.ee, +3725292242

Meet Piret Jeedas

I am truly excited about learning among a very diverse group of people who are so keen on bringing change into education. I am here to learn about myself as an adult educator as well challenge myself to come up with a prototype that I can actually test in real life.

Meet Diana Tamm

For me learning is the greatest way of connecting with people and communities. My latest learning journey has been with a group of wonderful ladies in Kongo village in Northern Ghana who have taught me to weave beautiful African baskets. From Movemakers I am curious to discover how to create powerful learning experiences that connect people and bring about change.

Kuriančios bendruomenės is a non-profit organisation co-founded by five young education innovators, hosts and process consultants living and working in Lithuania. The mission of the organization is to create and strengthen relations between different individuals, communities and sectors (education, business, public sector) and empower them to co-create positive change in society. Aurimas Ražanauskas and Julius Paplauskas come from Kuriancios bendruomenes (Co-creating Communities), LITHUANIA, www.aoh-education.org

Contact: aurimas@movemakers.eu, +370(614)64790

Meet Julius Paplauskas

I feel that the education system in which I've participated as a learner suppressed my creativity, my curiosity and the love of learning and I have a very deep desire and passion to help it change. My dream is that the education becomes more human centered inspiring us to learn, explore and challenge ourselves. Being part of Movemakers gives me an opportunity to connect with other like-minded people so that together we can make a significant change.

Meet Aurimas Ražanauskas

Learning is my passion, helping others learn is my job! I am a Participatory Leadership consultant using Systemic and Design Thinking tools to help the groups and individuals unleash their potential and achieve the best results possible. I believe that knowledge and answers to all the problems are already in the room. Good frames, facilitation and interventions are the things that help the potential of the group and individuals to be revealed and used for common good. That is where I focus my professional life - to help the others get the best of themselves to solve all the problems that they have and to co-create the reality they want to live in.

Dock20 is an international operating foundation that supports curious learners in finding their unique direction in a challenging world. Dock20 has expertise in innovative methods of learning, teaching and education that is complementary to standard didactics. Dock20 puts its focus in teaching on higher education and students from 18+. The learnings gained are disseminated with a large group of people working in (higher) education - school management, teachers and lecturers. The third and final focus is on creating a thriving community of people with a passion for education, within the school system and in broader society (e.g. government and business). Diederick Bosscha, Manuela Hernandez and Huub Purmer come from Dock20, the NETHERLANDS, www.dock20.org

Contact: diederik@movemakers.eu, +31(0)628533481

Meet Diederik Bosscha

I have a keen interest in supporting the emergence of a new paradigm for education and bring that into reality by developing new learning methods for education. Together with a network of education experts we create experimental learning environments for universities, e.g. summer-schools. Key questions I work with are: Why and how are systems changing? How does the bigger picture looks like? What new systems are emerging? How can we cope with change? How can you awaken, develop and stimulate your leadership skills? What is your role in all this?

Meet Huub Purmer

A lot of great and inspiring things are happening in Europe in the field of education. As a lecturer in Amsterdam and an education pioneer for Dock20 I am very keen on engaging in these inspiring learning labs across Europe. Traveling to the participating countries I take my Dock20-experiences with me in my suitcase: e.g. designing leadership learning experiences for international students (summer schools, minors), a teachers training on participative lecturing and change making programs for faculties. As a souvenir I’d like to take a stronger European network, diverse insights, engaging activities with me back home, to the Netherlands.

Meet Manuela Hernandez

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The KaosPilots is a self-governing institution comprised of two parts: the school and a consultancy. The purpose of the KaosPilot School is to create positive societal change through personal growth and enterprise. The program is a three-year long education where the focus lies upon learning by doing through client assignments, from entrepreneurs, consultants, leaders and thought leaders. The program consists of the disciplines Creative Enterprising Design, Creative Project Design, Creative Process Design and Creative Leadership Design and the education is designed around and operates according to the values Streetwise, Risk-taking, Balance, Compassion, Real World and Playful. David spends his time at Kaospilot, DENMARK, www.kaospilot.dk

Contact: david@movemakers.eu, +45 29429642

Meet David Jul

Many educational institutions are based with the vision to educate and foster whole human beings. Times are changing, and therefore we need to adapt our educations to fulfill that vision. Educations should aim to always be in the forefront of learning. I believe that is possible if we unite and share the good stories and dare to do things in new ways.

The Agency for Applied Utopia designs and supports transformation processes towards a sustainable, democratic and globally equitable society. As a nonprofit organisation, we carry out projects with the aims of training pioneers of change, participatory design of dialogue processes and the development of innovative change projects. Benjamin and Melanie Hernandez represent Impuls - Agentur for Angewandte Utopien, GERMANY, www.impuls.net

Contact: benjamin@movemakers.eu, +49(0)179 1127086

Meet Melanie Hernandez

I am thrilled to take part in the MoveMakers journey, especially to explore our ways of non-conventional and un-intentional learning. What if we cherished non-formal ways of learning more and give them space in education? I am convinced it would help us take these uncertain steps, necessary to overcome the imbalances of the 21st century. Steps that would come from our heart and soul, seeking confidence, authenticity, connectivity with oneself, others and the environment. My further quest within the MoveMakers´community is practising awareness and figuring out how to deal with and learn from failure.

Meet Benjamin Kafka

I am excited to be in learning with my colleagues and explore innovation in its diversity.