Archive for November, 2011

Nov 24th 2011 Eat and connect

On wednesday 19th of October, the six education organization hosted by Visionautics for the Learning Partnership, met the local community at K-Saloon, in Bergmannstrasse, Berlin.

In an informal atmosphere, the education innovators introduced themselves and the work they do. This includes supporting individuals, and organizations that start new initiatives or impuls transformation processes with different focus:
SOL, Hungary, on systemic thinking and organization development;
Knowmads, The Netherlands, on social entrepreneurship;
Embercombe, UK, on environmental awareness and change agent skills;
Youth Initiative Program, Sweden, on inner trasnformation and initiatives for social change;
Art of Monastery, Italy, on art in-residency and community-builing;
Plenum, Austria, on responsible leadership.

The programm of the evening included speed-dating, songs and energizers and other socializing activities and networking opportunities.

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Nov 23rd 2011 Start of the EU Lerning Partnership

17-20 November 2011: Visionautics facilitate the first meeting of the Learning Partnership “Hosting Transformation” in Berlin.

It seems long ago when the Visionauts Jutta, Boris and Valentina were writing the application for the EU Grundtvig Learning Partnership in January 2011. Then, faster than you would expect, the grant is won, the logistics are organized, and the gathering is already happening. On the 17th of November, the 19 partners walked in the door of K-Saloon, in Bergmannstrasse, Berlin. Here is where the Academy of Visionautics hosted for 3 days the first of seven meetings that will take place in each of the countries of the partners’ organizations.

Over a period of two years (2011-2013) the learning partnership aims to collect and reflect upon best practices on facilitating sustainable innovation and active citizenship, while creating a strong network between the organizations involved in different fields of adult education (visit the blog post “Ready for new partnerships”, if you want to know more about our partners).

Beside their diversity, the participants share the feeling that “it is my responability… Continue Reading »

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