person suspected of creating tools, stories and things in between to amplify human connection with arts and culture. [cto]
Transformation Guidelines for Game Changers
A Guidebook for Century 21
The Case of Philo van Kemenade
21/2022/X/0029
Statement: As simple as possible, as complex as necessary
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The Case of Seraf al Zaurak
21/2022/X/0066
Statement: Don´t Read This! (Drive home safely and read a book.)
person suspected of taking people on an Alice-in-Wonderland-tour towards inner childhood to let their souls play freely within a safe experience for exploring the edges of their imaginations. [cto]
The case of Scott Gould
21/2023/X/0087
Statement: "Hey, nice to meet you. I hope you have a great day :-)"
person suspected of possessing profound insights into human engagement, leveraging his experience as an author, speaker, consultant, and former church pastor to unravel the intricate patterns of connection between individuals, whether as employees, customers, or community members.
LEARNING AS A LIFESTYLE
Lifelong learning is necessary, but not sexy. Because many of us perceive learning as a necessary evil, as a means to an end,…
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The case of Michael Dessagne
21/2022/X/0062
Statement: YOLO (You Only Live Once)
person suspected of dropping out after an elite business training and a promising corporate career to seek adventure in the outdoors and becoming an activity guide and nature wildlife photographer. [cto]
The case of Edda Kruse Rosset
21/2022/X/0027
Statement: Trust your own desire instead of asking others what you should seek.
person suspected of advocating system change and disrupting education through collaborative initiatives. [cto]
DIGITAL TAYLORISM
Do the current crisis give us a summer break? A good time to ask what has actually become of the digitization euphoria at…
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The case of Philip Horváth
21/2022/X/0050
Statement: What future are you creating today?
person suspected of telling transformational stories and teaching the tools leaders of the future need to thrive in the future. [cto]
The case of Ieva Sibilla Strupule
21/2022/X/0035
Statement: Shut up. Get up. DO IT!
person suspected of being a natural-born explorer with an exponential tendency towards innovation on hundreds of stages and in 6 home countries. [cto]
IMAGINABLE: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything
by Jane McGonigal When I first stumbled across a book by Jane, I was writing my thesis. I wanted to understand how gamification…
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The case of Mona Rosenberg
21/2023/X/0074
Statement: Sun is always shining
person suspected to connecting the dots between people who shape cultures and cultures which shape people. [cto]
Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference
by Rutger Bregman What if we measured success not by wealth or status, but by the impact we leave behind? This is the…
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The case of Jason Frasca
21/2022/X/0007
Statement: WE FIX LOST STICKY NOTES
person suspected of being a natural born New Yorker, an urban innovator, sleuth of emergent futures, and anthropologist of everyday lives. [cto]
The case of Suyog Sunil Risbud
21/2022/X/0044
Statement: Either I am ahead of you or ~40,000km behind you! Your call 🙂
person suspected of exploring and pushing the boundaries of imagination by co-crafting future concepts. [cto]
PLASTICITY
What cultivating adaptability and resilience means for transformative leadership
The case of Roz Savage
21/2022/X/0038
Statement: Live life large
person suspected of being the first (and so far only) woman to row solo across the world’s “Big Three” oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian and teaching others about sustainability, courage, resilience, and change. [cto]
About this Guidebook
If you are on uncertain terrain, you need guidelines (there are no exact plans anyway). And if you want to change things for the better on uncertain terrain, you need transformative guidelines.
This is exactly why the Guidebook for Century 21 came into being. As inspiration for those who want to change the game. Of course, we were also inspired. No idea is really new. Our source of inspiration was Douglas Adams. This Guidebook is a tribute to “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” which is still unsurpassed today.
Transformation guidelines: How to lead sustainable change
Over 40 years after its initial publication, ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide’ is a classic in science fiction literature. We Hitchhiker fans still enjoy the witty characters, the absurd plots, and the subtle lessons that have perpetuated the cultural legacy. The Guide is always a gentle reminder of our human frailties and the fact that despite all the challenges, life is not to be taken entirely too seriously after all.
The guide asks us if it really makes sense to search for the meaning of life. Just like supercomputer Deep Thought, which spits out the answer to the question of all questions after a lot of calculating, but without having understood the actual question. To us Shiftshapers, the number 42 stands as a symbol for the absurdities that we humans get up to every day. 42 is the reminder that we should finally stop searching for a solution to every problem. Instead, we should start looking for the important questions. Again and again.
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