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...the power of leaving a legacy for our grandchildren. At the heart of my work is a question: How can we create a future worth living, especially when certainty disappears and strategy alone is no longer enough? I believe we need more than knowledge and technology. We need imagination, courage, human connection and the wisdom to make responsible choices in everyday life. I am fascinated by leadership that begins not with crisis, fear or deficiency, but with what can succeed. Leadership that gives people orientation without pretending to have all the answers; that makes room for different voices; and that turns uncertainty into curiosity, agency and shared responsibility. Storytelling, theatre and humour are central to this passion. As an artist, leadership expert and trained physical comedian, I experience stories as instruments of transformation. They allow ideas to reach the mind, heart and body, and can help us see familiar problems from a completely new perspective. This is also why I created Grandma, my 101-year-old alter ego from 2065. Looking back at our present from the future, she asks the questions we often avoid and reminds us, with wisdom and mischief, that the decisions shaping tomorrow are being made today. I am especially drawn to people and ideas that connect worlds: science and art, technology and humanity, business and society, ancient wisdom and future thinking. I love giving a stage to voices that may not be the loudest, but have something meaningful to contribute. As a TEDx organiser, I am passionate about creating spaces where ideas do more than impress an audience. I want them to spark meaningful conversations, challenge assumptions and travel back into people’s organisations, communities and daily choices. Because an idea truly becomes worth spreading when it changes not only what we think, but also what we believe is possible, and what we decide to do next.

Learning languages and new things

Science

psychology

Life on Earth

I am passionate about proving opportunities for people to experience a new life. Encouragement and focusing on strengths and not our labels are things I value.