Fwd: Update from Knowmads Amsterdam

[Boris Goldammer]

Dear all,

sorry for the delay.

Here is a heartfelt greeting form Kim (@ Kim: Thanks. We miss you!)

Best 

Boris

Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht:

Von: Kim van Rijt <k.va...@gmail.com>

Betreff: Wtr: Update from Knowmads Amsterdam

Datum: 14. Mai 2016 um 10:41:28 MESZ

An: Boris Goldammer <bo...@visionautik.de>

Dear Boris, 

could you perhaps forward the message below to our IPTL friends.

And / or add me to the llpartnerships google group?

It seems I can't post anything with my k.va...@gmail.com account

thank you!!

Kim

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kim van Rijt <k.va...@gmail.com>
Date: 2016-05-14 10:39 GMT+02:00
Subject: Fwd: Update from Knowmads Amsterdam
To: in...@hostingtransformation.eu, llpart...@googlegroups.com

Dear IPTL friends,

Now that the newsletter, below, has been sent I want to really round of my Knowmads period.

I hope you are all well.

I want to thank you for being inspiring, heartfelt, hard working, reliable, enthusiastic friends and co-workers all over Europe!!

Please contact me if you're ever in Holland/ Leiden.

You are most welcome.

with love,

Kim

k.va...@gmail.com

telephone mobile: +31.623002526

telephone landline: +31.717851042

skype: kim.van.rijt

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: information requests <in...@knowmads.nl>
Date: 2016-05-09 21:05 GMT+02:00
Subject: Update from Knowmads Amsterdam
To: information requests <in...@knowmads.nl>

Dear all,

We write you with an update from Knowmads HQ. For some the following might be known, for some partly and for some unknown.

In any case, we feel the need to properly update you all.

Joseff of tribe3 once fittingly introduced Knowmads to the poet Ferlinghetti. 

The first line of his poem #1 is: 'everything changes and nothing changes'.

At Knowmads, many changes has happened. We want to shortly introduce you to them.

One major change is that the current program is 6 months. Tribe 13 started April 4 and will finish together with tribe 12. In September, there will be one month overlap between tribe 12/13 and the new tribe 14.

And, over the last year, staff (council) changes happened. Currently Guus, Tijmen, and Jord are running the school in Amsterdam operationally. We see Floris, Tsila, and Pieter as 'elders'. Pieter is still here at the school, as an owner financially and as a consultant for companies. Additionally Paul (T8) is handling the finances.

Another major change happened summer 2015. At that time Jaron, Kim, and Laura Grool were running Knowmads. Pieter told Jaron to leave Knowmads. Pieter believed the school was not ran the way he thought was right. When Jaron left, Kim and Laura decided to leave as well. Kim was part of Knowmads the longest, from August 2011 until August 2015. 

From July 2015 - March 2016 Pieter and Guus were running Knowmads.

This email is our way of saying goodbye and thank you to Kim, Jaron, and Laura. It’s not an end presentation or a goodbye ‘borrel’ with hugs and speeches, but in agreement with all decided this is the best way after so many months.

As current staff we are aware that this process was painful. We genuinely appreciate all the work that has been done by everyone who has come before us. Elders, former staff, students and everyone around the school. 

Thank you. 

We truly believe everyone involved has acted the best they knew how or were capable of. And mistakes have been made. And, beautiful experiences and great results have been made, by everybody who has worked so hard over the years to make Knowmads an inspiring place where people can make a positive change!

We would like to reach out to the Knowmads community, being you. Our intention is to do our part in making the Knowmads Community thrive. Informing you all of where we are is our first step.

The pictures of all students and (former) staff are being put back in our (clean) school (seriously, it’s quite clean here). We are starting to blog again, set up alumni events, and have a 'borrel' Friday afternoon.

Also we are updating the website, including all (former) staff members.

We hope you will see you at the Gathering the 13th of May 2016.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1021320884612696/

With Love and in deep

kindness,

on behalf of Knowmads

Tijmen, Guus, and Jord

[perhaps you got this email on several accounts, sorry for that]

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