Training

"Samenlevenskunst is misschien wel de beste keuze die ik ooit maakte!" - Arthur de Gast

Enabling ourselves and each other

Het academisch jaar 2024/2025 heeft tot doel om ruimte te bieden aan iedereen die verlangt naar een mens- en Aardewaardige samenleving om zichzelf te ontwikkelen tot Samenlevenskunstenaar. Dat is iemand, die vanuit verbinding met zichzelf en de Aarde zijn of haar impuls liefdevol in de wereld zet. Van binnen naar buiten. In continue onderlinge afstemming. Zo, dat tegelijkertijd de samenleving als geheel mooier wordt.

Tegelijkertijd word je deel van de Economy Transformers gemeenschap van brongenoten, mensen die elkaar helpen hun, wat wij noemen ‘ster’ helder te krijgen en te verwerkelijken. Iedereen kan op zijn of haar manier instappen en zijn of haar eigen route en tempo kiezen. Als je een opleiding of training doet, krijg je direct toegang tot het netwerk van Economy Transformers.

Vanaf dag één ben ook jij een Economy Transformer!

Ons aanbod:

  •  de Leergang Samenlevenskunst, voor iedereen die verlangt naar een mens- en Aardewaardige samenleving,
  • de Leergang Eigentijds Ondernemen, voor ondernemers die met hun bedrijf willen bijdragen aan een mens- en Aardewaardige samenleving
  • Verdiepingsdagen, voor iedereen die een van de leergangen wil doen, doet of gedaan heeft.
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Course on the art of living together

The Art of Living Together course is intended for everyone who wants to contribute to a humane economy and society. Whether you run a household with a partner, work in a company or organisation, lead an initiative or enterprise, are part of a residential or working community, or are active in society as a committed citizen-you are most welcome.

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Contemporary Entrepreneurship course

Wil je met je onderneming bewegen naar een evenwichtig geheel dat ten dienste staat van een mens- en Aardewaardige samenleving? In deze praktische leerweg kun je zien, ervaren en begrijpen wat je nodig hebt om je bedrijf of je kapitaal ‘van zichzelf’ te laten zijn en haar potentie optimaal te laten ontvouwen.

 

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Er zijn ook Verdiepingsdagen

Onze verdiepingsdagen zijn er voor iedereen die verlangt naar een mens- en Aardewaardige samenleving. Ze zijn een toevoeging op de leergangen, trainingen en begeleidingstrajecten die wij verzorgen. Om deel te nemen aan één of meerdere verdiepingsdagen lees welke voorbereiding er gevraagd wordt. De verdiepingsdagen zijn heel divers en vragen soms wat meer voorkennis van de deelnemers. 

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Specialisatie programma's

In 2023/2024 bieden we twee vervolgtrainingen aam :

  • Training Eigentijds Eigendom 
  • Training DeelGenootschap België
  • Training DeelGenootschap Nederland
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Training Eigentijds Eigendom

Over eigentijdse eigendomsverhoudingen

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Training DeelGenootschap België

Over organiseren vanuit Vrij, Gelijk & Samen

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Training DeelGenootschap Nederland

Over organiseren vanuit Vrij, Gelijk & Samen

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Deepening days

Losse verdiepingsdagen bieden we aan als specialisatie op de verschillende sleutels. Voor dit academisch jaar zijn dat o.m. de volgende dagen

  • Ik ben: de Rol van de Initiatiefnemer (Damaris, 11 maart)
  • Waarde: Eigentijds Boekhouden en Balanslezen (Jac en Reinoud, gepland)
  • Organisatie: besluitvorming / Raadpleging en Initiatief (Damaris, 21 mei)
  • Organisatie: juridische brug bouwen (Damaris met specialist, nog niet gepland. Laat ons weten als je hier behoefte aan hebt)
  • Relatie/Waarde: hoe word je zichtbaar (Jennifer, nog niet gepland)
  • Relatie/Organisatie: sociaal waarnemen (Jennifer, nog niet gepland)
  • Aarde: Wat is genoeg? (Pieter, nog niet gepland)
  • Aarde: gemeenschapsvorming en inclusiviteit (Pieter, nog niet gepland)
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Donderdag 16 april 2026 – Verkenning ‘Ondernemen als liefdespaar’ door Jennifer Benson

Een verdieping op de sleutel Aarde voor liefdesparen, waarbij het effect van een initiatief nemen van de partner een groot effect heeft op de relatie, of waarbij het liefdespaar samen onderneemt. Welke plek neem je in en hoe zijn de onderlinge verhoudingen tussen jullie als liefdespaar en jou of jullie als ondernemer?

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Maandag 20 april 2026 – Verdiepingsdag ‘juridische structuren’ door Damaris Matthijsen

Een verdieping op de sleutel Organisatie. We gaan nader in op de kwaliteit en de werking van de verschillende juridische entiteiten die er zijn en hoe deze al dan niet je manier van organiseren en besluitvorming beïnvloeden. Een heel nieuwe kijk op het fenomeen juridische structuren!

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Maandag 11 mei 2026 – Verdiepingsdag ‘drievoudig eigenaarschap voor ondernemers’ door Jennifer Benson en Damaris Matthijsen

Een verdieping op de sleutel Eigendom en meer specifiek het in eigenaarschap nemen van een onderneming, het kapitaal vanuit relaties, drievoudig eigenaarschap genoemd. Voorbij privaat eigendom naar het van zichzelf maken van het initiatief.

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“I lived with a negative image of both communism and capitalism, but through a lecture by Economy Transformers, I now understand that a very beautiful alternative can still be created that is humane. The lecture was very easy to follow because Jac explains in such a way that anyone can understand it, while still giving you profound insights. It stimulates you to work for a better world in your own way and I now understand better why the current system is set up the way it is, not serving people or the Earth, but we can change that together. It was a very interesting lecture for both thinkers and doers.”
Isa BaasAbout the Youth Symposium
Isa Baas
Living together might be the best choice I ever made! Why? Because this programme offers me inspiration and tools for doing business, working and living (together) in an innovative way - appropriate to the times and questions I experience. Because Jac and Damaris are two good and fun teachers who know how to convey their knowledge and expertise, while at the same time leaving room for whatever comes up in me or the group. Because the fellow students, each with their own unique life story, are united here, around the same questions. Because we come together in a beautiful location, away from city and crowds, where the water flows steadily by and the old tower bell rings out every hour, outside - so it feels then - of time and space. It is befriending a tree, recognising straights and curves in my daily life and feeling the concepts of ‘free’, ‘equal’ and ‘together’ come alive in me. In short, it is a vision of the future realised once a month in this meeting, learning and playing place!
Arthur de GastAbout the Basic Training in the Art of Living Together
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We had been thinking about it for a while, Leonie and I: it's not right for us to build up capital through our private limited companies while all our colleagues do the work together. Squarewise grew and you feel that capital can then start to take a toll on mutual cohesion and commonality. So we made Squarewise steward-owned and self-managing. And then we met Economy Transformers and everything fell together in systemic and social perspective. The role Economy Transformers attributes to capital is pure and inspiring and helps us take the next steps. Sometimes capital is needed to create. We are in a sector where capital needs and risk are relatively low, while earning power is high. Therefore, we also want to stop holding onto our capital and let it flow to places where it cannot be earned as a matter of course, such as healthcare, education, the arts and R&D. Entrepreneurship is creation. The experience from that is the real reward of entrepreneurship
Marcel Heskes,entrepreneurAbout the guidance by Economy Transformers
Marcel Heskes,ondernemer
I am not crazy, I am an Economy Transformer.
Ginny Mulders, initiatorOn her feelings about ownership getting words during Contemporary Ownership of Land
Ginny Mulders, initiatiefnemer
Everything necessary for human life comes about through an interplay of the factors of production, land, labour and capital. Whether - and to what extent - people have access to resources, food and wealth is irrevocably determined by how a society organises the exchange and allocation of land, labour and capital. (...) The organisation of the exchange and allocation of land, labour and capital is thus the foundation of any society.
Bas van Bavel, professorOn the foundation of any society
Bas van Bavel, hoogleraar
I came to hear all about the Share Society. I learnt all kinds of things about myself, my motivations, my value. Confronting and purifying at the same time.
Sandra van Kampen, entrepreneurAbout the training Partial Society
Sandra van Kampen, ondernemer
This is what I wish for everyone looking for new organising!
Derk Hueting, active in energy transitionAbout the training Partial Society
Derk Hueting, actief in de energietransitie
Through Economy Transformers, I discovered that something I learned from a young age does not have to be true, namely that a business has an owner. The thought exercise of what it would mean if a company “belongs to itself” and the entrepreneur undertakes in complete freedom gave me a different perspective on business. How would we then deal with resources, climate, income inequality, labour and the race of cheap, cheaper, cheapest? Why does everything always have to be cheaper in the first place? Why are we not willing (anymore) to pay a reasonable price for labour? Where is it actually going with the one economic factor that determines everything: economic growth? Where does this mantra lead? What are we actually pursuing? When have we reached the finish line? Jac taught me how money works, where it comes from, what economics actually is. By going back to basics, I gained a clear insight into why the current system doesn't work (anymore). But also insight into how things can be done differently. I have resolved to experiment with new ways of doing business, not with, but alongside the current system. In this way, I want to make my contribution to a more sustainable world.
Peter Joosten,entrepreneurAbout the Money Course
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Jac's extensive knowledge of why money came into being, his good explanation of it and how it affects today's society and how it affects many people's personal lives, has made me more relaxed about money and more confident about doing work and receiving the right rewards.
Johan Polinder, experiential stutter therapistAbout the Money course
Johan Polinder, ervaringsdeskundige stottertherapeut
As a wonderful, authentic, life-like training where personal development from connection to society is central. I like the way the training and the trainers themselves are also allowed to discover and grow, that not everything is fixed, that you are taken seriously, that you are part of the training. So not just coming to fetch, but also to bring. It's a bit unconventional, but it feels so right.
Gina van den Berg, works at a municipalityAbout the Basic Training in the Art of Living Together
Gina van den Berg, werkt bij een gemeente
I have just finished reading Jac's book.......which I don't really say well because I will probably pick it up many more times. I found it a deeply fulfilling experience every time I read and re-read it....because yes not everything goes in at once and needs a lot of repetition to actually sink in. But it resonates SO deeply within me and feels so true. All my life I have felt so many times that none of it makes sense...reading Damaris book and now Jac's, I feel seen and heard as it were. Both books are for me complementary and deepening to each other and to each other. They strengthen and support me and offer the practical tools that help me in my contribution to the human and earth-worthy society. Thank you very much for all your work!
Nardy Stolker artist and initiatorAbout the book The Fourth Scenario
Nardy Stolker kunstenares en initiatiefneemster

Community

Zodra je deelneemt aan een van de basis programma’s word je ook lid van de Economy Transformers on en offline gemeenschap van Brongenoten met de volgende mogelijkheden:

  • onderdeel zijn van de gemeenschap 
  • eigen thema- of werkgroepen vormen 
  • initiatieven nemen
  • interne communicatie
  • delen van documenten 
  • rechtstreeks toegang tot het bruggenbouwersteam
  • leer- en thuiswerk omgeving
  • maandelijkse ‘in levende lijve’ ontmoetingen
  • and many more
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Economy Transformers is CRKBO directed.

This means we meet quality requirements.

We are accountable for these quality requirements:

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All the information we provide is always truthful and accurate. Should you have any questions or wish to share anything, you can always call or email. Before you sign up for a training course or a programme, we recommend an orientation day. For the entry-level programmes, we do an intake interview. Even during a training or programme, you can always call or e-mail or make an appointment for a personal talk. Everything we discuss always remains between us.

All teachers are experts in their fields and always approachable. 

Before, during and after a programme or training course, it is clear what teachers and participants can expect from each other. If anything is unclear, you can always call or e-mail.

A link to a sample commitment will be posted here as soon as possible.

The teachers stand by the quality of their lessons and are accountable for it. Participants get out what they put in. If teachers feel that participants are not putting in enough, they will be lovingly addressed. Teachers and participants walk a path together in connection with themselves and each other.

The aim of all Economy Transformers' courses and trainings is to provide tools for participants to help themselves blossom socially to make the whole more beautiful, better, truer. Everyone helps each other in this process. Life itself is the examiner. Because we observe each other during the process, we will motivate, encourage, assist each other in time. As Economy Transformers, we will not test or examine.

A link to the complaints procedure will follow here as soon as possible. But in the first instance, we are directly approachable about everything anyway. 

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