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THNK Programs
We accelerate the development of creative leaders with programs. Designed to embolden you, so you can achieve truly lofty goals and create a more meaningful and sustainable way of life.
our programsCreative Leadership Program
Our Creative Leadership Program’s five separate week-long modules immerse you in the first six months, followed by a one-year accelerator.
leadership programChallenge Projects
During Challenge, THNK participants work on current, actual, real-life problems and opportunities. Read about the current and past THNK Challenge projects here.
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Our participants, faculty, master practitioners and visiting experts are your inspiration. Browse through all our people profiles.
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Our participants include a wonderful mix of entrepreneurs, social change agents and corporate business builders from all over the world. Meet them!
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While you are digging deep and floating high to grasp ideas that could change the world, THNK’s staff and board work in the background to support you.
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Who owns the Moon? Forum with Michael Laine
During each module at THNK, participants have a chance to engage with experts, disrupters, and leaders around topics of relevance ...
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Introducing the new and redesigned THNK.org website
We are proud to announce the release of our newly redesigned website.
Designed by our friends at Studio Sugarfree, the site ...
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Pioneering a new model for higher education and social innovation
PEOPLE | Editors note: This article was written by THNK participant Roshan Paul about his accelerator project the Amani ...
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About THNK
THNK is a school with a mission: to develop the next generation of creative leaders that will have societal impact on the world. This isn’t just about generating ideas. It’s also about making it happen.
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Firmly rooted in Amsterdam, we’ve made the Westergasfabriek our home. Take a tour of the unique and inspirational THNK Home and read more about what to expect.
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We partner with corporate, non-profit and government-sector organizations to develop customized programs, creative challenges, and research programs.
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news & blog
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Who owns the Moon? Forum with Michael Laine
Blog post
Introducing the new and redesigned THNK.org website
We are proud to announce the release of our newly redesigned website.
Designed by our friends at Studio Sugarfree, the site has a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation. We also wanted to craft ...
Blog post
Pioneering a new model for higher education and social innovation
PEOPLE | Editors note: This article was written by THNK participant Roshan Paul about his accelerator project the Amani Institute and journey in THNK’s Creative Leadership Program.
I chose THNK’s program because they ...
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The Art of letting go – THNK as a special Kairos
THOUGHTS | Gunter Wehmeyer is a current participant in THNK’s Creative Leadership Program, in the second founding class. Born Landscape-Urbanist, Gunter has 10 years work experience in China and U.A.E on urban/social/strategy projects redefining the ...
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THNK DIY – Learn how to think differently
Henry Ford famously said that if he had given people what they wanted, he would have had to come up with faster horses. When you’re facing a problem or when you are stuck ...
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THNK Team F2K Sensing for M2M Technologies
PEOPLE | Kaz Brecher is a current participant in THNK’s Creative Leadership Program, in the second founding class. She recorded this video together with teammates, Francisco Almendra, and Felix von Coerper as a ...
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THNK IS A TRUE SWISS ARMY KNIFE FOR INNOVATION
PEOPLE | Frank Smilda is a current participant in THNK’s Creative Leadership Program. Frank is commisioner of police in the north of the Netherlands with extensive experience in the field of law ...
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When Aha meets Haha
Teamtalk | It was only 5 minutes in when the magic started to happen. We were in the peer-coaching workshop and had just started the pushing for insights and surfacing assumptions exercise, ...
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All theory is grey, but the glad golden tree of life is green
PEOPLE | Editors note: Just a week ago, we wrapped up the 3rd module of the current class of THNK’s Creative Leadership program. Among the group of participants is Rachel Sinha. She is ...
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On THNKing and Reflecting
PEOPLE | Editors note: Just a week ago, we wrapped up the 3rd module of the current class of THNK’s Creative Leadership program. Among the group of participants is Jillian York. She is ...
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THNK: the future, in the present tense
THOUGHTS | Among the current participant group of THNK’s Creative Leadership program is Adriana Baraldi. She wrote a blog post about her THNK experience and what THNK is to her, including the ...
News
Program Update: Corporate Accelerator
NEWS | We’re happy to announce an update to our Creative Leadership Program. We now provide a Corporate Accelerator course that covers frameworks, concepts, inspiring examples, and tools specifically developed for innovation ...
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