Founder

Arend has been a philosopher since he was 11 year old. Somehow, the questions young ‘grasshopper’ asked to his Shaolin Masters in the TV series ‘Kung Fu’ were also the questions he has been trying to answer ever since. As a business man, entrepreneur. he worked all over the world in oil and gas operations on all operational levels;  operator, foreman, loading master, marine superintendent, terminal manager and CEO. Only in his later years he decided to study Business Ethics and Social Responsibility in the context of health, safety and environment. He created the think  tree Sustenance4all that focuses on information theory, systems sciences and cybernetics, because he felt that our global risks and crises can be solved by science and commons sense. He created the ‘Realimiteit Theory’ and proposes sustainable and adaptive governance to replace non-functional democracies he coined ‘Noticracy’ based on rule by information. He assists Globethics Academy in Geneva to teach an online course on Cyber Ethics. The question is not; Is it sustainable, but can what people create function without becoming harmful?

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Priy is Assistant Professor of Chemical Sciences at the National University of Science & Technology, Oman. Wastewater treatment, waste recycling, application of soft computing in chemical processes are his main research area. He has published research papers & books on chemical reactions & processes. He did his Masters & Ph.D. from Central University of Allahabad, India. 

Priy is imparting training on the application of Research Tools & Methodologies, and Educational Technologies across the globe from Malaysia, India, Oman, and Nigeria. 

He has earned a certificate in Design Thinking at Stanford University. Currently, he is researching on the application of System Thinking in higher education curriculums.  

Human greed has created a never-ending risk for the sustenance of life on the planet earth. Humans have already destroyed a bigger chunk of biodiversity and crossed various planetary boundaries. Now sustainability is not an academic research word but the need of the hour to avert the biggest risk of climate change. Building Resilience through Education at all grade levels can be a game-changer. 

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Ton studied electronics (university Twente, master of science, MSc), business enhancement and electronics && information theory (Technical university Eindhoven, two year AIO, PDEng) as technology designer. Worked for several companies, Product development at Schlumberger for patrol stations, product development and IP at Canon (high end printing), technical IP business analyst at ASML (high end computational lithography) and now at Marel as patent and business analytics (high end food automation e.g. animal and alternative protein).

Main interests;

- Heart based, consciousness and flow research and development, flow coaching, increasing flow.

- (Patent, or any) information searching, analysis for product development & competitor analysis.

- New product development expert.

- Transform the Present, Brighten the Future, and Light Up the Universe.

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Michiel is a researcher and historian in heart and soul. The question ‘what is truth?’ and ‘where do I stand and fit in?’ fascinates him from his early childhood where he tried to find answers in books and by observing nature and people. He managed to acquire more pieces of the puzzle during his study of economic history and personal development. He completed this phase of development and learning in Hanoi, Vietnam whilst investigating the dynamics of the Vietnamese private sector. With special focus on the influence of three consecutive wars in one century on the vitality and resiliency of the Vietnamese people. After his study, he worked 20 years as an economic diplomat, strategist and project lead. He learned from his work in big organisations and how to encounter systemic issues which blocks growth, well-being and embodiment.

It was during this time, he found step-by-step his grounding by combining his deep analytical skills with a spiritual and holistic view of life. This starts by taking full responsibility for your own life, health and actions (which inevitably causes re-actions). In professional and personal life he applies concepts like ‘trail&error’ and ‘best facts available’, part of the sustenance4all approach as well, just as the ability to see the story behind the story and expose hidden motives. 

Currently, he is a team trainer and writer, feeler and thinker on historical and contemporary topics. Discovering and advocating the solidness of the sustenance4all philosophy in conjunction with his own life experience strengthens his mission to make people aware of their own infinite potential, and the threat of toxic illusions and seductions. To make the pieces fit.

Michiel is a practising musician in band projects.

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Rolf van Haren has been developing for years in the fields of cybernetics, innovation and data. By developing a holistic perspective where fields such as leadership, autonomy and systems thinking meet, Rolf is able to make connections. Connections that contribute from a complexity point of view to define new solution directions.

Rolf worked for 10 years in IT roles ranging from IT Management to Corporate Recruiters roles within the corporate environment. In addition, he focused on various companies that operate at the intersection of business, innovation, and ecology.