A final goodbye
This is the final blog of this graduation series and it will elaborate on my final expedition. You have read about my approach, lessons and project in the previous [...]
Go with the flow
Go with the flow, it is something that is being said often. But what does it mean? Why do I value this quote and what does it lead to? [...]
It’s not just a lucky number
Do you know that feeling when you're celebrating success and people are amazed at 'how lucky you are'? Or when they say 'things fall into your lap'? What if [...]
Authenticity: the courage to be yourself
As you know by now, I have started working at the company I did my graduation assignment for. LEF Recruitment and LEF Green are recruitment agencies and one of [...]
Chasing Dreams
I have explained my interest in sustainability and how it has led to making an impact professionally. And that was the initial focus of my graduation project. In the [...]
Call to action
There are various reasons why I have eventually chosen to focus on this particular graduation project I am currently involved with. Several interests have grown over time and have [...]
Imagine connection – what does it feel like and how can we build it?
“Is human nature separatism, tribalism and passionate distrust of the ‘other’? Or is it co-operation, recognition and, provided basic needs are met, a live-and-let-live attitude to all? What’s your [...]
Having one good friend can make a difference
Leisure as an instrument for impact Leisure time is an amazing time. It is the time that you enjoy and makes you feel alive. However, Leisure is more. [...]
A Homage to Design Thinking
“The future is fiction and with every choice, we are writing that future now.” Designing Our Future Humanity’s future does not look charming. With [...]
Play-Fight practice: a journey of connection
In the autumn of 2019, I participated in the Movement Immersion camp organized by the Formless Arts collective. This is where I first encountered the Play-Fight practice which proved [...]
Can we learn from our past instead of repeating it?
In this article I mean to share some personal thoughts that arose after watching ‘Landscapes of resistance’ (2021), by Serbian director Marta Popivoda. The movie touched me and triggered [...]
The Creation of Thinking
Out-of-the-box thinking is a well-known phrase in creative thinking. Already from an early age, creative thinking should be stimulated in the development and growth of children. Called the 21st-century [...]
Dancing to change the world – the role of embodiment and performing arts in societal transformation
Picture from an embodiment workshop I facilitated for a group of Performatory students together with Suzan Lindhout. In the search for my own practice as transformative social innovator, I [...]
Rebelling for Regenerative Cultures
For an Extinction Rebellion (XR) protest about a year ago, I was asked to give a speech about regenerative cultures. It was recorded through a Facebook livestream video which [...]
Sympathy Sucks
Okay, not always. But hear me out, sympathy will not lead to the needed radical transformations in society. Empathy will. How would you feel about getting hit by [...]
Climate justice – what is it and what does it make us feel
(Extinction Rebellion Netherlands, 2021) One of the topics that is important for me as a transformative social innovator is climate justice. The climate crisis is an issue I feel [...]
What about the commons?
For this blog I recorded a radio episode together with another friend with whom I live together in the community in Vlaardingen. We talk about the concept of the [...]
Vlaardingen Commons
In this blog I will talk about Vlaardingen Commons - a commons-based project for fairer urban housing. This is my graduation project, on which I am working right now [...]
The Climate Movement and its Connection to Inclusion
My story began two years ago when I was navigating my way through the Personal Expedition. The Personal Expedition is a 14-week course where we, social innovators, research societal [...]
A social innovator profile
Hi! My name is Noemi Bardas, and I am currently a transformative social innovation student. In my study, as well as personally, I am interested in how we can [...]
The expedition towards more accessibility within Leisure
We are busy people these days. We work to earn money, we exercise to meet our physical needs, take care of ourselves and others. After we’ve put in all [...]
Understanding Society by Diving into our Past
What does it mean to be equal? How are we different from each other? Why is our society the way it is? To be understood is as important as [...]
The Helpful City of Den Bosch over the Years
From “Bossche bollen” to “Bossche koek”, the city of Den Bosch is the home of many treats that will satiate your hunger for “Brabant” goodness. The capital city of [...]
Feel free to act
Societies across the world are facing many complex and interwoven challenges—poverty, inequality, environmental degradation, demographic change, discrimination, and violence—that threaten our efforts to enable people everywhere to live a [...]
“With great power comes great responsibility”
The Netherlands is a wealthy country, and while we can discuss how that wealth is distributed, we cannot deny that things are going well here. On a global [...]