Martijn Kersten

Where I am
I live in Willemstad, Curaçao, a small island in the Caribbean. I have lived on four continents, in the Netherlands, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi, and I now work mostly online with people and organisations across many countries. I have been part of soul.com since 2014 and am a member of the One Soul Community cooperative.

What is alive for me right now
I’m developing materials that help people grow in three capacities: serving something larger than themselves, staying in sincere cooperation with others, and continually improving. One question keeps humbling me: if harmony and unity are so essential to our well-being, why are they so difficult to sustain at times?

What I bring
A steady practice of soulful one-on-one conversations. Experience designing learning processes that end in action, not only insight. A systems eye for how purpose, structures, resources, relationships and personal capacity need to reinforce each other if change is to last. Years of strengthening organisations and institutions so they can support community life.

What I am exploring
How we can develop our capacity to facilitate the required transitions of our time?

Find me if you want to talk about…
Trust as the foundation · soulful conversations · curriculum and formation design · transitions