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Conférence Neuro-management au Hub

Les dernières recherches en matière du fonctionnement de notre cerveau ouvrent de nouvelles perspectives relatives à la compréhension de nous-même, de nos interactions avec les autres. Ainsi, une majorité des stress relèverait de nous-même et non de notre environnement. Mais la découverte la plus importante relève de notre capacité à passer d’un mode de pensée dit limbique à un mode “préfrontal”. Soit un mode qui nous amène à la sérénité, l’intelligence émotionnelle et adaptative mais aussi à traiter le complexe. Comment? C’est ce que Jean-Luc Roux, membre du Hub nous a invité à découvrir le 21 septembre dernier. Une seconde séance d’introduction aura lieu le 19 octobre prochain.

Visionner la présentation power point de la conférence

Hub Shop

We are setting up a small shop/exhibition space at The Hub Brussels! Do you have something tangible from your project that you would like us to exhibit or even sell? We are experimenting with a new idea for a shop and would like to invite you to become part of it. Help us set up your items and develop our idea further for the upcoming big space. To exhibit or let us sell your items, please contact Thomas Goorden  or come by The Hub.

 

You Aren’t Crazy, You’re Just an Entrepreneur

You aren’t crazy—there are good reasons why starting a business feels hard. Like any big change in life like getting married or having a baby, entrpreneurship has its ups and downs.

Once you get over the initial rush of your launch, certain that everything is going to go according to plan, you run into some snags.

Martha Beck, O Magazine columnist and author of Finding Your Own North Star, has a very useful framework for describing the cycle of change experienced by new entrepreneurs.See if you can identify which square of change you are currently in according to Beck’s framework here

The WorldShift 2012 Declaration

THE CRISIS AND THE OPPORTUNITY

Every person, community, and society in the world is already, or will soon be, affected by the crisis, through climate change, economic breakdown, ecosystem collapse, population pressure, food and water shortages, resource depletion, nuclear and other threats. If we continue on our present unsustainable path, by mid-century the Earth could become largely uninhabitable for human and countless other forms of life. However, total system-collapse could occur much sooner caused by eco-catastrophes or escalating wars triggered by religious, geopolitical or resource conflicts.

These threats are real. The window of opportunity for pulling out of the current crisis and breaking through to a peaceful and sustainable world may be no more than a few years from now. This timeline coincides with the many forecasts and prophecies that speak of the ending of the current cycle of human life on this planet, and the possible dawning of a new consciousness by the end of the year 2012.

Read more here

Victoria Hale, an uncommon hero eradicating black fever

In the year 2000 Victoria Hale launched the Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company that develops drugs and vaccines for diseases that primarily affect developing countries.

Although infectious diseases account for only 10 percent of deaths in developed countries, they cause 60 percent of deaths among the world’s poorest people.

OneWorld intends to bring drugs to market at costs affordable to poor people and countries. It has set up a manufacturing and marketing collaborative to begin production of its first drug, which will treat visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal tropical disease transmitted by insect bites that currently afflicts 1.5 million.

Learn about her story in this episode of Uncommon Heroes, funded by the Skoll Foundation. More info:  www.skollfoundation.org

 

The Call of the Entrepreneur Movie

The Film The Call of the Entrepreneur tells the stories of three entrepreneurs: A failing dairy farmer in rural Evart, Michigan A merchant banker in New York City A refugee from Communist China

Reverend Robert Sirico, author of The Entrepreneurial Vocation, joins Michael Novak, George Gilder and other experts in exploring how entrepreneurs shape our world.

get more info here: http://www.calloftheentrepreneur.com

View the trailer below:

Today all innovations require a lot of collaboration and there is a trend towards the social innovation

Hub Lunch on Blogging & Social Media

Yesteday we had our second Hub lunch event. It was a great success, a lot of people came (members, friends of the Hub and also some new faces!). Mira Bangel and Oihana Gómez gave us simple and effective explanations about blogging & social media and a wide overview on benefits & challenges of these tools in business.

Mira showed us some best-practise examples on how to blog as a business and how to engage with e-fluencials. On the other hand, Oihana shared some insights of how to manage the information flow through the different communication platforms in the net.

You can see the pictures of the event here.

You can also watch this video that Jean Yves-Huwart  made to Mira  after her presentation

Driving Mobile Activism Adoption

How can social entrepreneurs drive the adoption of their mobile activism tools? Participants in Ashoka’s Social Entrepreneurship Twitter chat identified several key themes. Broadly speaking, the key drivers of adoption fall into three categories: design, distribution and context.

Read more.

Top 5 Venture Capital Firms: Funding Social Missions

In recent years, a new breed of venture capital firms has emerged to make an impact beyond just profitability. Social venture capital funds are adding a new mission in combination with positive financial returns: social and environmental impact. Highlighting social venture funds across the world, this week’s top five will focus on VC portfolios that range from organic beverages to water purification systems in Rajasthan to fiber optic enterprises making energy companies more efficient.

Read more here

BruTwestival

Twestival is a party that brings the social media community together to raise money for charity. It’s a great night with bands, DJs and demostrations of new ideas.

From 12 August to 12 September, people can vote on which charity projects should benefit from the funds raised. The recipients of the funding will be announced on the night.

Tickets cost between €10-50. You pay the price you want.

12 September 2009 from 20:00

Addictlab, Delaunoystraat 60, 1080 Brussels, BELGIUM

www.twestival.be

European Summit for Global Transformation

The European Summit is aimed at building a community to support and empower bold, global promises for the world… we’re out to create a tipping point for transformation. Whether your passion is human rights, education, the arts, sustainable business, the environment… the European Summit is designed for you to meet others who share your passions and commitments, provide inspiration, get ideas for how to proceed and create long-lasting connections to help you further your goals.

This year’s Summit is hosted by Jeroen Hermkens, Rebecca Self, Stefan Heinz, Cheryl Cooper, Doris Ragettli and Reinder Schonewille.  It will be in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on November 20,21 and 22.

You can find all the information here.

Interview to Alexander Riedl

Among all the interesting people who came to the Hub on Monday the Hub Connect, Jean-Yves Huwart of  Entreprise Globale interviewed Alexander Riedl.

Alexander Riedl is the co-founder of the HUB in Brussels. The HUB is a community of innovative entrepreneurs who want to get connected with peers. There could be startups, people shifting their career, social entrepreneurs, long haul travelrs or just people with idea. The project they are building intend to bring some meaning.
The HUB in Brussels is part of an international network of other HUB in more than 15 cities around the world. All the members consider themself as part of that broad community.

 

 

Hub Connect

Last Monday we celebrated the first Hub Connect event in the Hub Brussels.

We met many different people and shared food, drink, ideas and fun . The event aimed to get to know each other, share initiatives, express the needs and offers, generate new ideas, and make suggestions for future events or projects.

Hosted by Simone & Hendrik, the event was a complete succed. The experience was positive for all people who were there  so… We hope to repeat soon!

You can see more pictures of the event here.

The Big Ask: Climate change, “ACT NOW!”

The Big Ask again is an initiative of the Belgian film director Nic Balthazar, whose film “Ben X” won many prizes, in cooperation with the Climate Coalition and with the support of Alain Hubert.

The Climate Coalition is a broad Belgian platform, bringing together all the environmental organisations, various social and cultural associations, and North-South groups from across the country. Its mission is to pool the resources of its members. In 2009 it is focusing on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Why Should Your Employees Like You?

When a couple of employees were habitually late to work at Oceanside Photo & Telescope in Oceanside, Calif., owner Craig Weatherwax refrained from harsh words or disciplinary action. Instead, he opted for a heart-to-heart discussion, explaining the reasons behind their start time and how their tardiness was affecting other team members

Managing employees isn’t a popularity contest, but if your workers like and respect you as a person, your company’s bottom line is likely to show it. Handling problems gently is one way Weatherwax has built positive relationships with his 23 employees, who in turn have helped his business grow to be one of the largest telescope dealers in the United States since he bought it in 1974.

Use these 5 tips to gain respect from your team and boost your bottom line.

Read more: http://www.entrepreneur.com/humanresources/managingemployees/article202672.html

Imaginell in CNBC Competition “The Good Entrepreneur”

Martina von Richter, The Hub Brussels member, Founder of  Imaginell (a green and social toy company) and Respresentative of Phitrust Partenaires (a French social venture fund) , she entered the CNBC competition ‘The Good Entrepreneur’ on the 22 of july 2009.

Check the link below where Martina shows how Imaginell project contributes to a greener future.

http://www.goodentrepreneur.com/The-Competition/Entries-Pool/Imaginell-Ltd-A-Green-and-social-toy-company

The Hub is growing fast around the world!!

On the 24th of july 2009, we are celebrating the opening of The Hub Porto. It is going to be an evening  full of games, speeches and music!!

Some The Hub Porto pictures:

In Milan, on the 17th of july 2009, they owned this amazing space and the opening is expected to be in November. Congratulations!!

There are more Hubs about to open in Madrid, Israel, Berkeley, Oaxaka, Bombay, Cairo…

And… The Hub Brussels big space´s opening will be in september 2009. We will keep you informed about it

HUB LUNCH about Palestine

Hub lunches are  an informal way of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. The Hub Brussels organizes once  a week a gathering over lunch  to share knowledge and experiences about a topic of common interest.

Last monday, Caroline Zeller (one of the Hub Brussels hosts), in collaboration with Otman from Generation Palestine, held the first Hub Lunch in The Hub Brussels.

Caroline showed us a video about her recent trip to Palestine in which, together with a group of students, touched the reality of the area and conducted an artwork that symbolized their feelings and experiences in Palestine.

On the other hand, Otman explained the work that Generation Palestine performs and introduced us the political and historical context of the country.

You can see more pictures of the event here.

Check more events in our website: www.the-hub.be