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.

 

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

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.

 

 

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.

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

Social entrepreneurs evening at The Hub Brussels

On the 25th of june we celebrated THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS evening at The Hub Brussels. 3 members of the Hub Brussels presented their projects and we organized a member case study for each of them. They got many good ideas for developping their projects from the participants!! They are Filip van Mullem (hubu), Armand Bogaarts (open minds) and Alexia Willems (upnow). Check out their member profiles on our website www.the-hub.be, in the “members” section.
Afterwards, we opened a networking session. We enjoyed meeting new social entrepreneurs, the food and the drinks!!!

Networks and networking the new form of organizing.

Researchers and social activists are beginning to discover the power of networks and networking.  And there is a growing recognition that networks are the new form of organizing.

Networks create the conditions for emergence, which is how Life changes.    Because networks are the first stage in emergence, it is essential that we understand their dynamics and how they develop into communities and then systems.

Read more here.