Christophe Kempkes

My finest hour is bringing people to places, in their hearts, where, in their minds, they always wanted to be.
My greatest inspiration is Pipi Longstocking: “I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.” Everybody is allowed to experiment. And everybody is allowed to fail. Engage with discomfort and grow.
My burning wish is that human modesty takes over from human engineering. That is no lack of ambition. On the contrary, it increases our chances of survival.
I believe that we are living through an extraordinary interval in the history of humanity. Growing inequality and the overstepping of planetary boundaries are confronting us with a unique set of challenges. In the next few decades, we have to embrace new mindsets, skills, practices and solutions to push humanity on a more benign path of development. At shiftN, we want to contribute energetically to that more equitable and sustainable future.