Dirk Holemans

I strongly believe in the power of ideas. Our ecological crisis is also a crisis of imagination. We need a vision of a society that aims at a good life for all within planetary boundaries. In this, we realize our deep connectedness with each other and the living world. This is not only a matter of words, engaged citizens all over the world are already creating, in the real here and now, concrete projects that prefigure this socio-ecological society. These commons show that the future is already happening.
As Co-Founder and Director of Oikos, the Flemish Think Tank for Socio-Ecological Change, and as Co-President of the Green European Foundation, I try to inspire, bring together thinkers and do-ers, build Europe wide connections and support movements.
You can read about my core ideas in my essay ‘Freedom & Security in a Complex World’ . System thinking is key to me, and speaking in public always a pleasure.