Moraan Gilad

the Netherlands | Last updated 14/6/2007 2:40 am

A social scientist with an interdisciplinary background in diversity, conflict transformation and group dynamics, I recently worked as a global network cultivator for social entrepreneurs (www.pioneersofchange.net) and am interested in creating positive changes for increasingly complex societies. Currently I am setting up Hubs - habitats for social innovation (www.the-hub.net) in The Netherlands and Israel/Palestine. The red thread through my work is the belief in the power of diversity, that when combined, brings us better soutions to the challenges of our times.

MY READERS BLOG POSTS:

Okay, it’s time, I have to write. Since I have been asked to be a blogger for Ode when the magazine went online I sent in a staggering two entries. Being too busy while setting up The Hub in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, being my main excuse. But now I feel the urge to do something, because I have to, because I’m done feeling like I am a bystander with no influence. I’m talking about getting involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

I am an Israeli by birth, and have lived there until I was seven years old. My education and field of work is, perhaps not entirely incidentally, in peace-building. My mission is to prove that we are better together, we know more, we can do more, and we can come up with more holistic and sustainable solutions.   Read more...