What motivates you?
Injustice.
The best advice you have ever been given?
Don’t chase the rainbow.
What are you learning right now that you still have to get good at?
Being sufficient.
What would you chance if you had the power to do so?
Actually, we have the power to change everything if we connect with others. I am still practising that.
Which superheroine power would you like to have?
Gratefulness.
Naomi Ryland
Naomi Ryland was born in England, came to Berlin for a year in 2005 and has stayed until today.
Among other things, she studied intercultural conflict management, worked for the aid organisation Oxfam, co-founded the social enterprise tbd* and the association for social entrepreneurs SEND.
She also wrote the book Starting a Revolution: What we can learn from women entrepreneurs about the future of the world of work and published the SPIEGEL bestseller Unlearn Patriarchy.
She has also partied a lot and most recently carried a baby.
Topics
Power, unlearn business, feminist business, re-thinking new work, diversity as a power game
Languages
English (native), German
Formats
ReferenCES
- Messe München GmbH: Senior Leadership offsite, keynote „Starting a Revolution: was ich als Unternehmerin über die Zukunft der (Arbeits)welt gelernt habe“ (Starting a revolution: what I learned about the future of the (working) world as a female antrepreneur)
- Elektrolux AB Sweden: Diversity experts‘ convention, keynote „Alternative Leadership for the Future of Business“
- Soul Bottles GmbH: Soul incubator „Power, Money, Me and My Company“
- IQ Consult GmbH: Global Goals Lab „Starting a Revolution: Bessere Arbeit für eine bessere Welt“ (Starting a Revolution: Better Work for a Better World)
- Steinbeis School of Management and Innovation: Designing Purpose and Belonging into Organisational Culture
What motivates you?
Injustice.
The best advice you have ever been given?
Don’t chase the rainbow.
What are you learning right now that you still have to get good at?
Being sufficient.
What would you chance if you had the power to do so?
Actually, we have the power to change everything if we connect with others. I am still practising that.
Which superheroine power would you like to have?
Gratefulness.