Martin Cadée
consultant, nature quest guide
My Work
I am dedicated to empower people, teams and organizations to contribute to "the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible". I help create healthy and inspiring environments where people and teams can thrive through connecting to purpose and being radically honest with each other. I coach and support people in big transitions in life or career.
Projects
I envision, start and support disruptively innovative projects aimed at shifting to new, life supporting paradigms of learning, educating and organizing. I co-founded KaosPilots.NL (now Knowmads) - an international school for young entrepreneurial talents wanting to make a positive difference in the world. I have been envisioning The Journey Network (see below).
Consulting
I work in close partnership with leaders and leadership teams - inspiring, supporting, facilitating or leading innovation processes. I bring 20+ years of experience in education and business - from teacher to executive, inside and outside the system. I add most value if your innovation is aligned with my work.
Coaching
I have space for a small number of people for coaching, mentoring or apprenticing. Contact me if you have a gut feeling that I might be able to support you on your journey. I am at my best when you are on a quest for deep meaning and purpose in your work or when you are somehow (on the verge of) stepping or being pushed into a new phase of your life, in the middle of, or returning from such a journey.
Nature Quest
People have retreated into nature for inspiration, transformation and renewal throughout the ages. In modern culture this has become less prevalent, while at the same time, the wish and need to break out of hectic daily life, to truly stand still or to mark a big transition is still as real as ever. I am guiding individuals and teams on such retreats, that always include spending time alone in wild nature.
Projects / engagements
I work both in the mainstream and far beyond. In the projects I do or the assignments I take on I look for maximum leverage and potential for multiplier effect.
From February 2017 until July 2018 I was part of PlayGround's director's committee taking on responsibility for building up the People Department, especially focusing on leadership, talent, culture and learning. I helped build a vital and vibrant, creative and entrepreneurial tribe around PG's mission: inviting people into a new awareness and empowering them with the tools to build a more ethical, creative and participatory world. PlayGround has become is a global player with over 16 million followers, #1 video channel on Facebook in Spanish, in top 15 worldwide.
(2017-2018)
Since 2015 I have been organizing Nature Quests near Barcelona. Shorter and longer ones. Both open registration and for groups and organizations. For more info see the Nature Quest Barcelona website.
(2015-)
I co-founded KaosPilots.NL - an international school for young entrepreneurial talents who want to make a positive difference in the world. In 2010 KaosPilots.NL transformed into Knowmads and it has been running under that name in Amsterdam since.
(2005-2009)
Over the past years I have been envisioning a community and platform to support people journeying beyond the status quo of their lives, seeking for meaning, purpose and a personal answer to real needs in the world – The Journey Network. Inspired by the ways many cultures help their people move from one phase of life to another – rites of passage.
With Tsila Piran I have been supporting Woodstock School - one of the top international boarding schools in India - with advancing an ambitious strategic vision for an empowering and holistic education that truly elicits the greatness of the students. Until now we worked mainly with the staff (leadership, teachers, boarding staff, administration) to foster the culture and community that has to be the context for such an education.
(2014-present)
For the United World Colleges in the USA and in The Netherlands I initiated and co-created the Social Entrepreneurship Incubator / Impact Lab. A space where the most entrepreneurially talented students could work on their projects and grow as young changemakers, within the IB curriculum. We introduced a new action learning methodology to the UWC’s, sharing responsibility for the learning space with the 16-18 yr old students.
(2012-2015)
TEDx Talk
TEDxBarcelonaED
My talk at TEDx Barcelona Education January 2015 'What the desert taught me about crafting a life of purpose'. A personal story of my walking out of the status quo of my life, seeking for new answers on ‘what is my role in this world facing so many challenges?’ and ‘how do we best help young people find theirs?’
Partners
Some of the main people and organizations I am collaborating with
Background
I believe the world craves for us to fully embrace our inter-dependency with each other and the earth and to follow a deep call of service rather than a career and status. I dream of a vibrant new culture full of meaningful and life enhancing activity. My work is about empowering people and organizations to help this new culture emerge.
My sources of inspiration and training
See my LinkedIn profile for an overview of my work experience and training.
Media
Copyright 2015