THNK School of Creative Leadership
THNK School of Leadership is an international leadership organization headquartered in Amsterdam. The school was founded in 2010[1] with the purpose of developing creative leaders to "turn global challenges and crises into opportunities, the ultimate goal being to achieve a more meaningful and sustainable way of life."[2]
The school offers two primary streams of learning — an Executive Leadership Program, a catalogue of creative leadership education programs, and custom-made programs for organizations. The school’s curriculum is aimed towards mid-career professionals from around the world, working across sectors, including the corporate sector, entrepreneurial sector, non-profit sector, and public sector.
History[edit]
THNK was launched in 2010 as a public-private partnership supported by the Dutch government, the City of Amsterdam, the Province of North Holland, Vodafone, McKinsey & Company, KLM Airlines, and a host of other private and public entities.[3] It was founded to establish Amsterdam as a creative center and boost the city’s innovation ecosystem.[4] Partly funded by the City of Amsterdam, and influenced by the leadership thinking and creative modeling of companies such as McKinsey, Pixar, IDEO, and Philips, “THNK intentionally chose to stay outside of the formal education system so that it could create its own version of what leadership training for the 21st century should look like”.[5]
The co-founders were Bas Verhart and Menno van Dijk. Stefano Marzano, former Chief Design Officer of Philips, was the Founding Dean of the new course.[6]
THNK’s Advisory Board includes Creative Commons vice chair Esther Wojcicki, Dutch architect Ben van Berkel, former Managing Director of McKinsey & Company Dominic Barton, and designer Marcel Wanders.[7]
Programs[edit]
- Executive Leadership Program[8]
- Custom Programs: THNK works with different organizations on special programs. THNK has worked with FIFA to support and develop female leaders at the senior decision-making level in football,[9] with Stanford University to deliver the mediaX Global Innovation Leadership program,[10] and with the Dubai Future Academy to deliver an Executive Education Program.[11]
- THNK World: an online learning and growth platform created by game design and leadership development experts to make leadership development more accessible for people across the globe.[12]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Anya Ayoung-Chee[13]
- Mark Brand[14]
- Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud[15]
- Easkey Britton[16]
- Wempy Dyocta Koto[17]
- Jon Gosier[18]
- Jürgen Griesbeck, Founder of Common Goal[19]
- Osher Günsberg
- Rand Hindi[20]
- Hermen Hulst, Founder of Guerrilla Games[21]
- Ellen Jorgensen[22]
- Katherine Maher, Executive Director at Wikimedia Foundation[23]
References[edit]
- ^ Say, My (Nov 4, 2014). "THNK: A Leadership Approach To Disrupt Thinking, Then Business". Forbes. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "THNK bevestigt creatieve status Amsterdam". Dutch Cowboys. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Ungerleider, Neal (March 27, 2012). "The THNK Tank: Why Amsterdam Wants Your (Creative) Brains". Fast Company. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "THNK bevestigt creatieve status Amsterdam". Dutch Cowboys. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Paul, Roshan (May 25, 2012). "What Higher Education Should Look Like". Stanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "THNK bevestigt creatieve status Amsterdam". Dutch Cowboys. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Ungerleider, Neal (March 27, 2012). "The THNK Tank: Why Amsterdam Wants Your (Creative) Brains". Fast Company. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Say, My (Nov 4, 2014). "THNK: A Leadership Approach To Disrupt Thinking, Then Business". Forbes. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Marcin, Tim (February 25, 2016). "Ahead Of FIFA Presidential Election, Here's How An Increased Role For Women Could Help Shape Reforms". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Global Innovation Leadership Workshop". Stanford .edu. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Dubai Future Academy is launched". Gulf News. December 21, 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "THNK World". thnk.world. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Anya Ayoung Chee. Unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit". Newsday. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Johnston, Patrick (April 29, 2018). "Vancouver entrepreneur Mark Brand to teach innovation course for USC". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Rich, Carrie. "Going Against The Grain: The Story Of A Female Entrepreneur In Saudi Arabia". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Easkey Britton". Lineup. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "A man of many talents". Business Times. November 23, 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Jon Gosier". TED. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Poulsen, Sophie. "Football as a powerful tool for social change". THNK.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Rand Hindi". IRU World Congress. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Hermen Hulst". THNK.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Jorgensen". THNK.org. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Katherine Maher". THNK.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.