Taken from the book “Breakthrough”, special edition for TEDxAmsterdam 2009.
The Dialogues House (Amsterdam) is both a theater and a platform on which eye-opening and inspiring conversations, meetings, workshops and presentations are organized by and for people who are committed to entrepreneurship, innovation, cooperation and sustainability. Dialogues stands for our belief in collective intelligence and strength through diversity.
Through the fusion of ideas, visions and viewpoints we can reach higher levels of creativity and powerful cooperation. The actions that flow from such a process outperform individual initiatives and form an example of true synergy. One of the inhabitants is the Dialogues Incubator. The Incubator team is steadfast to capture the essence of the transient economic and social environment, with a fresh perspective, dedication and entrepreneurial spirit.
The Dialogues Incubator supports two initiatives aiming to improve the climate for (social) entrepreneurs: The first one is the Incubator 
Exchange, a foundation, aiming at connecting innovation professionals worldwide from different industries.
Brilliant failures
The goal of the second one, the Institute of Brilliant Failures, is to bring about a shift in the way we view failure; a valuable experience. The institute is our tribute to inventors and those who had the courage to try something different, and our way of laying down a challenge for the rest of us.
Want to join the Societal Incubator, to be launched at TEDxAmsterdam?
Out of our experience we have distilled the following knowledge: First of all, we have to dialogue with others to develop new solutions and secondly: Failure is an option! However, that’s okay: Failing to try at all doesn’t bring any progress.
We would like to leverage this knowledge into a new venture. Solving societal issues within the boundaries of an open innovation incubator: Outside in, partnering with other specialists and adding value to society and business. To create an incubator that hosts real change in society requires cooperation, resources, time, dedication and partnering. That partnering could be you. Are you interested in joining us and do your ultimate best to make a difference?
Please send a message to heleen. de.pagter@dialogueshouse.eu for more information and your confirmation tomake a change.
Join us. We will be back at TEDxAmsterdam 2010 to share the results we have achieved… with you.
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