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Alumni Week: What if the key to transition lies in our thinking?

Friday 10 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online

We often think of transitions as a process from A to B(etter), while in practice transitions (fortunately) rarely unfold so clearly. Ammy Vogtlander approaches transitions from the perspective of complexity theory and explains why continuous dynamics, volatility and even chaos are not only inevitable, but in fact form the key to a sustainable future. Using inspiring examples from nature and economics, she outlines the building blocks for a future-proof society.
Date
10 October 2025
Time
12:00 -13:00

Excited? Register now! Please note: this session is in Dutch.

The session consists of the following three parts:

The interaction:
A voting round to make visible the shared mental barriers that stand in the way of transitions.

The take-away:
Transition is not about finding the solution or reaching a fixed endpoint, but about increasing our capacity to keep evolving continuously.

The invitation:
Join the conversation: which mental barriers can you break through today to create space for a more dynamic, resilient society?

Speaker

Ammy Vogtlander

Ammy Vogtlander is Adviser in New Economic Thinking & Complexity and is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam (UvA) as a lecturer in, among others, the Masterclasses Future of Transitions and Future of Strategy. Through the Rethink Lab, she supports organisations in developing new perspectives aimed at creating a sustainable future. Ammy has more than twenty years of experience in strategy and management in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

Register here for the UvA Alumni Week