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We Are Holis

Holis is a place-based, interdisciplinary school that fosters social innovation through collaboration and collective intelligence.

Team commitment in a time of disruption

Team commitment in a time of disruption

Having a positive (not drained) experience from online programs nowadays can be a challenge. It was one of the biggest challenges for Holis…
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Justyna Turek
Oct 21, 2022
The future of villages lies in the hands of rural activators

The future of villages lies in the hands of rural activators

One of the critical objectives of current EU policy is to maintain lively rural areas. Rural activators are the only ones able to change…
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Justyna Turek
Oct 21, 2022
What makes a difference?

What makes a difference?

Intention beats tools. It’s not a scientific fact. It’s my gut feeling. And I trust it a lot.
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Maxim Dedushkov
Sep 15, 2021
HOLIS online

HOLIS online

From placed-based to digital interactions — A summer school’s adaptation and learnings under COVID-19
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Dana Olărescu
Feb 17, 2021
A safe space for creators

A safe space for creators

The story of my days at HOLIS, a social innovation summer school and thoughts on why design camps are so addictive.
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Gabor Suhajda
May 13, 2020
Getting into Social Innovation — at Holis

Getting into Social Innovation — at Holis

I was hungry for working in a social initiative, but I did not know where to start, then it was when I found out about Holis Summerschool…
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Miguel Lobato
Apr 15, 2020
Dimensions of Holis School

Dimensions of Holis School

Tackling societal challenges with interdisciplinarity, co-creation and rural immersion.
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Dominika Majewska
Mar 12, 2020
SOCIAL INNOVATION PROCESS BEYOND TOOLS & METHODS

SOCIAL INNOVATION PROCESS BEYOND TOOLS & METHODS

Team dynamics, psychological safety & context experience — a facilitator insights from Holis, a social impact summer school held in rural…
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CHANGE PILOTS
Sep 20, 2019
Inspiring, Intense and Immersive

Inspiring, Intense and Immersive

How Holis and CLARA helped me engage with the wicked problem of rural exodus and its impact on the social and economic fabric of a…
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Gunjan Singh
Sep 11, 2019
The place I belong to.

The place I belong to.

Why is it so difficult to tell what the core of Holis Summer School is? Why is it so complicated to answer the simple question: How was the
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Zsófia Szatmári-Margitai
Sep 9, 2019
SMAKI POWIATU

SMAKI POWIATU

Taste of the Region is a new market concept that sells local products with flexible system, utilizing bike trail in the region.
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Maxim Dedushkov
Nov 20, 2018
Pip to Pot

Pip to Pot

Community vitality to support their wellbeing
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Maxim Dedushkov
Nov 20, 2018
MODU_

MODU_

Mobile space creation
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Maxim Dedushkov
Nov 20, 2018
BAZA

BAZA

An intensive week long summer program for Sobole kids
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Maxim Dedushkov
Nov 20, 2018
Smaking

Smaking

A project developed during Holis 2018
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Maxim Dedushkov
Nov 20, 2018
Lessons learned from organizing a place-based interdisciplinary summer school

Lessons learned from organizing a place-based interdisciplinary sum...

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Maxim Dedushkov
Oct 17, 2018
What we learned about designing a social innovation learning experience

What we learned about designing a social innovation learning experi...

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Maxim Dedushkov
Sep 24, 2018
Feeding creative minds — plant based diet at Holis

Feeding creative minds — plant based diet at Holis

Bring your apron. Join me. This will be an experience.
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Eszter Bircsák
Sep 24, 2018
Social “Bla Bla” Summer School

Social “Bla Bla” Summer School

The brief was to bring social innovation to the countryside. In 9 days. You wish, I thought.
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Michala Lipkova
Aug 24, 2018
Soft skills strong knowledge

Soft skills strong knowledge

Do you feel the power for change in yourself? Do you feel empowered with adequate skills and the knowledge to adapt yourself to the…
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Eszter Bircsák
Jul 31, 2018
Belonging

Belonging

During the last few weeks we shared stories with you as a potential HOLIS participant. We told you how much does it really cost to organise…
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Maxim Dedushkov
May 18, 2018
We failed (a bit)

We failed (a bit)

I bet you came along this kind of sentences many time:
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Maxim Dedushkov
May 8, 2018
What was your HOLIS experience like?

What was your HOLIS experience like?

HOLIS is not just an annual interdisciplinary summer school. HOLIS is a community of people who sees interdisciplinary collaboration as a…
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Zsófia Szatmári-Margitai
May 4, 2018
What will you learn at HOLIS?

What will you learn at HOLIS?

You probably heard already that HOLIS is fun and you meet interesting people there. You also might heard how good the food is because we…
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Maxim Dedushkov
Apr 17, 2018
How much does it really cost to organise HOLIS?

How much does it really cost to organise HOLIS?

Destroying taboo and talk about money
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Zsófia Szatmári-Margitai
Apr 13, 2018
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