This document discusses the concept of the Mountain SOULspace, which is proposed as a self-organized, open learning and co-working space located in a mountain region. The space would serve as a melting pot for social innovators, entrepreneurs, and educational initiatives in the region. It would provide living space for international residents and host monthly events to foster knowledge transfer and collaborative projects between residents and local people. The goals are to strengthen the region's image and economy by promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, and international cultural exchange.

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LEARNING & WORKING IN THE 21ST
CENTURY

2. Trend 1: Fast-paced social change through technology
// Use of social media, Internet and IT solutions enables a nomadic work
and lifestyle.
// High degree on connectivity, flexibility and mobility
// Accessibility of information and knowledge (example: MOOCs: Massive
Open Online Courses)
TIME OF CHANGE – NEW
PARADIGMS IN BUSINESS
AND EDUCATION
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

3. Trend 2: Social Innovation - individualization of knowledge workers vs.
Industrialization
// Know Made Society - integration of knowledge workers in local value
chain
// New job profiles and business models by Digital Natives
// Lifelong learning as part of innovative work models
TIME OF CHANGE – NEW
PARADIGMS IN BUSINESS
AND EDUCATION
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

4. Trend 3: Shifting values and focus on community: cooperation vs.​​
Competition
// Do - It - Yourself Movement (Home garden, indoor gardening, ...)
// Open Spaces, bar camps and coworking spaces
// Examples: impactHUB Network http://www.the-hub.net, Jelly Week, DIY
days, Ouishare
TIME OF CHANGE – NEW
PARADIGMS IN BUSINESS
AND EDUCATION
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

5. The Mountain SoulSPACE is a self-organized, open learning and co-working and
co-living space. A melting pot for global social innovators and entrepreneurs and
educational initiatives of the region.
// Permanent living space for 3-5 persons and lodge for international thought
leaders. Value creation through knowledge transfer and collaborative projects
// Monthly events for local people with problem-setting for the residents and users
of the Mountain SoulSPACE and development of local learning circles (avalanches,
herbal education, entrepreneurship)
// Cooperation with start-ups and experimentation laboratory for universities
WHAT IS THE
MOUNTAIN
SOULSPACE?
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

6. // We create a dynamic space for evolution and learning. Local youth, seniors and
creative are able to explore a global perspective. Exchange of knowledge,
experience and preserving our traditional knowledge
// Long-term perspective for each region through international knowledge workers
and a year-round offer creative services to the business location
// Consistent strengthening the image of the region as a place of pioneers through
international thought leaders and thus creating alternatives in tourism
BENEFITS FOR
THE REGION
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

7. Digital Detox - the stay in Mountain soulSPACE creates an atmosphere of
seclusion and distance from the everyday work (sabbaticals as a value-added
opportunity for the region)
// Living space for international artists and promoting local creatives. Joint projects
help to present global wisdom, local tradition and the history of the region in art
projects (eg cultural centers in Sweden)
MOUNTAIN SOULSPACE
A SPACE TO LEARN AND WORK – A
PLACE TO LIVE
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

8. // "Feels Like Home": Protected, familiar, friendly and free of pressure and
stress
// Democracy, collaboration and participatory leadership are key to build
up the community
// Involvement of locals (50/50 partnership)
DER MOUNTAIN SOULSPACE
AS A LOVING AND LEARNING
ORGANISM
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

9. Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century

10. Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century
OUR WAY TO
REALIZE OUR
DREAM
// Pilot project of the Mountain soulSPACE (winter) as a protected space to experiment,
learn, work and learning
+ Cooperation with our NGO presente! and local partners
+ Experimenting with various learning methods and innovative ways of working
+ development of concrete practical examples together with multipliers
// Development of a cooperative business model with partnership and presente
// Possible cooperation with local partners. KCC Long-term: Development of the region
to the place of thought leaders (know-ledge & Innovation Village). The region is a
protected learning environment and vice-leader in the 21st century.

11. // presente! is a creative think & do tank for building up communities of practice in education
and for social innovation worldwide.
// OUR HISTORY AND CURRENT SITUATION//
+ After 4 years of researching and prototyping solutions for mobilizing global communities and
engaging a distributed crowd of education game changers and social innovators we are
currently restructuring our network organization in order to apply our learnings on a global
scale. Be part of a global movement! Help us to write new stories.
Who is presente!
www.present-e.org
philippe@present-e.org
+43.677.616 30 119
Mountain SOULspace
Learning and workking in the 21st century