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Creative Destruction explores thought-provoking reframings that help you see and create a better world.

Fed up with the way things are? Exploitative, destructive, unjust, unsustainable, stressful, monotonous, inhumane, and ugly?

See, we’re living in a time of story breakdown. And as the old narratives and systems break down, there is an opportunity to explore the world from a different viewpoint and to nurture alternatives: new worldviews, new ideas, new imaginations, new solutions. To what end? Creating a more regenerative, beautiful, joyful and just world!

Soooooooo: Are you in?

If you are into super creative, out-of-the-box ideas and perspectives, it’s a no-brainer to subscribe! 😉

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“Thomas I resonate at a very deep level with what you write - playful, alive and inspiring.”
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“If we can imagine it, we can create it. Love your work Thomas Klaffke.”
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Who’s behind this?

My name is Thomas. I’m the guy standing on that stage above talking about the colonial origins of capitalism – classic Thomas 😅.

I love (!!) exploring new perspectives, unconventional ideas, and deep narratives. It’s my thing, it’s me, and it’s why I started this newsletter!

I hate labels, but I’d call myself a researcher, strategist, thinker, and ‘imaginator’.

Here are some of the roles and places I worked in during my more than 10 years of experience in foresight and innovation:

• Head of Research & Senior Trend Analyst at TrendWatching, a leading international trend and innovation of the biggest trend firm

• Managing Director at Business of Purpose, which was a newsletter and community of more than 6k people championing a more sustainable and just way of doing business

• Trend & Innovation Consultant at TD Reply, a marketing and innovation consultancy

• Freelance Foresight Researcher & Analyst

• Trend Researcher & Project Manager at Itonics and Lacuna Innovation

I have an MA in Futures Studies (yes, you can study “the future” 🔮) from the Free University of Berlin, the city I call home. But I have also had the pleasure of living and working in various other places: as a full-time volunteer in a soup kitchen for the homeless in Chicago; as an intern at a political foundation in Jakarta; and as an innovation consultant at a small startup consultancy in Cape Town. If you are from one of these places, definitely reach out!

Some of the organizations I worked with (or rather for 😅):

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Reach out via LinkedIn or Email if you’re interested in working with me (e.g. for research support, bigger project collaborations, inspirational keynotes, or anything else).