‘As a lot of you might know, Ruben was our inspiring leader who transformed Springest from a public comparison platform to the most dominant Learning Service Provider in the Netherlands. Speaking of transforming things: he transformed the lives of a lot of Springest employees, at least mine. Some skills Ruben taught me are project management (getting things done), writing and negotiating. He is a multi talented person who could theoretically fill in almost all the roles in a professional organisation you can think of. What separates him from others though, is that he would never work in "any role" or "any organisation". Ruben only acts in connection with his values about improving the world, helping people reach their full potential, sustainability and equality. He influenced a lot of Springest colleagues (including me again) to think deeper about what is right or wrong. Many of us incorporated his lessons in how we live and see the world. Ruben has been my mentor from day one and helped me grow into many new roles within Springest. I could always ask his feedback or view on work related and private matters. He never disappointed me when I did so. What else would you expect from the first founder in the Europe to adopt Holacracy and practically gave away his "power"? Thank you again Ruben for the great journey we had!’
Info
💚 I love to help people and organisations change from within to make more impact outside.
😇 More consciousness leads us to self-management and related principles.
💸 I invested in these 17 startups, funds and charities that help solve the climate crisis or structurally improve society:
Investments (€25-50K)
🏖 Polar Night Energy: sand based, seasonal, residential / industrial heat storage
📱 Valyuu: reduces waste and emissions through a reusable electronics marketplace
📦 Vaayu: helps online retailers calculate and cut carbon emissions
🔥 Quatt: reduces gas reliance through hybrid / electrical heat pumps
🤝🏻 The Social Handshake: enables tax-friendly charity donations for employees
🛠 BIYU: own less, do more, by renting products like diy tools and expensive devices
Crowdfunding or certificates (€10-25K)
🚙 The Sharing Group: several mobility sharing services, eg. MyWheels, Cargaroo
🐮 YB (Yoghurt Barn): fully plant based consumer brand and coffee place
🚂 European Sleeper: reducing air travel with night trains to major European destinations
👩🏼🌾 Lenteland: convert existing farms into regenerative community owned farms
🛋 Reliving: curated second hand furniture delivered to you
☀️ Several solar parks via Duurzaaminvesteren.nl and Zonnepanelendelen.nl
Funds (€100-250K)
🌳 Fair Capital Impact Fund: early stage and scale-up investments in climate, energy, food and circular
🌏 iFund Foundation: investing in social enterprises in energy, food, water, or resources.
🏛 Carbon Equity: decarbonization fund that invests in 100+ climate startups
Donations (€10-100K)
💜 Volt Nederland & Europa: the only truly European political Party
⚖️ Instituut voor Publieke Economie: economic think tank publishing progressive policy advice
🏫 The School for Moral Ambition: helping people increase the impact of their careers
🔸 I took the 10% Pledge in Jan. 2022, to give away 10% of my income to charitable causes
Activiteit
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Interested in exploring the impact of your work in a Moral Ambition Circle, but unsure where to start? We hear this a lot – forming a group with 5…
Interested in exploring the impact of your work in a Moral Ambition Circle, but unsure where to start? We hear this a lot – forming a group with 5…
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What's up with the 🔸?! 😇 It's indeed a virtue signal. And yeah, that feels a bit cringy. In The Netherlands even more so than in the US, where we…
What's up with the 🔸?! 😇 It's indeed a virtue signal. And yeah, that feels a bit cringy. In The Netherlands even more so than in the US, where we…
Gedeeld door Ruben Timmerman 🔸
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Today we launch the Wildflyer newsletter with a miniseries on Fire Indices. We love to nerd about them endlessly 🤓. The science behind fire…
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Ervaring
Opleiding
Licenties en certificaten
Ervaring als vrijwilliger
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Coach in de buurt
Jongeren Service Punt (JSP) Amsterdam West
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Kinderen
I'm coaching a young guy to help him get his life in back on track after a rough period at home and school. Focussing on his personal organizing skills to help him become independent. I find it very inspiring and sometimes humbling to hear about his experience and consider myself lucky to be able to make a difference for him.
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Cursussen
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Coaching Fundamentals van Schouten & Nelissen?
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Online marketing van LECTRIC
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Onderscheidingen
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Beste Werkgever (Best Employer) 2015 / 2016
NRC Next / Satisaction
We won it again, but now with 50+ more competitors! Upping our employer game in 2015 with a pension plan, staying agile while growing, increased happiness scores and still offering the best learning environment for young professionals.
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2015 TINYpulse Employee Recognition Award
Tinypulse
Congrats to Springest for winning the 2015 TINYpulse Employee Recognition Award for the Consumer Products / Services industry.
Springest was the first company in the Netherlands that inroduced the Holacracy principle—an organization that runs without managers, only a set of values. And Ruben Timmerman, Founder of Springest, shared with us how this organization keeps their employees…Congrats to Springest for winning the 2015 TINYpulse Employee Recognition Award for the Consumer Products / Services industry.
Springest was the first company in the Netherlands that inroduced the Holacracy principle—an organization that runs without managers, only a set of values. And Ruben Timmerman, Founder of Springest, shared with us how this organization keeps their employees happy.
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Beste Werkgever (Best Employer) 2014 / 2015
NRC Next / Satisaction
We won this award for offering a learning-focussed environment, good compensation, a great work environment with a lot of individual responsibility and accountability where people enjoy taking initiatives. Our Holacracy and GTD experience helps to structure our growing startup, and were mentioned in the jury reports as well.
Talen
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Dutch
Moedertaal of tweetalig
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English
Volledige professionele vaardigheid
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German
Professionele werkvaardigheid
Ontvangen aanbevelingen
62 personen hebben Ruben aanbevolen
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