Helping out a friend

On December 12th, Chantal aka Lolli Chip's skating gear was stolen. Apart from a few irreplaceable personal item, the thief got away with 1.400 EURO worth of hard earned skating equipment. This is the thing though: Not skatig is not an option for Lolli Chop and so here's the deal:

I know three things!

1) I know her friends and relatives believe in Lolli Chop as I do, and admire her for the heart she puts into her little baby "The One Love Roller Dolls" every single day.

2) I know these girls rule like nothing has ever ruled before and I'm absolutely positive that together, we can come up with Lolli Chop's stolen €1.400.

3) I know that theif may thinks he/she's smart, but he/she will never know the awesome togetherness us skaters feel and experience. So let's turn this bad experience into a celebration of friendship.

Just click the donate button below and give whatever you can spare. You know darn well, Lolli Chop would do the same!!!

I have donates €100, which leaves 1.300 to go. What do you say...can we do this?
Love ya Lolli Chop!
Karl

ps: I'll keep you posted on the progress!

Join us at the Meeting Industry Educational Revue on 10/19 in Hilton, Antwerp

During this autumn revue about twenty speakers will bring you an interactive and entertaining speed presentation with lots of instant tips & tricks. The Meeting Industry Educational Revue 2010 is a must for everyone who wants to take advantage of every opportunity in this post-crisis period. This event is a case study on its own and a unique occasion.

Karl's keynote will help you dig into your own creative potential and put it to practical use. Meet all the other exciting speakers, or visit www.educationalrevuempibelgium.be for more info.

6.65 tons CO2 200% compensated during Q1, 2010

No single drop feels responsible for the flood. This drop does!

In accordance with our CO2 policy, KarlRaats.com compensated 13.3 tons of CO2 during Q1, 2010, which is twice the amount we produced as a result of doing business with our valued customers. We do this through financing CO2 mitigating projects at CompenCO2.be. CompenCO2 will use that money to support projects that:

• mitigate CO2 emissions,
• defend man and nature against the consequences of climate change. 

The reason why we compensate 200% of our carbon emission is simple: when you're running  a fever, the status quo is not the answer, healing is. And so we do our part in preventing climate change. 
In case you're wondering, we resent the argument that we are too small an operation to make a difference. Taking up our own responsibility does not depend on other picking up theirs. 

CompenCO2 has full support of the Belgian Climate Coalition.

Joining forces with ‘Ideas While You Sleep’

At KarlRaats.com we are very excited to announce our affiliate agreement with ‘Ideas While You Sleep’. This landmark online brainstorming service from IdeasCulture (Aus – named as one of the Top 5 Crowdsourcing Entrepreneurs by Sparxoo) will be available from April 15th onward.

In the meantime an exclusive, localized Dutch version is under development to service Flanders, Brussels and The Netherlands by the summer of 2010. 

Go and take a look what ‘Ideas While You Sleep’ can do for you and your business.

Deep web search magic by 7ideas.be

On Creativitips.com you can find a growing collection of creative, provocative, innovative sites and projects that ‘Pinch the Ostrich’ in their own unique way. Finding that first batch was not an easy task. Unless of course you have someone Like Marc Heleven from 7ideas.be to count on.

At KarlRaats.com we were lucky enough to get Marc to work his much sought after deep web search magic for us and you! And now it’s up to you to add that one Pinching the Ostrich style online presence that just needs to be in there, but isn’t just yet. Please enjoy and we hope to hear from you soon.

KarlRaats.com to train PhD’s at Ghent University

After a successful collaboration at the 2009 ‘From PHD to Market’ Event, KarlRaats.com is happy to announce its agreement with Ghent University to train Applied Creative Thinking to its oncoming PhD’s this fall.

We are proud to be teaming up with the University, bringing science and creativity back where they belong: together.

Leading the dance @ IIA congress

KarlRaats.com is proud to announce its collaboration with the Institute of Internal Auditors during the 2010 IIA congress in Rotterdam.

June 21st and 22nd, Karl will be the chairperson of the conference after being ellected best workshop leader in the 2009 edition of the congress. 

Free 'Creativitips' now animated

In 2008 COCD (Center for the Development of Creative Thinking) started a e-newsletter called ‘Creativitips’; a bi-weekly creative hint or thinking technique authored by Karl Raats.

Two years and 3.000 subscriptions later Karl decided to start KarlRaats.com, giving his Creativitips a new home at creativitips.com The Dutch newsletter remains available at COCD.org and will gradually start a second life, animated and in English at creativitips.com.

Incidently, should you wonder what tools where used to produce these:

• Animation software: Animation-ish by Toon Boom
• Editing software: iLife by Apple
• Tablet: Bamboo Fun by Wacom
• Music: piano loops on iStockphoto

New website launched

At KarlRaats.com we are proud and privileged to be able to work with people that don’t just do jobs because that’s what’s expected from them. Just explore the completely revamped website… 

We would especially like to thank Seba, Thomas, Dries & Frederiek at sevenedge.be for their commitment to outstanding customer service, knowledgability and willingness to go the proverbial extra mile.

Special recognition goes to Manoj Vijayan from inkbugdesign.com for his outstanding cartoons, Yvonne Adele from IdeasCulture.com for seeing the Ideas While You Sleep service roll out through, Angélique Schmeinck from Culiair.nl for the upcoming Flying Ostrich events and Marc Heleven from 7ideas.be for his much appreciated deep web search for Creativitips. We couldn’t have done it without you!