Power for Change
We educate, collaborate and co-create to empower individuals and communities for positive change in the society.
Our present and future require from us to be courageous and compassionate enough to take responsibility; responsibility for the quality of our lives and continuous improvement, and the responsibility to co-create empowered and sustainable society together with other stakeholders. This inspires us to empower individuals and organizations to be leaders, catalysts and partners for positive change today and for future generations.”
– Tanja Bogataj, Founder and CEO of the Power for Change Institute
What We Do
OFFER EDUCATION, TRAINING & CONSULTING
TRANSFORM IDEAS, ASPIRATIONS AND RESOURCES INTO ACTUAL RESULTS
PARTNER UP FOR A POSITIVE CHANGE
In partnership with our partners
TAKE ACTION - MAKE A CHANGE
Make a Change – 3+ Steps
by Tanja Bogataj, MM.Sc. Visionary Leadership and Change Coach
Breathe for Change
by Mikael Wesstrom SomaBreath® Instructor
Tidy up for Change
by Tina Markun Professional Home Organiser
Get Empowered for Change
by Tanja Bogataj, MM.Sc. Visionary Leadership and Change Coach
Fragrant Youthstyle: Building Influence and Impact for Change
by Rev. Dr. Edward Odhiambo Nyamde
Change as an Opportunity to Learn, Grow, and Progress
At the Power for Change Institute, we offer you a safe and stimulating environment for empowerment for facing your changes in an effective and efficient way, and for co/creating the positive changes in society, by using and learning various approaches, techniques and tools.
We invite you to visit the workshops and other forms of training that we prepare and implement through-out the year for you in cooperation with visiting experts, colleagues, co-creators, and supporters.
Programs
Our programs offer practical knowledge, skills, and services to equip individuals and organizations to be change catalysts and leaderships of positive changes.
Power for Change Tables
Power for Change Tables are a signature program to provide a safe and supportive environment to address driving forces for change, resistance to change, stages of change, and outcomes of change in a guided, creative, and empowering way. Pre-set structure and facilitated process provide a nesting environment and support for initiatives and projects of positive change.
Coaching & Training
Events
Be the change
Each of us can contribute to positive changes in society with our knowledge, experience and unique view of the world. As they say, change yourself and you will change the world. However, for the changes that we desire to see in society, it is more effective if we connect and collaborate to co-create them with like-minded and like-hearted people.
Entrust us with your idea, proposal or project so that we can find out together how we can provide an adequate support for its successful implementation through cooperation and co-creation.
About us
At Power for Change Institute, we understand CHANGE as an OPPORTUNITY for learning, growth and development, both for the individual and for society.
We believe in the power of the individual and the community, in the importance of cooperation and co-creation, as well as lifelong learning and improvement.
We understand change also as an ACTIVITY.
We believe in the potential of the individual and believe that she/he already has the power within herself/himself to make the change she/he wants or needs to make.
Through our activities, individuals define the motivation for change and learn and empower themselves how to effectively face change and/or (co)create it.
Our Team
Tanja Bogataj, MM.Sc.
Founder, CEO, Consultant and Coach
Tanja Bogataj, MM.Sc. is a certified coach for visionary leadership and change mindset at the AMORALEADERSHIP Tanja Bogataj Coaching, Founder and Executive Director of the Power for Change Institute, creator of #bepowerfulandfree® and a Lecturer of HRM in global environment and leadership.
She has more than 25 years of professional experience in the field of law, public policies, management, leadership, personal and professional development, and the design, development and management of teams and complex projects at the national, European and international level. Tanja has a Bachelor’s degree in Law, a Master’s degree in Political science – policy analysis with European aspects, and a Master’s degree in Management – management and organization.
Dennis Akkerman, MBA
Board member, Consultant and Coach
Dennis Akkerman MBA is the visionary founder and managing director of Orbis Business School. Drawing from his insights of his own life-changing transformation journey and more than two decades of transformational leadership experience, Dennis has emerged as a distinguished transformational coach, facilitator, consultant and captivating speaker on the global stage spanning more than 30 countries. Born and raised in The Netherlands, Dennis has lived in 5 countries and for the last 11 years he has been living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dennis’ core belief is that transformational leaders are catalysts for positive change. His mission is to help leaders realise their fullest potential, transforming their business and increase their impact.
His vibrant personality radiates energy and enthusiasm combined with a down-to-earth approach. Dennis blends visionary thought leadership with the practical aspects of transformation in a relatable and engaging manner. His holistic view and dedication to drive sustainable change make him an invaluable asset to the world of leadership and transformation.
Dennis holds an MBA degree and is a certified visionary leadership coach and accredited trainer.
James Balzer, MSUSDEV, MPP
Board Member and Educator
James Balzer is an Australian sustainable development practitioner, with diverse experience across government, social enterprise, think tanks and NGOs. He has a strong focus on achieving anticipatory and systems-oriented governance models for sustainable, long-term change across society. This particularly includes the use of futures & foresight methodologies.
He is leading an initiative of the World Economic Forum Global Foresight Network and is a Next Generation Foresight Practitioner (NGFP) Fellow – pursuing more resilient futures for extreme heat adaptation. Likewise, he leads the Cities & States Working Group for the School of International Futures (SOIF) Pledge Network – designing intergenerational governance evaluation frameworks for global cities.
James is currently a Senior Project Officer at the New South Wales Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, where he manages multi-million dollar grant programs for community solar energy programs. He has a Master of Sustainable Development and a Master of Public Policy.
Rev. Dr. Edward Odhiambo Nyamde
Board Member, Mentor and Trainer
Rev. Dr. Edward Odhiambo Nyamde is a dedicated messenger of lasting change, focusing on transforming the lives of individuals and households in rural and peri-urban settings.
He recognizes that poverty in all its forms is a thief that strips individuals of their dignity and integrity through the deceptions it perpetuates. He believes that poverty cannot live where truth prevails. He uses Eco-cultural Theology Foundations model to socially innovate inorder to combat poverty due to its harmful impact on the fundamental values that define human existence.
He believes in the fundamental role of society and community. In this respect, he advocates for global peace, morality and understanding. It is for this reason that he builds and works through influential global thought-leadership partnerships. These partnerships are driven by the belief that individuals should take charge of their own transformation in platforms that enable equal opportunities for all.
In 1999, he established Grace Hour Enterprises, a consulting commercial intermediary organised as an Enterprise Leader. He has since then socially innovated 45 Thematic Projects aimed at yielding positive social change by fostering job creation opportunities, enabling sustainable wealth development, nurturing civic competence, promoting environmental stewardship, and cultivating healthy and wealthy families.
Rev. Dr. Edward Odhiambo Nyamde is a pioneering figure in the realm of social entrepreneurship and missions. His unwavering dedication to these causes has positioned him as a respected thought-leader in the field, driving impactful transformation within communities through his partnerships for lasting change.
Karen-Marie Kragelund, MBA
Expert Council Member, Organisational bridge builder
Karen-Marie Kragelund is a multilingual change catalyst, organisational bridge builder, and leadership advisor.
With over 25 years of real-world experience, living and working everywhere from Denmark and Ukraine to the Netherlands, Australia, and even Mongolia, she brings a long history of delivering value-adding business results across many different industries.
She uses her superpowers to think holistically, reframe challenges, and design tailored solutions and as she nudges organisations and leadership teams to reflect on their true selves, she helps them gain valuable insights that drive meaningful change and progress.
Dr. Merv Wilkinson
Expert Council Member, Catalyst of Change and Consultant
Dr Merv is a highly qualified Australian agent of organisational tranaformations and institutional change. He possesses a PhD in Organisational Culture and Leadership (Qld Uni) , a Masters in Education in innovation and evaluation (Canberra University) ; a Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Government and a Certificate in Teaching. He maintains active engagement as a participant and presenter in contemporary change programs such as Prosci , Agile, Lean and AI for change agents.
Dr. Merv is a change practitioner, with the highest of professional foundational knowledge and expertise in his craft of cultural change and the ability of facilitative leadership to change organisations. He has been a teacher, coach, lecturer, advisor, consultant and has managed and led many organisational leadership and management of change projects across industry and professions. He likes to be a “hands on” change agent, utilising the principles and methods of action learning, action research and action change for implementation and results focus. He maintains that in his high performing teams that he develops trust is the foundational principle that leads to productive results and success.
As an internal and external consultant and change transformation agent Dr Merv has worked in numerous client focussing roles within large transformational change programs, including programs of national significance involving complex processes, people, systems, culture and change.
Bill Phillips
Consultant and Coach
Services
Consulting & Reporting
Speaking & Facilitation
Our Vision
We at Powerful Change Institute believe that every individual and organization can be a leader and catalyst for positive change today, tomorrow and generations to come.
Our Mission
We help organisations and individuals to transform their ideas, aspirations and resources into actual results and build coalitions for sustainable impact.
We do this by providing a platform to bring together leaders, experts and stakeholders from the public and private sector to actively exchange knowledge and resources to create solutions, no matter how big or small.
In this process, we act as a change catalyst by providing guidance, training, and tools for meaningful outcomes in line with the SDGs
Our Values
WE EMPOWER individuals in society with mindset, knowledge, skills and active action FOR CHANGES that are important for mutual respect and support in society, for the well-being of individuals and communities, for co-creating conditions for continuous learning, development and progress.
Through our activities, we support, encourage and co-create a society based on respect for human life and all living things, on respect for creation and opportunities for improvement, on action and cooperation out of love and not fear, with different groups in society in mind, the present and future generations.
VALUES we share and encourage:
HUMANITY
We encourage the value and respect for life and all living things, and respect for
human rights and freedoms
COMPASSION AND COOPERATION
We encourage mutual respect, cooperation, respectful
communication, and dialogue
LIFELONG LEARNING
We encourage and offer continuous learning and improvement
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION FOR THE FUTURE
We promote talents, creativity, different
opinions, views and approaches, and search for way to collaborate and co-create
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