QBIST is the result of 15 years of applied research and discovery into human behavior. A pursuit that has lead to the development of numerous training programs, methodologies and technological advances in learning processes. QBIST has two locations - The Netherlands and Austria.

The organization seeks to promote and facilitate a focus on meaning in our inner and interpersonal interactions. To that end we offer videos, reading materials, courses and insight from various fields of interest. You are invited to browse the online resources, contribute with comments or sign up for a free two-hour introduction to any of the courses.

Meaningful Relations is a space where all of us realize more than any single one of us.

I am an author, researcher and 15-year trainer/coach. Next to coaching and speaking, I co-own a restaurant and a boat manufacturer. My special brand of speaking blends personal experience with recognizable patterns in human behavior. I have specialized in the understanding and mapping of social interaction. I crystallize this insight into highly developed methodologies that deliver exceptional economical and emotional results. There are no ‘secrets’ in my work.

For the last 20 years or so, my life has been an unending recurrence of revisiting myself. There have been two defining turning points along the way. One was the realization of my individual freedom and the second was the realization that my life is not eternal. The first turning point ignited an unrelenting desire in me to find out what principles underlie the contrast between what works and what doesn't. It has led me to rediscover the social context as a very power domain for individual achievement. The second turning point jumpstarted my undying passion for life in accordance with living. It has introduced joy in all aspects of my life and a keen awareness of the moments where joy is absent. All this has many aspects, the width of which cannot be expressed in words alone.

 

I am a creative free-thinker with a passion for technology and process innovation. During 15-years of management experience in the ICT branch, I've learned to make it a principle to put people first. My curious nature, combined with the power of excitement created by true-teamwork, motivates me to master any challenging situation. As process, solution and software architect, I love to deliver sustainable value to any breakthrough initiative.

 

Much in my life is tied to leveraging the power of computers and smart software to extend the way we (inter-)act. What fascinates me most is fact that we are essentially still in the "middle-ages" of IT. As we learn more on how the human brain developed into what we can experience as "consciousness", it becomes clear that we are far, far away from leveraging the full potential that consciousness has to offer. This is true for computers as well as for humanity as a whole. The question "how does it feel" as asked by Adam in Roger Penrose book "The Emperor's New Mind" remains largely not-understood. In this lies the greatest challenge I've ever taken: helping people to better understand what drives themselves and others, leveraging the power of smart software to establish the consciousness required to accelerate that. Welcome to Meaningful Relations. I look forward meeting you!

 

My passion lies in the area of cognitive development - more specifically the emergence of meaning through interaction. I have spent the greater part of 10-years working in hands-on environments to support this objective. I enjoy distilling the experience of meaning into an active process that can be learned and lived. I would like to think that no one who takes part in our activities could say, "I get meaning outside of my work, not from it." At least not without knowing better.

I have had the pleasure of speaking in over 25 countries on topics ranging from innovation to inspiration. I left a long history in IT behind me, that included an IPO, M & A activities, as well as "change management", which was the challenge that set me on my current path. Aside from supporting in the development and promotion of Meaningful Relations, I share ownership in a Thai restaurant in Amsterdam and enjoy supporting pet projects that are dear to my heart. In my free time I like keeping fit, satisfying my iPhone addiction and writing tweets that bubble up in my head (@andychaleff).