we are contributing our unique strengths to collective impact
We believe the world's most pressing challenges require stronger support systems for the people doing the work.
Creative Space is a global ecosystem of solo professionals and solo founded organisations who are uniting, connecting and collaborating to achieve more together.
Society increasingly depends on independent changemakers, yet much of their potential remains unrealised because the infrastructure needed to help them connect, collaborate and thrive has not been fully built.
Creative Space offers the infrastructure for professional solo changemakers to unlock their full potential together.
We come together across cultures, areas of social impact, professions and backgrounds, united by our commitment to sustainable development—and to ensure that each of us has the support, strength and resources to keep doing this work.
a commitment to both external impact and inner growth
Our members come from all cultures, value-aligned professions, gender associations, and ethnic backgrounds, united by their commitment to supporting one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and integrating Inner Development.
This commitment to both external impact and inner growth forms the rich soil from which our community grows.
Just as in nature where diversity creates stability and adaptability, our differences strengthen our collective capacity to respond creatively to the complex challenges of our time.
Meet the team
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Veslemøy Klavenes-Berge
Co-Founder Creative Space
Geoscientist, futurist, mentor, and self-taught podcaster
🇳🇴 Norway
https://www.storiesforthefuture.com/aboutI find the medium of podcasting fascinating as a way to learn, connect, spread optimism, and foster dialogue.
SDG 17 -
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Ruth nelson-Andorf
Founder & CEO of Creative Space Community. Social Entrepreneur, Comms. Designer, cert. Coach (ICF & EMCC)
🇬🇧 🇹🇹 🇩🇪 UK, Trinidad & Tobago, GermanyI believe that professionals who dedicate their work & lives to solving the world’s most pressing problems should be supported in every way.
We exist to empower these changemakers to thrive.
SDGs 3, 8, 17 -
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Andrea Wodniok
Co-Founder Creative Space
head of Events
Creative Facilitator & Coach
🇩🇪 🇮🇪 Germany, Ireland
https://andreawodniok.com/
Webinars, workshops, coaching, training - you name it! I love creating safe spaces where creativity flows, people reconnect with themselves, and we have fun getting back into the driver’s seat together. IDGs -
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Corinna Klus
Co-Founder Creative Space
Social Enrepreneur, Founder of Small World Social Travel
🇩🇪 🌍 Germany & digital nomad
https://www.socialtravel.world/
We set ourselves apart by working directly with locals instead of reselling their tours. Every human has a right to fair compensation for the services they provide
SDGs 5, 8, 10, 17 -
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Charles Odom
Co-founder Creative Space | lovrika gUG
Founder and CEO of Painted Circle.
🇺🇸 USACharles Odom works at the intersection of business, sustainability, and people - spanning sustainable tourism, business development, and nonprofit leadership.
He believes the best organizations are built to support the humans inside them as well as the systems around them.
A natural connector, Charles loves helping the right people and ideas click into place to create unique, innovative projects.
Our Shared Values
Like the fundamental processes that sustain all living systems, certain core values flow through everything we do:
Authentic Diversity - We recognize that monocultures are vulnerable to disease and collapse.
Our strength comes from genuine diversity—not just in demographics but in thinking styles, life experiences, professional expertise, cultural perspectives, and approaches to change. We actively cultivate an environment where differences are not merely tolerated but valued as essential to our collective intelligence.
Regenerative Collaboration - We believe in creating relationships and systems that generate more life, energy, and possibility rather than depleting resources.
Just as healthy ecosystems build soil and increase biodiversity over time, our collaborations aim to leave everyone and everything involved more alive and resourced than before.
Inner Development for Outer Impact
Inner Development for Outer Impact - We understand that the quality of our external work reflects the quality of our inner lives. Like trees that must develop strong roots before reaching skyward, we invest in our personal growth and well-being as the foundation for sustainable impact. The Inner Development Goals provide a framework for cultivating the awareness, compassion, and wisdom needed to address our world's complex challenges.
Reciprocity and Mutual Support - In natural systems, relationships of give and take create conditions where all can thrive. We reject the scarcity mindset that leads to unhealthy competition and instead foster a culture of generosity, skill-sharing, and mutual empowerment. When one of us rises, we all rise.
We recognize that personal and planetary wellbeing are inseparable
Reciprocity and Mutual Support - In natural systems, relationships of give and take create conditions where all can thrive. We reject the scarcity mindset that leads to unhealthy competition and instead foster a culture of generosity, skill-sharing, and mutual empowerment. When one of us rises, we all rise.
Whole-System Health - We recognize that personal, community, and planetary well-being are inseparable. Like organs in a body, we function best when the whole system is in balance. We support each member's individual journey while keeping sight of our collective impact on the larger living systems of which we are a part.