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Twelve Months, Many Teachers: What the Tour for Regeneration Taught Me
After selling my house and stepping away from PropTech, I embarked on a year-long Tour for Regeneration. Guided by the sea, forest, fire, and silence, I discovered that the most profound lessons learned are not about performance but about belonging, coherence, and living with life itself. This blog shares those lessons and invites you to start your own spiral of renewal.
Menno
Sep 96 min read


From Fortresses of Fear to Regenerative Castles of Belonging
In Tomar, the Templar castle rises as a clenched fist of stone - built on fear, separation, and control. Today, our “castles” take the form of towers, strongholds, and gated ideologies, still dividing us from nature and belonging. Yet a new question emerges: what if castles became sanctuaries, rooted in care, reciprocity, and shared stewardship? The choice is ours: fortresses of fear or sanctuaries for life.
Menno
Aug 265 min read


Weaver of Worlds: Where Regeneration Meets the Urban Environment
Cities have long been designed for profit rather than for life. My journey from boardrooms to cedar forests uncovered a different way: regeneration. As a Weaver of Worlds, I now weave together stories, systems, and souls - guiding cities to become living, breathing sanctuaries.
Menno
Aug 203 min read


The Storykeeper’s Journey – Why I Speak Now
For years, I spoke in boardrooms, not from the deeper voice within. Now, as a Storykeeper, I weave signals and fragments into stories that spark inner (r)evolutions and reimagine cities as living systems. This is not about urgency, but aligned emergence — creating conditions for life to thrive. In a change of era, I speak to awaken courage, clarity, and connection. The world is ready for regeneration.
Menno
Aug 123 min read


5 Shifts That Mark My Rebirth: From Real Estate to Regeneration
After two decades in real estate and innovation, I chose regeneration over repetition. This blog reveals five shifts that marked my rebirth—from solving problems to sensing potential, from metrics to meaning, and from career to becoming. It’s an invitation to burn your boats, walk barefoot into the unknown, and co-create a future rooted in presence, wholeness, and life itself.
Menno
Jul 16 min read


The City Inside Me: A Journey Through the Inner Urban Landscape
What if every city lived and breathed like you do? In The City Inside Me, I trace my journey from urban strategist to soul-listener, discovering that true regeneration begins within. Through Japanese alleyways, Portuguese plazas, and inner shifts, I uncover a deeper architecture, one rooted in rhythm, coherence, and connection. This is not a return. It’s becoming. The city is alive. And it starts with you.
Menno
Jun 254 min read


10 Reasons Why Urban Environment Stakeholders Should Cultivate Regeneration
Cities don’t need fixing — they need remembering. Discover 10 powerful reasons why urban stakeholders must cultivate regeneration — not as a trend, but as a living strategy to restore vitality, unlock systemic value, and future-proof our built environment. From Tokyo to Lisbon, from Medellín to Malmö, regeneration is already transforming places, people, and purpose. Are you ready to evolve your city from extraction to life?
Menno
Jun 611 min read


The End of PropTech for Good, and a New Beginning
"Why PropTech for Good had to die: Closing one chapter to spark a bold new era of innovation, purpose, and regeneration for 2025 and beyond.
Menno
Nov 19, 20246 min read


5.000 Kilometres, 5 Lessons: How a Nomadic Life Transformed My Mindset for Regeneration
I set out on a 5,000 km "Tour for Regeneration," seeking connection, renewal, and the essence of a nomadic life.
Menno
Oct 31, 20246 min read
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