Welcome to
your fellowship 2026
[ and beyond ]
“ The world is so blind,
that it doesn’t even notice,
that it can’t see anymore.
We essentially have to learn how to see again. ”- Ruud van der Glas -
We have created this unique fellowship for you to allow the time & space
for a ‘year-long-deep-inquiry’, because we saw the need in today’s times.
Our fellowship helps you to learn how to see again.
The registration is now open.
Please register your interest by e-mailing us:
1. one letter, containing your thoughts about the why you would love to participate in this inquiry
[ Scope max. A4 page. Note: no AI allowed, so you do need to confirm on your letter that it is your own and personally written work ] as well as
2. your CV or resume, 2 pages max.
The registration for this cohort closes on
1st of February 2026.
Participants say that ‘all leaders’ should participate in partnering with us,
because this is what is needed to do due diligence in a robust way
in order to arrive at ‘healthy decision making’.
‘What will I walk away with’?
After one year of deep-inquiry, what will I have added to my ‘personal skill-/tool-kit’?
You will have gained an in-dept and thorough understanding & experience
of inquiry & reserach, contemporary psychology, dialogue, seeing, sensing, thinking, meaning-making, dynamics, patterns, co-creating, power-with/-in that equips you to be a responsible, ethical and trauma-informed leader.
We will try to create a cohort from the outset that consists of
a variety of humans with diverse backgrounds to allow different perspectives to be combined and
a solid basis as well as coherence & friendship to be built.
This we do by having a thorough look at your registration as well as inviting you for an online interview.
For this part of the process, we will ask for a registration fee of CHF 450 that is non-refundable.
The start of the process is when payment is received.
Important to know:
All the documents that you send to us as well as all the conversations we will have are held strictly confidential to ensure psychological safety.
We are very much looking forward to receiving your e-mail and
starting to get to know you during our initial call.
With kindness,
van der Glas & van der Glas [ continue understanding ]
See you inside!
We invite you to have a look at the 4 cycles below [ scroll down ]
&
look into:
4/4 - Yes! To a deep-dive into the full impact.
In the fourth three months we will co-dis-cover: how to ‘do it together' - ‘power-with/-in’ / ‘bandwidth’.
3/4 - I enjoy half a mile & I see the glass is half full.
The third three months we cover: how to ‘make change’ and ‘impact for the better’ - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th order effects + up-/down-stream consequences.
2/4 - I go for a quarter mile - journey.
The second 3 months we discover: how psychology, patterns, dynamics, inquiry and dialogue ‘play out’ in your real-life.
1/4 - I tip my toe into the water.
The first 3 months we uncover: planning, research & inquiry, psychology, patterns, dynamics, trauma & dialogue.
From whom are you learning from:
Nature / our biosphere
source
Manuela van der Glas
senior partner & senior advisor
Ruud van der Glas
Founder,
senior partner & senior advisor
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In case your question is not answered below, please send an e-mail to: welcome@vanderglas-vanderglas.org we will respond to you asap. Thank you.
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Ability to think, feel & make sense. Curiosity & courage to think things through thoroughly together to understand complexity.
Time & space. You probably need most of your weekends [ 104 days + time to participate in our calls ] to benefit the most from this year of deep inquiry.
A fairly good understanding of the English language, because you need to be able to put your research/inquiry as well as your findings into words.
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Yes, there is. Some reading is mandatory.
You will receive the reading-list prior to each module so that you can read in advance and participate in the meetings prepared.
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Yes, you do. Assignments support you in your individual learning process and allow you to build upon each module.
Note: You will need to submit your assignment 10 days prior to your next module in order to participate, because modules build upon each other. They are not stand-alones.
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In order to receive your full CEU’s, you need to participate in all the scheduled meetings online.
However, it is possible to continue in another cohort at a later date.
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Yes, you can. Please do let us know by writing an e-mail to welcome@vanderglas-vanderglas.org so that we can plan accordingly. Thank you.
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Can I schedule monthly installments?
Yes, you can. However please do let us know so that we can make arrangements accordingly and write an e-mail to: welcome@vanderglas-vanderglas.org. Thank you.
Note: In case there is an outstanding payment, your access to the next module will be blocked.
Good to know: Have you studied with van der Glas & van der Glas before, ‘family-rates’ apply. Do you bring a friend, there is a bonus for the two of you. Please inquire for more.
Thank you for understanding.
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Yes we can and we are happy to.
However, we will need to provide you with a separate, tailor-made offer for in-house trainings.
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Yes we can.
We can provide the fellowship in German and in Dutch.