nigel - gost education

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AboutNigel

Summer 2012 I was wondering what my purpose is, and set an intention to spend the rest of my life "travelling the world spreading happiness". This based on work in happiness field since 2006. Alongside this, to make it sustainable, I am a multi project manager - supporting projects from others and initiating some of my own - and offer happiness coaching, strategy mentoring and English training.

One of my passions is EDUCATION and I am "nurturing learning communities along the street" through creation of Matrix Learning Spaces under  The Learning Street  . I had an early experience in Moedling, happiest city on earth, setting up a library and computer room. The intention is that members have access to a local Matrix Learning Space, like a library, with fast, reliable, affordable internet in a clean, warm, space, where a team of learners follow the same or different learning paths under the guidance of a mentor who motivates and inspires. The desire is to reach people - especially kids in holiday camps, refugee camps and living on the street - enabling the sort of quality education outlined in UN SDG 4. 

With a focus on PASSION, another of my own passions, I connect people with passion. To their own passion as a passion coach, to others with passion to increase social capital, and using my own passion. This under Vienna Hub, which is currently running a series of monthly events based at and from Regus Nineteen in Vienna.

The Vienna Happiness Project is a way to pursue the Spreading Happiness intention, and it runs various activities, as well as playing an active part in the formation of the European Happiness Association, (EUHA!).

Focussed on moving people and situations from A to B as fast as possible, Nigel applies creative energy and a light touch to deliver return in investment through new strategies and tactics with you and your teams. He focusses on personal Passion, in the belief it leads to Happiness, which leads to bigger contribution and higher performing people and teams.

Leaving the UK aged 37 with 100 words of German, Nigel settled in Vienna ~ “City of my Dreams” ~ with a new family. He founded First Tuesday Vienna after 5 months having seen the idea in UK, and led a virtual team of professionals to deliver “ideas meet money” in the heart of Europe for over three years. In 2001 while freelancing at Red Bull internet, he was introduced to Ryze. That led to ecademy, LinkedIn, openBC/Xing, facebook etc.

Meeting many passionate people in this time, both on and offline, he realised the importance of passion in both life and business. He created “Women with Passion” in 2004 to present role models for others. Fully engaged by now in networking and “web spinning”, in 2005 he launched Vienna Hub, attended by co-founders of both openBC/XING and ecademy. In 2008 he registered the international kulturverein blue sky stuff as a non profit association in Mödling ~ “Happiest City on Earth”. .. blue sky stuff “inspires and motivates people to find and follow their passion”, Vienna Hub “connects people with passion”.

Asked for his own passion, Nigel says “People, Education, Internet, and English..”.