People change in the meantime.

We are in transition in many areas. Anthropologists call this liminality. A messy time between what was and what will be. Existing hierarchies and established norms are questioned, sacred symbols are mocked and old rights are shaken up. It is searching for new ways and stories.

Master classes & keynotes

Liminality

The trickster

Culturally lost

About Jitske Kramer

Inspiration & downloads

The book: Tricky times - don't be fooled

Date:

2-11-2026

Duration

9.30 - 17.00

Location:

AFAS Theatre, Leusden

Costs:

€595,- p.p.

Masterclass Tricky Times

Navigate through ‘Tricky Times’ with Jitske Kramer. We spend a full day diving into the theme of change and transformation. And specifically into the intriguing, crazy, scary, exciting, adventurous and turbulent interim of change.

Count on a nice pace, with a high information density, many confrontational questions, new language and anthropological concepts to interpret the dynamics of change processes. No ready-made to-do lists with tips you can apply tomorrow, but plenty of food for thought and deeper insights you can use in your practice.

The ticket price for this masterclass is €595,- p.p. (excl. VAT). Includes vegetarian lunch and book Tricky Tijden by Jitske Kramer.

Find out why Jitske wrote the book Tricky times in less than 2 min.

'An apt and highly relevant book about these times, an interim on the transition to a new way of life.'
- Herman Wijffels

'If you read one book this year: let it be Tricky Times by Jitske Kramer.'
- Ronald Giphart

‘In times of far-reaching uncertainty, one thing is certain: this is the book we need.’
- Robert Cialdini

Tricky times is more than a book. It is a ... This animation summarises Tricky Times in less than 5 min.

Tricky times - Don't be fooled

These are Tricky Times. The existing order is under discussion, the familiar has to be let go and boundaries are being shifted. Every transformation has a turbulent interim, an intriguing transition phase where the world seems to play with its own rules. In these confusing times, we like to hide behind false assurances and are too easily seduced by pretty promises.

In this book, you will discover the fascinating dynamics of major changes. Jitske Kramer unravels human responses to profound transformations, with inspiring insights from anthropology and various cultures. She also gives hope. We are lost, but not lost. We have been through turbulent times of transitions before. We can do this!

Jitske Kramer is an anthropologist, international speaker, best-selling author and founder of Human Dimensions. Her books The Corporate Tribe, Building Tribes, Deep Democracy, Jam Cultures and Work Has Left the Building have sold more than 150,000 copies. Her books have been translated into English, German and Russian.

Jitske in brief

Jitske Kramer (1973) is a corporate anthropologist, entrepreneur and best-selling author. She travels the world to learn from traditional healers, leaders, surprising innovators and random passers-by. Through lectures and master classes, she transfers her knowledge and experiences to the world of organising, collaboration and leadership.

On her journey of discovery of how people can be good people together, she wrote several books, including the bestsellers Deep Democracy (2019), Work Has Left the Building (2022) and Tricky Times (2024). In addition, Jitske is founder of Human Dimensions.

In 2024, her book was published Tricky Times - don't be fooled, in which she unravels human responses to radical change, with inspiring insights from anthropology and various cultures: “These are Tricky Times. The existing order is under discussion, we have to let go of the familiar and boundaries are being shifted. Every transformation has a turbulent interim, an intriguing transition phase where the world seems to play with its own rules. In these confusing times, we like to hide behind false certainties and let ourselves be seduced too easily by pretty promises.”.

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