Bernd and Frederick co-lead Apiary X

Bernd Herbert, MMSc, MESc, MLA

Languages: German, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese.

Bernd advocates for the role of systemic design in helping organisations evolve their purpose and strategies to support long-term human, economic and ecological flourishing.

He is a seasoned business consultant with over 30 years of experience in global consulting, industry, and startups.

Bernd applies systems thinking, systemic design, strategic foresight, regeneration and business design methodologies to drive value creation and innovative business models. As a certified management consultant and project manager Bernd provides consulting, coaching, and facilitation focused on strategy and transformation.

He is lead of the board of directors at the Flourishing Enterprise Co-Lab and a certified Train-the-Trainer for the Flourishing Business Canvas method, circular business models, and systemic design (EIT Climate-KIC). As core member of the Flourishing Enterprise Institute, he co-creates business design, governance and strategies for the Enterprise Evolution program.

He leads the Systems Innovation Hub Portugal and is a core member of SI Organizations Hub, Catalyst Now Spain & Portugal, actively engaging in these networks as a speaker and educator. He gives key talks on “Systemic Design for Strategy and Future-Fit Organisations” at ISEG, Lisbon, and RSD13.

Bernd’s research includes contributions to systemic management innovations, such as, regenerative business, which led to a notable article for the UK Design Council. He is also involved with the Systemic Design Association (RSD) as a speaker and programme committee member.

Frederick Peters, PhD, MES-Planning

Languages: English, German, French and some Spanish

Frederick Peters’ focus is on the future challenges of social infrastructure and community capacity building.  He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, and MES (Planning) Degree, and writes on urban hard and soft infrastructure building and maintenance in the 21st century, in Europe and Canada.

He acts as co-lead for a flexible team of experts in urban planning, architecture, the legal and regulatory framework of city-building in different jurisdictional contexts, as well as GIS and graphic communication tools. Each project needs the best, most agile team, and it is Frederick’s job to help bring them together.

Frederick thinks laterally and thrives on collaborations across boundaries, with a lifelong focus on human as well as ecological health. His interest and skills are in driving and managing projects aimed at planning, research and communication to foster open and constructive dialogue about how to solve and improve social and environmental infrastructure to build better communities.