birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name
nagold german 1981 florian hoffmann
 florian hoffmann
florian hoffmann

florian hoffmann -lrb- born 1981 -rrb- is a social entrepreneur and political philosopher .
he is president and founder of the do school and co-founder of the dekeyser & friends foundation .
born in nagold in 1981 , hoffmann studied political science , philosophy and art , which allowed him to pursue fellowships at the ecla of bard , humboldt university of berlin , duke university north carolina , and st. antony 's college , oxford .
in 2008 , hoffmann founded the dekeyser & friends foundation in geneva , together with entrepreneur and former footballer bobby dekeyser .
the foundation was established to help empower youth to follow their dreams and create real change in the world .
from 2009 until 2012 , hoffmann co-developed the creative strategy of the furniture company dedon and co founded dedon island , an island resort and social business fostering sustainable tourism on the philippines .
in 2013 , he founded the do school , an educational institution offering innovative educational opportunities to emerging social entrepreneurs and executive consulting programs to leading organizations .
the do school program portfolio includes : the do school one-year program ; the do school university program ; the do school innovation lab and intrapreneurship programs ; and the do school online .
all programs are led by the do school method , an innovative teaching practice that combines hands-on experiences with blended learning and therewith aims to foster ideas of social innovation .
as of 2015 , hoffmann 's international institution operates in three different continents with premisses in berlin , hamburg , and new york city .
hoffmann regularly speaks on the topics of societal innovation , education and social entrepreneurship and has taught the do school method at various renowned universities such as the hasso plattner institute at potsdam university and the ebs university of business and law .
his work has been covered widely in publications such as the financial times , the wall street journal , monocle -lrb- media company -rrb- and more .
