Karim Benammar, Ph.D.

Karim Benammar is a philosopher specialized in Thinking Techniques and  the Philosophy of Abundance. His vision is to help people think about the paradigm shift from scarcity to abundance,  about giving meaning to their life, and about creating value.          Of mixed Dutch-Algerian ancestry, Benammar grew up in Holland before going  to study philosophy in England (BA, Sussex University, 1987) and the  United States (Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1993). Fascinated by  Japan, he continued his philosophy studies at the University of Kyoto.  He was Associate Professor at Kobe University from 1996-2002 and at  Amsterdam University  of Applied Sciences from 2003 to 2007.          Since 2002, he has focused  on public philosophy, giving lectures and workshops to organisations  and companies.         He is author of Abundance (2005), Reframing - the art of Thinking Differently (2013) and editor of the collection Thinking about Money and Value (2014, in Dutch).