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Hi, I\u2019m Perry Knoppert, also known as Dr. Octopus. \nI speak, I build movements, and I help people and organizations think differently.\n\nI founded The Octopus Movement<\/a>, a global network of nonlinear thinkers in 128 countries, working to create change by breaking out of linear systems.\n\nI help leaders turn their ideas into movements. Not just plans or strategies, but real momentum powered by human connection and nonlinear thinking.\n\nI speak at events, inside companies, and with communities ready to shift. \nThere\u2019s also a book coming. It might change how you see everything.\n\nLet\u2019s connect. If this caught your attention, it\u2019s probably time.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a speaker, I bring nonlinear thinking to stages around the world \u2014 from NASA to local companies looking for something real. I challenge audiences to see differently, think beyond systems, and create movement from within.\nIf you're in the Netherlands and want to book me for an event, please do so via despreker.nl<\/a>. For other countries please contact me directly.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As a movement producer, I help organizations, ideas, companies, and communities come alive by transforming static plans into living momentum. Sometimes, it's just about finding the right angle, the spark that turns strategy into energy. I create movements that don\u2019t just grow. \nThey spread, connect, and stay. Start the journey here<\/a> to hire me as your Movement Producer.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen I met Perry I was amazed by his enthusiasm about multipotentialites and neurodiversity. \n\nBeing both myself I knew about it, but I had never met anyone who was so open and comfortable with a topic many are uncomfortable with. \n\nWe kept in touch and he then told me about the Octopus movement, a group that he had started to connect the people. To create a safe space for those who needed it. \n\nPerry started a community, and he continued to grow it with so much integrity and genuine kindness, compassion and love that the community expanded.\n\nYet it is still the safe heaven for those who need it. \n\nHe is one of the few people that knows about community building. What started as curiosity developed in so much more. Always built out with the people in mind.\n\nThe thing with Perry is, he\u2019s incredibly smart and creative - he tends to hide this well by making a joke or being so open to listening, which makes you forget that he has a plan. \n\nNow this plan most of the times doesn\u2019t resemble a linear thinking plan, because he\u2019s a non-linear thinker, but that is what makes it so brilliant.\n\nHe brings you non-linear thinking in a way that linear thinkers are amazed and still understand and embrace it. \n\nThat is why I highly recommend you work with Perry! He\u2019s a great consultant whether you want to build (out) your community - or you simply need a refreshing look to grow further.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour insights on neurodiversity, nonlinear thinking, and AI sparked powerful conversations and left a lasting impression. Your story and the vision behind The Octopus Movement \u2013 a global network of nonlinear thinkers \u2013 resonated deeply with our team. In a world shaped by AI, your call to embrace creativity and diverse minds is both timely and essential. We\u2019re grateful for your inspiring presence and perspective. Your voice will help guide us toward a more inclusive and innovative future.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the past five years, I've watched Perry do something few can: build an organic, genuinely-felt movement -- not from flashy branding or hype (although Perry certainly has a sense of artistry), but from true empathy and connection. He uses the same skills that make him such a dynamic speaker -- compassion, intelligence, playfulness, and buoyant energy -- to create spaces where nonlinear thinkers feel seen, accepted, and empowered.\n\nAnd this isn't just sappy, \"We Are the World\"-style performative community-building. Perry knows how to mobilize. I've seen him rally people into action with stunning speed and cohesion -- whether it's for a partnership with a global venture studio or the creation of a nonprofit. His ability to inspire, organize, and direct energy toward a shared purpose is rare. But it works because his focus is never on himself -- it's always on the movement, and the possibilities it holds. He has the drive, the vision, the patience, and the proven know-how to make a movement really work.\n\nIf you're looking for a movement-building strategist who can help you galvanize a community and spark real change -- then you NEED Perry Knoppert at your table.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The Manifesto of Perry Knoppert<\/h1>

I was never meant to live inside lines or boxes.
My life has always unfolded at the edges where curiosity meets uncertainty, where challenge becomes play, and where connection grows without labels.<\/p>

I move in places where freedom is real.
Where people are celebrated for who they are, not what they are called.
Where conversation flows without script.
Where creativity is born in the moment, surprising even the one who creates it.<\/p>

I live in the playground of fearless curiosity.
Not because it is easy, but because it is alive.
Here, \u201cimpossible\u201d is not a barrier but an open door.
Here, mistakes are not failures but stories, woven into laughter, memory, and connection.
Here, limits are not walls but springboards, carrying us into new possibilities.<\/p>

I do not create for recognition, nor for permission.
I create because something wants to exist.
Because visions deserve form, because ideas deserve air, because play deserves its place in the world.<\/p>

At the center of it all, there is a constancy.
I remain the same, whether in celebration or in struggle, in fullness or in emptiness.
And in that constancy, I am free, free to erase what others have written on me, free to begin again, free to create without end.<\/p>

Curiosity is the rhythm that keeps me alive.
Fearlessness is the path I walk.
Adaptability is the art I practice.<\/p>

I see greatness in every human life, even when it hides in silence.
I listen for the brilliance overlooked by others.
I hold space where people can rest as themselves, unmasked, unmeasured, unafraid.<\/p>

I connect what does not seem to belong together, people, ideas, fragments of possibility, until they reveal a new pattern, a new constellation, a new movement.
I do not build monuments. I grow mycelium.
Living, breathing networks of connection where possibility can take root and spread.<\/p>

This is not a career, not a title, not a role.
It is simply the way I am.<\/p>

I am Perry Knoppert.
I live nonlinear.
I turn curiosity into connection, connection into possibility, and possibility into movement.<\/p>

And I invite you to join me in this space\u00a0
where fear becomes adventure,
where freedom becomes creation,
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the beauty of life reveals itself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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