Rick Jens At Your Event
Enrich your events with original formats, interesting insights, and anecdotes about cross-cultural human interaction, drawn from hard-earned lessons in improving self-help and self-reliance during explorations.
Keynotes & Masterclasses
Every masterclass is an interactive session made to turn deep field observations into simple, practical tools you can use right away. My performances are built to actively reverse the constant noise of modern overstimulation. I provide your team with the clear steps needed to break down deep burnout patterns, overcome overstimulation, protect your mind from chronic exhaustion, and reclaim a calm sense of self.
Lectures
Based on my expeditions and explorations of lesser-known subcultures, I offer lectures that widen our understanding of the world around us. These insightful lectures always place an emphasis on human connection: how people endure, overcome, and thrive.
Below are two subjects of currently available lectures.
THE MONGOLIA EXPEDITION: DISCOVERING THE CORE ESSENCE
THE FRONTLINE CHAIN: GUIDANCE AND HUMAN CONNECTION
Lessons from my Mongolian exploration
In the West, professional life is often defined by constant overstimulation, endless connectivity, and a relentless pace. We are trained to operate under continuous noise, and I think we often lose touch with our immediate surroundings and our own long-term perspective.
I experienced this myself when I stepped away from that modern overstimulation and entered the world of the Mongolian nomad. I spent months secluded in the vast wilderness, completely self-supporting, and had to adapt to a different, more natural rhythm. Living alongside a culture that relies on patience and presence forced me to connect differently with my environment, my decisions, and my own mind.
I experienced a very direct contrast between Western acceleration and a different kind of stillness. In this lecture, I share what I learned from that experience, from the culture I lived alongside, and from spending months alone in the wilderness.
For me, it was a straightforward lesson in what happens when you disconnect from the constant noise and give yourself the space to look at things differently.
Insights from the Medical Chain in Ukraine
Working in a high-stakes and volatile environment changes how you look at teamwork, leadership, and human survival. I experienced this firsthand as a volunteer medic in Ukraine, where choices can have direct and immediate consequences.
While working within the frontline medical chain, I met Maria, and we began operating together. Through this experience, I got to know the subculture of medical volunteers and the importance of human connection within it.
It also gave me a firsthand look at a modern wartime medical system, one that is fundamentally different from the traditional Western military medical chains I previously encountered as a soldier. For me, that difference highlighted the importance of human grit, connection, and resilience when operating in an environment where resources are strained and circumstances are constantly changing.
This lecture is mainly about the people within that system. How medical volunteers connect, support each other, and keep going under continuous pressure. It is an honest look at the human side of the medical chain, and what I learned about the role of connection and resilience when operating in a high-pressure environment.