… apply for a status as a Center for Advanced Studies
… be funded by governmental, institutional and individual shareholders and stakeholders
… have a governance model that is based on the Black Mountain College Assembly model
… be connected with its natural, social and cultural environment
… contribute to the development of the local society
… have its base in Zwolle
… raising questions that are not asked before
… stimulating creative inquiry, to think outside the box and go off the beaten track… developing multi-disciplinary and multi-level and non-reductionist research and experiments
… developing and implementing new forms of education and research
… providing physical space for scientists, artists and makers in resident
… providing an international podium for groundbreaking research, art and events
… is no conventional educational or research institution
… is an international community of non-conformist scientists, artists and makers
… with the joint objective to create deep insights and new perspectives for the global society