COENRAAD VAN HOUTEN was born in the Netherlands in 1922. After studying Chemistry, Economics and 'Social Pedagogy', he lived and worked in Holland, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Britain as a manager in business, as a consultant, and as the director of the Centre for Social Development (which he co-founded). He has developed specialist programmes and seminars for educating adults, and presently advises organizations on training programmes. He is the author of Awakening the Will, Practising Destiny, and the co-founder of the New Adult Learning Movement.