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Corporate Effectuation Book Review (Thomas Blekman)

November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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A few weeks ago I was reviewing the contents of the Venturelab workshop Effectuation by professor Saras Sarasvathy, to see if I could apply the effectual principles for personal development. In this process I got connected via Twitter with Thomas Blekman, a part-time lecturer in Corporate Effectuation and Strategy at Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University Rotterdam, who recently published the book Corporate Effectuation.In the article below I will write down my thoughts and … [Read more...]

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Mixed Minds Business Course – Ready to Challenge Microsoft Netherlands ?

August 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
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If you are connected with me on LinkedIn, you probably know that I'm working at Microsoft Netherlands in the role of Next Generation Consultant (within Microsoft Services). It has been a very exciting rollercoaster ride so far, and keep in mind that Microsoft Netherlands won the Great Place to Work award for the third year in a row. Are you a talented student in the final phase of your study ? Are you creative and passionate about technology and ready to challenge the status quo ? If these … [Read more...]

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Move Collective Bobble review – Water bottle that filters as you drink

July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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By accident I noticed the Move Collective Bobble water bottle in a store. I was directly caught by the cool design, and the fact that a water filter is integrated into the nozzle of the water bottle. However there is a great story of entrepreneurship and environment behind this product !Bobble Water Bottle - A closer look I'm using the Bobble water bottle for a few weeks now, and the comments I get are about the fancy design, mainly aimed at the integrated filter in the nozzle. The Move … [Read more...]

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Waterfield Sleevecase review – Custom build, excellent fit, durable and brilliant customer service !

May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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In this article I will have a closer look at the Waterfield Sleevecase for a Lenovo T61p with an extended 9 cell battery.It will not only be an indepth look at the product and its features, but I will also highlight the pre-sales advice and its underlying process.Waterfield customer pre-sales service The Lenovo T61p is a very robust and reliable machine, that is stall widely used in corporate environments. In my case it is a reliable workhorse for daily work, and with the extended 9 cell … [Read more...]

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Microsoft Mathematics 4 review – A free must-have Math application for Windows to do Calculus, Statistics, Trigonometry, Linear Algebra and more !

April 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Microsoft Mathematics is probably one of the most under estimated pieces of software, that I started to love in the last few years. The default Microsoft Windows Calculator is often fairly limited if you want to perform a little more complex calculations. On the other end of the spectrum you could use a specialized full blown engineering suite like Mathworks Matlab. However in a lot of (relative simple) scenario's such an extensive toolbox is overkill. Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 is in the middle … [Read more...]

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Windows Phone 7 Companion review (Matthew Miller, 2010) – Tips, Tricks & Tools for better Understanding Windows Phone 7

February 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Matt Miller, Editor of ZDNet Smartphones & Cell Phones blog and one of my international Möbius friends has published the book "Windows Phone 7 Companion" on Wiley. I've been fortunate to receive a signed (!!!) review copy of the book, and the overall conclusion is that I'm very impressed with the incredible amount of detail that Matt was able to include in the book.A little while ago I wrote an extensive 5000-word review about the core OS features of Windows Phone 7 on MobilityMinded. … [Read more...]

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Steve van Wyk, CIO ING Bank – Building the preferred bank (with technology) !

October 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Stress, the University of Twente’s largest study association, organized an awesome guest-lecture with Steve van Wyk, CIO @ ING Bank. The theme of the lecture is  "Challenges @ ING" and one of the topics is the merger of the Postbank and ING, the challenges that came with it and how they were overcome. In this article I will provide some of the interesting topics from the lecture, and for those who haven't attended this lecture you really missed a great opportunity to have a detailed … [Read more...]

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MoDaCo fighting Childhood Leukaemia, supporting Cancer Research UK

October 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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One of my international friends, Paul O'Brien founder/owner of MoDaCo (a leading online community about smartphones & mobile technology), has started a great initiative for the good cause to fight Childhood Leukaemia.  A few months ago I wrote about the Child Cancer Just BEAT it foundation, great initiative of Berner Benelux in the context of Corporate Social Responsibility. During the HTC Participation Ride the day before the start of the Tour de France in Rotterdam, I attended the HTC … [Read more...]

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