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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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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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Google – More than just a search engine, but not the only motor of economic growth

June 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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A few days ago my attention was caught by a message communicated via the verified Google Twitter account, that introduces the role of Google as an engine of economic growth: "We're not just a search engine, we're an engine of economic growth. Our U.S. economic impact in 2009 was $54 billion"      Introduction On the official Google Blog you can read a related article, posted by Claire Hughes Johnson, Vice President, Global Online Sales @ Google. "This week is National Small … [Read more...]

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Android Experience 2010 – Layar Business Models and the Android Ecosystem

March 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
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I was fortunate being invited to attend the highly succesful first edition of the Android Experience, an event that adresses the Android ecosystem from different perspectives. In this article I will briefly summarize some of the highlights of Android Experience 2010 @ the Amsterdam Convention Factory.On the MobilityMinded website I have written an extensive event report, inline with the following structure:The importance of openness for innovation - Vincent Everts, … [Read more...]

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Microsoft, Yahoo! – Will the Search Landscape really change ??

July 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Perhaps some of your remember the acquisition propositions of Microsoft to Yahoo! earlier this year, which in the end didn't result in Microsoft buying Yahoo!. However yesterday the news spread very fast on the web that both companies announced a long-term agreement in the Web Search segment."Yahoo! and Microsoft announced an agreement that will improve the Web search experience for users and advertisers, and deliver sustained innovation to the industry. In simple terms, Microsoft will … [Read more...]

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