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 look at the … [Read more...]
Endnote X4 – Thomson Reuters’ excellent customer service using an open strategy ?
Last week I published a book review of Open Leadership - How Social Technology Can Transofrm the Way You Lead, the latest book of Charlene Li. In this article I will share some personal practical experiences about the use of social technology and some form of open strategy that was in place at the company. Introduction of EndNote X3 "problem" Since a few years I use Thomson Reuters EndNote to manage my references and easily include these in academic texts and … [Read more...]
Google – More than just a search engine, but not the only motor of economic growth
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...]
Wallpaper* and HTC team-up for design awards !
Yesterday I received some interesting news about HTC, which for a change isn't about one of their latest devices, like the sponsorship announcement of Team Columbia-HTC just before the start of the Tour de France 2009 earlier this year. However HTC now teams-up with Wallpaper* and sponsors the Wallpaper* design awards 2010, as you can read on the Wallpaper* website. An intersting move since Wallpaper* isn't about mobile technology, but about design interiors fashion art and lifestyle as you can … [Read more...]
MindMeister – Collaborative Online Mind Mapping (on your iPhone)!
A few weeks ago Jason Langridge wrote an article on his blog "Online Mind Mapping" which caught my attention and covers a great online service for Mind Mapping called MindMeister. Last year I attended a traning of Marc Tigchelaar which I covered in the article: "Speed reading, mindmapping & braintraining", and during the recent "Business Model Knowledge Fair & Book Launch" I could experience the power of visual (thinking) techniques in business communication myself by applying it on … [Read more...]
Microsoft, Yahoo! – Will the Search Landscape really change ??
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 now … [Read more...]
European Masterclass on Corporate Entrepeneurship & Open Innovation with Henry Chesbrough & Kenneth Morse
A little more than a week ago, from November 24th - November 28th, I attended the much anticipated fifth European Masterclass on Corporate Entrepeneurship and Open Innovation organized by Ronald Wolf (Philips) and Wim Vanhaverbeke (Hasselt University). The beautiful main location was the Conference Hotel Willibrordhaeghe in Deurne (Netherlands), while some sessions took place at the Philips High Tech Campus (Eindhoven). The two worldclass experts and keynote speakers of the fifth … [Read more...]
Symposium Open Innovation and Creativity in Management and Governance
Because of the 40th anniversary of our faculty School of Management and Governance at the University of Twente, a symposium was organized with two very interesting keynote speakers: Charles Landry Professor Henry Chesbrough Charles Landry - Intercultural cities and Innovation During this first keynote session, Charles Landry provided the attendees with an exciting presentation with lots of interesting visual material, discussing the visionary "creative city"-approach. Not only … [Read more...]
