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.
Waterfield 7×10 gear pouch review – Simple way to organize your accessories
In this article I will have a short look at the Waterfield 7 x 10 gear pouch, as a way to organize my messenger bag when I’m commuting back and forth to the office. I’m using a Lenovo T61p notebook, a perfect workhorse, in combination with the Lenovo 90W Ultraslim AC/DC Combo Power Adapter. It is of course a very slim power adapter, but the different pieces are nicely kept together in a pouch.
Waterfield Sleevecase review – Custom build, excellent fit, durable and brilliant customer service !
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 in-depth look at the product and its features, but I will also highlight the pre-sales advice and its underlying process.
Steve van Wyk, CIO ING Bank – Building the preferred Bank
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 technology-side of ING.
Open Leadership – How social technology can transform the way you lead (Charlene Li, 2010)
I was fortunate to get an early copy “Open Leadership – How Social Technology can transform the way you lead”, the latest book of Charlene Li (co-author of the best seller Groundswell) that combines different areas that interest me: (1) the social media revolution, (2) leadership, and (3) corporate strategy.
In this article I will provide an overview of the book, and highlight some interesting parts and give you an idea about the structure of the book and the way it is written. On the other hand I won’t give away all the interesting details, so you need to do some reading yourself.
Michael Hitt @ VentureLab Twente – Entrepreneurial Strategies, Building and Maintaining a Competitive Advantage
On March 18th I was able to attend an open VentureLab Twente training about entrepreneurial strategies with professor Michael Hitt.
In this article I will try to cover some of the highlights of the VentureLab Twente Open Training, without unraveling the complete details of the training, that was tailored at the entrepreneurs in the VentureLab program. 🙂
Exnovate – The Network of Excellence on Open & Collaborative Innovation
In this short article I would like to bring Exnovate, the highly interesting Network of Excellence on Open & Collaborative Innovation, to your attention. The driving forces behind this network are prof.dr. Wim Vanhaverbeke and prof. Henry Chesbrough (and other domain experts).
The One Minute Sales Person – Johnson & Wilson, 1984
Back in march of this year I published a short book review of a bestseller The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983 which has sold over 13 million copies. As you can read in the conclusion I decided to look for another book in the One Minute series: The One Minute $ales Person -more sales in less time with less stress-.
Möbius Conference 2009 (Seattle, United States) – Short Trip Report
In November it was time for the annual invitation-only Mobius conference, and I was one of the very fortunate ones to be invited for this great event. The Möbius conference 2009 was held in Seattle, and I was very excited about my visit to one of the top 10 tech cities in the world.
In this article I will provide a short section with background information about Möbius, and than focus on this year’s Möbius conference and the discussed contents (which I’m allowed to share).
Business Model Generation – A handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers and Challengers
Back in June 2009 I visited the “Business Model Innovation Knowledge Fair and Book Launch” in Amsterdam, where a first (prototype)version of the Business Model Generation (hand)book was launched by Alex Osterwalder and his team. Furthermore I was able to meet the book-team as well as over 100 business model practitioners from 13 different countries there.