The Intent of ‘Giving is All we Have’
Thanks to all of you for becoming part of ‘Giving is All we Have’; a movement that is changing the world as we speak. Allow me to elaborate a bit more on the intent of ‘Giving is All we Have’. On...
View ArticleThe Battle of the Sexes and Middle Magic
One could argue that over the past centuries we have been cultivating a society that builds on some very ‘masculine’ traits. Trend watchers are prophesizing that our 21st century’s society will be...
View Article21st Century Corporate Social Responsibility
The times are changing. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) executives will have to shift their attention to deal with the biggest challenge for our 21st Century. Background CSR aims for businesses...
View ArticleYour Intent, Your Customer & the Dog Turd
‘Listening’ to your customers. Quantifying ‘Customer Segments’. Identifying ‘Unmet’ needs. A bunch of gibberish? Well, most of all a dangerous dog turd on the pavement for managers. And nobody wants...
View ArticleThe Biology of Money, Cocaine & Stock Markets
Recently, I came across this little excerpt that I would like to share with you all. Latest developments in neuroscience prove striking similarities between how our brains react to financial gains on...
View ArticleGiving is All we Have @ Nyenrode University
New press coverage! Read my latest article in the Alumni Magazine of Nyenrode Business University here. Dutch Version English Version
View ArticleFive Major 21st Century Paradigm Shifts
Some feel we live in an awful period. A period of uncertainty and imbalance. Some are anxiously waiting for the storm to pass by. But we’ve reached a point of no return. And I must say; I am very...
View ArticleThe end of competition in business
For over decades the idea has been that markets are characterized by competition. Leading business thinkers up to this very moment still stress the importance of competitive spirit. But this business...
View ArticleStarting up a Social Enterprise & Venture Capitalism in the 21st Century
Starting up a social enterprise can be quite a venture. So I am experiencing with Givolicious at this very moment. There’s general fuzziness around social enterprises. So I went on a short...
View ArticleMoney & the Rise of the Alternative Currency
We’ve entered an exciting transformative period in which the role of money in our society is being reconsidered. Did you know for instance that all over the world alternative currencies are popping...
View ArticleSpotlight on Social Enterprises
Social enterprises. These game-changing companies show how business is done in the 21st Century. And thus deserve all the attention of the world. This spotlight is a first of a series of blogposts on...
View ArticleThe new HRM:Human Consciousness Development
As the fundamental challenge for companies in the 21st Century is their search for purpose and societal relevance, human resource management and management development is put into a broader...
View ArticleThe Power of Intention: an Organisational Perspective
A single thought creates your universe. Now what then do you want your thoughts to be? A question that not only applies to each one of us personally, but for our organisations as well. Fading...
View ArticleEarthly Transformation: Our World is Going Free
Some interesting stuff is going on our humble little planet. I’m not talking 2012 Mayan prophecies here*, but about the earthly prelude to a fundamental transformative period that will unfold over...
View ArticleInterview: A Gift Society from the Heart
Recently, I was interviewed about my ideas on a Gift Society for Vier Magazine. Once again with my partner in Giving Robbert Vesseur. ;-) Check it out (both Dutch & english available) Download – De...
View ArticleThe Origin of Value and the End of Pricing Strategy
Marketers and pricing strategists beware. The world is changing. In a couple of years the discipline of pricing strategy will be a vague remembrance of the past. Putting who first? 80% of all...
View ArticleBuy Nothing New & the Decline in Consumption
Recently, the Buy Nothing New Campaign was introduced in the Netherlands. This campaign has the aim of making people aware of their consumptive patterns. Check it out! Buy Nothing New This...
View ArticleTime, Speediness and Stillness within Organisations
That very moment you step into your office. ‘More efficient. Faster. First-to-Market. More Growth. Increasing productivity.’ Are we captured in the speediness of our organisations? As always, the...
View ArticleBreaking through a Maze of Conventions
Every now and then, I catch myself being distracted by the benefits of that ‘old way’ of doing things. Shouldn’t I just get a job like ‘normal’ people do? With security of income, a predictable...
View ArticleA ‘Me First’ versus ‘We First’ Economy?
The so-called ‘We first’ Economy. It proclaims the inclusion of social and environmental aspects into our way of doing business and economy to be of crucial importance for our next era. However, from...
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