How do I prepare an organization for change?

This question was discussed during the second meeting of The Change Management Platform NL. A successful session in collaboration with Anne Kloosterboer. Anne Kloosterboer is the author of the book De Notenkraker (to be published Q2 2020), in which she outlines a...

The importance of Social Innovation

Do you recognize this? To remain relevant to the environment, organizations must innovate. That is why organizations invest heavily in digitization and other technological innovations. But to keep up or to lead the way, more is needed.   Innovation is also in the...

The paradox of the makeable organization

What do we mean by this? Organizational changes often do not get off the ground or they do not achieve the desired goals. We like to manage complex changes. But is this really possible? Linear approach Research shows that companies make the initial phase of projects –...

The innovation struggle

Many organizations see the need to innovate. New parties are entering the market, customer demands are changing, society is changing and new technology offers new opportunities. Those who don’t take it and change sufficiently along with it will undoubtedly lose...

Design Thinking, the holy grail or is more needed?

In our previous blog Design Thinking, what does that require of you, Michiel Prins spoke about how Design Thinking can be used successfully only if you are aware of your own beliefs. The promise of Design Thinking is that you can solve complex challenges with the use...

What is the importance of purpose?

Nowadays you find it everywhere. “Don’t you have it yet? Well, you’re way behind!” Is it fuss, this management hype or does it really add something? What is purpose? It is about the desire to achieve something. Some people know that feeling:...