Thoughts to take further
I explore how ideas emerge, why products get stuck and how possibilities become something that works. Sometimes that is about marketing and product development, sometimes about collaboration, health or life itself.
“Philosophy interprets, science explains, but art shows, and that which it cannot say.” – Willem Brakman We can agree that Isaac Newton did not invent gravity. It was always here, but he gets some credit for naming and describing it.…
16-05-2024
The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away. – Linus Pauling It is sometimes very good to have a bad idea and try it out anyway. You learn from that. Cold feet cause us not to move and miss…
29-01-2024
Dreaming about water. Any mighty ship can float on it. Setting course to desired destinations. No matter how much water there is. Ships don't sink because of the water around them. They sink because of the water entering them. Then it's…
13-08-2022
Organizations optimize their self-interests. Little concerned with gaining real insights. Reflecting and learning to embrace feedback will go a long way. Purposely go from efficient to effective. Stop exuberantly adoring KPIs or other…
17-02-2022
A government that dismantles the connecting social shell and even chooses to strengthen the controlling and repressive shell under the guise of a small effective and decisive government will reap a society of distrust. The balance has…
09-02-2022
Looking out the window, I see the screeching gulls. There are many of them screaming loudly. Living on the simple waves of sound. Thus guarding their territory and conquering new booty. As gulls, we too bivouac in noisy colonies. By…
09-02-2022
“The only real valuable thing is intuition.” – Albert Einstein Heard this morning, “intuition is mind in a hurry.” Once I read: “intuition is acquired knowledge”. Or found this one: “intuition is solidified experience”. These are…
20-06-2021
If a farmer can't swim.... it's because of the water. It was a favorite saying of my father. Often heard during my childhood. The farmer always has an explanation as to why he can't do something. Every time I took too little personal…
17-06-2021
Do you have an idea to improve the world? Or do you see opportunities to create an innovative service? Are you still looking for partners? Are you looking for the right people to join your team? Then share your idea now. Just write a…
11-06-2021
Turned thousands of times. After each wash, the end comes closer. Time asks kindly for replacement. When not heard, time takes control. The washing machine is forced to stop. Dryer and refrigerator are purchased together. In solidarity…
04-06-2021
A brilliant day lies ahead. Last night you already knew. Knowing what tomorrow will be written. It is certain where you are headed. The sun and the birds join in merrily today. The smell of espresso wafting through the house. One of…
04-06-2021
You look around you. In the distance is your destination. Where? You determine that. While you are on the road, you can change the route towards it. A little to the right, a little to the left. Geese don't do this. They don't choose a…
04-06-2021
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