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Fantastisch om te lezen hoe je buiten je comfortzone stapt en groeit! 🌱 "You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." - Brian Tracy Blijf groeien en inspireer anderen met je moed Werner Van Staey! #inspiratie #groei #comfortzone #persoonlijkeontwikkeling

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De VNSG Themadag AI & Analytics is begonnen! #VNSG #AI #data #innovatie

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Inzicht in transformatie

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Q&A: "Hi Alistair, Thanks again for the Meetup last week in Utrecht! Can you explain the difference between 'agile in projects', 'adaptive around projects'? I cannot understand it still after a week :)." Great question. To me (repeat: to /me/...) "agile" has to do with tracking rapidly changing requirements within a project - That matches the sense of the word agile, to me. "Adaptive", to me, has to do with tracking cultural changes in the team/org over time, a slower process, once that involves changing the team's structure, norms, habits. So, for example, Spotify is known for being agile: They put out lots of features rapidly in response to market shifts and change their internal architecture as needed. But people who read and believed Henrik Kniberg's "Spotify Model" writeup overlooked the the fact that the real Spotify Model is constantly changing the organizational structure, experimenting and changing to suit the problems they encountered with growing # employees and customer base. The true Spotify Model is not locking onto a single org model, but adapting the org to the times. Agilel + Adaptive. I think you need both.

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🔹Nieuw werk🔹 Mixed media on canvas 70 x 60 cm

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🇦🇺 What was the first thing that came to mind when you saw this hawk? 🇳🇱 Wat kwam er als eerste in je op toen je deze havik zag? #branding #brand #storytelling #symbolism #symboliek  

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Reflecting on St. Nicholas and Black Piet: A Journey Through History and Identity (unfortunately in Dutch but google translate is your friend). We've just celebrated St. Nicholas in the Netherlands, a time of joy and tradition. In the few years that I lived in the Netherlands, I always had disquieting mood during the intense debates surrounding Black Piet during the Christmas season. The evolving discourse often creates an atmosphere of angst, hope, and anxiety. The history of Saint Nicholas and his sidekick, Black Piet, itself becoming a focal point of ideological baggage. Why does Piet wear a black face? What are the residual implications? In a reflection published by the Dutch Jacobins , I explore this question through an African historical lens, reclaiming the past in a way that belongs to all of us today. As we ponder this legacy, let's consider: Can Zwarte Piet evolve from a symbol of racism to one of moral unity? I propose that the abolition of Zwarte Piet doesn't necessarily purify our collective imagination of racist stains. We might do better to embrace a creative dialogue that moves from erasing history to reclaiming tradition, allowing the past to speak to everyone in our current society. As a saying in African philosophy goes: 'I am because you are.' Let's confront the past and engage in a timeless dialogue that fosters inclusivity and understanding. #ZwartePiet #CulturalInclusion #HistoricalReckoning #UnityInDiversity #InclusiveLeadership Valérie Schuit louise muller Kiza Magendane Renate Schepen Paul Mbikayi California State University, Fresno Bart Jansen

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Want to read a book together this June to explore motherhood together? Details are in the post below.

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Today is Sinterklaas—a Dutch tradition. 🎅 It makes me think about how systems change. For years, certain aspects of Sinterklaas went unquestioned. Until someone stood up and said: "Hang on, this isn't right." ✋ At first, there was resistance. Aggression even. But change was already happening. Because people had started to think differently about what’s "normal." This reminds me of us challenging the tax-free shopping industry. Just because something is "the way it's always been done" doesn't make it right. - Why should only luxury shoppers get easy VAT refunds but at a high (hidden) cost? - Why should regular travelers lose hundreds of euros because the system is too complex? Or pay tax twice just because they don't know their rights? - Why should merchants be confronted with increasingly difficult conditions to help their customers? Tax should be a tool for fairness - not another way to increase inequality. At vatfree.com, we believe everyone deserves: → To know their rights → Easy access to what they're entitled to → Easy systems to facilitate this VAT refund (preferably automatically) → Not be overtaxed just because they can't navigate complex systems. The pushback we get tells me we're on the right path. Because real change always faces resistance. But like with Sinterklaas, once people start questioning the status quo, change becomes inevitable. Because deep down, many of us know what's right. ❤️ #VATfree #ConsumerRights #SystemChange

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https://lnkd.in/e3Xgpwf7 Incredibly inspired, motivated but mostly grateful for the awareness Microsoft is creating for digital accessibility to exclude no one from anything. May 16 is Global Accesibilty Awareness Day, Microsoft's campaign is huge. On social media, Youtube, even life-sized on NY Time Square, they are calling attention to the digital accessibility of art through #Copilot At the Rijksmuseum that day, Microsoft is hosting an event that will be full of accessibility and technology applications to make life easier especially for the blind and visually impaired. Every artistic interpretation deserves to be part of the conversation. Quote; "Art is more than something to be admired by the eye. It’s a powerful statement. A personal resistance. An emotional connection to the world around us. But for some, like Carin de Bruin who has Usher syndrome, a rare inherited disease that causes both hearing loss and blindness, art is often not accessible. She regularly relies on friends and guided tours to access art museums. “Sometimes it feels like I’m excluded,” says Carin. “My low vision impacts a lot of aspects of life like education, employment, and social activities, but also my experience of cultural things.” -- Read the entire article here: https://lnkd.in/eBGHFCiP #copilot #digitalaccesibility #ushersyndroom #ushersyndrome #deafblind #artisforeveryone Stephanie Furum Jorn Salomons Dennis Nieuwendijk Ryan Gaspar B. Liz De Guzman Alicia Hoost Stichting Ushersyndroom

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In February I decided to challenge my followers: Post 30 days in a row about composting. To: a) Develop a habit of writing and publishing online b) Make compost visible to a larger audience as a group 35 people committed and joined our community. We started March 18th, that means today is day 29. I've seen hundreds of posts in my feed during that time and it feels like we were successful in making a big wave for compost. If you have any questions about composting at home, in your business or organization, leave a comment and I'll answer your question, point you to a resource or connect you with someone who can help you! #makecompostmainstream

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😀 So thrilled to share this. During this year’s International Journalism Festival, Karlijn Goossen, Wytse Vellinga and I devoured a copious meal in a Perugian osteria and shared our concerns and dreams for journalism in The Netherlands. 3️⃣ Over the last 3 months, these dreams have turned into concrete plans for action. We have been talking to our journalistic peers, developed strategies and impact goals and already looked into locations for a potential Dutch Journalism Festival. 💼 Last month, the notary made it official: the three of us are the founders of Huis voor de Journalistiek. The name of our foundation already gives a peak into our further ambition: reviving the plans for a Journalism House in The Netherlands, inspired by the amazing Berlin-based Publix. 1️⃣ But: that is what you would call in Dutch “music of the future”. First, we want to start with a Perugia-inspired festival for anyone working in and around journalism in The Netherlands. We have chosen a location, talked to the first potential partners and will share more of our ideas and plans soon. Anyone interested in participating, giving input for the festival or maybe even organizing a panel/workshop/event: please do reach out. 🌾 It all feels somewhat grassroots, and new. And maybe naive. But it gives me hope to work on this. Personally, I find that this quote by the amazing Sameer Padania sums up all the reasons why we need an event like this in NL: “The independent media sector relies so much on trust, on relationships, and on personality, that such in-person events, and the side conversations, serendipity and soft links they entail, are a crucial way to strengthen.” 🆙

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