Er is veel geschreven over teams en wanneer zij nou wel of niet sterk/effectief/productief zijn. Maar veel theorieën sluiten niet geheel aan bij onze praktijkervaring. Daarom hebben wij ervoor gekozen om een eigen weergave te schetsen van de karakteristieken die … Vervolgd
Wie denkt aan procesoptimalisatie denkt snel aan ‘black belts’ en consultants die je organisatie binnen korte tijd tot een geoptimaliseerde productiemachine omvormen. En wie denkt aan management development ziet gauw een stel high potentials in een reeks tweedaagse voor zich, … Vervolgd
(Nederlandse versie niet beschikbaar) What to do about managers that are not high enough on the score board to get into the management development programmes? Don’t they need to develop their leadership skills? Don’t they WANT to develop their skills? … Vervolgd
Observing animal behaviour (and plants and other organisms for that matter) one encounters some fundamental differences in their organisations compared to human societies. No other species demonstrates comparable social systems on a global scale. They all tend to be locally … Vervolgd
We make use of water in thousands of ways, from drinking to transportation and flushing toilets. Yet, it always seems to be a fight to keep it working. Why do artificial systems require maintenance and natural systems don’t? Looking closer … Vervolgd
We don’t often think about the organisational structures in the animal kingdom – at least if we don’t happen to be a biologist. But fact is, that we as humans belong to the very same kingdom that all other animals … Vervolgd
The Fibonacci sequence is a numerical sequence starting at 0 or 1, with the next number being the sum of the preceding two numbers. Counting that down gives you 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 etc. … Vervolgd
Biomimicry: The study of nature’s design is basically the only legal and free of charge form of industrial espionage. I love it! The world’s oldest R&D institution with about 3.8 billion years of experience has the most sophisticated store of … Vervolgd
Stromatolites are possibly the oldest form of living organism that can still be found alive. The picture was taken at one of the few locations where they still exist, in Western Australia. How they come to feature in the context … Vervolgd
We used to follow the cycles of day and night… …but the conquering of fire, and in particular electric lighting, enabled us to stay active at night. This is at first sight a gift from heaven, as we see in … Vervolgd