In this article I will briefly explain the business model canvas, a great tool which results in the business model on one single page. It is the perfect tool to systematically understand, design or reinvent ways to create, deliver and capture value, or in other words innovate a business model.
Who moved my cheese ? – Johnson, 1998
In this article I will review the book “Who moved my Cheese?” – An amazing way to deal with change in your work and in your life. It is one of the most successful business books ever and written by Spencer Johnson co-author of The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983 and The One Minute Sales Person – Johnson & Wilson, 1984.
Peter F. Drucker – Managing Oneself
As the result of looking a Corporate Effectuation from a personal development perspective, I came across the Managing Oneself Harvard Business Review article from Peter F. Drucker. In this article I will provide a quick overview of Drucker’s main focus points to manage oneself.
Corporate Effectuation Book Review – Thomas Blekman
A few weeks ago I was reviewing the contents of the Venturelab workshop Effectuation by professor Saras Sarasvathy, to see if I could apply the effectual principles for personal development. In this process I got connected via Twitter with Thomas Blekman, a part-time lecturer in Corporate Effectuation and Strategy at Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University Rotterdam, who recently published the book Corporate Effectuation.
Waterfield 7×10 gear pouch review – Simple way to organize your accessories
In this article I will have a short look at the Waterfield 7 x 10 gear pouch, as a way to organize my messenger bag when I’m commuting back and forth to the office. I’m using a Lenovo T61p notebook, a perfect workhorse, in combination with the Lenovo 90W Ultraslim AC/DC Combo Power Adapter. It is of course a very slim power adapter, but the different pieces are nicely kept together in a pouch.
Steve van Wyk, CIO ING Bank – Building the preferred Bank
Stress, the University of Twente’s largest study association, organized an awesome guest-lecture with Steve van Wyk, CIO @ ING Bank. The theme of the lecture is “Challenges @ ING” and one of the topics is the merger of the Postbank and ING, the challenges that came with it and how they were overcome.
In this article I will provide some of the interesting topics from the lecture, and for those who haven’t attended this lecture you really missed a great opportunity to have a detailed look at the technology-side of ING.
Open Leadership – How social technology can transform the way you lead (Charlene Li, 2010)
I was fortunate to get an early copy “Open Leadership – How Social Technology can transform the way you lead”, the latest book of Charlene Li (co-author of the best seller Groundswell) that combines different areas that interest me: (1) the social media revolution, (2) leadership, and (3) corporate strategy.
In this article I will provide an overview of the book, and highlight some interesting parts and give you an idea about the structure of the book and the way it is written. On the other hand I won’t give away all the interesting details, so you need to do some reading yourself.
Michael Hitt @ VentureLab Twente – Entrepreneurial Strategies, Building and Maintaining a Competitive Advantage
On March 18th I was able to attend an open VentureLab Twente training about entrepreneurial strategies with professor Michael Hitt.
In this article I will try to cover some of the highlights of the VentureLab Twente Open Training, without unraveling the complete details of the training, that was tailored at the entrepreneurs in the VentureLab program. 🙂
Exnovate – The Network of Excellence on Open & Collaborative Innovation
In this short article I would like to bring Exnovate, the highly interesting Network of Excellence on Open & Collaborative Innovation, to your attention. The driving forces behind this network are prof.dr. Wim Vanhaverbeke and prof. Henry Chesbrough (and other domain experts).
The One Minute Sales Person – Johnson & Wilson, 1984
Back in march of this year I published a short book review of a bestseller The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983 which has sold over 13 million copies. As you can read in the conclusion I decided to look for another book in the One Minute series: The One Minute $ales Person -more sales in less time with less stress-.