Written by Stijn van Erp Urgency. It’s a fascinating instinct, a feeling, which has helped us humans greatly in the past, but which in our modern world sometimes prevents us from doing crucial things. Dwight D. Eisenhower said it nicely; “The urgent are not important, and the important are never…

Written by Cathalijne Bol It is dazzling how fast things are moving and happening. Change that used to happen over years and decades is now taking place in weeks or days. …

Written by Alexandre Janssen Recently, I was invited to clean up the old archive of my previous career, a global professional services firm where I was leading innovation for the EMEA region. Seeing all the booklets, posters, campaign materials, tech gadgets and other materials we created throughout the years, it…

Written by Stijn van Erp Have you heard of the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard lawsuit? If you haven’t, you’ve done a pretty good job of avoiding newspapers, tv, but perhaps most importantly: social media. This lawsuit is not a typical everyday one: It’s widely covert and broadcasted, which isn’t…

Written by Cathalijne Bol-Oudijk Before I became a leadership and team development coach I’ve worked at Unilever for 15 years, a purpose-driven organization that uses its brands consciously, strategically and intentionally to work towards making a positive impact on the world. I don’t know if I would have lasted for…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot Clients often ask us what we think the most important themes for the future are, based on the insights we gain from our work. It is true that we collaborate with many different kinds of organizations on the futures they see. This gives us…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot Over the last few years, ever since I first published this article, people have asked me over and over again to write a translation of it in English. Better late than never! As I was preparing for my summer holiday break I thought I’d…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot At Minkowski we always say: “Nobody knows Minkowski, but everyone knows Einstein”. We use this statement as an illustration for something that is at the core of who we are and what we hope to accomplish in our work. Our work is not about…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot A fascinating thing is taking root in our societies these days. For years we’ve heard complaints about people loosing touch with the localities they live in while taking refuge in (sometimes extreme) online environments. It was often said that nobody knows their neighbor anymore…