Valuable memories of nature and the outdoors

Hans Pijls  -  22 april 2009
Why do people love to talk about their past? The older we get, the more important the past with all its memories becomes. Who doesn’t have a grandpa, grandma, father or mother full of tales about... Read more »

Open Space for a Healthy Neighbourhood

Ir. J.M. (Hans) Rutten  -  19 april 2009
In the wonderful setting of the Money Museum in Utrecht I recently had the privilege of taking part in a special meeting: an Open Space for a Healthy Neighbourhood – special not just... Read more »

Innovation from an unexpected quarter?

Drs. H.J. (Henk) Riphagen  -   9 april 2009
Last week I was invited to the School of Arts in Hilversum (HKU). That morning, Game Design students were presenting two game concepts for Regional Stations and ‘Fish Miles’... Read more »

The Netherlands: rich in agriculture, poor in lunch culture

Ir. J.M. (Hans) Rutten  -  31 maart 2009
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Crisis and Innovation: from water-treading survival to risk-taking revival

Dr.ir. A.D. (Dewi) Hartkamp  -  25 maart 2009
That was the rallying call at the NOI conference highlighting the Netherlands as a Country of Entrepreneurship and Innovation which was held on 19 March last in The Hague. Centring on civil society issues and competitive challenges... Read more »

Good Food: A Curious Thing

Ing. H. (Hiske) Ridder  -  18 maart 2009
Wednesday 18 March was the big day – the day that saw the launch of the Good Food Alliance (GFA) (www.goodfoodalliance.nl). The founding seminar was held at the magnificent Rhederoord Country Estate. I could hardly get my car parked. Read more »

Is growth really necessary?

Dr.ir. M.C.H. (Mathieu) Wagemans  -   4 maart 2009
With the spreading credit crunch rocking the world economy to its foundations, the pundits are falling over themselves to advise solutions, with a particular emphasis on the banking sector. Read more »

Trawling for innovation

Drs. H.J. (Henk) Riphagen  -   3 februari 2009
Innovating, says the well-known economist Schumpeter, is a quest for ‘New Combinations’. And, as I discovered a few weeks ago in the Fisheries Museum in Vlaardingen, sometimes the past... Read more »

Trawling for innovation

Drs. H.J. (Henk) Riphagen  -   3 februari 2009
Innovating, says the well-known economist Schumpeter, is a quest for ‘New Combinations’. And, as I discovered a few weeks ago in the Fisheries Museum in Vlaardingen, sometimes the past... Read more »

An offer I couldn’t refuse…

Dr. G. (Ger) Vos  -  26 januari 2009
Suppose you are golf crazy and are asked to give a talk at the Slieve Russel Hotel Golf & Country Club, set in a beautiful location in Ireland. It obviously doesn’t take long to make up your mind... Read more »