AI Coding is the end of pretending your engineering process is mature. The pitch versus the reality Every vendor demo…
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The Timeline Paradox: Decoupling Industrial IoT Data from Physical Assets
How modular data architecture and open standards put asset owners back in control There is a structural issue in the…
How AI gives you back control over your software and your profits
AI driven software engineering frees companies from the constraints of SaaS software licences, but only with the right approach. Jan…
When Siemens Energy Must Choose: Your AI Data Center or the Grid That Powers It
The energy transition has a bottleneck that rarely makes headlines. Not a shortage of wind turbines or solar panels. Not…
The Power Grid Does Not Know What You Know
The Dutch electricity grid is congested. That diagnosis is no longer controversial. What remains poorly understood is why the flexibility…
Why People Avoid Responsibility at Work; And What It Costs Your Organisation
Everyone has a colleague who has mastered the art of not being responsible for anything. Deadlines passed? “The brief was…
How AI Makes Ignorance Sound Intelligent (And How to Spot It)
There is a Latin-derived word for the habit of giving opinions beyond your competence: ultracrepidarianism. It refers to the shoemaker…
The Scary Takeover: The Day Your AI Tool Became Your Boss
We love talking about AI transformation. Keynotes, roadmaps, pilots, proof-of-concepts. Big words, bold ambitions. Every conference has a slot for…
TenneT, The Backbone of the Economy Under Strain, But Cannot Be Allowed to Break
What TenneT’s 2025 Annual Report Tells Us About the Dutch High-Voltage Grid: the Backbone on Which Our Digital Economy Rests.…
Your Innovation Pilots Are a Graveyard.
Time to Stop, Bury them with a distinct Ceremony. Most innovation pilots in large organisations are not experiments. They are…
Stop Saying You Want to Hire People Better Than You
“Hire people who are better than you” is one of those management statements that sounds wise, generous, and mature. It…
EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework, definitely not a Sleeping Pill
Let’s be honest: most EU policy documents read as if they were written by a committee of lawyers who drank…
Enough: Time to Stop Doing these Stupid Things at Work
Last Tuesday, a group of colleagues and I spent 15 minutes brainstorming. That short session gave us a painfully clear…
How I Embrace Failure: The Unseen Path to Success
Looking at my experience, my failures stand out in my memory. It is a biological principle to take painful moments…
Do you have a digital twin or an imaginary friend?
n the realm of interconnected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), the term “digital twin” often finds its way…
PowerWeb Lecture: Building IOT Capabilities for energy transition and digital twin at scale
Abstract: The energy transition in the Netherlands will effectively migrate energy towards less reliable sources like wind and solar. Next…
I busted 12 Myths about IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) is for many technology enthusiasts the single most important thing that has ever happened. The impact…
What can we learn from the Amish view on technology?
Is that new? I want to try? Have you seen this new feature? I want that too. We are all…
Legacy IT and Technical Debt: What Should We Do With Our Cauliflower Automation?
If, like me, you have been working in IT for a while, you may recognise this: An organisation has a…
Data Platforms and Data Lakes: Data Mesh puts Business Back in the Lead
The current method of providing data services using data lakes often leads to highly specialized, siloed teams of data engineers…
Data is the new Uranium
Inspired by the tweet of Filippo Valsorda I want to debate the analogy “Data is the new oil”. I think this analogy…
Who is responsible when Artificial Intelligence fails?
I am a heavy user of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. I often do not realize I am using them and,…
Why lying is easier than most people think
—- A quick reference manual for becoming the best liar —- In this world, we value the truth. Being honest is…
Everybody is good at their own job, and at everybody else’s job
We are all good at our own jobs. We had extensive training, education or are autodidacts. Unfortunately, we sometimes are…
Stop teaching our children career skills; Teach them life skills
The rise of robots, algorithms, and machine learning will free us humans from mandatory labor. Ultimately, we will be able to…
Stop being so Agile !!!
Last week I visited a customer of mine. He showed me around in his new office and explained to me…
11 Laws That Explain Why Work Gets Messy
Some things I know before I can explain them. I sit in a project meeting and feel that adding more…
Why the Myers-Briggs Test (MBTI) Is Misleading, Harmful, and Poorly Suited for Workplace Decisions
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the best-known personality tests in the world. It is widely used in…
Treat Your Team Like Children, and They’ll Start Acting Like Children
I’ll share an example from my own experience as a micromanager. I was organizing an event about a new and…
Why Static Specialization is the Silent Killer of Your Career
For decades, the golden rule of career success was simple: Specialization. Becoming a specialist was your moat. It differentiated you…
What is Slow Management?
Henry Mintzberg: “I’m not a human resource, I’m a human being!” Slow Management is a reaction to the cold, Anglo-Saxon…