The Dutch electricity grid is congested. That diagnosis is no longer controversial. What remains poorly understood is why the flexibility…
Category: Critical Thinking
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…
Ultracrepidarianism in the Age of AI: When Ignorance Learns to Sound Intelligent
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. Finally, 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…
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…