Voor de transitie naar een biobased economie is meer nodig dan een goed idee. Het Kenniscentrum Biobased Economy van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen richt zich daarom met bedrijfsleven en partners op wat verder nodig is om innovatieve oplossingen succesvol naar de markt te brengen: ketenmanagement en -kennis, …

In opdracht van de deeltijdbehandeling van de Mutsaersstichting is de vraag naar voren gekomen, hoe medewerkers de deeltijdbehandeling profileren en welke wensen zij hierin hebben? Op 1 januari 2015 heeft de transitie plaatsgevonden, dit houdt onder andere in dat de jeugdzorg is overgeheveld naar de …

A colomn about "the biggest knowledge festival in the Netherlands". Saxion University had rented a large tent. Eight Saxion professors and their students gave lectures on smart technology. Between the lectures, I walked across the festival site. What a profusion! Performances in every nook and cranny. …

This colomn is the sequel of the colomn Beta talent forward. In this colomn the central question is how our autistiform beta talent candidates can use their powers as part of the "tribe", so that they reinforce the team 's intelligence.

For susceptible children, appropriate education and the right circumstances are of the utmost importance, even more than with "normal" children. In wrong circumstances things can easily go wrong. But under favourable conditions these people can reach the top. A bit like Formula 1 cars, which still have …

After more than a year in our Beta talent project, a characteristic of the (autistic) candidates seems to be more common than any other: a lack of confidence in working in teams. The project is intended for people within the autistic spectrum with excellent (cognitive) competencies, who nevertheless …

One speaks of technological progress as if it is already (autonomous AI) an autonomous process, of which it is self-evident that much / everything is invested in, but it is often downright dehumanizing (Kierkegaard saw that very sharply). In: Education Journal 2018-338 p.23

Culture has freed us to some extent from nature, first through language and religion, and almost simultaneously through technology. From the control of the fire and the first tools until now - smart technology - technological development has taken a long cultural path, with many challenges and possibilities. …

During our lives we go through many of these cycles. It is no coincidence that, now that our world is so constantly available, on average we start with jobs, friends and loved ones over and over again. Now that we derive our stability from a continuously available environment, our cyclical nature is …

Are we  "molding" society into what the companies (and algorithms) hold us as the most desirable outcome? This colomn is about dangers of smart technology and social media.In: Education Journal, 2018-340 p.20