Everybody plays the role of Project Sponsor at some point, for example during a renovation project at home. At work this role also crops up more and more frequently. As director, you commission the development of a product, or as manager you want to have a new IT system developed.

You naturally expect certain results, and want to make favourable agreements with respect to schedule and budget. Often, however, this is not easy, which is logical enough, given that the role of project executive i...

Victor Erofeyev, a well-known author and dissident who is one of the leading lights of the new Russian literature, grew up at the heart of the Soviet political elite, and his autobiographical novel Good Stalin is inspired by his experiences in this prestigious, yet precarious position. His father, a staunch Stalinist who dedicated his life and soul to the party, works as Stalin's personal interpreter before rising rapidly to the top and enjoying an illustrious diplomatic career.Unquestioning ...

JES! Towards a Joint Effort Society shows how decisionmaking, behaviour and institutionalization / technology can contribute to a rising level of wellbeing for all people.It also describes how to create a new political engagement model, the joint effort society.The approach that leads towards a joint effort society is called ecolution. It involves a transition towards a higher ecological, economic, social and psychological level that takes the wellbeing of 7 billion people into account each t...

Joop van Hezik brings philosophy to life, in more ways than one. He shows that the ideology of 'economic growth' is the basis of our modern societies and economies, and even of our sustainable development policies. In this ideology people and nature seem to be merely instruments for economic growth. This results in destruction and the failure of sustainable development policies at all geographical levels. As Van Hezik clearly demonstrates, we need utopian thinking to reflect on the real value...