In 2014 when Tim Wiegel was introduced to the concept of Obeya, pieces of a puzzle started falling into place. The Obeya (Japanese for ‘big room’) is a physical space where visual management is used to align operational teams and leadership in their efforts to translate strategy into meaningful day-to-day work and results. Toyota started using Obeya during the development of the Prius in the 90’s. Both the car itself and the way it was developed were a huge success from a project manage...

History and Philosophy of the Humanities: An Introduction presents a reasoned overview of the conceptual and historical backgrounds of the humanities.

The humanities include disciplines as diverse as literary theory, linguistics, history, film studies, theology, and philosophy. Do these various fields of study have anything in common that distinguishes them from, say, physics or sociology? The tripartite division between the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities may seem se...

Al in zijn eigen tijd was de status van

de Venetiaanse schilder Titiaan (1488-

1576) legendarisch. Hij werkte op de

grens tussen de renaissance en de barok

en werd vereerd op gelijke voet met de

groten der aarde. Zijn picturale stijl,

buitengewone kleurgebruik en virtuoze

techniek waren en zijn nog steeds een

onuitputtelijke inspiratiebron voor

generaties kunstenaars. Onder meer

Rubens en Van Dyck hadden een grote

bewondering voor Titiaans werk en

bestudeerden het uitvoerig.

Portret van een d...

During the Battle of Arnhem, Hotel Schoonoord in Oosterbeek, the parental home of primary school teacher Hendrika (Riek) van der Vlist, finds itself in the front line. The British take over the hotel as a field hospital. Together with other volunteers Riek helps hundreds of wounded British, Polish and German soldiers. Even when Schoonoord falls into German hands she continues to care for the wounded.

When the Airbornes are transported from Schoonoord by the Germans, Hendrika goes with them to...

10 years ago the idea that solar and wind energy in desert areas could become a major source of energy for the world sounded like 'crazy'.

The German industry and a German NGO launched in those days a Desertec1.0 plan to bring electrical power from the North African deserts to Europe, even to Germany.

A long journey of studies, regional and international stakeholder discussions and many 'trials and errors' have followed. Desertec1.0 became Desertec2.0 in 2015 when the industry initiative Di...

Being in charge means not only bearing responsibilities but also having the opportunity to set the course for the sail of the ‘ship’. Usually, at the start of the journey as a leader, one is sharp on one’s own way of operating and communicating. When time passes by, and circumstances, disappointments, and unexpected situations come along, things might change a lot.

Do you still remember what the essence and joy of being a leader is? This booklet is to assist you in (re)discovering how t...