IOT Olympics hackathon
For the Amsterdam IOT Living Lab I organized the IOT Olympics. IOT (‘Internet of things’) is a rapidly developing market where there is still a need to define it’s value proposition from a people & society point of view. At the IOT Olympics we aimed to generate concepts for, in this case, outdoor sports activities, …
Design for change workshop @ Border Sessions
At Border Sessions I was fortunate to have the opportunity to host a workshop about Design for Change. …
Starting the Fab Academy 2015 today
Cool! The Fab Academy 2015 is starting today. I am on my way to the Waag in Amsterdam …
Macro shots
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My 3 words for 2015
I came across this blogpost by Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan). I’m subscribed to his maillist for a while (can’t …
3 simpel tips for more creative living
Three simple tips for more creative living. Change details about what you always think and do. Record a …
Fab Academy 2015!
Awesome, the next couple of months I will be learning everything I can about 3D printing, lasercutting, building …
Palo Alto’s CIO Jonathan Reichental @ Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
Today Jonathan Reichental (http://www.reichental.com/), CIO (chief information officer) of Palo Alto visited the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. He was invited here by my Polderhack colleague Anne Bruinsma. I had the opportunity to speak with him about his views on open government and open data. Palo Alto can be called the capital of Silicon Valley. …
Misdirect yourself with a hackathon
We all know that to innovate we need to abandon old ways. What does that actually mean really? …
Hack Food Waste
Op 17 en 18 oktober was ik dagvoorzitter bij Hack Food Waste, onze Polderhack hackathon over voedselverspilling tijdens de Dutch Design Week. Wow, wat een gave energie in deze groep! Ik deel graag een paar van mijn ervaringen hier. 80 polderhackers ontwierpen en bouwden prototypes om hier iets aan te doen. 30-40% van ons voedsel verloren gaat …