With all the new digital-sovereignty projects and, of course, AI everywhere, the demand for Scapegoats™ is higher than ever! Let’s face it: they’re incredibly handy! Missed deadlines, political outrage, or panic situations? No problem! Move in your designated scapegoat, and before you know it, you’re heading for a reboot or pivot with minimal delay. A…
We are stuck in BIG BAD TECH TUNNEL VISION, and we need to SNAP OUT OF IT before its too late. A lot of people gleefully exclaim that they are “against BIG Tech”. Although satisfying, in the long run this protest joy will get us nowhere, it’s too easy, its virtue signaling. We are stuck…
With the recent announcements on google search we can now start to approach some software as ‘fast fashion’, or disposable software. And this has some crucial consequences how we regard the making of software and how, or rather if we need to build software to last. Google broke with the tradition of lists in your…
Failing software under the cloak of innovation. I’ve been building software and digital products and services for 30 years now, and that digital cloak is exactly where things go wrong. It makes people invisible, makes dialogue impossible, and silences ordinary everyday people. AND NO ONE SEES IT. Money in your pocket. Do you still have…
I just love conversations with Ron Kersic. Out of the blue he introduces wonderful terms like “Luxury Tokens”. It must be one of my favorites and comparing it with handbags… chefs-kiss. I just had to make this image to fit the meme. Ron and I talk about luxury tokens in our podcast It’s Just A…
It was quite wonderful, but …. Here’s a short share of my experience at PublicSpaces Conference last Friday. To dive right into it: the speakers at this conference spoke about the urgency and acuteness of various themes in Europe and the world. At the conference people could consider the function and speak about their interest…
The definition of madness is no change, and still expect different outcomes. A few decades ago Brian Eno made a stack of wonderful ‘oblique strategies’: cars with strategies that change your perspective, actions, force you to do, view, act, make different. I printed this pack of strategies, so I can take it with me, when…
With SUSE in the private-equity shop window, another crucial part of sovereign infrastructure is once again at risk. We hear: “Surely this can’t be allowed?!” and “Surely this shouldn’t be possible?!” or “Why don’t we stop it?” Well, nice sentiment… but what exactly should be done, and by whom? Should the government compete with private…
The art of change has to do with being a good traveller. You need to know what direction you want to go, but also WHEN you CAN, or SHOULD change direction. Pace layering has a wonderful, simple way of showing how change in fundamental layers in our life is hard and why. It also informs…
Waardevolle kennis, ervaring en mindset lopen vrij rond in Nederland, maar de overheid maakt geen gebruik van deze potentie en richt zich alleen op jong talent. Ik spreek deze experts, pioniers en radicalen in mijn onderzoek naar De Moderne Overheid. Ze willen graag, maar de overheid durft niet? Ziet ze niet? Doet aanames? Er zijn…
Some people would recognize this iconic image of me as Design Sprinter and my humongous TimeTimers. 😅 😎 I just had to try this awesome image generation feature of Open AI and I find it quite impressive. I used an old photo of myself, from the times when I regularly held Design Sprints with our…
START Designing WITH people! Stop designing AT them. 😅 Designers have been tasked with the optimization game for decades now. They filter the needs and behaviours of people through their filters, beit designer, or corporate filter, departmental politics, old fashioned principles, out dated business models, legislation and personal incentives. It’s time to stop eavesdropping and…
Why Do People Expect AI to Create Perfect (Accurate, Not Ideal) Images? I find that expectation a bit disappointing—a lack of imagination, really. Every time, we’re surprised by AI’s inaccuracies, by how it’s not real or doesn’t add up. But you could also say: “Cool, that’s beautiful inspiration.” With just a few words, AI makes…
In Amer’s Podcast I mentioned ‘metabolism’, an architecture movement with principles and perspective that might be applicable in my field of work (Innovation, Design and enterprise Design). Here’s some more information on that notion. See, I get a lot of inspiration from architecture in my quest to better articulate the things I see, but also…
We’ve got our #Christmas outfit ready. Merry Christmas everyone! 🧣🎄 – T-shirt design by our Creative Consultant @peetsneekes This post was posted on the @mirabeau_ Instagram account. The post is related to a project or concept I collaborated on. #merrychristmas#happyholidays#xmas#funnyshirts#machinelearning#digitalagency#mirabeau#digital#christmasoutift#makers#makermonday#makersgonnamake
What are the requirements for a Google Design Sprint? And does it have to be that strict? Today, @peetsneekes and his co-hosts @eefgriffioen and @paulienhosanganswered all your #DesignSprint questions at Emerce Dare. Missed it? Ask your question in the comments 👇🏼 This post was posted on the @mirabeau_ Instagram account. The post is related to an event I coordinated. mirabeau_#designsprints#designthinking #googledesignsprints#emercedare #dare18#pakhuisdezwijger #amsterdam#sprinten #timetimer #digitalagency#innovation #design #creative #makers
To quote Tim Berners-Lee: “The web is for everyone” 🌏#KaiOS, the fastest growing operating system in India, is bringing Voice services to up to 1 billion new online ‘citizens’. Let’s make them feel welcome by creating the best experience! 💛🤳🏽 This post was posted on the @mirabeau_ Instagram account. The post is related to an…
Frequently shouting ‘another one’ can damage your vocal chords. What if the bar could just recognize your drinks? 🍻 #linkinbio#facerecognition#TGIF
Happy Talk like a Pirate Day! ☠ Since you can’t talk like a Pirate without AR(rrr), we thought this was a great excuse to explore Apple’s new AR kit 🐙 🗺 The result? Check out our ARrrr App! This post was posted on the @mirabeau_ Instagram account. The post is related to a research and…
Can we use #AI 🤖 to see what people truly mean ❤ when chatting with each other? Yes. @peetsneekes & our innovation team started this research about a year ago and now we’ve got some wonderful results to share with you! #linkinbio This post was posted on the @mirabeau_ Instagram account. The post is related to an article I wrote…