In this article, I share excerpts that touch on employee suggestion systems and compare where matters stand today.

To what extent does the future of work borrow from the past? …

http://www.lapsusdt.com/2014/01/panel-que-produce-agua-potable-del-aire.html…

(Dutch spoken) Sales as a profession is changing dramatically, from selling to co-creating. In this 2-day high energy training sales professionals will be exposed to a new way of thinking and a new set of tools to be used in your daily customer oriented activities.



The result being a better understanding of your customer’s business (and the customer of your customer). This understanding both results in unique customer relationships and…

The savvy practitioner, by comparison, cannot rely on surface-level connections. They do not assume the sponsor sees immediately that the practice is for them because it’s called “innovation” and they ostensibly need “innovation.”

See more at:…

New Year aspirations for people who pursue the practice of collaborative innovation.

Service Design: Understanding your customer better 

Read the blog post on Yours *TrulyJuly*: 

http://trulyjuly.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/service-design-understanding-your-customer-better ;

Policy making – the designer way 

Read this article on Yours *TrulyJuly*: 

http://trulyjuly.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/policy-making-the-designer-way

The power of…

Die Macht der…

It's been a while since a meetup, so let's get this thing back on the road with a Christmas BANG!

This is not your ordinary party.

Imagine an 8 year old's part for designers. We'll have a few drinks, chat to our freidns and play the following games:

• Who's touchpoint is it anyway? 

• The Kanban Pizza Game 

• The Marshmallow Challenge 

You can drink, chat, play one, play them all, it's up to you!!

Please share so we can grow the…

The December issue of the DesignThinkers Academy Network Newsletter is out!

The DesignThinkers Academy Newsletter is the easiest way to keep up-to-date on the workshops and trainings organized by DT Academy but also by members of DT Academy Network working in the Service Design Thinking field all around the world.

Check the following link: http://eepurl.com/-g_Q1

(English spoken) The DesignThinkers Bootcamp offers a unique team of internationally recognized and highly experienced Design Thinking practitioners from the business, design and academic world. 



A combination of Personal Coaching, Master Classes and…

LEARN FROM PROCTER & GAMBLE BUSINESS COACH ARNOUD KONING "EVEN THE MOST BRILLIANT IDEAS NEED A GREAT (SALES) PITCH"



(English spoken) The DesignThinkers Bootcamp offers a unique team of internationally recognized and highly…

The November issue of the DesignThinkers Academy Network Newsletter is out! The DesignThinkers Academy Newsletter is the easiest way to keep up-to-date on the workshops and trainings organized by DT Academy but also by members of DT Academy Network working in the Service Design Thinking field all around the world. Check the following link: http://eepurl.com/7CGgL

The third in the Innovation Architecture series, The Dirty Maple Flooring Company Enters the Digital Age, is now available as a pre-order in iBook format for the iPad and the Mac.…

COMBINE YOUR TICKET FOR THE ONLINE PERSONAL COACHING PROGRAM WITH A TICKET FOR THE DT BOOTCAMP IN JANUARY 2015 AMSTERDAM AND RECEIVE A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE ONLINE PERSONAL COACHING TRAINING

So you read all the books and articles on Service Design & Design Thinking. You attended a few training sessions. You listened to inspirational keynote speakers at conferences. You know the famous case studies. You get it. And you are eager to start applying what you have learned in your daily…

GREAT LINEUP OF COACHES & MASTER CLASSES:



MARC STICKDORN: editor and co-author of the award-winning Service Design Thinking book ‘This is Service Design Thinking’;



ARNE VAN OOSTEROM: thought leader in the field of Service Design Thinking and founder of DesignThinkers Group and DesignThinkers Academy;



TIM SCHUURMAN: highly experienced trainer and facilitator with a background in Change Management and…

How quickly do ideas in your organization go from discovery to reality? Do they go fast enough to keep people engaged?

Learn more.…

GREAT LINEUP OF COACHES & MASTER CLASSES:



MARC STICKDORN: editor and co-author of the award-winning Service Design Thinking book ‘This is Service Design Thinking’;



ARNE VAN OOSTEROM: thought leader in the field of Service Design Thinking and founder of DesignThinkers Group and DesignThinkers Academy;



TIM SCHUURMAN: highly experienced trainer and facilitator with a background in Change Management and…