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  • Pirates, Rebels, Mercenaries and Innovators

    Not many people know this, but in the 70ies, 80ies, I was a quite successful DJ, and me and my friends toured under the brand “Celebration”. Life was – and still is – a big feast. Embarrassed to say, but my first record bought was “Paranoid” from Black Sabbath. The paranoid thing probably haunted me… Read more

  • A little bit of heaven

    We are having some fantastic spring weather here in Belgium. Almost summer time with blue skies and temperatures of 25° C. But it is still spring. End April 2011. On top of it, I took some days off during this week. I am usually very lucky when planning my days off: the weather gods are… Read more

  • Innotribe Mumbai: Newsflash #1

    By now, you should know that on June 1-2 2011, Innotribe will host its first standalone event in Mumbai.     Innotribe Mumbai – Mobile payments: Connecting the unbanked will focus on the opportunities that high mobile penetration presents to take banking services to the historically ‘unbanked’ communities – and explore the ways in which… Read more

  • Bring Jack Back (Update: Jack IS back)

    Update: just minutes after posting by blog, it was announced that Jack IS back at Twitter, now as “Executive Chairman”. Check-out the news everywhere or here at ReadWriteWeb. I am getting so inspired by the fabulous Jack Dorsey from Square. Watch this video and the full transcript on Techcrunch. Read David Kirkpatrick’s article in Vanity… Read more

  • Innotribe Mumbai: Mobile Payments–connecting the unbanked

    Innotribe at Sibos 2010 in Amsterdam was such a success that we decided to start running stand-alone Innotribe events. The first event in its kind is Innotribe Mumbai on 1-2 June 2011. It’s not an or/or story. We keep on organizing Innotribe at Sibos. At Sibos this year, we will have 3 technology inspired topics:… Read more

  • How to create deep sustainable change

    In my job, I hear many executives asking “to shake the tree”. What does that mean ? The temptation to just “Pump-up-the-volume” or let the innovation engine run “red hot” is just around the corner. “Let’s come up with a list of hundreds of initiatives and “tricks”, and we’re done.” Tick ? Don’t think so.… Read more