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  • Fairy tale – The Helikon

    There once was – a long time ago – a small Helikon. He had a round body, stockings with red and white stripes, and yellow boots. On his head he had – just like any other Helikon – a very fine “antenna” to feel for everything, and on top of that antenna, a propeller that… Read more

  • Sprookje – De Helikon

    Er was eens – heel lang geleden – een kleine Helikon. Hij had een rond lijfje, kousen met rode-witte strepen, en gele laarsjes. Op zijn hoofd had hij – net als elke andere Helikon – een heel fijne “antenne” om alles goed aan te voelen, en bovenop die antenne, een schroefje dat de richting en… Read more

  • Sine Parole – 2 Oct 2018

    Petervan Artwork © 2018 – “Oogst/Harvest” Acryl on canvas – 100x120cm Read more

  • I have no clue what you are talking about

    This is a short (and bit weird) morsel on not understanding a clue anymore, to have the feeling to encounter a completely foreign world. I happened to me several times last months, that I read or meet something/somebody and I really don’t have a clue what they are talking about. A friend shares with me… Read more

  • The myth of getting out of your comfort zone

    I am going to do some shorter, snappier posts, just seeding an idea or an interesting (as in A.F.E.A.R.) point of view. Google “Get out of your comfort zone” and you will get about 160,000,000 results. That’s solid framing! But is it true? My cousin – yes, the senior curator of the Royal Museums of… Read more

  • The tyranny of the problem solver

    Still life by Song Han The trigger for this post was an article on the nexxworks site about right & wrong in corporate innovation. The first paragraph focuses on the need to obsess on solving a customer problem. My friend and ex-colleague Kevin commented via LinkedIn: “Fantastic article! I’ve been banging on for years about… Read more