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Research is not about search but about finding
Tom Cruise in Minority Report – 2002 I had the opportunity to visit the R&D facilities of a big company, big like in 100K+ employees. I was invited to their brand new R&D site housing 1,500 researchers in brand new fully sustainable buildings (solar panels, recycles water, etc.) in the middle of nature. I was… Read more
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Paardrijden zonder teugels (poem)
Haar lichaam staat strak als dat van een zwetend renpaard Haar veulens zijn los, Haar beminnen voelt als paardrijden zonder teugels Het schuim op de mond Een steeplechase tot aan de einder Nog een laatste bocht De aankomst van een winnaar Rough translation Horse riding without bridles Her body toned like that of a… Read more
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Is Being Normal Boring?
Normal-hr-1 From the Normals-series by Pol Kurucz A couple of days ago, I was standing in line in the supermarket. In just five minutes time, the mother in front of me was instructing her two lively kids: “be normal”, “be silent”, “behave”. She probably said it 2-3 times in that short period. I smiled, but… Read more
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Petervan’s Delicacies – Week 21 Aug 2017
Edition-95 of Delicacies: As usual, max 5 articles that I found interesting and worth re-reading. Handpicked, no robots. Minimalism in curation. Enjoy! About “Better for Less” in Government (and enterprise) IT anno 2017: https://medium.com/wardleymaps/better-for-less-58fe8c0a3aaa About the falling apart of the token liquidity craze in ICOs: https://prestonbyrne.com/2017/08/19/token-liquidity/ About the decentralised web as a way to limit… Read more
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Petervan’s Delicacies – Week 14 Aug 2017
Edition-94 of Delicacies: As usual, max 5 articles that I found interesting and worth re-reading. Handpicked, no robots. Minimalism in curation. Enjoy! About Homo Prospectus and what best distinguishes human beings from other animals: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/opinion/sunday/why-the-future-is-always-on-your-mind.html About the illusion of problem solving and creative orientation in business: http://creativz.us/2017/08/01/enough-problem-solving-lets-start-creating/ About the structural (not jobs) impact of AI:… Read more
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Petervan Productions – August 2017 update
Petervan Productions 2017 My own painting “Dancing Girl in Flemish Fields” Through a Pikazo Van Klee filter The summer slowly comes to an end. It is now almost ten months (!) since the start of my long-term sabbatical as Petervan Productions. It also means only four months to go. If you are interested in my developing… Read more
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Artistic Interventions – Interruptions – Provocations
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