Connecting the Community
Op 10 januari j.l. vond in de ‘pressure cooker’ in het Dialogues House het rondetafelgesprek ‘Connecting the Community’ plaats, die georganiseerd werd door Amsterdamse Innovatie Motor en iDexpress. Read more
Beyond the Dirty Dozen
Do you know what the twelve most common contributors to human errors are? If not, then let the experience of Bernhard Rikardsen, former Executive Vice President of Scandinavian Airlines tell you about the dirty dozen, i.e. the risk factors, psychology and behavior, which lead to incidents in the airline industry. And yet, as Mr. Rikardsen, now the Chairman of Sariba, presented his ideas at the Dialogues House on November 22nd, it became apparent that these risks are not limited to aviation. Read more
Dialogues in Dutch Design Week
DDW is an internationally recognized festival which showcases renowned and new talent alike. In the last ten years it has developed into a globally renowned exhibition where designers, media and businesses meet to showcase their concepts and portfolios, as well as exchange their expertise, knowledge and experience. Read more
CEO for one day concludes
CEO for one day has come to an end. Yesterday on the 13th of October 20 top students were managing top companies is the Netherlands for one day. With great success because reactions from both the participating companies as the students were overwhelming. This event did not go by unnoticed #ceoforoneday and #tedxrdam were trending topics on Twitter. If you would like to read, see and hear the experiences of the program please check the media below (in Dutch) Read more
CEO for one day kicks off
CEO for one day is part of TEDx Rotterdam and is a research and leadership transformation program to spread ideas. On October 13th, a group of twenty excellent students will swap seats with top executives and chair the board of a high-ranking organization. Their ultimate chance to share their unique ‘ideas worth spreading’ as a real board member! Read more
The connected company
A recent analysis of S&P 500 companies shows that when you triple the number of employees in an organization, its productivity drops by half. The average life expectancy for a U.S. firm today is just 15 years, down from 75 years on the heels of the Great Depression. What’s more, only 40 percent of companies survive more than a decade. Read more
OR meets Scrum
September 1st 2011 was the day the Works Council of ABN AMRO (OR) met Scrum. A group of 50 works council members gathered at Dialogues House to participate in a Scrum Workshop organized by Dialogues Incubator and Dialogues Technology; it was literally a Full (Dialogues) House. Read more
What is the Innovation that Led to Civilization?
There are some interesting answers to this question in Why the West Rules, For Now by Ian Morris. As part of his research, Morris has developed a Social Development Index, which he uses to track the progress of civilizations from 14000 BC to present. The index tracks improvements in areas such as energy capture (both as food and as fuel), organizational capability, technology development, and information sharing capacity. Read more
