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
Another Dialogues Incubator Success: ABN AMRO & APG join forces in the world of pensions
APG and ABN AMRO join forces in Premium Pension Institution (PPI), and are therefore setting up the joint venture APG – ABN AMRO Pensioen Instelling N.V. This new entity is an innovation that stemmed from the ABN AMRO Dialogues Incubator. Read more
Featured White Paper: Disruptive Innovations at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Due to the different dynamics required for organizations to serve the emerging market which contains billions of people at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP), coupled with the increasing desire for organizations to grow and be more multinational, organizations need to continually innovate. However, the tendency remains for large and established companies to ignore the BOP market and rather focus on existing markets. This gives an indication of the existence of a vulnerability that potentially disruptive innovations from the BOP will not be recognized in good time for a counter measure. Read more
The Institute of Brilliant Failures
Of all the things that a failure can be, brilliance is barely a common attribute given. Consider the “brilliant failures” oxymoron: it raises a brow, doesn’t it? Nevertheless, not only are Brilliant Failures something real, they too are taken quite seriously in the Dialogues Incubator. We have even dedicated an institute in their name. Read more
