Do you want to work on stuff that matters? Since 2010 a group of people in Wellington, New Zealand have been organizing themselves to do…
On of the members of the Designers With Refugees community, which is part of innovation lab Latra, shared the following open call: Subject: My quest…
Would you like your product-related Design Challenge solved for free? Do you have a brilliant idea for an innovative product for the beneficiaries of your…
This article originally appeared on thespindle.org about my presentation and workshop on Technology Trends, Open Source and Open Design for Humanitarian NGOs and other organizations:…
Once we have come to realize that the Silicon Valley model of startup-based innovation is not for the betterment of people and planet, but is…
Since June 2018 the state of Kerala in India has endured massive floodings, as you may have read in the news. This article contains a…
Once upon a time hippies where roaming the world. They were a happy bunch, living in freedom and spiritual abundance. A small group of them…
In short: yes, you should! If you are a regular user and can afford it. For the longer version: read on. In this article I…
Doughnut Economics is one of the best books I have read in the past few years. I believe it should be standard reading for any…
From time to time I come across news articles about Governmental bodies in Europe adopting the use of Open Source Software. This seems to be…
In short: wipe Mac OS and install Elementary OS. In some more words: read on. If you are thinking: “I am feeling happy using my…
How are we going to feed 9+ billion people by 2050? Last week this question was at the heart of the Thought For Food Summit…
In the past months I have started to explore and getting myself involved in Humanitarian Aid organizations (NGOs), from an innovation perspective. What I find…
Do you want to get rid of privacy-invading centralized Silicon Valley Cloud services like Dropbox, Google Calendar and Google Documents? Me too! However, that is…
Last week I had the privilege and pleasure to do a talk at the Open Source Software and Hardware Congres (OSSH Event) in Den Bosch,…
I met Jesús Pérez, a friend of my wife, while on vacation on Tenerife. He invited to guide us on a trip on the island,…
CWI, the Research Center for Mathematics and Computer Science in Amsterdam, did a whole day of lectures on Quantum Computing and I was fortunate to…
Over the past years I have been using various models, methods and frameworks while developing innovative products and services with clients, for our own initiatives…
Recently we applied for UNICEF’s Wearables for Good Challenge and I read some interesting pieces on NGOs and innovation. Since these gave me the impression…
By: Diderik van Wingerden and Mirjam Bekker While we are developing our own Open Products we also always keep an eye out for cool Open…
What happened in a year of “free and open technology”? This post highlights the main “open” tech and digital moments in 2014 for you. This…
Being one of the partner organizations of the “Open Data Estafette” conference on Renewable Energy, my client Enexis together with Grid Operator Liander had the…
It is not hard to see that many things have fundamentally gone wrong in our world. Just think of how rapidly we are: destroying nature,…
Having witnessed the first Rockstart Smart Energy Accelerator Demo Day in Amsterdam, I can conclude only one thing. Are these guys (yes, not a single…
Free software is a requirement for a modern free society. At least, according to the theme at the LibrePlanet Conference this year in Boston. I…
Do you want your laptop to free? Well, ‘free’ as in ‘freedom’ that is. If you looking for ‘gratis’, then this is not the article…
Are you becoming more and more aware and concerned about your on-line privacy and related security of your digital data? I have… Of course due…
This post contains some of my random thoughts about a subject that has been going through my mind for quite some time now. It is…
Late last year I bought a new Apple MacBook Pro. An amazing device that I love to work with every day. The design, the feel…
In this post a crash course in business networking: 10 tips and tricks I have learned over many years and that still help me in…
The idea: a really original business card that people would remember.
This post is in Dutch. You can use Google Translate to read it in English. *** Update van de initiatieven in Nederland dankzij David Demper van Snappcar.nl op 12…