My mission is to contribute to the continuous development of Forward Thinking Global Citizens. Based on 4 strong pillars. Humanity, Learning (Personal Growth), Science, and Technology. As a generalist, I seek and discover opportunities by following trends and weak signals. I enjoy getting to know people and organizations searching for solutions to grow and develop their most important asset which is human potential and capital. I create connections between people to strengthen their unique capabilities in developing ecosystems of open innovation. Learning is the core and at the center of everything we know and don't know. Ask yourself this question. Can you stop learning? Can you turn it off? We can't because we humans are what we are through accumulated knowledge, experience, and wisdom. As we live in extraordinary times where the world is in continuous flux, fueled by exponential, converging, technological breakthroughs, we need to quickly adjust and adapt better yet transform to new realities, while maintaining our human norms and values. I have taken up the challenge to design, develop and execute a completely new human-centered learning and teaching university amplifying our human potential in a world where automation will dominate. Interested to join me on this quest? Let's connect and make this moonshot happen.
Start with the customer. Use Design Thinking to generate concepts with as many stakeholders as possible. Use Agile Scrum to deliver partly results, basically MVP’s (minimal viable products). Iterate through the whole process (holistic approach).
Challenge Based Learning We took up the challenge presented to us by the Xprize organization. For this challenge we gathered like minded people and founded a startup called LEAF (Learn Explore Apply Foundation). Today we kicked-off and celebrated our new foundation… Read More »Kick-Off Foundation XPrize IBM Watson AI Challenge
Time travel, dark matter, dark energy and worm holes really inspire me. It takes your mind of, of the daily activities and gives you the opportunity to reset your mind and wander to places where the answers and the questions… Read More »The mysteries of our Universe
Just a few weeks ago I flew to India for a short holiday/business trip (more on that in my India Blog). During this 8 hour flight there are really only two things you can do. Put your headphones on and watch a… Read More »The THEORY of EVERYTHING
STOP TALKING START DOING Toen Ricardo Abdoel bijna 18 jaar geleden aan de slag ging bij Fontys Hogeschool Engineering & Automotive, was de omgeving hem allesbehalve vreemd. Ricardo studeerde er zelf werktuigbouwkunde en specialiseerde zich daarna in een master Business… Read More »Trendwatching: Vision on Future Technology Impact