Including a nifty Miro Icebreaker game — For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate — Margaret Heffernan It has been 7 years since I joined the Leiden Debating Union. I got inducted into the fascinating world of debating, and I have enjoyed some great debates. …

This article contains five quotes from a kick-ass book that was featured in one of the most epic movies of all time — Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, by Jim Jarmusch. In the movie, Forest Whitaker portrays a hitman who lives by the code of the samurai. He…

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. — So here I am, a what is called seasoned professional in the career game. I have been blessed to lead teams, and I have worked for over fifteen bosses, managers and leaders. It made me reflect on what made some of them stand out and allowed me to go the…

You probably have played an escape room game before. If you haven’t the purpose of an escape room is to discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks to reach a specific goal in a limited amount of time. There are some striking similarities between playing an escape room game and…

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, read this article it includes tools and templates that are free — The noble art of self-defense, also known as boxing. The sport that brought you “Rumble in the jungle”, “The war”, “Campeon vs campeon”, Gatti vs Ward, and more recently Fury vs Wilder. The sport that has its fair share of scandals and mishaps. …

A story about how Sony products established great customer experiences. — Not so long ago, on a trip down memory lane, I was reminded about a nifty little tape player and recorder machine, that ruled the late 80s and early 90s, and impacted my electronic device brand preference, becoming a young adolescent! Introduced in 1987, the “My First Sony” product line…

The music made me do it: The ultimate Prototyping playlist — You have a great idea and your market research shows you it will be a great success. You and your team have been working for months brainstorming, designing, planning, building and perfectioning. The launch is there and everybody is excited, seeing the smiles and hearing the positive feedback from the…

It’s time to perk up the product management industry by redoing Blackalicious’ most popular song, “Alphabet Aerobics”. — If you have read my article “There is no business like flow business” you know I am all up for a rewrite challenge, so with no further ado I am proud (and at the same time worried it will not make any sense nor resonate with you all) to present…

“Everything on this product roadmap is a feature, and even I start looking like one!” — This article is a product take on the classical hit novel Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl, but with a twist. No, not a twister, but a twist. To be quite candid, don’t expect a sweet as candy, nicely sugar coated, article, but get ready for the…