Author: deborah

BOOKS | If life is a highway, then you and only you need to be in the driver’s seat. In her new book “The Shift”, Lynda Gratton advises us all to make three big shifts to shape how we work now and in the next decade.

BOOKS | Chris Rock has perfected the art of experimental innovation. In his book “Little bets” author Peter Sims argues that it’s high time we took his lead.

PEOPLE | Michelle Khine tapped into her inner child to develop a technology that is not necessarily original but undoubtedly game-changing to the world of disease diagnosis.

BOOKS | Skimming, scanning, clicking hyperlinks, Googling and multitasking at the expense of contemplation, reflection and introspection. Nicholas Carr’s newest book about the effect of the World Wide Web on the way we think… and the consequences.

INITIATIVES | THNK team members visited the Creative Company Conference in Haarlem to see what happens if creativity and business are connected. Highlights included Banny Banerjee, Sarah Lacy, Steven van Belleghem and more…

PEOPLE | This week, David Kobia (Co-founder of Ushahidi) is our source of inspiration. He used crowdsourcing to create a communications platform for emergencies that can be set up instantly. Activated 72 hours after post-election violence in Kenya and one hour after the Haitian earthquake occurred, the platform gives ‘fast and furious’ a whole new meaning.

PEOPLE | THNK is publishing a series of creative leader profiles to draw attention to inspiring people who have championed breakthrough innovation. This week, Peter Blom (CEO Triodos Bank) is in the spotlight for his fresh approach and leadership in the banking industry.

INITIATIVES | THNK’s Creative Leadership Program is a work in progress. That’s why we invited a diverse group of people to work on prototyping our new 10-month program in a THNKLab on “Cutting Edge Communications”. Learn more here.

NEWS | Imagine the added value we can create by opening up government data to the wider public. A promising new initiative, Apps for Amsterdam, encourages just that by challenging people to compete and become Open Data Heroes. Here’s your chance to fame!