About me

Welcome! I have been writing in this space since November 2002 about knowledge work, knowledge management, and the ways we develop tools and strategies to navigate a networked world. My background is in electronic engineering and philosophy of science, which reflects the crossroads I like to be on; people and the technology they use. I consider myself to be a networked individual, working in a networked world. I spend my time with different groups in different settings, but on topics that feel very much connected, at least to me. They feel connected because whatever it is I am doing, I am always passionate about increasing people's ability to act (my working definition of knowledge), and increasing their ability to change (my working definition of learning).

Interdependent Thoughts
Interdependent Thoughts is not only the name of my weblog, but also the name of my one-man business. I am an independent consultant on knowledge work, learning and social media. I own my own job, and seek out others in my network to form context-specific teams when needed. In short I work in networked structures. In the past few years I have been working on projects for Dutch government ministries, large commercial enterprises as well as SME's and non-profits. I am also regular speaker on (international) conferences on the use of social media for knowledge work and learning.

BlogWalk

BlogWalk is a series of salon-like face to face meetings of bloggers. It's aim is to jumpstart deep conversations around social software tools. The first BlogWalk was held in March 2004 in the Netherlands, and meanwhile we have brought together scores of people in seven countries across three continents. Attendance is by invitation only, but invitations are usually easily obtained based on your stated interest. See the BlogWalk website to learn when the next event will be.