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Autonomie is een belangrijke waarde in onze moderne samenleving. Maar hoe kun je echt je eigen wil bepalen zonder externe invloeden? Het idee dat iemand een eigen wil heeft gaat ver terug.
Paul van Tongeren is een filosoof en theoloog. Hij is hoogleraar ethiek aan de Universiteit Leuven en emeritus hoogleraar filosofische ethiek aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. In 2013 won hij met Leven is een kunst de Socratesbeker voor het "meest prikkelende en oorspronkelijke Nederlandstalige filosofieboek.”
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Onze taal verandert voortdurend. Krzysztof laat, gebaseerd op werk van schilder Brueghel uit de 16e eeuw, zien hoe onze spreekwoorden in de loop der jaren zijn veranderd. Brueghel wist dit op canvas vast te leggen.
Krzysztof Dobrowolski studied art history and French literature at the UvA, Paris IV-Sorbonne and the Jagielloński in Krakow. Since 2006 he has been working as an art history teacher.
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Organisations are increasingly aware of the importance of values for both employees and clients. It is, however, very difficult to translate a statement of values into something the organisation truly displays.
Dr Julian Baggini is the author, co-author, or editor of over 20 books including The Godless Gospel, How The World Thinks, The Virtues of the Table, The Ego Trick (all Granta), and The Edge of Reason (Yale University Press).
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The relationship between China and the United States is, without doubt, the most important axis between two countries in today’s world. Yet that relationship is not going well: American enmity against China has grown over the years, fueled by allegations over cyber espionage, Chinese actions in...
Rogier Creemers is an Assistant Professor in the law and governance of China at Leiden University. With a background in Chinese studies, international politics and law, he mainly focuses on the Chinese government’s increasing use of technology in domestic governance processes, as well as China’s role in global...
Full session page →What are the consequences of China’s rapid growth in technology? Western news media are full of panic stories about Huawei, the social credit system, surveillance, artificial intelligence and big data, that China is supposed to use to build an Orwellian control society.
Rogier Creemers is an Assistant Professor in the law and governance of China at Leiden University. With a background in Chinese studies, international politics and law, he mainly focuses on the Chinese government’s increasing use of technology in domestic governance processes, as well as China’s role in global...
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Mistakes cost time and money, and can have a devastating effect on a startup or business venture. During this leqture, and with the help of some real-life stories and humor, you will discover the 3 most common business/legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs - and how to overcome...
Assaf has worked at one of the top law firms in Israel, specialising in commercial law, venture capital funds, Internet & Computer law and Start-Ups. In 2014, Assaf established the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-ups, and has since been teaching courses such as “Entrepreneurship 101” and “International Business...
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Who owns a photo or text? Can you use it for work, for private or not at all? If you are depicted in a photo, is it then automatically yours? And can you share it on social media? Or can you get fined or even end up in a lawsuit? These questions have never been more relevant.
Merel Teunissen is a lawyer at Versteeg Wigman Sprey. She advises, contracts, and litigates on the most diverse issues in media, copyright, trademark, and privacy law. To prove that law is not boring, Merel started the blog Rechtbuigen.nl in 2014. On this site, she blogs on legal topics with a fresh perspective.
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We say we want creativity but we build systems for speed, predictability, and control. Then we blame people when good ideas don’t show up. Teams and organisations are struggling to adapt fast enough to how technology is reshaping our world.
David Chislett (1970) is a speaker, trainer and coach, specialised in helping people and teams optimise HOW they work in order to get more and better outcomes. He studied literature and philosophy in South Africa and has lived in Johannesburg, London, Cape Town and Amsterdam.
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Beneath maple and oak trees on a hillside in the U.S. South, human bodies—dozens of them—decay in plain sight. They’re part of a pioneering research program at the University of Tennessee.
Jon Jefferson is a prolific author and documentary writer/producer. His two National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm—the macabre research where cadaver research helps solve murders—captivated millions of viewers worldwide.
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Taking a computer hostage, remotely, with malicious software. By automating this prominent form of cybercrime, criminals would constantly break into companies, lock things up and become rich while sleeping. But seems to be deceiving.
Rolf studies how cyber criminals earn their money. Originally trained as a criminologist, he is now an Assistant Professor (UD) at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology.
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In rechtszaken spelen verklaringen van getuigen, slachtoffers en verdachten een prominente rol. Dat komt omdat in de meerderheid van zaken zogenaamd hard bewijs zoals vingerafdrukken en DNA ontbreekt.
Prof. Dr. Henry Otgaar is Hoogleraar Rechtspsychologie aan de Universiteit Maastricht en Onderzoeksprofessor aan de KU Leuven. Zijn expertise ligt onder andere op het gebied van de betrouwbaarheid van verklaringen van getuigen, slachtoffers en verdachten.
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Growth mindset isn't just corporate buzzwords - it's the difference between people who see challenges as dead ends and those who see them as opportunities to develop.
Abi Adamson, Founder of The Culture Partnership, is a pioneering voice in workplace culture transformation, recognized by The New York Times as one of the "Stars of LinkedIn." She has designed and implemented cultural strategies for global industry leaders, including Spotify, Sony Music, SoHo House, and Wise, focusing...
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Gamification is successfully used worldwide by companies and governments for training and marketing purposes, to stimulate innovation or change behaviour.
Manon Beurskens is a gamification expert, strategic creative thinker, and certified behavior changer. She enjoys a solid reputation as an expert in youth marketing and gamification, the application of game principles and techniques in a non-game-related context.
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Most people would say they enjoy listening to (certain types of) music. But what do we actually know about what music does to us? Music touches us quite literally and provides us with and elegant insight into brain development, cognition, behaviour and emotion and how this transfers to creativity...
Dr. Artur C. Jaschke (PhD) has obtained his Bachelor degree in Music (Contrabass and Drums) at Dartington College of Arts and the University of Otago. During this period he already developed a strong interest in music cognition and the neurology of music, which led him to complete his Master’s degree at the...
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Da Vinci is known for being an inventor and an artist, but most of all, he was an excellent observer. This session provides fascinating insights into da Vinci’s way of working and shows how innovation mainly arises from constantly being curious and wanting to improve the existing.
Michael W. Kwakkelstein (1963) is the director of the Dutch University Institute for Art History in Florence and Professor of Art History at the University of Utrecht. He specializes in Italian Renaissance art and has written and lectured extensively on Leonardo da Vinci.
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In a few interactive, playful exercises Rod shows people how to switch from ‘Yes, but’ to ‘Yes, and’. Learn how to use active listening techniques to better communicate with others and build on each others ideas.
Rod Ben Zeev is an experiential designer, facilitator, and host. He works with the THNK School of Creative Leadership and The School of Life, and has designed and facilitated programs globally across innovation, systems thinking, strategy, leadership, and storytelling.
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Kilian gives an intriguing leqture on the effect of money and other incentives to reward behaviour. What really influences people? What works and what doesn’t. Which rewards are socially acceptable and how does this vary in different cultures?
Kilian Wawoe is an organisational psychologist who has held several top HR positions, lastly as vice-president for West- and Southern-Europe within ABN AMRO. He researched the impact of bonuses on bankers and works as a professor HR Management as well as a consultant and public speaker.
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When is an act considered as money laundering? Joras provides insights into this criminal activity. With a playful thought experiment, he shows you how creative criminals can become.
Joras Ferwerda graduated as a Doctor of Economics, a Master's degree in Economics and Social Sciences, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Law from Utrecht University.He is currently Associate Professor at the Utrecht University School of Economics in the Netherlands.
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Hoe schrijft een advocaat een vlammend en overtuigend pleidooi? Strafrechtadvocaat Leonie van der Grinten geeft niet alleen een uniek inkijkje in de Nederlandse rechtsgang, ze leert je ook de tips and tricks bij het schrijven van een overtuigende presentatie.
Leonie van der Grinten is strafrechtadvocaat, blogger, spreker en oprichter van een online advocaten platform. Ze doceert in succesvol pleiten en in 2018 was Leonie finaliste bij Legal Women Upcoming Talent of the Year 2018.
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Do you fear that someone may hack your computer and steal your personal information, or that the government might spy on you? Does that mean you are paranoid or just cautious? Are people who believe in conspiracy theories just paranoid?
Dr. LaPorte is Professor of Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and author of the book Paranoid: Exploring Suspiciousness from the Dubious to the Delusional. He is a practicing clinical neuropsychologist and psychotherapist who has published numerous articles on mental illnesses.
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Finding certainty in uncertainty. Technology often seems unpredictable, but an understanding of the underlying patterns affecting its development allows us to predict more likely future scenarios.
Born in Stockholm, raised in São Paulo – and having lived and worked around the world – Michell is global by default. Technology futurist, information designer and founder of Envisioning, a technology foresight institute.
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Despite constant warnings, we are reluctant to change our ways when it comes to accumulating more and more things. We are consuming evermore energy, adding countless landfills and we buy more stuff than ever before. Why is this? The answer is our need for ownership of things.
Bruce Hood is the Director of the Cognitive Development Centre at the University of Bristol. He undertook his Ph.D. at Cambridge followed by appointments at MIT and Harvard. He delivered the prestigious Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, “Meet Your Brain” which were broadcast on the BBC.
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We know Rembrandt as a painter and do not immediately think of him as a 'businessman'. However, the reality was far from this. Rembrandt has a story that often remains underexposed, full of intrigue, brutality and tough negotiations.
Koos de Wilt graduated as a private law jurist from Erasmus University Rotterdam, practiced law briefly, then transitioned to media and communication. After obtaining an art history degree at 36, he became a director of a cultural institution.
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Most stress advice targets the mind. Reframe it. Push through. Just relax. But a body stuck in overdrive isn't a mindset problem, it's a physical one. This session goes underneath your thoughts to the one nerve that actually runs your stress response: the vagus nerve.
Michael Thomas is the creator of The Vagal Method, a system for training the nervous system through breath, heat, and cold. He is the founder of Plunsana, a nervous system performance studio in St. Petersburg, Florida, and a former Wim Hof Method instructor with four years of certified practice.
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Our current society is marked by more and more diversity, also at the level of sex and relationships. In this interactive session, Marieke will elaborate on the mechanisms, evolution, shaping and tenability/sustainability of the romantic ideal and the monogamous relationship.
Marieke Dewitte is a clinical psychologist-sexologist who had her training in Belgium and The Netherlands and completed her PhD at Ghent University, Belgium. She currently works as assistant professor at the Department of Clinical Psychological Science of the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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All of the evidence suggests we are in the opening years of a fourth industrial revolution. Changes in the way we live, work, and play are occurring at an accelerated rate. Humanity’s future is now firmly in an urban context and technology is driving new behaviours, expectations, and challenges.
Dr. Jonathan Reichental is a multiple-award-winning technology and business leader whose career has spanned both the private and public sectors. He is an adjunct professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco and instructs at several other universities.
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Most people may never have heard about something called ’space law’. Yet, given the increasing importance of space applications even in our everyday life, law and regulation is becoming crucial. Take for instance space tourism.
Frans von der Dunk is Professor of Space Law at the University of Nebraska and Director of Black Holes Consultancy on space law and policy in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Creativity is often misunderstood as a rare talent reserved for artists, while in reality it is a practical and learnable skill that lies at the heart of effective problem solving. In this session, Monica McCarthy challenges participants to rethink creativity as a mindset rather than a gift.
Monica is an interdisciplinary communications and storytelling expert with over a decade of experience helping organizations strengthen emotional intelligence, collaboration, and creativity.
Full session page →In this 60 minute interactive session, Rod makes the case that the success or failure of everything we do depends on only one factor: being in the growth mindset.
Rod Ben Zeev is an experiential designer, facilitator, and host. He works with the THNK School of Creative Leadership and The School of Life, and has designed and facilitated programs globally across innovation, systems thinking, strategy, leadership, and storytelling.
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The Ig Nobel Prize is a satiric prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research, its stated aim being to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name of the award is a pun on the Nobel Prize, which it...
Marc has a degree in applied mathematics from Harvard College, spent several years developing optical character recognition computer systems, and later founded Wisdom Simulators, which used computers to give people experience in making tough decisions.
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Every human on the planet is a crew member of Spaceship Earth. However, we need to re-invent the driving manual. At least if we want our species to survive, and create a future that is satisfying for the wellbeing of all humans, but also for planet Earth as a whole. But where to start?
Hendrik-Jan Grievink (1977) is researcher, visionary designer and public speaker. He is part of the core team of Next Nature, a global network of creatives who share a richer notion of nature.
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In this expert session, Cole shares insights into the importance of breath work in managing stress and enhancing mental health. Beginning with the pervasive issue of stress and burnout among modern workforces, he explains how these conditions impact individuals' physical and emotional well-being.
Cole Groom is the co-founder of Balance Breathing, an expert in using breathwork to enhance mental health, resilience, and overall well-being. Having spent over a decade in the Netherlands, Cole’s personal journey with breathwork began during a challenging period of anxiety.
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The answer to the question of what love is has taxed us from the moment we came to consciousness. What is this phenomenon which we all share but is, at the same time, so personal? Which is capable of inducing incomparable euphoria but can at the same time take us to the depths of despair?
Dr. Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist, writer and broadcaster who studies the science behind our closest relationships including those between parents and children, lovers, friends and family.
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As a child you often tried to get away with a lie, but you didn't always succeed. Still, we gradually get better at lying, and many everyday lies never come to light. How is that possible? In fact, you can hardly tell if someone is lying or not.
Glynis Bogaard is a legal psychologist and works as a lecturer at Maastricht University. She is part of the forensic psychology section and does research on lying and improving our lie detection skills. She is also involved in education in the master's programs “Legal Psychology” and “Forensic Psychology".
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How are Pension Funds investing your money? What is the purpose of Hedge Funds and what are Market Makers? What are their typical trading strategies? This session introduces you to the basic outline of capital markets, trading strategies and why trading firms are of crucial importance, especially...
Vincent Vis has traded in financial markets for about a decade. He trains new recruits in trading companies and he is also a frequent guest leqturer at various universities where he teaches students all about the financial industry, the players, the business models and the mechanics of financial products.
Full session page →"People will forget what you said... but people will never forget how you made them feel," - Maya Angelou This hands-on workshop translates the principles of Unreasonable Hospitality into real business impact—teaching teams to build authentic connection, practice radical presence, and tailor every...
Rod Ben Zeev is an experiential designer, facilitator, and host. He works with the THNK School of Creative Leadership and The School of Life, and has designed and facilitated programs globally across innovation, systems thinking, strategy, leadership, and storytelling.
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A taxidermied shark, a neon sign, a big red square… Sometimes encountering contemporary art can be a puzzling experience. In “Who’s Afraid of Contemporary Art”, Nienke van der Wal talks about what contemporary art is and how biology determines how we feel about it.
Nienke van der Wal has worked in the arts for almost 20 years, as a consultant, curator, podcast host, moderator, leqturer, speaker, and author. She is also the founder of Young Collectors Circle, the way into the art world for art lovers and emerging art collectors.
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How can such a tiny particle, which is not even alive, do so much harm? By understanding the nature of viruses and COVID-19 in particular, you will understand how viruses work, and the best ways to protect yourself.
Christina Mergenthaler is an expert in infectious disease epidemiology at KIT Royal Tropical Institute. Her work focuses on the development of methods and statistical approaches to predict geographic distributions of disease.
Full session page →Why is the painting of sunflowers by Van Gogh considered art, but an exact replica not? Why is no one surprised that a simple nylon thread or a urinal are exhibited and lauded at an art gallery and sometimes sold for hundreds of thousands or Euros? Is graffiti vandalism or art?
Krzysztof Dobrowolski studied art history and French literature at the UvA, Paris IV-Sorbonne and the Jagielloński in Krakow. Since 2006 he has been working as an art history teacher.
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Work innovations such as ubiquitous communication technology, alternative work arrangements, and hyper-efficiency are revolutionizing our work experiences, making it easier to share information, collaborate with others, and achieve more with less effort.
Laura M. Giurge is an award-winning organizational scholar and behavioral scientist, and an assistant professor at the London School of Economics. Dr Giurge holds a PhD in management from Erasmus University’s Rotterdam School of Management and has been a postdoctoral research fellow at Cornell University and London...
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The elections were rigged. The ’Deep State’ governs us all. Qanon is real. Coronavirus is fake. Beware of chemtrails. Conspiracy theories are a widespread phenomenon. Multiple 5G masts have gone up in flames in the UK in the past year.
Jan-Willem works as an Associate Professor at the department of Experimental and Applied Psychology of VU Amsterdam, and as a Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR).
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