The Sovereign Stack: Why "Digital = Governance" Means Quitting the Default
In 2005, I studied how physical walls shape human behaviour. Today, our primary environment is digital—and its architects have a political agenda. Following Rutger Bregman’s call, I am cancelling my ChatGPT subscription. Not just because of the privacy risks, but because of the politics. This is my audit of the "Sovereign Stack": why I am migrating to Mistral, Capacities, and Infomaniak to reclaim digital governance.
Governance as an Operating System | The Provincie Noord-Brabant Evaluation
A critical reflection on the 2025–2028 subsidy process for Professional Arts in North Brabant. Following the evaluation by KWINK groep, this note deconstructs the tension between administrative compliance and strategic partnership, arguing for a move from 'bookkeeper logic' to a full-stack cultural ecosystem.
The Bureaucracy of Probability
The new Stimuleringsfonds AI guidelines solve a legal problem but miss the creative crisis. A Field Note on why the real threat to the creative industry isn't 'hallucination,' but 'artificial mediocrity' and statistical homogenisation.
Organisations as Responsive Environments
Applying the principles of "Ambient Intelligence" and interactive design to organisational strategy. How to move from static "Master Plans" to dynamic "Responsive Protocols."
Governance as a Design Medium
Governance is the operating system of culture. Moving beyond the "checklist" compliance of the Governance Code Cultuur, we must design organizational structures that are as creative and responsive as the art they support.
The Tyranny of the Default: A Warning from the Early IoT Era
In 2015, Ross Atkin warned us: 'You can't opt out of a Smart City.' A decade later, the 'Opt-Out Problem' is the central challenge of digital governance. A look back at the lost manifesto.