The development institution as R&D Pivot
"Talent Development" implies charity; "R&D" implies infrastructure. With a former Rector Magnificus entering the Ministry, the Ontwikkelinstelling must stop acting like a finishing school for artists and start operating as the sector's research laboratory. This is the strategic pivot required for the 2029–2032 Basic Infrastructure (BIS).
The End of the Gig: Re-Architecting the Artist's Contract
The cultural sector optimized for "Agility" but accidentally optimized for "Precarity." A deep dive into the "Identity Tax" of the gig economy, the history of the Artist Placement Group (1966), and how the "Meneer Rick Model" uses employment contracts as a form of artistic governance.
Why a Cultural Systems Architect designs guest experiences.
Hospitality is the practice of empathy at scale. In this Field Note, I explore how the 'hardware' of Lisbon’s history meets the 'software' of modern design within my personal properties, framing the guest experience as a Responsive Environment.
The Mechanics of Transformation: A Framework for 2026
In 2019, we published a theoretical framework for "Transformative Practices." Seven years later, it reads like an operating manual for the Polycrisis. A deep dive into the "Chrono Scale," the politics of "Technological Mediation," and why most diversity strategies fail because they try to Realise Change without Being Change.
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."