Building trust – the key ingredient
On 23rd of November, Liesbeth, Marlies and Rikjan took part in the ‘Kantoor vol Energie’ EET-café (“Office full of energy Excellent Expert Team (EET)” in Rotterdam. A gathering of forerunners in the development of energy neutral buildings and infrastructure. Jaap Strating, procurement officer of the city of Eindhoven, presented our project ’the smart way towards sustainable municipal buildings’. With the core team we developed a new way of working that allows for maximum sustainability by optimally building on the qualities and the innovative solutions brought in by the different...
read moreSignatures to start the realization of the World Food Center in Ede
On Tuesday, 29th of November, 8 pioneering organisations signed an agreement in Ede, to start the development and realization of the World Food Center Experience. From the FreeUp team, Sacha Kramer was present to be part of this important milestone moment. WFC is a project with a lot of potential, and also a lot of questions and a lot of dilemmas. It is quite a leap for these participants in the first phase; taking up the challenge to build a center that can help make the world of food and health less confusing and more inspiring and engaging. We are happy to be involved in this daring...
read morePublished: Smarter procurement in co-creation with market and experts
Last week we published the booklet with lessons learned from the project “The smart way towards sustainable municipal buildings” with the city of Eindhoven. Here, Marlies, Rikjan and Liesbeth celebrate in Rotterdam the first copy coming from the printer. Are you working in or for city government and facing a complex transition challenge? Do you need the knowledge and experience in the market, and other experts, to realize your ambitions? Then this booklet is for you. It shows ways in which you can shape cooperation with companies and innovators to co-create future proof and flexible system...
read moreSharing economy; disruptive networks – NRC Live
Liesbeth took part in the NRC Live event on Oct 27th, about the Sharing economy in Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam. Lots of inspiring examples were shown for ways to reduce the need to own consumer goods and bring value to people in other ways. Many startups with a sharing model were present and presenting, from delivery services and cleaning services to local cooking, local education and neighbourhood initiatives to sharing boats, cars, clothes and other stuff. There was lots of debate about rights and rules for giants like AirB&B and Uber. It was good that we were not just talking about...
read moreSustainable buildings Eindhoven – contract signed!
Wednesday 26 October 2016: With immense satisfaction Marlies and I witnessed the signing of the contract between the city of Eindhoven and the ‘!MPULS’ consortium, an agreement for the next 15 years of sustainable renovation and management of the municipal buildings in the city center. A great step towards becoming an energy neutral city. Having been involved in this project for the past 3,5 years, helping the core team develop a new way of working, based on the principles of long term value creation, a systemic approach and -most importantly – cooperation, it is with joy that we can...
read moreGetting to know the ‘Commons community’
Liesbeth participated in the Peer Value conference, on 2 and 3 Sept 2016 in Amsterdam, and learned a lot about the collaborative economy, both from the hands-on experts and the academic researchers there. Learning about new ways of working, organizing and ways of funding collaborative initiatives. Comparing corporate models such as Air B&B and Uber with the ‘commons model’ that is based on small companies and individuals working together with free technology and open source. Also, explorations of citizen initiatives as well as ‘Hackathons’ to solve urban or humanitarian challenges, views...
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