Notes on AI, work and organisations.
Essays and observations from stages, boardrooms and my work at 8vance. Less prediction, more attention to the questions, patterns and examples that help organisations make better decisions. Prefer Dutch? See those insights →
Stop the cover letter. Use AI to really see people
Why good AI matching can make the labour market not less human but more human, and why the cover letter is a strange selection instrument.
28 September 2026
From fear of AI to longing for the future
A positive story about AI is missing. Which society do we want to make possible, and what do people need to come through the transition?
8 September 2026
What if AI does not replace you, but makes your ideal working day possible?
Instead of asking what AI takes over, ask what we get back: a working day shaped by what gives us energy.
2 September 2026
Agentic HR: Why HR is the most important department in the entire AI transformation
Something striking is happening. Almost every organisation is busy with AI. Pilots are run, tools tested, copilots and chatbots appear.
22 June 2026
Change begins with discomfort
Everything went wrong during my opening keynote. Looking back, that morning was about something else: discomfort, and staying present in it.
10 June 2026
What are skills, actually?
Today I did something that I found perhaps even more nerve-racking than giving a keynote.
2 June 2026
When AI reviews AI, the org chart starts to break
The next phase of AI is not about making every employee more productive. It is about redesigning the organization itself.
27 August 2026
From hype to reality: what HR Tech Europe 2026 actually revealed
Two days at HR Tech Europe in the RAI in Amsterdam are behind me. What stood out most is how much the tone has shifted compared to last year. Less…
23 April 2026
AI May Be Creating More Jobs Than It Cuts. But The Real Story Is More Complex
The debate around AI and jobs is often framed in extremes. Some predict massive job destruction. Others argue AI will unlock new productivity and…
13 March 2026
Bridging the Gap Between Emerging Talent, AI and Reality
The debate about early-career talent and AI is becoming increasingly polarized. Graduates are portrayed as unprepared or unrealistic, while…
27 January 2026
AI Does Not Need More Unicorns. It Needs a Skills Infrastructure.
Almost every major AI report published recently reaches the same conclusion: we need to invest in AI talent.
15 January 2026
Responsible AI Sometimes Means Moving Forward, Not Slowing Down
Responsible AI is often discussed as if artificial intelligence is mainly a risk that needs to be controlled. In education, policy and organisations,…
15 January 2026
2026 is here. HR is no longer a function. It is stewardship and orchestration.
I am not an HR manager. But I work daily with HR leaders, boards and innovators across sectors. And as 2026 unfolds, one thing becomes impossible to…
5 January 2026
Beyond skills: why organisations need capability orchestration
AI agents are no longer a distant vision. They already code, draft, support and even negotiate. Organisations are adding digital teammates at scale.
20 August 2025I believe less and less in simple answers.
Far more interesting are the questions that arise when technology, work and humanity start shifting at the same time.
- What do we miss when we recruit on experience alone?
- Which decisions about people should AI never make on its own?
- Why do sound change plans stall the moment roles and status are affected?
- How do you organise work around tasks instead of job titles?
- Which human qualities become more valuable as AI gets better?
- How do we give more people access to work that actually fits them?
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