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City of Amsterdam: Rainproof

Jan 5, 2020adminActive Project, OrganizeCity Of Amsterdam, Rainproof

One of the projects I am working on for the City of Amsterdam is to select and implement a digital modelling solution for the flow of rainwater. The expectations are that in the near future more frequent and more intense rain-showers will happen. These can disrupt the city and cause potential damage to important infrastructure. The Engineering Department of the City will have to check all plans for changes in the city if they are ‘rainproof’. Can these changes withstand a rain-shower of specific intensity or will there be flooding? There is a good map of Amsterdam showing the levels of rainproof the city is. The project To support the…

City of Rotterdam: Digital Experiment Center

Aug 30, 2017adminActive Project, Discover, OrganizeCity of Rotterdam

What can we do with new digital technology? That was the main question of the Engineering Department of the City of Rotterdam. They were asking for a BIM (Building Information Modelling) – Laboratory to work with CAD and 3D technology. Their IT department’s main focus was on keeping the general infrastructure working and safe. How to create a Sandbox for experimenting with IT solutions and be able to experiment with real situations from the daily experiences of the engineers and advisors. The project From the start the scope of the project was to provide the possibility to experiment and explore to all the colleagues working at the City of Rotterdam.…

A three step approach to transformations

Apr 4, 2017Paul LeenardsDigital Strategy, Discover, Idwell Approach, Observations

Successful transformations seem to have 3 main steps in common: identify a crisis, start a revolution and enable evolution

Top 100 Influencer on Service Management

Oct 6, 2016adminDigital Organization, Direct, Idwell, Service Management

Paul Leenards was selected for the top 100 influencers on Service Management

The top killer of productivity in the office

Aug 16, 2016Paul LeenardsDigital Organization, Organize, Smart Workplace DesignProductivity

Distractions are the #1 killer of productivity in the office, it prevents professionals for getting work done. Not being able to focus has a negative effect on the cognitive skills of workers. Organizations can create a productive environment for professionals using technology and smart building perspectives

ITIL has been declared dead, again

Feb 5, 2016Paul LeenardsDirect, Observations, Service ManagementDevOps. ITIL, IT Department, ITStrategizer, MOF

ITIL is from different era and is deemed to be no longer relevant by some. Have I not heard this before? Declaring ITIL to be dead doesn’t make it go away.