April 2010
El artículo sobre Bax & Willems y el diseño del coche eléctrico
El lunes 8 de marzo 2010 salió una noticia en varios medios de comunicación bajo el título “Una empresa catalana diseña con Volkswagen un coche eléctrico”.…
Eco-Innovation: New Business Development on sustainable technologies
Over 20 years ago, when B&W started as Willems & van den Wildenberg in The Hague we specialised in the new and upcoming domain of New…
December 2009
Keiretsu Forum Barcelona, a network of professionals for professionals
On December 3, I participated in the XIV Investment Forum organized by Keiretsu Forum Barcelona , which demonstrated how things can be done really well, with…
September 2009
Los proyectos europeos pueden ser mucho más que grandes subvenciones sin resultados claros
Se oye mucho (aunque algunos no se atrevan a admitirlo) que los proyectos europeos de I+D son poco más que grandes subvenciones, que pocas veces alcanzan…
April 2009
Quadruple helix - include the people
We’ve spent years and years of hearing about the complex story of the triple helix model, the ongoing winding and intertwined stairway to Innovation heaven paved…
March 2009
Retos de I+D para el coche eléctrico
La electrificación de los vehículos es el futuro, está claro, pero no el cercano. Sólo haciendo cuatro números es fácil deducir que aún faltan décadas y…
Las PYMEs españolas en el 7º PM
Principales barreras para participar A estas alturas, casi todo el mundo ha oído hablar del Séptimo Programa Marco (7º PM), el principal instrumento de la CE…
Recombinant open innovation
Last week I attended the Kimconference where Henry Chesbrough was keynote speaker. He explained to the Catalan audience how Open Innovation could help companies (large and…
February 2009
Energy - solving the right problem
Just back from Brussels and the European Sustainable Energy Week – an upbeat week about our energy. The “energy crowd” of Europe – from politicians to…
Carbon credits for home energy efficiency: too little too late?
During the first weeks of the year, I went through the internet published wisdom regarding what carbon credit trading could do for home energy efficiency measures.…
December 2008
Urban Flood Management – less wet feet through collaboration
¨You only need a safe country if people find it attractive enough to live there. Vice versa, an attractive city is not liveable if you get…
November 2008
Green buildings - the way out of crisis?
The symposium of the recently held Barcelona Meeting Point was not packed with people. The crisis in the real estate sector is noticeable. Still, we were…
October 2008
LIVING LAB powered through creative session
Recently we had a highly motivating creative session in Brussels for the LIVING LAB project . Led by a specialised facilitator from Procter & Gamble, we…
September 2008
A city with a creative pulse
Once again it is shown that we are located in Barcelona not just because of the sun and the sea. When working with innovation you want…
July 2008
Spanish nanotech on the move
A few weeks ago I participated in a nanotech event organized by Nanoaracat, the joint R&D nanotechnology initiative between the Spanish regions of Aragón and Catalunya.…
Pecha Kucha - now in BCN
20 slides. 20 seconds per slide. Automatic slide transition. That is the frame for presenting your message on a Pecha Kucha (Japanese for the sound of…
June 2008
A step ahead of the customer's desires
A few months ago, I bought an iPhone. It is amazing what a user interface and product design can do – just take a look at…
