“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” — Isaac Asimov, 21 January 1980
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25% complete! Joël van der Poel has read 2 of 8 books.
Dit boek werd aangehaald in het opiniestuk in het FD ‘Bekostig een oorlog zoals Keynes dat ooit deed’. Maakt mij nieuwsgierig om eens te lezen.
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Het onthullende boek Sluiproute Brussel van Follow The Money-correspondent Lise Witteman is een geruchtmakende reconstructie over de doorwerking van de …
There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government …
Whether you work in the public sector, private sector, or third sector, after reading this you cannot unseen the damage consultancies cause. This book perfectly exposes their modus operandi with examples from diverse contexts.
There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must …
Het grootste veiligheidsvraagstuk van onze tijd is niet de wereld met haar onderlinge conflicten, maar …
Sinds 2025 is David de Denker van de Nederlanden en zag zijn optreden bij Eva Jinek. Dat was erg inspirerend en maakte mij nieuwsgierig naar zijn essay.
Elke maatschappij behoeft een goed functionerende elite. Toch lijkt er een toenemende vervreemding te zijn …
Een tip van de makers van Studio Tegengif.
In his boldest and most far-reaching book yet, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that capitalism …
Saw a Joe Scott explainer on the core ideas of this book about how we are move maybe into a new feudalistic society.
There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government …
[…] these views contend that consultants are instead 'impression managers', who 'deliver images, impressions and rhetorical acts' through 'analyses, presentations and theories' to convince potential and existing clients of their legitimacy and ability to create value.
— Big Con by Rosie Collington, Mariana Mazzucato (Page 108 - 109)
"The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them, and …
Very curious for this book after watching the explainer ‘Is the U.S. turning into an oligarchy?’ by Money & Macro, which draws heavily from this book.
In this book, the editors and a team of distinguished international contributors analyse the nature …
Referenced in the Big Con, it is a book about the dynamic development of organisation’s capabilities.
There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government …
After reading The Value of Everything and The Entrepreneurial State, my expectations of this book are high. I'm curious if my intuitive skepticism of the consultancy industry will be confirmed.
Europa lijdt al meer dan dertig jaar aan zelfoverschatting, stelt Rob de Wijk in dit urgente en hoogst actuele boek. …
Europa lijdt al meer dan dertig jaar aan zelfoverschatting, stelt Rob de Wijk in dit …
Rob zet perfect uiteen dat in het huidige klimaat een verandering van denken over macht nodig is. Zeker voor Europa en Nederland in het bijzonder.
"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world's most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he …
A revolutionary approach to enhancing productivity, creating flow, and vastly increasing your ability to capture, …
Last year I've started a serieus effort in building a second brain based on some articles written by various people. I'm curious how my own research stacks up to this book.