In July/August 2024, I took just over a month's holiday...in Australia! It was the summer holidays in The Hague but my family lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, and it was wonderful to see them for the first time in 2 years. My two daughters came with me, my eldest has just finished high … Continue reading 2024 Summer/Winter holidays
On 12 & 13 September 2024, the Rise & Lead Summit & Awards will again be held in The Hague. oin us at the 7th Rise & Lead Summit and Awards on September 12 & 13 at the Hilton Hotel in The Hague. Rise & Lead Summit is an annual event dedicated to advancing women … Continue reading 2024 Rise and Lead Summit and Awards
Photo by Torsten Dettlaff on Pexels.com Few people LOVE email marketing - either sending or receiving it. However it remains one of the most efficient ways for either an individual or organisation to scale up their communications. Done well, it can offer a way to keep an interested audience up to date with your events, … Continue reading 2024 Zestee Tech Tools: Choosing an Email Marketing Platform
Earlier this year I started an amazing experience - communication & leadership coaching, with horses. More to be added here later about my wonderful experiences with this - meanwhile you can find the website and contact details here: It's currently in Dutch but I've helped with an English translation that should be live soon. https://cheval.nl/
The Hague Summer School is a cutting-edge two or four week modular programme, offering courses on crucial issues such as peace, justice and human rights (in the context of European Union cooperation and international relations), the impact of global migration and youth involvement in democracy. The practical application of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals … Continue reading The Hague Summer School (July 2024)
If AI is with us for good, what does this mean for us Humans? With AI developing so fast, we may well see Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in less than three years time. What is the nature of this new, non-Human intelligence? How we will co-exist in the world, and as our work is disputed … Continue reading Wine Cheese & AI The Hague (July 2024)
Neurodiversity Pride Day 2024 was the 7th annual day of Pride for Neurodivergent individuals worldwide, with activities from 10-17 June, and the official day on June 16th. During Neurodiversity Pride Day we celebrate neurodivergent uniqueness and the value of neurodiversity in society; a day to appreciate all who are neurologically distinct. Celebrated worldwide, its a … Continue reading 2024 Neurodiversity Pride Day
On Thursday 13 June 2024, Den Haag Inspireert! (The Hague Inspires!) was hosted by The Hague City Council, the Economic Board of The Hague, Horeca Nederland, WNO NCW, MKB Den Haag and Rabobank at the Fokker Terminal. I also attended the 2023 Den Haag Inspireert! event which was at Amare. For this 2024 edition, I … Continue reading 2024 Den Haag Inspireert! The Hague Inspires!
From 12-14 June 2024, I had the amazing experience of being part of a press tour here in The Hague. Organised by Graziella Guarguaglina (International Media Coordinator) of The Hague and Partners, this truly was an eye-opening and incredibly educational experience. With a group of other journalists from around the world, we had a three … Continue reading Press Tour – The Hague celebrates 125 years since the first Peace Conference
Last week (30 May 2024), I had the absolute privilege to be in the presence of a number of amazingly inspirational humans. KIVA: The Call of the Wisdom Keepers was shown at Museon-Omniversum in The Hague. Filmmaker/Producer, Marijke Kodden, shared with us some of her behind the scenes inspiration and challenges. Aboriginal Elder Australia I … Continue reading KIVA: Call of the Wisdom Keepers in The Hague
This article was first published over on LinkedIn A huge thank you to Fiona Passantino for bringing together an interesting and intelligent group to discuss the huge, but incredibly important topic of #AI. Fiona is an AI expert, and also a good friend. I've learned a lot from her over the years. I agree with … Continue reading Wine, Cheese & AI The Hague (May 2024)
On 29 May 2024, I attended a really interesting discussion on Ageism at The Hague Natural Health Centre. The Wikipedia entry gives a brief overview and is a good starting point: Ageism is a bias against individuals and groups based on their age, which may take the form of discrimination at all levels against such individuals and groups, … Continue reading Ageism Discussion @ The Hague Natural Health Centre
On 14 June 2024, I will be going to The Hague Creators Premiere. This event is aimed at photographers, filmmakers, musicians, designers and all types of creative minds. Join us?
Moving to a new place can be exciting but also overwhelming. The Welcome to Delft events support newcomers to Delft. This programme is currently offered twice a year as a collaboration between ACCESS, Gemeente Delft and TU Delft. Saturday 25 May was the most recent edition of this event and it was lovely to catch … Continue reading Welcome to Delft (May 2024)
On Thursday 23 May, I attended an event hosted by the Women's Business Initiative International: Empowering efficiency: Unleashing the potential of AI in business. Details currently online here: https://womensbusinessinitiative.net/events/#!event/2024/5/23/wbii-may-event-in-person and a screenshot below. Fleur is an enthusiastic and knowledgable speaker. She took us through a variety of tools and examples. including: What is AI How … Continue reading WBII: Unleashing the potential of AI in business
I've been a Canva member since a few months after it started 10 years ago. Are you using Canva yet? Their "Work Redesigned" Keynote released today shares the new features. https://youtu.be/tUkCiqHgvm0?feature=shared http://www.canva.com
On Friday 17 May, I attended this event at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. My notes: I am a Triangle I shared one of my favourite - and simple - explanations of culture Knowledge Sharing It is so incredibly valuable to get together with others
On 15 May 2024, I really enjoyed delivering a networking workshop at The Hague University Toastmasters. Thanks to for the great photos Thomas Bwire! Labels We always give ourselves and each other "labels" - whether we like it or not! There are some benefits to doing this, in helping our brain process all the information … Continue reading The Hague University Toastmasters Networking Workshop
On 29 April 2024, I gave an in person networking workshop for the Career Information Meeting Astronomy at Leiden University. This was my first time to this impressive building at the Universiteit Leiden Faculty of Science. It was fun to see the chalkboards when I arrived, I haven't seen these for a long time! I … Continue reading Networking workshop Leiden University
On 18 April 2024, I attended the annual meeting for digital education research and evidence at the Teaching Lab, TU Delft. I enjoyed this opportunity to learn more about the EdTech field. I also attended this event before, see my previous posts here: 2019 Learning Analytics in Higher Education Prof. Marcus Specht opened the day … Continue reading 2024 Digital Education Research and Evidence @ TU Delft
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