Trend speech
Trend speech 2015
If you do not think about the future you cannot have one - John Galsworthy
The transition from an obsolete system to a necessary new system has an intermediate stage. The old slowly fades away whereas the new has not reached its full strength yet. It is the stage in which the innovation power experiences substantial resistance because the establishment defends its territory. The innovation movement, which started enthusiastically, becomes more circumspect. The steps forward become smaller and more considerate. The delay gives us time to discover the grammar for the new ‘thinking and doing’. However, this year we conclude: There is no stopping now. In the meanwhileness, the Netherlands has developed a strong flock of smart system piercers – and through the holes of the old many small revolutions flow into our society