
Founder of 2BeWise | Strategic Innovation
Vancouver, Canada Area

Founder of 2BeWise | Strategic Innovation
Vancouver, Canada Area
Boosting Global Collaboration!
That is my intention.
Others call me an innovator, entrepreneur, author, strategy consultant, CEO and non executive board member and yes, I have over 30 years of experience in those fields. I focus mainly on Web Enabled Collaboration a.o. as the inventor of URM - the Universal Relation Manager - a technology that might change our lives, organizations and society.
Some other facts:
> Founder and CEO of '2BeWise | Strategic Innovation' (founded in 1978).
> Developer of 'Practosophy' (Practical Philosophy), an inspiring blend of economics, computer technology, psychology and philosophy, that boosts creativity, cooperation, communication and productivity in organizations and optimizes the life/work balance.
> Author of 4 books on this field.
But most and for all: I am a very blessed family man that despite the storms of life still may live with the love of my live, 2 great sons and a lovely daughter in law.
- Specializes in Web 2.0 and beyond.
- Educated as a business economist and CPA
- Autodidact psychologist and philosopher / practosopher.
- Former partner of Deloitte, The Netherlands. Leader of several innovative global Deloitte projects.
- Author of 4 books about the art of life and leadership.
- Became a high reputation strategic consultant for major national and international organizations, a frequently asked speaker and an inspiring guest lector at several universities.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
December 1978 — Present (31 years )
2BeWise is a partner for leaders in search for wisdom & strategic innovation.
Services we offer:
- Strategy Coaching
- Web 2.0 Concept Development
- Organizational Webservices
- Global Webservice distribution
- Lectures & Workshop
- Board Memberships
Specialties:
- Web 2.0 Strategic Innovation
- The Next Next Web
- Web 2.0 concept development (2 patents owned)
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 1992 — December 2007 (15 years 10 months)
2BeWise Foundation | LivablePlanet,net
The mission of 2BeWise Foundation is 'Moving Movements' : helping the still growing number of NGO’s (non-governmental organizations) and non-profit organizations to develop their strength, by stimulating and building Web 2.0 networks for networks (N4N), in which that organizations can optimize both their internal organization as well as their joined, balancing influence in the world. More about it on www.LivablePlanet.net
Moreover, the 2BeWise Foundation, wants to stimulate Practosophy in education and leadership.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years )
(Food Production industry)
1988 — 1991 (3 years )
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)
1984 — 1988 (4 years )
Partner and Member of the Dutch Partners Council.
Responsible for the national introduction of PC’s in auditing (PROMIST project) and for the development of, for those days, revolutionary software (MIRAGE software), which has been used for almost 15 years in Deloitte offices all over the World.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1978 — 1988 (10 years )
(Internet industry)
1978 — 1984 (6 years )
Drs RA , Business economics, CPA , 1969 — 1976
Networked collaboration, Worknets, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, The next next web, The new Society, Societal Change, CSR, NGO's, social networks, Philosophy, Practosophy
NCD, NIVRA, Erasmus Alumni, Deloitte Alumni