
Founder of Youniverz.net | Changing the way we work together
Vancouver, Canada Area

Founder of Youniverz.net | Changing the way we work together
Vancouver, Canada Area
Strategic innovator, entrepreneur, author, strategy consultant, CEO and non executive board member, having over 30 years of experience. Specialized in Web Enabled Collaboration, holding 2 patents in that field (a.o. URM - Universal Relation Manager).
Founder and CEO of '2BeWise | Strategic Innovation' (founded in 1978) and co-founder of 'Youniverz | Changing the way we work together' (founded in 2007).
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.
- 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 international projects.
- Wrote 4 books about ‘Practosophy' & 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.
(Internet industry)
December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
The web is rapidly changing from a search based information tool, into a relation based platform for global collaboration.
Youniverz' mission: To boost global collaboration by offering Interconnected Worknets. A Worknet is a safe and dedicated webspace where people and organizations of any kind and any size can easily connect and collaborate with common tools.
Youniverz' Worknets use YouniKeys to optimize collaboration, organization and data exchange on three levels: personal, organizational and in alliances.
Both Worknets and Younikeys are based on URM - the Universal Relation Manager as made by 2BeWise (patented - PCT pending).
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
December 1978 — Present (30 years 8 months)
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)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; 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