Introducing a Dutch book to English speakers
NotebookLM based on Hans Vermaak, 2026
In 2025, I published a Dutch book on dealing with big hairy issues that plague our societies. Its title ‘De logica van de lappendeken’ can probably be best translated as ‘The patchwork perspective”. I am happy to say it was well received and was awarded ‘best book of the year’ in the field of management and change.
I have since received requests for an English translation of the book. Though that is not yet the case, there will be an introductory text soon (as a chapter in the book ‘Changing for the future’ coming out this fall).
In the meantime, I share two podcasts created by NotebookLM based on the Dutch source material Read more…
Five ways to deal with change
Léon de Caluwé, Hans Vermaak – Twynstra Gudde/Alcatel, 2008
Introduction into five different 'worlds' of change
Léon de Caluwé and Hans Vermaak present briefly five fundamentally different ways of thinking about change. Each of these represents a different belief system and conviction about how change works, the kind of interventions that are effective, how to change people, etc. They are labeled by color: yellow, blue, red, green, and white print thinking. Their color-model is based on their observations of current practices and existing theories about change. Read more…
How do you think about change?
Léon de Caluwé, Hans Vermaak – Twynstra Gudde, 2001
Assess your style preference
This is an interactive test that helps you identify your convictions about change. The test results can be used to assess what type of change agent you are: what you are good at and what could be developed further. Read more…
