publications
A selection of English publications is included here. Most are freely available.
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Podcasts about the patchwork perspective
NotebookLM based on Hans Vermaak, 2026
Video / audio · change · change agents · complex issues · patchwork · systems thinking
The colors of change – revisited
Hans Vermaak, Léon de Caluwé
Contributions to books · change · change agents · colors of change · complex issues
Facilitating local ownership through paradoxical interventions
Hans Vermaak – Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 2012
My articles · change · change agents · complex issues · helping & learning
Collaborative transformation
Joost Oorthuizen, Hans Vermaak, Carla Romeu Dalmau, Elea Papemmanuel - Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018
My books · change · complex issues · patchwork · systems thinking
Protected: A patchwork perspective on large scale transitions
Hans Vermaak
Contributions to books · change · complex issues · patchwork · systems thinking
Four contexts of action research
Gertjan Schuiling, Hans Vermaak - International Journal of Action Research, 2017
My articles · change · complex issues · research
Creating a colorful model of change
Hans Vermaak, Léon de Caluwé- Journal of Management Inquiry, 2017
My articles · change · colors of change · research
Circular venture building
ScaleUp Practititioners, Groene Brein & Investnl, 2024
Interviews and reviews · change · complex issues · patchwork
Using causal loop diagrams to deal with complex issues
Hans Vermaak
Contributions to books · change · complex issues · systems thinking
The color test for change agents
Léon de Caluwé, Hans Vermaak – Twynstra Gudde, 2001
My articles · Video / audio · change agents · colors of change
Learning to change
Léon de Caluwé, Hans Vermaak - Sage, 2003
My books · change · change agents · colors of change
Conspiring fruitfully with professionals
Hans Vermaak, Mathieu Weggeman - Management Decision, 1999
My articles · complex issues · managing professionals