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A selection of English publications is included here. Most are freely available.
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Change is the central theme in my work, so many of my publications touch on it. The key principles of change management are discussed in most detail in the handbook ‘Learning to Change’ and in ‘The Colors of Change — Revisited’. Many other publications address more complex changes or focus on specific themes.

  • 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

  • Learning to change

    Léon de Caluwé, Hans Vermaak - Sage, 2003

    My books · change · change agents · colors of change

  • Democratization of change management

    Interview by Hermsen, Millenaar, Van der Veer & Van Vliet (2024/2018)

    Interviews and reviews · change · change agents · helping & learning

  • Working interactively with causal loop diagrams

    Hans Vermaak

    Contributions to books · change · complex issues · systems thinking