Bart Vanderhaegen

Rapid Idea Improvement

Business EN ↓ 174 episodes

A podcast about the theory of knowledge applied to all fields that interest me (management, economics, physics, ...). My attempt at understanding & applying the ideas of Karl Popper (and his epistemology "Critical Rationalism") and David Deutsch (author of "The fabric of reality" and "The beginning of infinity").

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Bart Vanderhaegen

Episodes

Episode 49 - IN DUTCH - “Wat bedoelen we met het “probleemoplossend vermogen” van een organisatie?” 09.08.2020 16:33

Het probleemoplossend vermogen van een organisatie zegt iets over hoe goed een organisatie problemen aanpakt, het valt uiteen in 3 componenten Welke mix van relevante problemen, en hoeveel, kan de organisatie aanpakken ? Welke kwaliteit van de oplossing ontwikkelt ze? Welke graad van samenwerking haalt ze, in het ontwikkelen van de oplossing

Episode 48 - IN DUTCH - “Kritiek is het mooiste geschenk dat je een idee kan geven” 07.08.2020 11:12

Kritiek klinkt slecht, maar eigenlijk is kritiek het mooiste geschenk dat een idee kan krijgen. Het idee wordt beter, degene die het idee heeft wordt beter, en samen krijgen jullie het gevoel dat de verbetering van het idee vanuit samenwerking komt Geen kritiek geven is erger: desinteresse of optie uitspelen om het idee van tafel te krijgen ... Kritiek moet altijd in de vorm komen waarin gesteld w...

Episode 47 - IN DUTCH - “Wat is emergentie en waarom is het belangrijk in management?” 01.08.2020 31:26

Emergent fenomeen = elk fenomeen wat tot stand komt via een relatief complexe opeenvolging van oorzaken en gevolgen Waarom is het relevant? Bijna alles is emergent Het maakt verklaringen moeilijker maar zeker niet onmogelijk Het kan ons verleiden tot overgesimplifieerde verklaringen voor iets Als problemen complexer worden en we zoeken te simpele verklaringen om ze op te lossen, gaan we zo ook nie...

Episode 46 - IN DUTCH - “Voorspelling gebaseerd managen” 29.07.2020 16:29

Eerste nederlandstalige episode. Over managen "door te voorspellen". Feedback& kritiek graag via: bart@pactifymanagement.com Dank voor het luisteren ! Mvg Bart

Episode 45: Part 12 of the 12 point philosophy: “All is to be learnt in the action” 28.07.2020 13:22

PART 12 today Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more real cooperation) The best solutions “emerge” in a process, they ca...

Episode 44: Part 11 of the 12 point philosophy: “A good solution doesn’t break down classically into its organisational parts” 28.07.2020 12:03

PART 11 today Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more real cooperation) The best solutions “emerge” in a process, they ca...

Episode 43: Part 10 of the 12 point philosophy: “What is real cooperation?” 20.07.2020 9:19

PART 10 today

Episode 42: Part 9 of the 12 point philosophy: “Solving a relevant problem together ties people more closely together than their shared place in the organization” 20.07.2020 9:22

PART 9 today Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more real cooperation) The best solutions “emerge” in a process, they can...

Episode 41: Part 8 of the 12 point philosophy: “Engagement is primarily driven by being able to solve relevant problems, with enough of your own input in the solution” 20.07.2020 6:30

PART 8 today Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more real cooperation) The best solutions “emerge” in a process, they can...

Episode 40: Part 7 of the 12 point philosophy: “The solution (explanation) you build is never infallible, can not be justified but only (continuously) error-corrected” 20.07.2020 11:18

PART 7 Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more real cooperation) The best solutions “emerge” in a process, they cannot be...

Episode 39: Part 6 of the 12 point philosophy: “A good solution is a hard to vary explanation” 19.07.2020 17:20

Today point #6 of our 12 point filosophy Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more real cooperation) The best solutions “em...

Episode 38: Part 5 of the 12 point philosophy: “Knowledge cannot be poured into people” 17.07.2020 18:28

Today Part 5 Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more real cooperation) The best solutions “emerge” in a process, they can...

Episode 37: Part 4 of the 12 point philosophy: “Knowledge emerges, and that cannot be controlled in advance” 17.07.2020 10:10

This episode is part of a 12 part series on the Pactify philosophy, today POINT 4 Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more...

Episode 36: Part 3 of the 12 point philosophy: “The main task of an organisation” 15.07.2020 12:53

This episode is part of a 12 part series on the Pactify philosophy, today POINT 3 1. Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. 2. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge 3. The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally,...

Episode 35: Part 2 of the 12 point philosophy: “Don't solve new problems with old knowledge” 15.07.2020 9:29

This episode is part of a 12 part series on the Pactify philosophy, today POINT 2 Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more...

Episode 34: Part 1 of the 12 point philosophy: “start from a question” 15.07.2020 10:54

This episode is part of a 12 part series on the Pactify philosophy, today POINT 1 Start from a question/ problem, not from an answer or half answer. Most problems are unique, requiring new knowledge, they cannot be optimally solved with old knowledge The main task for an organisation is to continuously grow it’s problem solving capacity (being able to solve more problems, more optimally, with more...

Episode 33: Make a long term plan … or solve problems only when they arise? 11.07.2020 15:09

For feedback/ comments/ criticism: reach out to me at bart@pactifymanagement.com As always, thanks 4 listening !

Episode 32: Why “asking stupid questions” should be part of any meeting 08.07.2020 8:46

For feedback/ comments/ criticism: reach out to me at bart@pactifymanagement.com As always, thanks 4 listening !

Episode 31: What managers can learn from the philosopher Karl Popper 08.07.2020 18:48

A selection of 4 ideas from Karl Popper that should be part of all management books: There are no fundaments for knowledge - justificationism doesn’t work Authorities are not a good source for knowledge (Good knowledge comes from solving a problem through alternated conjecture and criticism) The problem with “the bucket theory of knowledge” All observations are theory laden For feedback/ comments/...

Episode 30: The danger of always wanting to “decide things together” 06.07.2020 9:32

Why should we always want to “decide things together” ? If we don’t, does that make us a “lesser” team, or on the contrary ? What is the consequence of “deciding things together” … on the quality of the decision? For feedback/ comments/ criticism: reach out to me at bart@pactifymanagement.com As always, thanks 4 listening !

Episode 29: The thing that’s wrong with almost all theories of leadership 04.07.2020 10:39

Episde about what is wrong with most theories about leadership ... and what the concept of "emergence" has to do with it. For the concept of emergence, I refer to episode 22 and episode 7 For comments/ criticism/ feeback: mail me at bart@pactifymanagement.com Cheers Thanks for listening Bart

Episode 28: The value of slogans “you should come out of your comfort zone” 04.07.2020 10:35

For criticism and feedback: reach out at bart@pactifymanagement.com Thanks for listening Cheers Bart

Episode 27: Your project plan and report should be an “explanation” 04.07.2020 12:34

Explanations are key in project management. They state why and how a goal will be reached (and e.g. why not in another way) Also, people can improve and align on explanations (not on isolated statements in a plan or report that show no direct link with the explanation for succes) Many projects only contain isolated statements (of actions/ TO DOs/ Status/ ...) with explanatory power: without explai...

Episode 26: The worst quote in management “Keep it simple, (stupid)” 02.07.2020 9:09

About a very popular yet dreadful expression: “KISS: Keep it Simple Stupid” At least, it’s a non statement. And it’s misleading.

Episode 25: The fallacy of “Let’s all work in the same way” 02.07.2020 9:21

Discussion on my Linkedin slide: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6683960594212671488/