Remembering Ndakasi
This story is a loving and sobering tribute to a gorilla who became famous for a selfie posted with her care taker a few years ago, her fellow orphans and ...
A reflection for my colleagues on World Brain Day 2021
This was initially published as a Linkedin post. See all my posts on the platform here. Although now I proudly call #migraine one of my #superpowers as it taught me a lot about my ...
How social entrepreneurs catalyse the transformation of the energy system
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2021 edition of European Energy Innovation, a media partner of EUSEW 2021. It is also published on the European Commission’s website of the EUSEW. ...
Tourism Value
Through my work as a social entrepreneur and innovator, I am currently aiming to transform the tourism industry. This sector is one the biggest in the world, giving work to ...
Twitter Fact Checking
Twitter has added a new function: “fact check labels.” Twice this week, they were applied to Trump’s tweets. The US President is well known for his prolific social media activity. ...
Trust Predictability
Trust is one of the biggest moving forces in our world. Without trust, our society would not function. According to Robin Dreeke, one of the 6th ever heads of the ...
Postcards from the lockdown -Venice Lockdown and up
This is a published article that originally appeared in the Sunday Times on May 21st, 2020 Venice is reopening. After ten weeks of lockdown, the city is going back to ...
MEASURING SUCCESS
In a previous post, I was reflecting on the importance of practice to reach success. I was doing so by focusing on two different worlds: entrepreneurship and music. In both ...
MAKING SUPERHEROES
Have you ever noticed that almost all superheroes are adults? I am not speaking only of Marvel’s. Real-life superheroes don’t escape from this rule. In the past few years, I ...
THE POWER OF TRUST
Everything relies on trust. Everything. Take a typical day, from the moment we switch on the light to the one we rest our head on the pillow, we take everything ...