Workshops

"Tell me and I will forget,

Show me and I may remember,

Involve me and I will understand..."                    CONFUCIUS

One to three day creative workshops can be more effective than traditional meetings. Special locations provide extra energy and fun, assuring a maximum result. These workshops are ideal to share knowledge intensively, find better solutions, create a burning platform and improve co-operation. 

All workshops are tailor-made and designed together with the client. As a facilitator Esther is used to work with a variety of clients and topics. For example:

Make your dreams come true!

More info on this (Dutch) workshop; October 26th, Amsterdam.

Networking

Interactive workshop 'networking' for Hewlett-Packard Young Employee Network YEN). Amstelveen, NL (English).

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Make your dreams come true!

Interactive workshop with 10 participants; May 18th, Utrecht.

Free webinar 'Make your dreams come true!'

First seminar via internet (=webinar) with 50 participants from 4 countries. Tips and ideas to realize your dreams. Regardless of your external circumstances. Whether you have a clear picture of what you want or not. March 9th 2010 (Dutch).

Link to recording (Dutch)

Read what people say on Twitter (#realiseerjedroom).

What is your excuse?

Inspiring workshop for employees and their partners of Sioux, Eindhoven. November 30th 2009.

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Realise your dream!

For 9 participants who wanted to get one step closer to their dreams. Organised together with Ikki. Utrecht, November 26th 2009.

Have a look at a report from the workshop.

Realise your dream

Interactive workshop for communication managers of Syntens. Driebergen. November 24th 2009.

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IT architecture strategy

20 IT managers, 3 days, 5 years of strategy to design for SKF. A challenge. November 16-19 2009. Goteborg, Sweden.

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The hospital of the future

With 120 staff members of UMC Medical Center, members of the board, an architect, a hotelier and 2 cartoonists we had an inspiring afternoon brainstorming about the hospital of the future. October 1st 2009, Utrecht, NL (Dutch).

Now or never!

Creative brainstorm for five friends who had always dreamed about starting their own business. Are their ideas good enough? Where to start? May 2nd 2008, Schaarsbergen, NL (Dutch).

IT Strategy design

A series of strategic workshops for Philips CIO's. In the Designcenters of Capgemini, Utrecht,  September 2007, March and April 2008. (Dutch)

Make your dream come alive!

Creative workshop for Viva readers who want to take the first steps towards realizing their dreams. April 13th 2008, Hoofddorp, NL (Dutch). 

Pictures and testimonials (in Dutch).

Philips Teambuilding

A full day of inspiring, creative activities for the innovation department of Philips. February 5th 2008, Noordwijk, NL (Dutch).

Philips strategic workshop

Creative workshop about the new webstore (with Capgemini). Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, January 28, 29 and 30th 2008 (English).

Expanding your membership base in cooperation with your "competitors"

Practical workshop for the promotion teams of four student organizations in Nijmegen. Communication (e.g. "elevator pitch"), creativity, Unique Selling Points and cooperation between the various student organizations. May 14th 2007. (Dutch)

Corporate Social Responsibility

Four interactive workshops about practical implications of CSO for Deloitte: reduced ecological footprint, employees, charity and clients, April 4, 5, 10 and 11, 2007. (Dutch)

"Walk in the shoes of your target group"

Creative brainstorm for Radio Netherlands Worldwide, November 16th 2006. (Dutch)

"Mission Possible"

KLM, conference of country managers for Africa and Middle East. Johannesburg (South-Africa), May 10 and 11, 2006. (English)

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"Out of the box"

How to set up a creative workshop. M&I Partners, 28 April 2006. (Dutch)

"It's the result that counts!"

Landal Greenparks, management meetings January 11, 12, 17 and 18, 2006. (Dutch)

'Accelerated Solutions Environment (ASE)'

Facilitation of creative, intensive workshops with the top-management of large multinationals, retailers, utility suppliers, banks and many other sectors. (English and Dutch)

1999 - 2007 Capgemini

'Trainstorm'

Workshop corporate strategy for distributor of training services, facilities and media. (Dutch)

August 10th 2004 TFC TrainingsMedia

'Co-operation between Achmea and Red Cross'

Exploration of the possibilities for co-operation between a commercial and non-profit organization. (Dutch)

May 13th and 14th 2004

'More success with fund-raising and sponsoring'

Sharing of practical tips, examples and hands-on experiences for smaller charities. (Dutch)

September 27th 2004, September 2003

'A special campaign for World Aids Day'

How to involve retailers in raising awareness around World Aids Day? Forty guests from different backgrounds participated in a one-day workshop and invented the now famous Art Bag campaign for STOP AIDS NOW!. (Dutch)

August 2002 STOP AIDS NOW!