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Erik P.M. Vermeulen
Erik P.M. Vermeulen

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Everything I Thought Was Important About Travel Was Wrong. It’s the Smallest Things That Matter Most.

As you get older, it’s funny what you remember. — “Son,” she said, “you should travel as much as possible. Whatever happens in life, nobody can take away the experiences and memories.” I was determined to follow my mother’s advice. Luckily, my job provided lots of travel opportunities. My travel engagements took off in the 2000s. I wasn’t interested in…

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Everything I Thought Was Important About Travel Was Wrong.
Everything I Thought Was Important About Travel Was Wrong.
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Mar 24

Good Old Road Trip, Let’s Hope You Never Leave. We Need You More Than Ever.

To get us out of the system of junk and scams — Mirror mirror on the wall, what’s going on with us? It was like looking into a mirror. And I was not fond of the reflection. One of my colleagues gave his farewell speech last week. He had been a professor for more than thirty years. A countless number of students…

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Good Old Road Trip, Let’s Hope You Never Leave. We Need You More Than Ever.
Good Old Road Trip, Let’s Hope You Never Leave. We Need You More Than Ever.
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Mar 17

How to Prepare the Younger Generation for Success in an Increasingly Uncertain Future

And here it is! A very contemporary educational challenge. — I received an email from the Dean’s Office last week. The Board of the University invites you to participate in a roundtable event that will look at the future of universities and how they will be shaped over the next decade. …

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How to Prepare the Younger Generation for Success in an Increasingly Uncertain Future
How to Prepare the Younger Generation for Success in an Increasingly Uncertain Future
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Mar 10

Lifestyle Changes are Scary. But What If Everything is About to Change?

I think I have no option anymore. — There was this game I used to play every year. I tried to receive as many invitations to speak at international events as possible. Speaking engagements were (and are still) essential in the academic world. Many academics assumed “the more invitations, the more impact.” Some could only talk about the…

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Lifestyle Changes are Scary. But What If Everything is About to Change?
Lifestyle Changes are Scary. But What If Everything is About to Change?
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Mar 3

How Technology Sends Us Back to the 80s … and Beyond

In a world of AI supremacy, people need more sports. — It’s a Sunday afternoon. A clear, crisp winter afternoon. Any given Sunday. My wife and I are walking outside. It’s thirty degrees. But with the fierce wind from the north, the wind chill temperature drags it down to seventeen. …

Life

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How Technology Sends Us Back to the 80s … and Beyond
How Technology Sends Us Back to the 80s … and Beyond
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Feb 24

Old School is Great, But Not for Education

It’s time to forget about “teaching” and encourage students to “level up.” — TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO I contemplated the scene before me, as if I were a spectator, when — in reality — I was the star of the show, waiting in slight trepidation, if truth be told, for my performance to begin. The lecture hall was already packed and noisy. The sound of unfolding wooden…

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Old School is Great, But Not for Education
Old School is Great, But Not for Education
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Feb 17

Why Super-Intelligent Robots Must Become “Man’s Best Friend”

Our future depends on it. — I had just started my academic career and received an invitation to speak at an international conference about business governance and values. In a country that can’t be named. The government was looking to level up their investment environment. At least, that is what they told me at the time. …

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Why Super-Intelligent Robots Must Become “Man’s Best Friend”
Why Super-Intelligent Robots Must Become “Man’s Best Friend”
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Feb 10

Goodbye Digital Age. No More Sharing Economy. No More Hustle Economy. No More …

Don’t worry, I was a believer too. — When I was cleaning my electric shaver earlier this week, I noticed a gray tint on all the tiny bits of hair that fell out of the blades. They used to be black. At least, that’s what I tell myself. My wife takes a more skeptical view. Don’t kid yourself…

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Goodbye Digital Age. No More Sharing Economy. No More Hustle Economy. No More …
Goodbye Digital Age. No More Sharing Economy. No More Hustle Economy. No More …
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Feb 3

Online Profiles? Cracking One of Today’s Biggest Mysteries

What! No online footprint? Then you don’t exist for me. — Another day at the office and I’m discussing job applications with a colleague. She never starts by reading or even looking at the supporting documents that job applicants send. Instead, the first thing she does is to check the applicants’ online profiles. It takes away the facade of the job…

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Online Profiles? Cracking One of Today’s Biggest Mysteries
Online Profiles? Cracking One of Today’s Biggest Mysteries
Life

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Jan 27

The TRUTH Why Billionaires Act Like Children

A stress-free life of cosmetic improvements, dating younger people, and space travel? — If only we were billionaires, the man said. Then, we could stop worrying about the daily grind and live life like a dream. Do what we want when we want. We could plan our next space adventure. I might even trade you in for something younger, he joked. I am…

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The TRUTH Why Billionaires Act Like Children
The TRUTH Why Billionaires Act Like Children
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