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UNSGSA Queen Máxima champions financial health at SparkOptimus Financial Services Women’s Leadership Circle
On November 12, the second edition of our Women’s Leadership Circle for Financial Services brought together an incredible group of leading women, and we had the honour of welcoming H.M. The Queen of the Netherlands in her role as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA).
Henriëtte Hoving
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11
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2024
All fun and games at the SparkOptimus sports day!
After a period of only seeing most of our colleagues from the chest upwards during video calls, it was time for a real get-together again. This time, the SparkOptimus team took the latter part of the motto ‘work hard, play hard’ rather literally: We met for a fun game-day at the western fringes of Amsterdam.
SparkOptimus Team
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08
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2021
Welcome to the team!
A heartfeld welcome to our summer hires! Learn more about Lianne, Gregor, Lennar, Rutger and Karrar on our blog.
SparkOptimus Team
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07
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2021
Don’t Put a Digital Expert in Charge of Your Digital Transformation
Who should you pick to lead your company’s digital transformation?
SparkOptimus Team
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05
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2021
Learn the data way: Improving education with data
While data-driven decision making is a must for most modern businesses, educational institutions are typically less data-driven.
SparkOptimus Team
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12
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2020
Harnessing the power of disruption for NGOs: SOS Kinderdorpen
Digital transformation is not only relevant for regular businesses, it’s also changing the non-profit and NGO-sector.
SparkOptimus Team
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07
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2020
How to transform your organization for digital success in these times – leveraging the momentum of drastically changing routines
Resistance to change is a natural reaction. It takes energy to change our mindset and create new habits, whether it is in the private or professional sphere.
SparkOptimus Team
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06
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2020
How to start boosting “direct-to-consumer” sales today – even without a D2C platform
The huge – and probably permanent – shift towards digital brought about by the Corona measures has resulted in a surge in e-commerce sales across categories.
SparkOptimus Team
09
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06
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2020
How the COVID-19 outbreak incubates disruptive thinking – three levels to design the future of your business
Over the past decade, SparkOptimus has nurtured “disruptive thinking” to make disruption work.
SparkOptimus Team
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06
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2020
How to become an AI-driven digital business – Introducing our virtual AI Masterclass
AI, machine learning, big data – is your head spinning from these topics popping up everywhere, yet you know too well you should “do something with it”?
SparkOptimus Team
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05
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2020
How to virtualize your (B2B) sales engine to keep your salesforce working effectively from home
While remote working can be a substitute for desk jobs, things are quite different in a (B2B) sales environment, which usually relies on face-to-face interactions.
SparkOptimus Team
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05
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2020
Behind the scenes at Koningsdag Thuis – Building a nationwide online sharing platform in under two weeks
Over half a million visitors in one day, a full-day livestreaming program, eight virtual meet & greets with surprise visits from members of the Royal Family, close to 1,250 crowd-sourced videos, and a big thank-you from the King himself on national television
SparkOptimus Team
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05
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2020
Why your “future” online B2B platform is needed now – how to start, scale and not miss out
Over the past few weeks, our main focus has been with the health and wellbeing of our families, friends, and employees.
SparkOptimus Team
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05
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2020
SparkOptimus writes history: celebrating Koningsdag Thuis digitally with the Royal Family
Today, we made history with the very first digital King’s Day on koningsdagthuis.nl!
SparkOptimus Team
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04
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2020
SparkOptimus co-organizes Koningsdag Thuis: a fully digital King’s Day
Also King’s Day will be very different in 2020. No streets turning entirely orange due to decorations and people dressing from head to toe in the Dutch national color.
SparkOptimus Team
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04
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2020
#1 digital consultant in Emerce100 for the fourth time!
For a decade, our sole purpose has been to make disruption work for you and always put you – our clients – and your challenges first.
SparkOptimus Team
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04
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2020
How to Govern Digital Initiatives For Maximum Impact: 7 Key Principles
As digital disruption has become a major force across industries, organizations have responded with significant investments in digital transformation.
SparkOptimus Team
Tom Voskes
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04
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2020
How our new digital-first routines are increasing the urgency of digitization
With people all over the world being urged to stay at home, digital is quickly becoming the new normal, resulting in a sudden increase in the urgency of digitization and a further acceleration of digital businesses, both in direct-to-consumer and in business-to-business markets.
SparkOptimus Team
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03
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2020
Sharing our tips for fully virtual workshops
The Corona crisis is forcing businesses to adapt fast and resort to fully digital solutions. As we work very closely with our client’s teams, this means finding virtual ways to continue fruitful collaboration.
SparkOptimus Team
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03
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2020
Keeping the ‘Spark spirit’ alive during a crisis
Making sure that all Sparkies are healthy and safe is our first priority at the moment. In line with the latest recommendations of the Dutch government, everyone was requested to go home.
SparkOptimus Team
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03
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2020
"Working from home" tips
In line with the latest recommendations of the Dutch government, all Sparkies were requested to go home Thursday afternoon and continue their work from there. Working outside the office is nothing new for Sparkies, but usually this means working at the client.
SparkOptimus Team
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03
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2020
CES 2020 ‘Women In Tech Power Break’: Taking our ‘10 recommendations to make disruption work in the next decade’ global
CES 2020 is the world’s largest tech show with 175,000 industry professionals, from over 160 countries. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years.
SparkOptimus Team
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01
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2020
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