
Jaspar Roos
Next, Jaspar is Chief Inspiration Officer for DIALOGUES INCUBATOR, the ABN AMRO Bank corporate venturing accelerator for open innovation in the financial industry. Dialogues Incubator has won many prizes & acknowledgements for their ventures and radical innovative projects. Jaspar has been co-managing this incubator since its start in 2007. Jaspar Roos is also Inspiration Catalyst at his own company Inspiration Academy, a platform to facilitate and accelerate inspiration in organizations.
Jaspar is part of numerous advisory, inspiration and executive boards, like Erasmus Medical Center Incubator, Front End of Innovation Europe and Trendwatcher of the Year Election. Jaspar is an international speaker and author on inspiration and (financial) innovation. Jaspar lives by the motto: bring back the fun.
Jaspar's Posts
6 Steps To Pitching Your Startup
Pitching is a very essential skill that to a great extent determines the success of an entrepreneur. Reality is such tha...

Play vs. work mode
The other day I was playing a board game with my kids and I honestly can say I had the time of my life. Later, I did som...

Pitching: don’t play the game, play the player
Imagine this: They have finally called! Someone wants to hear your idea. Imagine, maybe even invest in it. Your mind sta...

The Super-Power of Smiling
When was the last time that you smiled at someone – a friend at the gym, a colleague at work or even a complete stranger...

Do the 15 minutes challenge: Your key to success!
Truth be told: Just because you are at work does not mean that you are actually getting any work done. A recent study by...

The New and Updated Humor Desk Policy
OMG, LOL, LFMAO, do you ever read these acronyms in any official communication? Likely not, as there will be one kind of...

5 Ways to Improve Innovation in Your Workplace
Imagine yourself in a beautiful office space. Yes, this might need some reframing, but nevertheless. Try it. A space you...

The Chemistry of Enthusiasm – Make Your Employees Your Most Valuable Asset
When HCL Technologies CEO Vineet Nayar implemented the mantra “Employees First, Customers Second”, many frowned upon thi...

Innovation dilemmas of the future
Every now and then I look back to understand how the world thought of new innovations. I see some unexpected failures, w...

The ABC’s To BuzzFeeding Your Idea Campaign
Thank you for choosing to read this blog! I am wondering, are you reading this on your desktop computer, laptop, tablet,...

Crack The Code To Your Greatest Ideas
Have you met Jim…Jim Johnson? Well, let me tell you about Jim. He is my imaginary colleague who does everything smooth a...