Steven Dhondt
@dhondts.bsky.social
Brussels by light ... Sociologist. Quality jobs, quality organisations. Netherlands- Belgium - Australia. All for a better future.
To a new financial system?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Trump's economic chaos makes Keynes's idea look attractive
In the wake of Trump, the world will now have to revisit the conference that set up the "rules-based world order".
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
To a new financial system?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Why is human-centricity important in these technological times? This picture explains why. @peteroeij.bsky.social @seismec.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Why is human-centricity important in these technological times? This picture explains why. @peteroeij.bsky.social @seismec.bsky.social
Here you have it. We all don't understand the American president correctly. He wants a Coup Denmark! Please send him one.
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Here you have it. We all don't understand the American president correctly. He wants a Coup Denmark! Please send him one.
Gradually, the play of the American administration is becoming clear. The Greenland strategy is only meant to break up the European Union. The support for the radical right was a first step to do this. The flip-flop on Ukraine fits this strategy. And now Greenland. More EU is desperately needed.
January 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Gradually, the play of the American administration is becoming clear. The Greenland strategy is only meant to break up the European Union. The support for the radical right was a first step to do this. The flip-flop on Ukraine fits this strategy. And now Greenland. More EU is desperately needed.
Does the EU have baby leverage in discussions with the US? Maybe the EU should oblige European pension funds to disinvest from the US stock markets? Drop Blackrock and other such institutions in coordinating EU funds? That may help.
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Does the EU have baby leverage in discussions with the US? Maybe the EU should oblige European pension funds to disinvest from the US stock markets? Drop Blackrock and other such institutions in coordinating EU funds? That may help.
The Dutch and the US have working for years on stopping drug boats coming from Venezuela. Thousands of kilos of drugs have been intercepted by the Dutch authorities. The persons apprehended by the Dutch were delivered to the Americans for justice. -/--
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Dutch and the US have working for years on stopping drug boats coming from Venezuela. Thousands of kilos of drugs have been intercepted by the Dutch authorities. The persons apprehended by the Dutch were delivered to the Americans for justice. -/--
Have the American policymakers gone totally mad? Capturing an active president, how illegal this president may be, is totally unacceptable. The precedent is sets, is unbelievable. For the same reasons, the Canadian prime minister can be kidnapped. -/--
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Have the American policymakers gone totally mad? Capturing an active president, how illegal this president may be, is totally unacceptable. The precedent is sets, is unbelievable. For the same reasons, the Canadian prime minister can be kidnapped. -/--
It was an honour working on this project over the past years. As always, learned a lot about how economist think and approach subjects. Refreshing. Good to know that sociological perspectives are equally needed. Thx to EEP!
Seen our new banner? Bridges 5.0 is part of this effort. Thx to Edward Elgar Publishing for the great collaboration. You want to know about if labour mobility is a solution, what deglobalisation will mean, why we should promote migration ... read this book!
www.elgaronline.com/view/book/97...
www.elgaronline.com/view/book/97...
www.elgaronline.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It was an honour working on this project over the past years. As always, learned a lot about how economist think and approach subjects. Refreshing. Good to know that sociological perspectives are equally needed. Thx to EEP!
I am fully for dogs wearing helmets!
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I am fully for dogs wearing helmets!
Avoiding an AI bubble requires human centricity.
NVIDIA tries to convince the market that the AI revolution is far from finished. I guess that if I had a quasi monopoly in my market, I would contend the same. However, the LLM revolution is showing cracks. -/-
NVIDIA tries to convince the market that the AI revolution is far from finished. I guess that if I had a quasi monopoly in my market, I would contend the same. However, the LLM revolution is showing cracks. -/-
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Avoiding an AI bubble requires human centricity.
NVIDIA tries to convince the market that the AI revolution is far from finished. I guess that if I had a quasi monopoly in my market, I would contend the same. However, the LLM revolution is showing cracks. -/-
NVIDIA tries to convince the market that the AI revolution is far from finished. I guess that if I had a quasi monopoly in my market, I would contend the same. However, the LLM revolution is showing cracks. -/-
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The European workplace, the basis for competitive advantage? See the webinar with Steven Dhondt bridges5-0.eu/recordings/
Recordings - Bridges 5.0
bridges5-0.eu
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The European workplace, the basis for competitive advantage? See the webinar with Steven Dhondt bridges5-0.eu/recordings/
Athens by night ... allemaal lichtjes
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Athens by night ... allemaal lichtjes
The US Administration says it has not decided to go all in on attacking the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is portrayed as strategic behaviour. However, the Israelis supply of weapons will run out soon. When that happens, the decision to defend Israel has already been taken. -/--
June 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The US Administration says it has not decided to go all in on attacking the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is portrayed as strategic behaviour. However, the Israelis supply of weapons will run out soon. When that happens, the decision to defend Israel has already been taken. -/--
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The Bridges 5.0 project has it's Scientific Conference #AdvancingIndustr5_0
June 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The Bridges 5.0 project has it's Scientific Conference #AdvancingIndustr5_0
Are American manufacturing jobs coming back? Obama 2= 399.000 manufacturing jobs created; Trump 1 = 160.000 manufacturing jobs destroyed; Biden 1 = 541.000 jobs created; Trump 2 after 4 months: 4.000 jobs created. Estimate for Trump 2 = 48.000 created?
June 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Are American manufacturing jobs coming back? Obama 2= 399.000 manufacturing jobs created; Trump 1 = 160.000 manufacturing jobs destroyed; Biden 1 = 541.000 jobs created; Trump 2 after 4 months: 4.000 jobs created. Estimate for Trump 2 = 48.000 created?
My message for the Bridges 5.0 scientific conference
Intrigued by Industry 5.0? Listen to what Steven Dhondt has to say bridges5-0.eu/industry-5-0...
And come to Leuven for the Scientific Conference!
And come to Leuven for the Scientific Conference!
Industry 5.0 and the Next Challenge for European Production -
European industry's competitive model cannot and should not rely on low-wage labour, nor is full automation a viable escape route.
bridges5-0.eu
June 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
My message for the Bridges 5.0 scientific conference
DOGE will remain after Musk leaves. This means that the US will operate under chaos. Managing the public sector requires different approaches. Many systems were developed over time. E.g. zero based budgetting was a technique to give some rationale to down-sizing. ../..
May 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE will remain after Musk leaves. This means that the US will operate under chaos. Managing the public sector requires different approaches. Many systems were developed over time. E.g. zero based budgetting was a technique to give some rationale to down-sizing. ../..
@bnr.nl bracht item over sociale kosten van gedrag van Nederlandse bedrijven. Interessante framing. Het klonk alsof bedrijven duurder uit waren als gevolg van IMVO. Het rapport zegt iets anders. Negatieve sociale kosten zijn 31 mrd euro. Oftewel, dat is wat bedrijven niet betalen
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May 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
@bnr.nl bracht item over sociale kosten van gedrag van Nederlandse bedrijven. Interessante framing. Het klonk alsof bedrijven duurder uit waren als gevolg van IMVO. Het rapport zegt iets anders. Negatieve sociale kosten zijn 31 mrd euro. Oftewel, dat is wat bedrijven niet betalen
shorturl.at/aqmK8
shorturl.at/aqmK8
Today at HFES Annual Conference. Explaining #Industry5.0 to Human Factor specialists @seismec.bsky.social @bridges5-0.bsky.social @tno
April 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Today at HFES Annual Conference. Explaining #Industry5.0 to Human Factor specialists @seismec.bsky.social @bridges5-0.bsky.social @tno
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April 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
My prediction: the US administration will change their tariff policy by the end of the week!
April 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My prediction: the US administration will change their tariff policy by the end of the week!
The only thing that tariffs will bring to the US are robots. Most of the robots will come from outside of rhe US. Even with tariffs, these robots will remain competitive to expensive blue collars jobs. -/--
April 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The only thing that tariffs will bring to the US are robots. Most of the robots will come from outside of rhe US. Even with tariffs, these robots will remain competitive to expensive blue collars jobs. -/--
Tariffs make the US administration blind for reality. The Netherlands gets sanctioned for having a trade deficit with the US. This deficit exists since decades and has only grown. The Dutch government should forbid ASML to send machines to the US. Agree? To keep some sane logic. See #DeVolkskrant
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Tariffs make the US administration blind for reality. The Netherlands gets sanctioned for having a trade deficit with the US. This deficit exists since decades and has only grown. The Dutch government should forbid ASML to send machines to the US. Agree? To keep some sane logic. See #DeVolkskrant
Two strange mistakes when thinking of tariffs as a means to make your country great again. The first is that you cannot divide more gains by making the total cake smaller. You may get a bigger slice of this cake, by being a serious bully. But your slice is going to be smaller. And, second, most -/-
March 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Two strange mistakes when thinking of tariffs as a means to make your country great again. The first is that you cannot divide more gains by making the total cake smaller. You may get a bigger slice of this cake, by being a serious bully. But your slice is going to be smaller. And, second, most -/-
Just don't know what the US republicans are thinking. Even if new jobs may be created by tariffs, this will not be blue collar jobs. It will be jobs that cater to highly educated groups. Probably jobs that have a democratic leaning? Oh yes. Make America Think Again?
March 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just don't know what the US republicans are thinking. Even if new jobs may be created by tariffs, this will not be blue collar jobs. It will be jobs that cater to highly educated groups. Probably jobs that have a democratic leaning? Oh yes. Make America Think Again?