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General information about us

Profile

Dutch boutique consulting firm

Purpose

Investing in good design pays off

Vision

Design leaders drive design so that their organizations thrive

Mission

Help design leaders drive design

Core values

Scientific expertise, vision, and quality guide our behaviour and decision-making

Customer service

Phone +31 (0) 6 5122 7459

Mail [email protected]

Post Bastenakenstraat 156, NL-1066 JG Amsterdam

Chamber of Commerce 76160653

VAT NL003052876B21

Bank Rabobank NL11RABO0436882818

Personal information

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Name Pieter van Langen

Position Strategic Design Consultant, and Owner

Phone +31 (0) 6 5122 7459

Mail [email protected]

LinkedIn pieter-van-langen-4a51551

Twitter @pietervanlangen

Degrees

VU University Amsterdam
PhD. Sciences (2002), research area Artificial Intelligence in Design

University of Amsterdam
MSc. Computer Science (1988), major Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Expertise

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Business Administration

Business Analysis and Solution Design

BPM (Business Process Management)

Design Theory

Enterprise Architecture

IT (Information Technology)

Knowledge Engineering

Knowledge Management

Participatory Systems

Quality Management

Strategic Design

Systems Engineering

Career

Design Impulse
Strategic Design Consultant, and Owner (2019-current)

TU Delft
Senior Researcher/Associate Professor (2010-current)

Rabobank Nederland
Various consulting and management positions (1996-2019)

VU University Amsterdam
Senior Researcher/Assistant Professor (2005-2009)
Contract Researcher (1990-1996)

University of Amsterdam
Contract Researcher (1989-1990)

Latest news posts

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Design Impulse icon

Company profile

Pieter van Langen9 November 2020

The homepage of Design Impulse’s website provides information on the company profile. This post provides access to a Slideshare presentation of the company profile, which you can view and download.

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Member of Ooa

Pieter van Langen4 November 2019

In November 2019, Pieter van Langen has become a member of Ooa. This article explains what Ooa does and what the added value of Ooa membership is for Design Impulse.

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Design Impulse has started

Pieter van Langen19 October 2019

In October 2019, Dutch boutique consulting firm Design Impulse has started its strategic design business. This post summarises what we do for design leaders (in any sector), why, and how.