mpgoedeSep 162 min readBlack or White: The Death of NuanceBlack or White: The Death of Nuance 16 September 2025 Shades of grey are disappearing. On my way home from a meeting about the Future...
mpgoedeSep 151 min readConnect and Divide: Democracy Under PressureConnect and Divide: Democracy Under Pressure 16 September 2025 Around the world, democracy faces mounting pressure, and recent events...
mpgoedeSep 122 min readBetween Façade and Reality: A Critical Reading of the SER Annual Report 2024Between Façade and Reality: A Critical Reading of the SER Annual Report 2024 12 September 2025 The Sociaal-Economische Raad (SER)...
mpgoedeSep 122 min readGenerations as DividersGenerations as Dividers 13 September 2025 Another powerful divider in society is the generation gap. A generational gap has existed...
mpgoedeSep 111 min readPublic Annual Report of the VDC: But Why?Public Annual Report of the VDC: But Why? 12 September 2025 Recently, I read the 2024 annual report of the Curaçao Security Service...
mpgoedeSep 91 min readThe Great Illusion of ConnectionThe Great Illusion of Connection 10 September 2025 We live in an era of smartphones and social media. Perhaps the most incredible...
mpgoedeSep 82 min readCuraçao and the AI Hype: Façades or Future?Curaçao and the AI Hype: Façades or Future? 9 September 2025 On Saturday, 6 September 2025, with the help of AI, I read...
mpgoedeSep 71 min readSports and Festivals Connect: The Blue WaveSports and Festivals Connect: The Blue Wave 8 September 2025 It is Friday, September 5, 2025. In a few hours, the Curaçao national...
mpgoedeSep 61 min readInfrastructure Connects UsInfrastructure Connects Us 7 September 2025 Infrastructure and utilities form the hardware of connection. They are so present, so...
mpgoedeSep 61 min readWhy Curaçao’s future depends on healing emotions, not self-interestWhy Curaçao’s future depends on healing emotions, not self-interest 6 September 2025 We often ask: what really connects people? Most...
mpgoedeSep 51 min readWork ConnectsWork Connects 5 September 2025 It’s easy to see how everything is connected when it comes to electricity and communication. Add money...
mpgoedeSep 42 min readEverything is ConnectedEverything is Connected 4 September 2025 One blackout is enough to remind us: everything is connected. When the lights go out on the...
mpgoedeSep 23 min readAI: Between Promise and PerilAI: Between Promise and Peril 3 September 2025 Artificial Intelligence is one of the most exciting and disruptive innovations of our...
mpgoedeSep 22 min readEverything is connectedEverything is connected 2 September 2025 Many years ago, in the eighties, I heard that everything is connected. That we are one. It...
mpgoedeSep 12 min readThe loss of Institutional Memory in CuraçaoThe loss of Institutional Memory in Curaçao 1 September 2025 On Friday, August 29, 2025, the Parliament of Curaçao adopted a motion...
mpgoedeAug 313 min readAI and LeadershipAI and Leadership 31 August 2025 I wrote this blog stating that AI is a serious menace to intelligence. It triggered reactions. The...
