Mijn Manager is een Held

Jef's latest book "Mijn Manager is een Held" is now available for sale. At this time the follow-up to the popular "My Organisation is a jungle" is only available in Dutch. An English version is in the works. Where "My Organisation is a Jungle" primarily looked at the reason why we need innovation and explained why innovating is so hard, this book takes a closer look at the role managers play in the needed transition. Jef explains what the new competences are for managers in the 3D-world and why we need managers that are willing to be a hero! ... Read more.

French and Norwegian blogs on Jef Staes

Jef Staes workshop in Berlin and his Keynote at Creativity World awakened some interest in Jef's ideas and the Red Monkey story outside of Flanders and the Netherlands. Two recent blogarticles about Jef are in French and Norwegian. Definitly worth checking out the reactions on the Red Monkey Story. ... Read more.

Red Monkey goes Facebook.

Due to popular demand, there is now a Facebook page for all fans of the Red Monkey. The fanpage is open for everyone who wants the join it. ... Read more.

Luc Galoppin about Red Monkey

Great blogpost by Luc Galoppin who takes a creative look at the red monkey story. "Unexpected - like innovation itself - another perspective that I’d like to add to this series: the newest insights on biodiversity. Some time ago, Jef Staes introduced the concept of a red monkey. According to Jef, the concept started to develop during his seminars when participants asked him where to start with very confrontational change projects." ... Read more.

Video Creativity World Forum

Jef Staes delivered one of the Roaring Twenties keynotes at Creativity World Forum 2008. He entertained the audience with his Red Monkey story and gave some valuable insight into how organisational culture can afflict the innovative power. You can watch the video's in this newsarticle or on youtube. ... Read more.