Hi! I’m Matthijs. I’m a Product Management Consultant and Trainer based in the Netherlands.
What I do
My passion is helping create organisations that learn fast, act with purpose, and create products and services that matter.
I support organisations in achieving these aims by:
🎯 Bridging the gap between strategy and execution
📈 Defining measurable outcomes to track progress and impact
🧭 Navigating uncertainty through adaptive learning and experimentation
🔁 Enabling user-centric product development through co-creation, using insights from Design Thinking and Service Design
🤝 Facilitating collaboration across silos to foster alignment and ownership
🚀 Growing product management capabilities through coaching and immersive, experience-based training
🤖 Leveraging AI responsibly as an amplifier of human judgment, not a replacement
What led me here
After writing my PhD thesis on modelling risks, I explored how different perspectives shape risk management, climate policy, and smart city development. Publications I (co-)authored during this time can be found here.
My research taught me how the making and using of technologies interact with organisational and social contexts. Without an understanding of such interactions, the benefits of technological innovation are compromised, leading to waste, missed opportunities, and risk exposure.
That insight led me to shift from analysis to action. Today, I help organisations design and deliver products and services that create meaningful outcomes by working at the intersection of Product Management, Scrum, and Design Thinking.
Curriculum Vitae
Please visit my LinkedIn profile.