Mats Meeus is an editor. He studied linguistics and cognitive science at the University of Amsterdam and spent a previous life writing — among other things — literary satire and YouTube videos.
At Delta he works on getting our ideas across through every channel there is, and on spreading our way of working. In his spare time he indulges his blog addiction and likes to read biographies.
Why the stopwatch works better than the chainsaw
In 2022, Ukraine’s front line depended on the wishes of one man. On the price of a slow government, why the chainsaw doesn’t work, and how managing for speed makes the state genuinely more effective.
Want to make a real impact? Become a policy entrepreneur
One man, with no mandate, budget or staff, changed how cities from Drachten to London and Auckland design their streets. That made him a policy entrepreneur: someone who takes responsibility for a problem, starts small, gathers evidence and keeps pulling at institutions until something changes. On Hans Monderman, Hack Your Bureaucracy and why policy entrepreneurship may be the most underrated career path for young people who want to make an impact.