A couple of years ago, the term ‘Citizen Developer’ started appearing to categorize a new generation of tech-savvy business users. Despite the new label, business users have always been making innovation happen with the technology available to...
Information is thrown at us at the speed of light (okay, maybe not the speed of light, but it’s damn fast!). In 1971, the average person was targeted by an average of 560 advertising messages a day. Thirty years later, that number had risen to...
Modern technology has managed to do something quite radical to the way we think about innovation. Today’s average person believes that technology, above all else, is responsible for digital transformation. It’s a far cry from people like Thomas...
Your entire organization has software needs and IT departments end up burning the candle at both ends to meet demands. On one side, they’re focused on scaling the business with new technologies. While on the other, they’re putting out software...
Is your organization experiencing an IT backlog with no end in sight? Organizations today are pressured to find business solutions faster, but IT departments can’t always keep up with the demand. Citizen Developers can help reduce the burden on...
When Antoni Gaudí built the Sagrada Familia, the architect designed it organically, inspired by the natural form. When Steve Jobs got the idea for his Macintosh, natural ways of interaction inspired him too. What these great visionaries had in...
With an explosive demand for software, companies need to transform in order to keep up. Some do so by turning everyone into a software developer. Citizen Development represents a major paradigm shift in the way we think about development. By...
As Head of Development at Betty Blocks Services, Thomas van Ophem leads an extensive team of developers who use our platform to build applications together with clients. It only took him 18 months to work himself up from IT developer to captain...
Updates ahoy! Some big changes are being released for the platform this week. Upcoming changes to the the Builder Bar make it even more user-friendly – we’ve got your back, Citizen Developers. Everything you know and love is still there, it’s...
The interview below is a translation from an internal interview our partner Holygrow had with one of their team members, Bas Pouleijn. Some parts have been restructured for a smoother read.
