Quintus Willemse

Quintus Willemse

I'm on a mission. And for many who know me this is clear, for those who hear it for the first time it often is somewhat confusing. Every day I am working on "solving societal problems with technology and entrepreneurship". This mission started in 2014 as a long journey to change the world in a smart non-bureaucratic way. To change how people work together and their working conditions, to change how life and work are perceived, to improve education and knowledge spread, to improve equal devision of capital and to prepare the world for the next generation of technology and innovation. I knew I could not do it all at once, hence I chopped the journey up in 5 phases. PHASE 1: set up a technology driven service company which has autonomy of every individual as it's primal value, where employees decide themselves what, how and when to do their work, and where everyone can co-own and co-create the company (done, it's name is FORYARD) PHASE 2: work on societal issues like debt, capital devision, education plans, etc. by helping government and social enterprises to solve societal problems via innovation tracks and software development (done, FORYARD clients do exactly this) PHASE 3: choose a social problem to solve individually by building a new platforms and setting up a new social enterprise while start measuring our impact (in progress, Share Council, solving capital divide) PHASE 4: promote this new way of working international by opening new branches (in progress, Share Council focus Europe, FORYARD branches in US and Asia) PHASE 5: set up a fund to support world wide improvement of social enterprises based on technology (first fund in progress, focus on Capital Divide) It is taking us longer than expected, it's more difficult than I could have foreseen, but we have persistence, it seems to be working, and we will succeed.

Posts by Quintus Willemse

Challenges and Opportunities of Employee Ownership in Different Industries

Challenges and Opportunities of Employee Ownership in Different Industries

Dec 12, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
Can Employee Ownership Solve Wealth Inequality?

Can Employee Ownership Solve Wealth Inequality?

Dec 10, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
Balancing Control and Participation: Finding the Right Structure

Balancing Control and Participation: Finding the Right Structure

Dec 6, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
How Expats Can Benefit from Employee Ownership

How Expats Can Benefit from Employee Ownership

Nov 14, 2024 5:00:00 PM 4 min read
Employee Participation in a Post-COVID World: What Has Changed?

Employee Participation in a Post-COVID World: What Has Changed?

Nov 12, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm?

How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm?

Nov 7, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
Employees Buy Their Company Without Investment: 50 Years of ESOPs

Employees Buy Their Company Without Investment: 50 Years of ESOPs

Nov 5, 2024 5:00:00 PM 4 min read
Employee Participation in Dutch SMEs and Large Enterprises: Trends and Challenges

Employee Participation in Dutch SMEs and Large Enterprises: Trends and Challenges

Oct 31, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
Social Partners on Employee Participation: What Is Their Position?

Social Partners on Employee Participation: What Is Their Position?

Oct 29, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)

Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)

Oct 16, 2024 5:00:00 PM 4 min read
Long-Term Thinking and Employee Ownership

Long-Term Thinking and Employee Ownership

Oct 3, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
Financial Education for Employees with Shares

Financial Education for Employees with Shares

Oct 1, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
International Tax Implications of Cross-Border Employee Ownership

International Tax Implications of Cross-Border Employee Ownership

Sep 26, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
International Differences in Employee Participation

International Differences in Employee Participation

Sep 24, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
Employee Ownership and Retirement Planning

Employee Ownership and Retirement Planning

Sep 19, 2024 5:00:00 PM 3 min read
Psychological Benefits of Employee Participation

Psychological Benefits of Employee Participation

Sep 17, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
The Impact of Employee Participation on Innovation

The Impact of Employee Participation on Innovation

Sep 12, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
The Impact of Employee Participation on Sustainability Initiatives

The Impact of Employee Participation on Sustainability Initiatives

Sep 10, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion with Employee Participation

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion with Employee Participation

Sep 5, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
Legal Updates and STAKs: What You Need to Know

Legal Updates and STAKs: What You Need to Know

Sep 3, 2024 5:00:00 PM 2 min read
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