Masterclass: Digital Strategy and Leadership for the Dutch Caribbean

Are you ready to shape your organization’s digital future? Join our online Masterclass on Digital Strategy and Leadership—a transformative training designed to empower professionals in the cultural and heritage sectors of the Dutch Caribbean.

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DEN Academy

Over the course of three engaging sessions, you’ll develop the tools, vision, and leadership skills necessary to drive digital transformation within your organization. Work with peers to explore practical strategies for success. Hear from expert guest speakers about their experiences.

This Masterclass will take place via Zoom. This course is part of DEN Academy – training for cultural professionals. After completing the masterclass you will receive a certificate of participation from DEN Academy.

What You’ll Learn

The Masterclass will have both theory and practical elements. Interactive assignments and group discussions will help you to apply the theory to your own daily practice.

Facilitators: Richenel Ansano, Transformational guide and heritage work consultant and Sophie Heijkoop, Senior Advisor at DEN, knowledge institute for Culture & Digital Transformation.

Meeting 1 : Foundations of Digital Transformation

Wednesday March 26 (9 – 11.30 AST) online via Zoom

Understanding Digital Transformation: What’s the difference between digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation?
Evaluate Your Starting Point: Discover your organization's digital maturity level, your strenghts and what you can develop.
Set Your Digital Goals: Define your vision and identify the success factors that drive progress—and the barriers that may hold you back.

Meeting 2: Understanding Digital Audiences

Wednesday April 9 (9 – 11.30 AST) online via Zoom

Refine Your Niche: Clarify your organization's unique value.
Know Your Audience: Identify and engage digital audiences effectively.
Digital business models: explore sustainable business models for the digital era.

Meeting 3: Lead with Confidence

Wednesday April 16 (9 – 11.30 AST) online via Zoom

Develop Digital Leadership: Cultivate the skills and qualities essential for leading cultural and heritage organizations in a digital world.
Plan for Success: Identify the resources and strategies you need to achieve your digital vision.
Collaborate for impact: Discover the benefits of working together and building strong digital networks.

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Trainers

portretfoto van Sophie Heijkoop door Nadine Stijns

Sophie Heijkoop has extensive experience in the field of digital cultural education. Based on that knowledge and experience, she focuses as a program manager on developing offerings for the DEN Academy.

Project Advisor

Richenel Ansano has a focus on community and individual healing. Transformative transcultural learning is the main thrust of his work, concentrating now more in the area of intergenerational wisdom and healing, community resourcing through heritage, and ancestral/heritage based life coaching. A decolonial and spiritual perspective is central to his work. He works especially with Curaçaoan and Caribbean populations.

Specialties: Oral history, cultural work, heritage work, cultural policy, community education, transcultural healing, wisdom work, Caribbean religions and spirituality.

Trainer DEN Academy

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