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The Dutch Polder Model Explained: Why Every Employee Should Start A Side Hustle Today
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The Dutch Polder Model Explained: Why Every Employee Should Start A Side Hustle Today

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Wilko van de Kamp
Apr 01, 2021
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Have you ever heard of the Dutch “polder model”? According to Wikipedia, the polder model is consensus decision-making:

The polder model is based on the acclaimed Dutch version of consensus-based economic and social policy making in the 80s and 90s. It gets its name from the Dutch word for tracts of land enclosed by dikes.

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As you may have noticed I’ve changed things up a bit over the last weeks and months. We’ve introduced a new membership model with cool benefits, a brand new photography site, and more changes are in the works. The polder model explains why.

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Let’s take a trip down memory lane on my colourful resume. I’ve had a few large consulting clients over the past few years. A small few of them weren’t always happy about my online, public presence. Most of them claimed to have an abundant mindset, and that there was enough business to go around for everyone. I wholeheartedly subscribe to that model and don’t believe in competition. Yet practicing what you …

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