{"id":760,"date":"2017-03-10T19:10:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T19:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/?page_id=760"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:22:33","slug":"who-am-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/?page_id=760&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Who am I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PhotoSessions-707975-pww_6774-bewerkt-downscaled-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PhotoSessions-707975-pww_6774-bewerkt-downscaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PhotoSessions-707975-pww_6774-bewerkt-downscaled-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PhotoSessions-707975-pww_6774-bewerkt-downscaled-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PhotoSessions-707975-pww_6774-bewerkt-downscaled.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>My name is Sander Smit and I work as an independent Business Designer under the name BM-Change. I founded BM-Change in 2012 after working in ICT for 13 years. In 2015 I settled with BM-Change in the Videolab at Strijp-S, the center of design and technology.<br\/><br\/>Since 1995 I have been working on technology driven innovation projects. First as a software engineer, later as project manager and innovation consultant. I have worked in various domains, such as consumer electronics, media &amp; telecom, mobility, smart cities, water management, and lately many projects related to the energy transition.<br\/><br\/>In 2006, by chance, I became involved in the creation of Alexander Osterwalder\u2019s book \u201cBusiness Model Generation\u201d. This is where it all started to come together for me. I wanted to work on the value creation side of innovation, where people, organization, and technology come together. Since then, I have specialized myself in the design and validation of business models. I apply my knowledge in European research and innovation projects and with entrepreneurs and organizations that want to stay relevant in this fast changing world. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sander-smit-3850022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-balkon-oase-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-balkon-oase-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-balkon-oase-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-balkon-oase-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-balkon-oase.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"544\" data-id=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Get-Involved-session-Replication.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Get-Involved-session-Replication.jpeg 776w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Get-Involved-session-Replication-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Get-Involved-session-Replication-768x538.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" data-id=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-WPE2022-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-WPE2022-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-WPE2022-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-WPE2022-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bm-change.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sander-WPE2022.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Sander Smit and I work as an independent Business Designer under the name BM-Change. 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