Strategische Agenda 2022-2025

Strategic Agenda - Focus on the Future, Fast Forward Now 33 We have a wonderful springboard: at Deltares, we work with talented, professional and motivated people. Together, we are the guarantors of high scientific quality. In our work, we place social interests above individual interests. We are generous with respect to sharing knowledge and we collaborate to produce innovative solutions that we use to serve the greater interest: being in the best possible position to cope with the challenges of the future. 4.1 | Organisational development Our strategic course involves: introducing more focus to our mission-driven work in order to have an impact on society, strengthening our knowledge base by accelerating the development of our software and data, reconsidering our relationship with the Dutch government and strengthening our international position. To achieve this, we as an organisation will be developing our profile further in the coming years in order tomake an impact, enhance our agility and further an inclusive culture. 4.1.1 Enhancing impact and profile Working with others is essential if we are to achieve our ambition relating to our impact on society and to strengthen our relationship with the Dutch government. At present, collaboration is in our blood but the complexity and integrated nature of the issues require us to work increasingly in co- creation with our strategic partners in the Netherlands and internationally. That is a process in which we provide direction, learn and innovate together in order to make an impact. We will therefore be continuing to invest in the coming years in strengthening our co-creation skills, our sensitivity to how society works, and stakeholder management. The pursuit of impact also has an effect on how we work with the outside world. We want to encourage and facilitate the appropriate discussions with decision-makers with sound knowledge and with knowledge that generates an appeal. Not to take over from decision-makers. But we believe that it is our solemn duty, if an issue requires it, to draw attention to important issues on the basis of a robust knowledge base and to put those issues on the agenda. That means Deltares is taking up a more central position in the social debate. Consequently, in addition to in-depth substantive knowledge, we are also focusing more on the political-administrative sensitivity of our organisation. Precisely because we have knowledge that allows us to draw attention to what is needed in society. But we also know how to do this in such a way that what we have to say reaches the right ears and strikes the right tone. The underlying principles Deltares Entrepreneurship Challenge There is a healthy entrepreneurial spirit at Deltares. More than forty colleagues in ten teams, from juniors to experts from various organisational units, are participating in the first Deltares Entrepreneurship Challenge. They are challenging themselves to develop their entrepreneurial skills further: working on innovative ideas, expanding networks inside and outside the organisation and learning from each other's knowledge and skills. The participants are being encouraged to focus primarily on the added value that their ideas have for society as a whole. An important component of the process is co-creation. It is valuable to discuss ideas and their possible appli­ cation with colleagues, intended partners and users in the early stages. The conversations with our contacts show that this is appreciated. At the same time, it speeds up the further development process and makes successful implementation and use more likely. Conversely, we also invite our contacts to get together to look at their innovative ideas. In this challenge, every participant is a winner because everyone develops and grows in their collective and individual skills and networks. “Sharing ideas with others, with partners and potential clients generates most energy and it is great that we are being given the opportunity, and being encouraged, to go down this road.” Excellent people in excellent teams This is where we see the strength of our staff and our organisation and this is an important condition for the achievement of our ambitions. After all, our staff are the people who ensure that we can make ‘Enabling Delta Life’ a reality. With the power of evidence-based knowledge in the area of water and the subsurface and our passion for a sustainable environment.

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