A team of colourful perspectives
The Yellowchess team is a complementary mix of experts. We are diverse in backgrounds, approach, experiences, education, and skills. What unites us: Our enthusiasm, eagerness to keep improving and the motivation to design a better tomorrow.
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PIONEERING
COLLABORATIVE
DESIGN
Ferdy Gilsing, seasoned designer with over 20 years of experience directing transition programs across various domains, cultures, and global brands. Ferdy has held leadership positions in world-class design organizations at BMW Group, Royal Philips, and Mars Inc. With a hybrid background in design and strategy, Ferdy is expert in bringing people together in a spirit of creative collaboration to address complex system challenges and create new partnership ecosystems.
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ACHIEVER
ENERGIZER
BRIDGE-BUILDER
Imke Harms has a background in Industrial Design Engineering and over 15 years of experience in leading innovation projects and programs. She has a natural talent to understand and bridge different disciplines and insights and is passionate to create sustainable and meaningful solutions out of it. Her creative and analytical, problem-solving skill form a powerful combination to do so. Imke always seeks for collaboration and inspires and energizes others with her openness, drive and enthusiasm. Working on societal challenges brings her skills back to her heart.
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SOCIAL
CONCEPT
DESIGNER
Sam Verberne, designer with a background in Trend and Concepting, translates social challenges into meaningful solutions. She easily immerses herself into to context of the challenge connecting with people to understand their needs and motivations. Her hands-on approach and ability to ‘not do exactly what everyone else does, but the complete opposite’ results into transformative ideas. Coupled with an eye for aesthetics and making things real, Sam is eager to design a better tomorrow.
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PRAGMATIC
VISUAL
CREATOR
Linda Ludbarza, multidisciplinary designer specialized in visual communication and conceptual translation. Linda is experienced in writing about societal challenges concentrating on heritage, history and their implications on contemporary society. With her clean and earnest visual style, she facilitates the communication of breakthroughs in complex trajectories.
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Exploring
Connecting
Changemaker
Daan Heijsters is a curious and strategic designer with a background in Industrial Design and a deep trust in the creative process. He thrives on complex challenges, diving in with both analytical precision and heaps of imagination. Known as “a man with a plan,” Daan explores bold future visions and translates them into clear strategies, structured processes, and tangible first steps. He connects people, insights and domains to shape refreshing concepts and truly innovative solutions. With the power of storytelling, Daan inspires teams and stakeholders to move forward together, towards a shared and meaningful goal.
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EMPATHETIC
SOCIETAL
DREAMER
Iris Wellen, with a background in Environment & Society studies, seamlessly integrates her expertise in innovation, sustainability, and societal dynamics to face contemporary and future challenges. Iris’ empathetic nature enables her to connect with people, understanding their needs and different perspectives. She combines her analytical skills with creative thinking to develop innovative solutions. By balancing logic and creativity, she contributes to building a more sustainable and resilient future.
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Curious
Artistic
Forecaster
With a degree in concept development and trend research, Jenske brings the future to life through imagination and sharp analysis. With her creative approach, collaborative spirit and rich trend database, she encourages others to get out of entrenched structures. Her deep sense of empathy allows her to truly understand people and see the world through their perspective. By blending her analytical thinking with her great imagination, she contributes to building a better future.
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Stage 'Creatieve strategie & conceptontwikkeling'
Ben jij een creatieve en gedreven student met een passie voor strategie en conceptontwikkeling? Yellowchess zoekt een enthousiaste stagiair die wil leren en groeien binnen het vak, en samen met ons innovatieve oplossingen wil ontwikkelen voor maatschappelijke vraagstukken.
Wat ga je doen?
Tijdens je stage werk je mee aan diverse projecten, waarbij je wordt uitgedaagd om strategie en design te combineren. Je ondersteunt ons team bij:
– Onderzoek, conceptontwikkeling en designprocessen
– Meedenken over strategieën en creatieve oplossingen voor maatschappelijke thema’s
– Het visualiseren en presenteren van ideeën en concepten
– Het volgen van trends en ontwikkelingen in verschillende sectoren en deze toepassen in projecten
Wat wij zoeken:
– Je volgt een relevante opleiding (bijvoorbeeld Trendonderzoek & Concept Creatie, Creative Business, Communication & Multimedia Design, Social Design of een verwant vakgebied)
– Je hebt een creatieve en analytische mindset
– Je bent proactief en vindt het leuk om in teamverband te werken
– Je hebt grafische skills
– Je hebt affiniteit met maatschappelijke vraagstukken
Wat wij bieden:
– Een inspirerende leeromgeving binnen een creatief en gedreven team
– De kans om aan echte projecten te werken met maatschappelijke impact
– Begeleiding en ondersteuning om je vaardigheden verder te ontwikkelen
– Een stagevergoeding
Ben jij de stagiair die wij zoeken? Stuur je motivatie en cv naar work@yellowchess.nl. We kijken uit naar jouw reactie!