Milan Šveřepa

Category: Blog

  • „Země pro budoucnost“ aneb Zpátky do zoufalosti

    „Země pro budoucnost“ aneb Zpátky do zoufalosti

    Původně publikované na LinkedIn 18.12.2019. Když na konci srpna 2019 ministr Havlíček oznámil nový branding české inovační strategie, bylo to na povytažení obočí. Teď se z toho najednou stala vizuální identita pro všechna ministerstva, a už jde do tuhého. Ta značka je naprosto zběsilá a bylo by záhodno, aby si to někdo vlivný uvědomil dřív, než se v tom utopí (další?) miliony. Angličtina? Jak…

  • Deinstitutionalisation essentially is a struggle for independence

    First published on Inclusion Europe website 3 May 2019. On 11 April I went to Romania to speak at a seminar about deinstitutionalisation and people with intellectual disabilities. The seminar was organised by the European Commission and the Romanian authorities. I was there as a co-chair of the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional…

  • Deinstitutionalisation means ensuring people are in full control of their life

    First published on Inclusion Europe website 19 March 2019. I spent 2 days in Croatia last week learning about the situation of children and of adults with intellectual disabilities being segregated in institutions. I listened to Croatian experts and activists at a seminar organised by the Association for Self Advocacy (a member of Inclusion Europe) and ENIL. The…

  • The Economics of Belonging

    Just notes and archives of some books I read and find interesting and relevant. “A radical new approach to economic policy that addresses the symptoms and causes of inequality in Western society today.” Absolute must-read for anyone interested in social policy (because that’s my angle). Haven’t read more relevant, coherent, current book on this subject.…

  • It doesn’t have to be crazy at work

    Just notes and archives of some books I read and find interesting and relevant. Book read mostly by people interested in how to run a business, especially one that deals with anything online. It offers valuable lessons on prioritisation, the mantra of “productivity” and of appearing “busy”. But I would like to suggest it can…