{"id":15,"date":"2024-09-01T07:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T06:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miekevanderbijl.com\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:22:48","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miekevanderbijl.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/01\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Mieke van der Bijl-Brouwer and I am a self-employed researcher, speaker, author and teacher with expertise in practices and ways of knowing required to design responses to complex societal challenges. I study these practices and share this knowledge through my publications, education and talks. As owner of Meerkat Consultancy I provide training and advice about various social innovation methods and practices to public and private organisations. 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