HUMAN⇄MACHINE
What is the role of the human, and what the role of AI, in your organisation?
Before we talk about tools, we put that question on the table.
AI is becoming a commodity. In the long run, it won't be where you make the difference.
You make the difference with the human, while continuing to innovate at the same time. That is the challenge MindSparks helps with.
“We can delegate the thinking. Not the understanding.”
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We don't begin with the technology, but with inspiration. In three steps:
- Inspire | what's possible today, and where it's heading
- Human or machine | who does what
- Bring people along and transform | people on board, the organisation too
After that, optional: the technical implementation.
- 20% tools, 80% fundamentals
- First the workflow, then the tool
- A lean, proven stack
- From pilot to structural advantage
Ten philosophers, one question: how do we flourish as humans in an age of AI?
The Belgian reality. Many organisations are working with AI, but few extract real value. That is where our work lies.
see no tangible impact on business results from generative AI.
McKinsey, 2025name a lack of knowledge as the biggest barrier to adoption.
UGent AI Barometer, 2025realise real AI value at scale.
BCG, 2025We work with a select group. Not to be exclusive, but because this work asks for leaders who genuinely want to think about the place of the human.
- A belief that AI shapes the future
- An open mind about their own assumptions
- A willingness to look broadly
- Room for inspiration and introspection
- A willingness to invest
Meet Dominiek
Dominiek Henckaerts is the voice behind MindSparks. Twelve years of entrepreneurial experience in IT training through Multimedi, a background in economics, and the philosophical depth he develops in his book HUMAIN.
A rare combination: practice as an entrepreneur, technically grounded, and philosophically minded. That is what he brings into every boardroom where he is a sparring partner.
Sometimes the human is best doing the work themselves, even if AI could.Dominiek Henckaerts