{"id":948,"date":"2026-06-13T13:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/?p=948"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:59:10","slug":"waar-haal-je-je-ideeen-vandaan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/en\/waar-haal-je-je-ideeen-vandaan\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do you get your ideas from?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 31%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Een van de vragen die ik wel eens krijg is:<br><br><strong>\u2018Waar haal je je idee\u00ebn vandaan?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Het eerlijke antwoord is: meestal niet meteen uit idee\u00ebn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verhalen beginnen vaak met een detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Een nieuwsbericht van tien regels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Een vergeten locatie op een kaart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Een technisch document dat niemand meer leest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Een historische gebeurtenis waar iets niet helemaal lijkt te kloppen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH-700x700.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-949 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/john.haverkate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13-jun-2026-JH.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soms blijft zo&#8217;n detail dagenlang in mijn hoofd hangen. Soms maanden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan volgt de vraag die uiteindelijk tot een verhaal leidt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Wat als&#8230;?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wat als er meer achter zat?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wat als iemand iets heeft ontdekt wat nooit ontdekt had mogen worden?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wat als geschiedenis en technologie elkaar op een onverwachte manier raken?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dat is vaak het moment waarop een nieuw verhaal begint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niet met een antwoord. Maar met een vraag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes such a detail stays in my head for days. Sometimes months. Then follows the question that eventually leads to a story: \u2018What if\u2026?\u2019 That's often the moment when a new story begins. Not with an answer. 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