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Gossip has a bad reputation. But actually gossip has quite an important role in the workplace. What is gossip anyway? And how can we use whispers through the grapevine to our advantage rather than to our detriment? And how do you gossip in times of COVID-19?

Dominique Darmon, senior lecturer of International Communication Management and member of the research group Change Management at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, tells you more about the role of gossip in organizations.

Nature has been developing for billions of years to function as efficiently as possible. We humans can learn from that. “Nature is the best architect”, they say.  We call this “learning by nature” or “biomimicry”.

Laura Stevens is senior lecturer Industrial Design Engineering at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and biomimicry education expert. In this podcast she will tell you more about biomimicry and will take you on an investigation.