2026 Halfway Point Update
The year is 50% over, which is a perfect point to take stock and give you a short summary of what I’ve been doing. Client work I hit the ground The post 2026 Halfway Point Update appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
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Dumb Ways To Die: 30 Ways to Accidentally Kill Your Studio
Last week I did a talk at Nordic Games about all the small-but-important ways I ve seen founders accidentally contribute to the death of their studio. The room was packed, and The post Dumb Ways To Die: 30 Ways to Accidentally Kill Your Studio appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
Using Scenario Planning to Make Sense of an Uncertain Future
I ve been working with a leader in a big studio. In one of our sessions, we discussed the vision for their studio, and they shared that they weren t sure how The post Using Scenario Planning to Make Sense of an Uncertain Future appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
Conflict Resolution Made Simple
Disagreements happen. Especially in creative endeavours like the development of a videogame, it is to be expected that people have different opinions, and that conflict will occur. Not every conflict The post Conflict Resolution Made Simple appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
From Glorious Purpose to Just Cause
Every studio has a purpose the thing they exist to do or the effect they wish to have in the world even if it s not written it down. The post From Glorious Purpose to Just Cause appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
The 4 areas of leadership responsibility
Leadership in a game studio isn’t just about shipping games or hitting milestones. It’s about what you choose to be responsible for, even when no one is explicitly asking you The post The 4 areas of leadership responsibility appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
The FIRM Framework for indie studio management
If you re like most indies, your priorities are simple: finish the game first, everything else second. And even if we agree that this is the right order of things, there The post The FIRM Framework for indie studio management appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
My Annual Review 2025
Between Christmas and New Year s, I sat down to review everything that happened in 2025. I m doing this for the 6th time in a row, and it is easily the The post My Annual Review 2025 appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
My favorite things of 2025
I ve been spending most of the holiday break so far just hanging out with my partner and our daughter reading books, playing games and watching movies. The only time I ve eked The post My favorite things of 2025 appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .
Crunch and other systems archetypes
One of my favorite parts of The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge is his focus on systems thinking. So many persistent problems within organizations (and individuals!) stem from invisible systems that shape The post Crunch and other systems archetypes appeared first on Martijn van Zwieten .