Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
de deuren opengooien
English translation:
be open to outside ideas; be transparent; open up
Added to glossary by
Ken Cox
Dec 4, 2006 10:41
17 yrs ago
Dutch term
de deuren opengooien
Dutch to English
Bus/Financial
Slang
I feel there's some connotation in the last sentence that I'm not grasping, since a literal translation doesn't seem to mean much or follow on from what's been said. Text is about delivering business benefits from IT projects (more than half the respondents in a survey reported that they weren't satisfied they're getting value from IT investments).
De uiteindelijke beslissing heeft volgens hem ook te maken met leiderschap, kennis van je eigen business, met creativiteit en gut-feeling. Hij vindt het wantrouwen tegenover IS/IT alvast misplaatst. “IT staat voortdurend onder druk. Ze moet waarde blijven creëren, anders is de afdeling klaar voor outsourcing”, zo schetst X de situatie van velen. Volgens hem zijn IT-managers daarom veel meer dan vroeger bereid om **de deuren open te gooien**.
De uiteindelijke beslissing heeft volgens hem ook te maken met leiderschap, kennis van je eigen business, met creativiteit en gut-feeling. Hij vindt het wantrouwen tegenover IS/IT alvast misplaatst. “IT staat voortdurend onder druk. Ze moet waarde blijven creëren, anders is de afdeling klaar voor outsourcing”, zo schetst X de situatie van velen. Volgens hem zijn IT-managers daarom veel meer dan vroeger bereid om **de deuren open te gooien**.
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Dutch term (edited):
bereid om de deuren open te gooien
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open to outside ideas / creative suggestions
(the first option being the most literal)
In other words, IT managers are much more willing to consider new ideas and novel suggestions than they used to be (out of pure self-interest: if their department is outsourced, they have to look for a new job)
In other words, IT managers are much more willing to consider new ideas and novel suggestions than they used to be (out of pure self-interest: if their department is outsourced, they have to look for a new job)
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Harry Borsje
: A matter of perspective, really: are the doors opened to let ideas in or to show off achievements? ;-) // BTW I still think providing insight/transparency is a better way to counteract an atmosphere of distrust ;-))
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Kate Hudson (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everyone! I'd like to split the points, but...."
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prepared to negotiate / inclined to discuss the issues
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Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Netherlands
Communicate technology with passion
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
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provide insight / be transparent
Giving the decision makers (more) insight into what's going on at the IT-department, and how they in fact *do* create value, will (hopefully) make them less inclined to outsource the department.
Peer comment(s):
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Ken Cox
: Also plausible. It would be nice to know the immediately preceeding context.
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vic voskuil
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Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Works in field
Netherlands
European Translations and Proof Reading
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Dutch, and 2 more.
to open up
given that Ken is indeed as likely to be right as Harry, this might be a way to slightly circumvent that problem...
Discussion
De deuren opengooien - betekent dat de IT-afdeling tot op vandaag al te vaak
een 'gesloten' domein is geweest dat weinig contact had / zocht met de
bedrijfsleiding. En dat ze nu steeds vaker bereid zijn om dat contact actief
te gaan opzoeken, zelf voorstellen te doen hoe IT de bedrijfsvoering kan
verbeteren, etc.
Sort of a cross between Ken and Harry's suggestions...