Coöperatie desamentafel, van zorg naar leven

What Coöperatie desamentafel, van zorg naar leven does

Coöperatie desamentafel, van zorg naar leven is a Dutch cooperative of approximately 13 independent professional advisors (samentafelaars) who deliver facilitation, advisory, interim executive, and moral deliberation services to healthcare, welfare, and municipal organizations in the Netherlands. The cooperative was formally established in its current Coöperatie structure in 2021–2022, with operational roots traceable to 2013, and is anchored in a written manifesto advocating transformation of Dutch care from a system-driven paradigm (zorg) to a life-centered paradigm (leven). Members each embody a named archetype — Samenbrenger, Veroorzaker, Bruggenbouwer, Stroomversneller, Ruimtemaker, Baanbreker, Spiegelaar, Samenbereiker, Vrijmaker, Aansteker, Meebelever, Ontplooier, and Verderbrenger — represented by pieces of a tangram that together form the cooperative's collective symbol.

The cooperative's core offerings are Samentafel roundtables (facilitated dialogue sessions), Moreel Beraad (moral deliberation using Aristotelian methodology), advisory and program/project management engagements, and interim executive placements at care institutions. Its most notable proprietary methodology is De Waardenladder (the Values Ladder), a card-based tool co-developed with LUMC and funded by ZonMw that helps care teams identify and prioritize values of care recipients (initially for residents with dementia) in roughly 15 minutes; the tool received a ZonMw Parel (Pearl) award in 2025 and is being expanded to additional target groups including VG (intellectual disability) and NAH (acquired brain injury). Other content assets include the Barm-Hart podcast, seasonal newsletters, the Dat Ene Boek book club, and the Transformatiespel (Transformation Game) workshop. The cooperative has no proprietary software platform, API, SDK, or technology product; its offerings are facilitation services, facilitation methodologies, and content.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional services: individual samentafelaars engage directly with client organizations, with no publicly disclosed pricing, no subscription fees, and no licensing model. The go-to-market motion is community-led: open Samentafel events, themed roundtables, and Waardenladder workshops function simultaneously as content marketing and pipeline development. The cooperative operates from a single Hoevelaken office co-located with High Select (where member Nouschka Haven is a Partner), has no external investors, parent, or subsidiary entities, and serves exclusively the Dutch market.

Name

Coöperatie desamentafel, van zorg naar leven

Legal name

Coöperatie desamentafel

Website

https://desamentafel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coöperatie desamentafel is a Dutch cooperative of approximately 13 independent advisors who deliver dialogue facilitation, moral reflection, advisory, and interim management services to healthcare, welfare, and municipal organizations in the Netherlands, anchored in a manifesto-driven 'from care to life' practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoevelaken

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory and consulting services: Individual samentafelaars work as independent advisors, consultants, program managers, coaches, and interim executives serving healthcare, welfare, and government organizations. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, workshops, coaching, facilitation of moral reflection sessions, and transformation programs.
2. Moral reflection facilitation (Moreel beraad): Desamentafel members offer moral reflection sessions (moreel beraad) as a structured dialogue methodology to healthcare organizations, addressing ethical dilemmas and values-based decision-making.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coöperatie desamentafel is a Dutch cooperative of independent advisors (samentafelaars) who deliver transformation advisory, coaching, interim management, and facilitation services to healthcare, welfare, and local government organizations. Its core offerings include facilitated Samentafel dialogue sessions, Moreel Beraad (moral deliberation), the Waardenladder values-identification tool, and the Transformatiespel workshop, all centered on shifting organizations from system-driven care to life-centered approaches.

Product overview

Coöperatie desamentafel, van zorg naar leven is a cooperative that offers facilitation services, methodologies, and content initiatives centered on transforming the healthcare, welfare, and local sectors from institutional care toward life-centered approaches. Its core offering is the Samentafel (dialogue table) — facilitated dialogue sessions — supported by a guiding manifesto. Key methodologies include De Waardenladder (a values-clarification card tool for dementia care, developed with LUMC and funded by ZonMw) and Moreel Beraad (moral deliberation sessions). The cooperative also produces content through blogs, newsletters, the Barm-Hart podcast, the Dat Ene Boek book club series, and workshops such as the Transformatiespel. Individual samentafelaars additionally provide advisory, programme management, and interim governance services. The cooperative is not a software product company and does not offer a platform, API, or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Samentafel (Dialogue Table) Facilitation Facilitated dialogue sessions (Samentafels) bringing together stakeholders from healthcare, welfare, and local government sectors to discuss and address systemic challenges, embodying the cooperative's philosophy of working together to transform care toward life.
• Moreel Beraad (Moral Deliberation) Facilitated moral reflection sessions guided by trained samentafelaars (gespreksleider moreel beraad), using Aristotelian dialogue methods to help teams examine moral dimensions of decisions, explore underlying values, and build mutual understanding.
• De Waardenladder (The Values Ladder) A card-based tool developed with LUMC and supported by ZonMw to identify and prioritize values for care recipients with dementia, enabling care teams to make values-based decisions; being expanded to other target groups such as VG and NAH.
• Advisory, Program/Project Management, and Interim Governance Services Advisory, programme management, and interim governance services for healthcare and welfare organizations undergoing transformation, delivered by individual samentafelaars based on their professional expertise.
• Transformatiespel (Transformation Game) Workshop A gamified workshop facilitated by Nathalie Gispen (GispenEffect) that uses a game board to guide participants through life challenges, encouraging reflection on personal and professional transformation.
• Barm-Hart Podcast A podcast series on mercy/compassion (barmhartigheid) created by samentafelaars John van den Hout and Ron van Es, exploring themes of vulnerability and care from a life-centered perspective.
• Manifest van Zorg naar Leven (Manifesto from Care to Life) A guiding manifesto outlining principles for transitioning from institutional care to life-centered approaches, addressing sustainability, civil disobedience, trust, proximity, reflection, responsibility, independence, and integrity.
• Blogs and Newsletters (Blogs en Nieuwsbrieven) Articles, blogs, and newsletter communications written by samentafelaars covering societal issues, the cooperative's themes, and personal reflections on the Van Zorg naar Leven movement.
• Dat Ene Boek (This One Book) Book Club An ongoing book club series where samentafelaars share reflections on books relevant to care transformation, personal growth, and societal change.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Waardenladder (Values Ladder) enables teams to develop a values profile for a care recipient in approximately 15 minutes, increasing knowledge of the resident and improving team consistency.
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Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LUMC (Leiden University Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023LUMC collaborated with desamentafel (specifically Peter Hoekstra) and participants of learning networks on a multi-year research project resulting in the Waardenladder instrument for identifying and prioritizing values of care recipients with dementia. Supported by ZonMw funding.
• High SelectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNouschka Haven is Partner at High Select and also serves as a samentafelaar. Desamentafel's headquarters are co-located at High Select's facility in Hoevelaken. Nouschka also coordinates Samentafel bookings at High Select's premises.
• Ladies' Circle NederlandminorOthersNouschka Haven serves as Treasurer at Ladies' Circle Nederland in addition to her role as Ontplooier (samentafelaar) and Partner at High Select.
• GispenEffect (Nathalie Gispen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNathalie Gispen of GispenEffect has facilitated the Transformatiespel (Transformation Game) workshop at open Samentafel events twice, using a game-based approach to facilitate personal reflection and transformation.
• Austerlitz ZorgtminorOthersReferenced by Charles Laurey as a model example of community-based care (solidariteit 2.0), demonstrating how local communities can organize care outside institutional settings.
• Binnentuin Hof Lindebeek (Stevensbeek)minorOthersDries Oosterhof and his wife live in this residential community of 27 residents (ages 23-75) in Stevensbeek, Brabant, organized around three pillars: living in connection, caring living environment, and green/sustainable living. This community serves as a living example of the 'Van zorg naar leven' philosophy.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG: Big Four professional services firm with a large healthcare advisory practice in the Netherlands. KPMG advises hospitals, insurers, and government on transformation, operating at much greater scale than Desamentafel but in the same buyer universe.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm with a dedicated healthcare practice serving providers, payers, and public systems. It competes for the same Dutch and European healthcare transformation mandates as Desamentafel but at significantly greater scale.
• Bain & Company: Global management consultancy with a healthcare practice serving providers and systems. Bain competes for healthcare transformation mandates in Europe and represents the established-incumbent category Desamentafel competes against.
• Deloitte: Big Four firm with a global healthcare practice serving providers, payers, and public-sector health clients. Deloitte is a broad incumbent that competes with Desamentafel for large healthcare transformation work in the Netherlands.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global consulting firm with a large healthcare practice advising providers, payers, and governments on strategy and operations. BCG is a broad incumbent competing for large Dutch and European care-transformation engagements.

Direct peers

• BeBright: Dutch advisory firm focused on innovation and transformation in healthcare and life sciences. BeBright works with providers and government on care innovation — closely aligned with Desamentafel's mission to shift Dutch care from 'zorg' to 'leven'.
• Gupta Strategists: Dutch strategy consulting firm focused on healthcare. It advises providers, insurers, and government on cost, quality, and strategy — the same Dutch healthcare buyers Desamentafel serves with its transformation advisory.
• Significant: Dutch strategy and innovation consultancy with a strong healthcare practice. Significant works with care providers and government on transformation programs, overlapping directly with Desamentafel's advisory offering to Dutch healthcare and welfare organizations.
• Vintura: Dutch management consultancy specializing in the healthcare and life sciences sector. Vintura advises hospitals, care providers, and government bodies on strategy and transformation, making it a directly comparable specialist advisory firm operating in the same Dutch care-transformation market.

Others

• High Select: Dutch interim executive and talent firm co-located with Desamentafel in Hoevelaken. Samentafelaar Nouschka Haven is also a Partner at High Select, making it a partner/enabler rather than a competitor — adjacent to the cooperative's ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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