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Leaps

Leaps

Leaps

Welcome to LEAPs (Leading Ecosystem Action Projects), turning the State of Dutch Tech 2026's decisive action into long-term results.

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LEAP topic: Future Builders Education

LEAP topic: Future Builders Education

Status:
Sprint 1 (Initialisation)

The Netherlands faces a rapidly changing economy, yet our educational system still prepares students for the jobs of yesterday. If we want to secure our future as an innovation leader, we cannot wait until university to foster an entrepreneurial mindset. We must empower our youth to become creators and builders from primary school onwards.

Mission

Ambition

By 2030, we will have structurally embedded creating, building, and entrepreneurship into the Dutch education system. Starting with the Builders Day pilot across 10 schools, we are developing a scalable blueprint to teach children how to think like builders from day one. This is not just an educational project. This is fundamental ecosystem engineering.

The Unknown Future

65%

65%

65%

65%

The number of primary school children who will work in jobs that do not yet exist today.

The number of primary school children who will work in jobs that do not yet exist today.

Ages 9-11

Ages 9-11

Ages 9-11

The Crucial Window

The Crucial Window

The Crucial Window

The Crucial Window

The peak developmental phase for building a resilient and entrepreneurial mindset.

The peak developmental phase for building a resilient and entrepreneurial mindset.

18 Years

18 Years

18 Years

Too Late to Build

Too Late to Build

Too Late to Build

Too Late to Build

Waiting until university to teach an entrepreneurial mindset fails.

Waiting until university to teach an entrepreneurial mindset fails.

Prepare every child for a constantly changing future.

Prepare every child for a constantly changing future.

Prepare every child for a constantly changing future.

Prepare every child for a constantly changing future.

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community ask

Do you know a builder school?

Do you know a builder school?

We are engineering the foundational mindset for our future economy. We want to do this together. If you know of successful communities, initiatives, or schools already working on a builders mindset or early entrepreneurship, please share them with us. Help us collect the educational blueprints that already work.

We are engineering the foundational mindset for our future economy. We want to do this together. If you know of successful communities, initiatives, or schools already working on a builders mindset or early entrepreneurship, please share them with us. Help us collect the educational blueprints that already work.

Live Roadmap

Sprint Timeline 2026

2

3

4

Sprint 1

Initialisation

12 Feb - 16 Apr

Completed

Sprint 2

Foundation

16 Apr - 30 Jun

In Progress

Sprint 3

Scale

30 Jun - 29 Oct

Upcoming

Sprint 4

Impact

29 Oct - 12 Feb

Upcoming

Live Roadmap

Sprint Timeline 2026

Sprint 3

Scale

30 Jun - 29 Oct

Upcoming

Sprint 4

Impacy

29 Oct - 12 Feb

Upcoming

Sprint 1

Initialisation

12 Feb - 16 Apr

Completed

Sprint 2

Foundation

16 Apr - 30 Jun

In Progress

Live Roadmap

Sprint Timeline 2026

2

3

4

Sprint 1

Initialisation

12 Feb - 16 Apr

Completed

Sprint 2

Foundation

16 Apr - 30 Jun

In Progress

Sprint 3

Scale

30 Jun - 29 Oct

Upcoming

Sprint 4

Impact

29 Oct - 12 Feb

Upcoming

LEAP Owners: Jurgen Nieuwenhuijsen, Lusanne Tehupuring

Sprint Lead: Leonne Dieleman

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Let’s take more risks together to invest in those magnificent Dutch growth gems.

Let’s take more risks together to invest in those magnificent Dutch growth gems.

Rob Jetten, Prime Minister-Designate and Party Leader D66

Rob Jetten, Prime Minister-Designate and Party Leader D66

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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What are LEAPs?

LEAPs (Leading Ecosystem Action Projects) are the execution arm of the State of Dutch Tech. They are active, gated working groups where founders, investors, and policymakers collaborate to turn the ecosystem's biggest friction points into tangible solutions.

How were LEAPS formed?

How do I join a working group?

Is this open to the public?

What happens inside a LEAP workspace?

What are LEAPs?

LEAPs (Leading Ecosystem Action Projects) are the execution arm of the State of Dutch Tech. They are active, gated working groups where founders, investors, and policymakers collaborate to turn the ecosystem's biggest friction points into tangible solutions.

How were LEAPS formed?
How do I join a working group?
Is this open to the public?
What happens inside a LEAP workspace?