BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Inaugural lecture prof.dr.ir. F.E. Six METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261009T154500 DTEND:20261009T171500 DTSTAMP:20261009T154500 UID:inaugural-lecture-prof-dr-ir-f@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260924T210550 LOCATION:Main building VU, 1105, Aula, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam SUMMARY:Inaugural lecture prof.dr.ir. F.E. Six X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Governing on the bas is of trust: naïve or necessary?

Governing on the basis of trust is often seen as naïve and unrealistic. People who s ay this see trust as doing nothing and letting go. That form of trust is indeed naïve. Professor of Trust-based Public Governance Frédé rique Six shows that governing on the basis of trust is necessary for today's often complex social tasks. Trust is quite hard work, especi ally on mutual relationships and mutual expectations.

Trust acts as a lubricant in social relationships and leads to better outcomes. When that trust is lacking and distrust dominates, the org anization or society gets stuck like a rusty machine. In the public d ebate, there is broad agreement that the government is currently stal led and that too much is governed by distrust. This leads to distrust in employees and clients of executive (semi) public organizations.

The challenge of governing from trust is not about lack of knowl edge of what that looks like. For centuries, well-known thinkers have been giving valid advice for good governance. The challenge lies in recognizing and acknowledging deep-seated beliefs that dominate the c urrent dynamics of governance and make distrust preferred over trust. Reviewing these assumptions is a prerequisite for sustainable govern ance based on trust. That is where the major research and impact chal lenge lies.

DESCRIPTION: Governing on the basis of trust: naïve or necessary? Governing on the basis of trust is often seen as naïve and unre alistic. People who say this see trust as doing nothing and letting g o. That form of trust is indeed naïve. Professor of Trust-based Publ ic Governance Frédérique Six shows that governing on the basis of t rust is necessary for today's often complex social tasks. Trust is qu ite hard work, especially on mutual relationships and mutual expectat ions.Trust acts as a lubricant in social relationships and l eads to better outcomes. When that trust is lacking and distrust domi nates, the organization or society gets stuck like a rusty machine. I n the public debate, there is broad agreement that the government is currently stalled and that too much is governed by distrust. This lea ds to distrust in employees and clients of executive (semi) public or ganizations.The challenge of governing from trust is not about lack o f knowledge of what that looks like. For centuries, well-known thinke rs have been giving valid advice for good governance. The challenge l ies in recognizing and acknowledging deep-seated beliefs that dominat e the current dynamics of governance and make distrust preferred over trust. Reviewing these assumptions is a prerequisite for sustainable governance based on trust. That is where the major research and impa ct challenge lies. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR