Tang Ping (躺平, TP), or “lying flat,” has emerged among Chinese youth as an embedded response to overwork, involution, blocked mobility, and declining confidence that sustained effort will secure adult roles and material stability. This Perspective asks what may happen when institutions and platforms …

This graduation project focuses on improving the understanding and analysis of complex business processes that are difficult to manage due to inconsistencies, lack of standardisation, and poor interoperability between systems. The project is situated in the domain of business process modelling and simulation, …

Medium-scale farms using anaerobic digestion must choose among different biogas utilization pathways, each with distinct technical and environmental implications. This study develops an integrated assessment framework that combines Aspen Plus process simulations with life cycle assessment in openLCA …

Traditional scientific research has produced valuable knowledge, yet its linear, top-down logic often fails to address the complexity of local communities. This results in a gap between knowledge and action, where interventions lack legitimacy and impact. Participatory Action Research (PAR) has emerged …

What role does leadership play in building healthy, resilient, and innovative organizations? This question lies at the heart of the WOW Leadership project, in which leadership is understood in the broadest sense: as a key enabler of Wellbeing at Work and of employees, teams, and organizations flourishing …

Power-to-X technologies play a crucial role in accelerating the energy and material transition. A key opportunity lies in integrating these systems with existing bio-based infrastructures such as anaerobic digesters, providing a reliable source of biogenic carbon. Developing effective Power-to-Methanol …

The term ‘inclusive’ is inherently complex, as it implies a division suggesting that certain voices, previously excluded, are now permitted or even expected to participate. Drawing on the philosophical work of Serres and Cavarero, in this chapter the concept of polyphony is introduced as an alternative …

Decarbonising aviation is a growing priority in global climate mitigation, yet research in this domain remains fragmented across disciplines and themes. This study offers the first comprehensive bibliometric analysis of aviation decarbonisation research over the past 25 years, using the Bibliometrix …

Blockchain has often been presented as a solution to a crisis of truth. Promising immutability, objectivity, and trust without human judgment, it is framed as a technology capable of stabilising reality itself in an age of widespread uncertainty. Yet beneath this rationalist promise lies a dense cultural …

The tourism industry is a major economic sector worldwide, significantly contributing to job creation and GDP growth. However, the rapid expansion of this industry, along with rising environmental and social concerns, underscores the critical need for sustainable strategies. This paper presents a novel …