Due to a recent law from the Dutch cabinet (Actieplan Ammoniak) it is recently possible for pig farmers to sell their business to the state. In the Province of North Brabant, more than 300 farmers have subscribed for this rule, which means that many of the barns and farms will lose their purpose and …

In Nederland drijven steeds meer zonnepanelen op het water. Kennis omtrent het effect op de waterkwaliteit van deze zonneparken is echter beperkt. Praktijkmetingen onder de platforms zijn vaak lastig uit te voeren. Er zijn onderwaterdrones ingezet met sensoren en camera’s. Deze praktijkmetingen zijn …

When corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a sensemaking process is assessed from a corporate governance perspective, this implies that stakeholders do not only influence companies by promoting and enforcing regulations and other corporate guidelines. They also influence companies by promoting regulation …

Smart technology drives us to an alldestructive pace, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is well-founded that we started to worry. We still see technology and AI as an unstoppable future that happens to us. Is that true? We are heading for a huge change in mentality. It is necessary to limit acquired …

Even a ruler dances a dance in which (s)he is not allowed to step on toes. Moreover, it is precisely a leader who has to take into account so many factors, that his or her life is controlled by both the agenda, and the constantly emerging dynamics. It’s impossible to get more freedom than someone who …

Fresh water systems are rapidly changing and water quality is deteriorating as a result of climate change. Aquatic drones can help us understand these changes - which will be key to tackling water-related challenges ahead. The ideas presented in this article aim to inspire adaptation action – they are …

From 1478 to 1485 Desiderius Erasmus studied at the Latin school in Deventer. In 1509 he wrote his  amous work In Praise of Folly in London. In this work the goddess Folly decides to write an eulogy about herself, which she defends by saying that this is much better than the aristocrats, who pay someone …

It is argued that in the workshop-method, there 's a neurotypic bias with regard to underestimating the complexity of communication and overestimating the power of collaboration at every small step.

It is argued that pop music has long been locked up in the exploitation phase. Boring, more boring and even more boring seems to be the motto, and only extreme, as now boring monotonous hip hop from Chicago / London - called drill - in which "respect" is enforced by the real killing in quarrels between …

Local adaptations and long jumps are both inevitable in evolutionary (developmental) systems. So both perfecting, and occasionally jumping deeply into something, doing something completely different (very different career shift).