Our current take-make-dispose economic model faces a vital challenge as it extracts resources from the natural environment at faster rates than that the natural environment can replenish. A circular economy where businesses lower their negative impact on the natural environment by transitioning towards …

In dit onderzoek volgden we, gedurende een half jaar, een groep HvA professionals om een beeld te krijgen van hoe zij hun werk, uitdagingen, onzekerheden en nieuwe mogelijkheden vormgaven tijdens de coronacrisis. We richtten ons op een zo divers mogelijke groep HvA medewerkers van verschillende leeftijden, …

Global food systems need to become more sustainable, resilient and inclusive. To accelerate this transition, there is a need for scaling innovative strategies for improved Food and Nutrition Security (FNS), particularly for the poor and marginalised. Scaling, however, is not a straightforward or value-free …

By using information technology, local governments can develop alternative forms of citizen engagement. Civic crowdfunding campaigns supported by online platforms enable citizens to participate financially in social projects and can be matched with government funding. As such, an alternative for subsidies …

The learning innovation we report in this article is an international rapid-prototyping event (48 hours) in which teams of international BSc and MSc students from two universities (Western Europe and South-East Africa, respectively) jointly designed and developed a prototype for a local small-business …

While literature and practice acknowledge the potential of service innovation as well as digitally enabled innovation processes, the diverse innovation process literature lacks a process model which combines these two aspects. This systematic literature review aims at filling this gap by analysing innovation …

House of skills (HoS) is een publiek-private samenwerking (PPS) binnen de metropoolregio Amsterdam. Hierbij zijn regionale en lokale overheden, uitvoeringsorganisaties, middelbaar en hoger beroepsonderwijs, universiteiten, kennisinstellingen, werkgevers(vertegenwoordigers) en vakbonden betrokken. Het …

Social enterprises are the organizations founded, owned, and/or managed by the social entrepreneur(s). Their organizations can take different (sometimes multiple) legal forms, such as foundations, cooperatives, or limited liability companies. Some countries introduced separate organizational forms to …

Are migrant entrepreneurs innovative with their business ideas and practices? The introduction of novel business ideas would provide migrant entrepreneurs with a cutting edge advantage against competitors, but the research about this topic is thin on the ground. I propose that the opportunity of migrant …