Some of the most striking accounts of the inventive power of imagination come from former prisoners who have spent time in solitary confinement. In these testimonies, they relate how their imaginative capacity enabled them to keep their sanity, even in the most arduous circumstances. Somehow they managed …

In a recent official statement, Google highlighted the negative effects of fake reviews on review websites and specifically requested companies not to buy and users not to accept payments to provide fake reviews (Google, 2019). Also, governmental authorities started acting against organisations that …

Biomimicry is an emerging discipline that seeks nature’s advice and brings diverse stakeholders together to create designs that emulate the way nature functions, not just the way it looks. The field itself is a multidisciplinary endeavor, yet biomimicry educators frequently work alone. Pedagogical methods …

Artikel op basis van de keynote gegeven op de 28e EAS conferentie in maart 2021.

In veel definities van creativiteit wordt creatief denken beschouwd als iets dat zich enkel in het hoofd afspeelt, zonder dat de rol van het lichaam en de omgeving wordt meegenomen. Door deze eenzijdige definitie van creatief denken te hanteren blijven kansen liggen om in verschillende vakken op de basisschool …

Critical reflection, addressing students’ attitude, beliefs and values related to pressing topics in the world, plays a crucial role in developing ethical sensitiveness and critical design literacy in design education. Critical reflection is provoked by discussing self-made photos, as is demonstrated …

The Institute of Network Cultures and the Learning Community Critical Making are proud to present the Post-Precarity Zine, a toolbox for beginning artists. Times have changed. The art world and the creative economy are no longer the ones we used to know. The digital economy, the pandemic, and the cuts …

Artikel in Boekman over het belang van dialogische relaties in de kunsten naast aanbod- en vraaggerichte relaties.

Keynote over amateurkunst tijdens symposium ‘Waar is de Amateurkunstsector in 2030?’, Keunstwurk Leeuwarden, NL

Abstract: This study sought to provide insight into how art activities influence the well-being of long-term care residents, and how artists and caregivers collaborate in offering these activities. In two long-term care facilities for people with dementia and one for older people with chronic psychiatric …