Human beings are, above all, narrative creatures, extremely sensitive to good stories. The (implicit) stories of futurologists have their own characteristic structure, when they outline what our future full of technology will look like. One element of their narrative structure is often that the speaker, …

Solomon Islands has relied on highly unsustainable industrial logging since the 1980s. While the development narrative around logging emphasizes its macro-economic importance, it structurally overlooks the impacts on local people's lives. Based on 200 qualitative interviews conducted in 25 villages and …

De coronapandemie heeft opnieuw laten zien dat we in een onderling afhankelijke wereld leven. Wat daar gebeurt, heeft hier ook een weerslag. Er is een groeiend besef dat een kritisch en empathisch bewustzijn cruciaal is voor nationale en internationale samenwerking en vrede en dat dit meer vergt dan …

Healthy Workplace conducts practice-oriented research into possible interventions to make the working environment healthier. Every year we organize a number of inspiration sessions to stimulate discussion about current topics. The 'Digitation of the Workplace' is on the agenda for this session. On the …

The research justification report shows to what extent can Trinseo strengthen company culture in a hybrid workplace post-COVID. This research topic is part of ‘Organisation & People’ theme in the Working and Management tools (TWM22-TWM23). There are five information gaps that were formulated: 1. Company …

Usually the whole is the sum of its parts (added linearly): someone is happy and travelling, so happy travelling. Someone walks across a motionless and stable bridge and thus moves forward. But when hundreds of people walk together, the bridge may start to wobble quite suddenly. Both systems - the pedestrian …

We humans have characteristics of both prey and predators. As mammals, great apes are also roughly in the middle of the food chain, although technology (fire, leverage and language) has enabled us to manoeuvre ourselves upwards on our own. Digital (mass) communication technology helps us to strengthen …

by using the design thinking method research is done to find out how audio impacts the user experience and what ways there are for the implementation of audio. A prototype, featuring an Augmented Reality will be built and used as a way of testing. The results indicate that for the implementation of audio …

Publicatie bij de rede van Feike Ruurd van der Leij, uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van de functie van lector Health & Food aan Hogeschool Inholland in Amsterdam op 11 oktober 2021

Op 11 oktober 2021 hield Feike van der Leij zijn lectorale rede als lector Health & Food bij Hogeschool Inholland. De lezing werd ingeleid door Fabian van der Horst, directeur van het domein Agri, Food & Life Sciences van Inholland. Na zijn lezing werd Feike geïnstalleerd door Huug de Deugd, portefeuillehouder …