Today’s applied design researchers are where the action is. They have always operated as a catalyst of change: propelling and steering design and society into brighter futures. But now, more than ever, design researchers teamup with a broad range of stakeholders to get things done. They surround themselves …

What are the lessons that applied design researchers can take away from this book? What suggestions and recommendations can be derived from the experiences presented in the preceding chapters? On the one hand, it is clear that working with Living Labs offers unique opportunities to address some of society’s …

Experimental learning and innovation environments, such as living labs, field labs, and urban innovation labs, are increasingly used to connect multi-stakeholders in envisioning, creating, experimenting, learning, and trying out novel responses to diverse societal challenges. With designers facilitating …

Designers are increasingly collaborating with various stakeholders to address complex societal challenges. These challenges often require a codesign approach, where differ-ent actors with diverse perspectives and experiences unite to explore innovative ave-nues for change. Such collaboration requires …

Design academics struggle in effectively reaching out to design practice, while design practitioners have difficulties in appropriating academic output. In their turn, design practitioners create new local knowledge that may not be recognised (as such) by design academics. This situation is seen as suboptimal …

We kijken terug op het tweede jaar van het SPRONG Expertisenetwerk Systemisch Co-Design (ESC). In het eerste jaar hebben we gebouwd aan ons programmateam en ons partnernetwerk. In het tweede jaar zijn we vanuit de opgedane inzichten en gedeelde expertise aan de slag gegaan en hebben we een steviger (leer)programma …

There is an urgent need to engage with deep leverage points in sustainability transformations—fundamental myths, paradigms, and systems of meaning making—to open new collective horizons for action. Art and creative practice are uniquely suited to help facilitate change in these deeper transformational …

Experimental Learning and Innovation Environments, such as Living Labs, Field Labs, and Urban Innovation Labs, are increasingly used to connect multi-stakeholders in envisioning, creating, experimenting, learning, and trying out novel responses to diverse societal challenges. With designers facilitating …

De Wijkgroenagenda's gaan uit van de wensen en de mogelijkheden van bewoners. De stap zetten van groen denken naar groen doen wordt gestimuleerd. De uitdaging ligt in het betrekken van moeilijk bereikbare doelgroepen. In het Arnhemse Broek is, samen met het RIBW, de inzet van bewoners als rolmodellen …

De Zaanse Kleurenbuurt is een woonwijk uit de 60'er jaren met vooral grote galerijflats. Tweederde van de bewoners heeft een migratieachtergrond. Hoe kunnen bewoners van zeventig nationaliteiten betrokken worden bij hun leefomgeving én bij elkaar?De Factsheet is onderdeel van het CoE Groenproject 'Natuurinclusief …