This paper describes the approach used to identify elderly people’s needs and attitudes towards applying ambient sensor systems for monitoring daily activities in the home. As elderly are typically unfamiliar with such ambient technology, interactive tools for explicating sensor monitoring –an interactive …

The KPN group is a major international telecom and IT company in the Benelux. KPN introduced The New Way of Working (TNWW) in 2008 in its organisation. As a result of TNWW, employees at KPN can be found in different primary office locations, even though they have to work together. To make sure employees …

More and more local bottom-up energy initiatives are emerging. Those involved encounter many barriers during the realization of their ideas. As the generation of renewable energy is mostly included, these local initiatives contribute to the targets set at regional, national & EU level. At the same time, …

Doel: de instellingen nemen kennis van TK en proberen de TK principes vorm te geven in hun workshops. Wie: De instellingen zijn Scheepvaartmuseum, St Groninger Kerken, Muziektheater en Eise Eisingamuseum. De respectievelijke onderwerpen zijn voorlopig: scheepvaart en geschiedenis, architectuur, toonhoogte …

Hintergrund: Die Nasalierungsmethode ist eine besondere Resonanzmethode, die durch Johannes Pahn zur Prävention und Behandlung von Stimmstörungen entwickelt wurde. Die Methode wurde vor allem 1978 in den Niederlanden durch Workshops und Kursen von Pahn eingeführt. In Deutschland scheint die Methode weniger …

The project Rhythm for Life has had a parallel project in Groningen, with the projects Learning to play an instrument at an elderly age and Creative workshops for the elderly. These were carried out in Groningen at the PCC in the framework of the research line HAMA of the research group LLMA. The second …

Presentation ‘Healthy Ageing through Music and the Arts’, EU Intensive Project Schools of Health Care/Social Studies, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, 1/2/2012

2.1 Background and Objective This research explores the Housemothers' vision on care at the Assessment Center of World Hope International, where they provide aftercare for victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. World Hope International, a Christian relief and development organization (founded in the …

Hoofdstuk 4 in Supportgericht werken in de Wmo In de Wmo-werkplaats Utrecht is de afgelopen jaren een ‘Wmo Kenniskring Presentie, Kwartiermaken en Support’ actief geweest. Deze lerende gemeenschap bestond uit professionals, ervaringsdeskundigen, docenten en onderzoekers. De kenniskring heeft door middel …

Sociale innovatie kan bedrijven in het MKB een enorme boost geven. Maar de kennis die daarvoor nodig is, ontbreekt in veel bedrijven. Mijn Bedrijf 2.0 brengt MKB-ondernemingen in de regio Utrecht in contact met kennisinstellingen die wel beschikken over die kennis, zoals universiteiten, hogescholen, …