Within the Centre of Expertise Creative Innovation, artistic practices are used to address societal challenges — ranging from creative methods in education to artistic oeuvres centered on social themes. The publication ‘Testing the Waters: The Value of Artistic Practices for Societal Challenges’ explores …

Thrips are one of the most challenging pests in agricultural crops, including Chrysanthemum. In this study we tested via two plant assays whether solutionscontaining sticky rice germ oil (RGO) droplets could effectively trap thrips andlower thrips damage on Chrysanthemum. Trefwoorden: biomimicry, duurzame …

In deze tijden van een groeiende wereldpopulatie is een grotere, betrouwbare voedselproductie steeds belangrijker. Hydroponische teelt, waarbij gewassen geteeld worden op water, helpt hierbij door optimaal gebruik te maken van beschikbare oppervlaktes. Echter, er is nog weinig bekend over de precieze …

This research conducts a meticulous examination of the determinants influencing dividend payout dynamics among firms listed on the Korean Stock Exchange (KSE) from 1995 to 2021, a period characterized by profound economic fluctuations. By leveraging a dynamic panel data model and the Generalized Method …

This paper introduces the Feral Map, an open online map that brings together different creative practices questioning the dominant extractive, technocentric rendering and legitimising of particular algorithmic futures. Building on its initial development drawn upon open urban tree data, it invites people …

This research investigates the factors influencing the capital structure of 271 non-financial firms listed on the Korean Stock Exchange (KSE) over a broad period from 1995 to 2021, encompassing both stable and crisis conditions. Employing a dynamic panel data model and the generalized method of moments …

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 …

We share insights from our practice-based experimentation with ‘feral’ ways of sensemaking in the context of creative transformational practices. Drawing on three art and design research projects, we discuss how feral ways–open-ended, spontaneous, welcoming indeterminacy – may foster more-than-human …

In this paper, we share insights from our creative practice-based experimentation with ‘feral’ ways of stimulating eco-social change. Drawing on our experiences with three practice-based research projects – Open Forest, Cyano Automaton, and Open Urban Forest – we discuss how feral ways may foster more-than-human …

This book provides insight into an ambitious project to re-invent the educational method practiced at NHL Stenden. The predecessors used different ap­proaches to the delivery of education. One of them used Competency-Based Education, whilst the other practiced Problem-Based Learning. The choi­ce to combine …