Mapping Microplastics was a first exploratory workshop (part of the Entrepreneurship Program at HvA) with researchers and entrepreneurs to map how the public discourse on microplastics develops on Twitter. The preparation of this workshop followed a hybrid approach in three steps: preliminary mapping, …

Over the past few years the tone of the debate around climate change has shifted from sceptical to soberingly urgent as the global community has prioritised the research into solutions which will mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. So far this research has been insufficient. One of the major problems …

In the context of the participation society, roles and expectations of citizens and municipalities are vastly changing. While designers and design researchers explore the potentials of apps to empower citizens, municipalities are interested in data dashboards—accompanied by applications and community …

Dit voorjaar onderzochten heel wat buurtgenoten de speel- en sportplekken in Slotermeer voor Kijk! Een gezonde wijk. Met een mobieltje in de hand liepen mensen rond en beoordeelden als ware buurtonderzoekers de omgeving. En wat blijkt, Slotermeer doet het behoorlijk goed. De gemeten sport- en speelplekken …

Participatory data collection relies on the commitment of the participants to report data continuously, which makes providing incentives to people crucial. In this case study, we describe how we designed a web app by using different incentive mechanisms to collect participatory data for monitoring community …