Design en research zijn twee kennisgebieden met elk eigen standaarden, methoden en tradities. Applied Design Research betreft vormen van onderzoek waarbij ontwerpen een fundamenteel onderdeel vormt van het onderzoek. Het kan zich heugen op een groeiende belangstelling, ook buiten de wereld van design, …

Urban regions are confronted with huge sustainability challenges. Their future depends to a large extent on our ability to promote sustainable urban development. However, sustainability challenges in cities are inherently complex and need integrated, multidisciplinary solutions. This textbook on Smart …

Introduction The Netherlands is changing from a welfare to a participation society in which citizens themselves are responsible for their health. However, this is not accessible to every citizen, resulting in an increase in marginalized vulnerable groups, often with a migrant background with problems …

Founded in 1970, the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is the leading European academic association with a mission to advance political science.Fifty years on, ECPR is the leading scholarly society for political scientists in Europe; we have over 300 institutional members in nearly 50 …

This contribution presents three lesson activities for lower secondary education that were developed to teach system thinking in concert with subject matter. The pedagogical approach is described, leading to a practical design philosophy for lesson activities using qualitative representations. These …

This thesis aims to answer the question ‘How to create a well-optimized, photorealistic Virtual Reality learning environment in Unity to instruct users about radar maintenance, in which they feel relaxed and comfortable?’ for the client Thales. This international military contractor company is the largest …

This thesis covers the development process of a realistic representation of a news item in VR. Additionally, the thesis aims to test whether this technology can generate empathic feedback in young adults from 20 to 30 years old. Another purpose is to make recommendations for future developers who are …

In the globalized and competitive world of today, knowledge, innovation, and entrepreneurship are becoming more important, possibly even crucial for sustainable economic and social development. Since its EU 2020 strategy, the European Commission has been emphasizing the importance of education to prepare …

Naast mijn werk als lector bij Zuyd Hogeschool ben ik bij de Universiteit Maastricht en bij ouderenzorgorganisatie Sevagram werkzaam op het thema Innovatiemanagement. Omdat ik ondersteun bij het opzetten van innovatiebeleid woonde ik een cursus Design Thinking bij voor leden van het Innovatieplatform …

This online Climatecafé is a collaboration between Mölndal’s water council, Gothenburg University, Hanze Univeristy of Applied Sciences, Gothenburg Museum of Natural History, County administrative board of Västra Götaland,Water district authority of Skagerrak and Kattegat and HDK-Valand – Academy of …