In large organizations, innovation activities often take place in separate departments, centers, or studios. These departments aim to produce prototypes of solutions to the problems of operational business owners. However, too often these concepts remain in the prototype stage: they are never implemented …

This thesis assignment is written for Apollo Motorhome Holidays, Australia. The thesis is about advising an online review management for the client since it is facing a poor online reputation due to the high amount of negative reviews. 

Procrastination is a big problem among students. Several studies show that 38% to 95% of the students procrastinate (Ackermann & Gross, 2005; Ellis & Knaus, 1977 in Janssen & Carton, 1999; Özer & Saçkes, 2011; Schouwenburg, 1992; Schraw, Wadkins & Olafson, 2007; Strunk, Cho, Steele & Bridges, 2013). …

The municipality of Bergen op Zoom is assuming to overlook climate change problems and possibilities. They are missing knowledge on how to deal with a dry period. This is the reason of the requested for a research on the drought problematic. They want to know how different departments and inhabitants …

This document explains the creation of a data collection application prototype for wound photos, which will support the automation of the wound care process. It includes the description of a process, created designs and an explanation of the realization of the application. The design and realization …

This research paper and graduation assignment investigate creating a programming framework for the GameLab Oost company to streamline and improve their prototype programming process. The assignment uses the design thinking research method to explore the problem, empathize with the target audience, prototype …

This graduation research thesis is written following the assignment conducted at the Own Greenscompany to write a protocol for the use of increased concentrations of CO2 for the production oftheir crops. As a result of writing that protocol, it was researched what these effects of increased CO2concentrations …

Closed loop or ‘circular’ production systems known as Circular Economy and Cradle to Cradle represent a unique opportunity to radically revise the currently wasteful system of production. One of the challenges of such systems is that circular products need to be both produced locally with minimum environmental …

Water pollution by arsenic (As) is a problem in many areas of the world for both ecology and humans. To remove arsenic from surface water an environmental-friendly method called phytoremediation could be used. This method includes the usage of plants to accumulate toxins from any environmental soil, …

In the Silicon Venturing Rotterdam Innovation Lab (SVR), the students set up a student innovation company alongside the hospital. This venture is coached by RUAS tutors in close consultation with the contact person at the hospital. The “free” and challenging setup of the Innovation Lab offers the students …