Redesigning Psychiatry: A strategic repertoire to stimulate transition in the mental healthcare sector

The mental healthcare system in the Netherlands is in dire need of anupdate. With 90,000 people on the waiting list, an urgent shortage instaff, regular occurrence of ‘incorrect’ diagnoses, and a persistentstigma on mental health, this was exactly what was on RedesigningPsychiatry’s mind (Redesigning Psychiatry, 2020). Steering clear of...

A strategy for district shopping centers in transition

Retail is in transition. District shopping centers have a hard time. Rapid developments in technology and the increasing influence of a new generation, are fundamentally changing retail in all it’s appearances. Shopping Center Schalkwijk is one of these centers that is facing a problematic future. A lot of retail areas in the Netherlands are in...

Successful strategies for ESD: Sailing on the winds of change

In a series of eight experiments on ESD (education for sustainable development) between 1991 and 2010, a range of different strategies were applied, e.g. the development of a new study program dedicated to sustainable technology, the integration of SD (sustainable development) in existing programs, the development of an ESD assessment tool ...