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Lendering, K.T. (author), Sebastian, Antonia (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)Floods are the costliest and deadliest weather-related disaster globally. With higher population density in flood prone areas, increased urban development, and projected climate impacts, the frequency and severity of flooding in Europe is predicted to rise. While permanent flood defences have been shown to be more economically effective and...abstract 2017
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Ramadhan, Hakim Agung (author)In a traditional view, innovation is seen as a silver bullet to bring well-being to society. However, various reports seem to prove that this assumption is no longer valid. Almost always, the adverse impacts of innovation endorse that innovation is no longer a sole province of innovators. In many areas, innovations interact with stakeholders...master thesis 2017
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de Jong, Eduard (author)<b>Introduction: </b>The context of mobility is changing rapidly and new mobility solutions are gaining momentum. Ford is expanding towards an auto and a mobility company and experiments with offering mobility solutions. These experiments should help Ford in discovering emerging opportunities. Traditional product development is not suitable for...master thesis 2017
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Sicotte, Hélène (author), De Serres, Andrée (author), Ménard, Virginie (author), Delerue, Hélène (author)Like activity-based workspaces, innovative spaces are deemed to be efficient and flexible, but they are most often called upon to support collaborative and creative team work instead of individual whom sometime will work in a team. Our research objective is to further explore the links between the project team and its space to identify...conference paper 2017
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Steen, K.Y.G. (author), van Bueren, Ellen (author)Urban living labs have become a popular phenomenon in today’s cities. The Living Lab approach would provide real life research with its multiple stakeholders in a co-innovating inclusive setting, crucial in creating metropolitan solutions with impact, that will be adopted smoothly and swiftly by all involved, and thus help achieve prosperous...report 2017
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van der Sijde, Jelrik (author)Housing affordability is a growing problem in the Netherlands. Approximately 15% of all households has a housing cost overburden rate (i.e. spending more than 40% of the household’s disposable income on the total housing expenses). This research explores a new way to contribute to housing affordability. Dwelling-generated revenue is introduced...master thesis 2017
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Wesselman, D.N. (author)This integrated master thesis presents the outcomes of a research conducted to obtain a double master degree of the masters Strategic Product Design and Science Communication. The research focusses on the communication and collaboration between the engineering and a remote production department in during the ship production phase. A...master thesis 2017
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van der Kooij, B.J.G. (author)The concept of the General Purpose Technology (GPT) of the late 1990s is a culmination of many evolutionairy views in innovation-thinking. By definition the GPT considers the technical, social, and economic effects of meta-technologies like steam-technology and electric technology. This paper uses Schumpeter’s concept of ’cluster on innovations’...working paper 2017
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Mlecnik, E. (author), Straub, A. (author), Haavik, T. (author)On average 64 % of the dwellings in Europe are owner-occupied. Although there is an enormous potential to reduce their energy use and hence CO2 emissions, the current average renovation rate is just around 1,2 %. The development of one-stop-shops is expected to increase the market uptake of home renovation. Developing emerging frontrunner...conference paper 2017
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Price, R.A. (author), Straker, Karla (author)As the boundaries of the design profession expand so must the research paradigms scaffolding them. This paper explores two trans-disciplinary PhD research projects - both broadly aimed at exploring design value in business. The first case study reports on the implementation of the design-led innovation within an airport corporation. The second...journal article 2017
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Boekel, R.C. (author)Historically, nanotechnology faces the same challenges that every new, emerging and science-based industry faces. The transfer of viable knowledge from science to market needs to be bridged better. To enhance this transfer, a methodology is designed which integrates engineering design and subject-action-object (SAO) based text mining to find,...master thesis 2016
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Aerts, W.F. (author)The project’s assigment was to outline a strategy for BMC Switzerland AG, a Swiss performance bicycle manufacturer, on how to develop ‘digital’ product services- and capabilities. In consultation with the company, the project has focussed specifically on product-monitoring- and maintenance applications and the development of cloud services for...master thesis 2016
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Van Merle, S. (author)Travelling has the ability to gives us freedom to discover our surroundings in a spontaneously manner. However, struggles and frustration during travelling can cause many difficulties to reach this state of mind. In the current travel situation, we have to bring our luggage from our departure place to a transfer hub. After arriving at the...master thesis 2016
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Brockhus, S. (author)Employee engagement and stakeholder integration have become critical factors in today’s businesses due to more and more complex products. The IT Innovation management team at Volkswagen Financial Services AG strives to inform and engage stakeholders in their process. What is the best way to do so? How do we inform and engage the Business Key...master thesis 2016
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Van Dort, L. (author)To meet all of these requirements, this paper proposes a “raise-up” as a solution: “An adolescent organisation, designed to explore and scale a business model”. Put differently, this “raise-up” bridges the valley of death and enables the corporate to exploit radical innovations. “Raise-ups” are created to exploit a unique market opportunity that...master thesis 2016
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Boute, S.E.Z. (author)With the growing amount of passengers, airlines and airports in the aviation industry nowadays, airports are constantly trying to differentiate themselves in the market. To accomplish this differentiation, there is an increasing focus on the passenger experience. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AAS) currently experiences capacity problems that...master thesis 2016
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Consuegra, S.C. (author)The inland shipping industry could improve its environmental performance by applying environmental innovations. However, the industry is very diverse and there is a wide variety of technical, operational and logistical innovations. To find which innovations are most suitable for a fast-, cost- and effort effective adoption by the IWT industry,...master thesis 2016
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Van der Kooij, L.A.L. (author)The mission statement of KLM claims it wants to become the most ‘customer-centric, innovative and efficient European network carrier’, emphasizing the importance of innovation in the corporates’ long-term strategy. Becoming truly innovative requires KLM to unlock all its innovation potential of their employees to secure that all internal...master thesis 2016
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Nieuwsma, G.T. (author)The port of Rotterdam is the largest port of Europe. Each year, approximately 140,000 vessels heading for the port of Rotterdam. To maintain Europe’s number one port, innovation is crucial. Innovation concerns change, which causes a substantial shift in mind-set and tasks for the traditional port worker, especially on operational level....master thesis 2016