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Tusveld, Frederik (author)In recent years, development of a concept from the mid- 1970's has led to the emergence of Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES). Currently the AWES sector encompasses dozens of companies that are developing a range of concepts of, more or less automated, flying wings attached to a tether which convert wind energy to electricity. At the time of...master thesis 2020
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Cieślikowska, Joanna (author)A platform for the exchange of skills and knowledge in both local and global scale is located in the context of very highly educated people of various backgrounds, driven by ambition to develop their knowledge and careers. Talent machine supports the next step in the development of Northeast Midtown ensuring its future well-being and enhancing...master thesis 2020
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Reurik, Marianne (author)Many nutrition education programmes currently face issues with implementation at schools. Little is known about causes for these issues. Research has shown that implementation of innovations like nutrition education programmes is influenced by adoption which in turn is affected by a multitude of determinants. The first objective of this thesis...master thesis 2020
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Peck, David (author)This report presents the findings from a review of more than one hundred Research & Innovation (R&I) projects under EU Framework programmes FP6 and FP7, dealing with a range of circularity considerations related to product design, manufacturing, use and after-use. Nine independent experts analysed these projects, brought in their own...report 2020
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Spruit, S. (author), de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Pieters, W. (author)Individuals are regularly made responsible for risks they wish to take: one can consent to processing of personal data, and decide what to buy based on risk information on product labels. However, both large-scale processing of personal data and aggregated product choices may carry collective risks for society. In such situations, governance...journal article 2020
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Thoring, K.C. (author), Mueller, Roland M. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Badke-Schaub, P.G. (author)The term “creative space” describes a relatively recent phenomenon of innovative workplace design. Such creative workspaces are becoming popular in industry and academia. However, the impact of specific spatial design decisions on creativity and innovation is not yet fully understood. This paper provides an overview of state-of-the-art research...review 2020
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Adjodha, Sharwan (author)In the coming decades, more frequent and more extensive climate disasters such as coastal and river floods, droughts, extreme weather, and wildfires can be expected worldwide. Innovations will be required to face this grand challenge. The BRIGAID project developed a methodology consisting of a Test- and Implementation Framework and a set of...master thesis 2019
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Wang, Yuxiang (author)This is a 5-month master graduation project in collaboration with Praxa Sense to design the next generation Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis device. A long-term (more than one month) continuous, off-hospital diagnosis device is designed with the focus on user experience and diagnosis accuracy. There are several phases in this project including...master thesis 2019
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van Dijken, Tim (author)Packaging plastics account for the majority of the household waste plastics. These plastics can be divided into a number of types of plastics, namely PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, EPS and others. However, many plastic packages consist of different types of plastics and are often contaminated, therefore these plastics end up in the mixed plastics....master thesis 2019
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Klitsie, J.B. (author), Price, R.A. (author), de Lille, C.S.H. (author)Companies are organised to fulfil two distinctive functions: efficient and resilient exploitation of current business and parallel exploration of new possibilities. For the latter,<br/>companies require strong organisational infrastructure such as team compositions and functional structures to ensure exploration remains effective. This paper...conference paper 2019
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van Loon-Steensma, J.M. (author), Vellinga, Pier (author)This article describes and analyzes the reintroduction of the “wide green dike” in the Netherlands. It is a noteworthy example of implementation of an innovation in long-term strategic delta planning. The Dutch Delta Program was central herein. Pursuing its ambition to make the Netherlands climate-proof, the Delta Program invited a diverse set...journal article 2019
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Jonkmans, Anna (author)Today’s business environment is highly dynamic, uncertain and unpredictable. Leading corporates that used to be long-time leaders of their industry are being disrupted by new, digitally enabled business models of relatively small start-ups.<br/>Traditionally AH’s competitors are other supermarkets that offer similar value<br/>propositions. In...master thesis 2018
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Beijers, Rolien (author)Background: There is an increasing need for structured methods that encourage effective knowledge sharing and collaborations at the working floor to implement innovation strategies, especially in case of employer - employee relationships. <br/><br/>Objective: This research (master thesis) focused on knowledge sharing on the work floor during...master thesis 2018
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van Dijk, Sal (author)It is a given that the world changes. A changing world means that the problems society faces change too. Solving these problems has become more complex, and will so even more in the future. Increasingly, designers are the ones expected to be the ones to solve them. To that end, new design methods need to be devised to support designers in...master thesis 2018
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Tauro, Flavia (author), Selker, J.S. (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author), Abrate, Tommaso (author), Uijlenhoet, R. (author), Porfiri, Maurizio (author), Manfreda, Salvatore (author), Caylor, Kelly (author), Moramarco, Tommaso (author), Benveniste, Jerome (author), Ciraolo, Giuseppe (author), Estes, Lyndon (author), Domeneghetti, Alessio (author), Perks, Matthew T. (author), Corbari, Chiara (author), Rabiei, Ehsan (author), Ravazzani, Giovanni (author), Bogena, Heye (author), Harfouche, Antoine (author), Brocca, Luca (author), Maltese, Antonino (author), Wickert, Andy (author), Tarpanelli, Angelica (author), Good, Stephen (author), Lopez Alcala, Jose Manuel (author), Petroselli, Andrea (author), Cudennec, Christophe (author), Blume, Theresa (author), Hut, R.W. (author), Grimaldi, Salvatore (author)To promote the advancement of novel observation techniques that may lead to new sources of information to help better understand the hydrological cycle, the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) established the Measurements and Observations in the XXI century (MOXXI) Working Group in July 2013. The group comprises a...journal article 2018
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Klitsie, J.B. (author), Price, R.A. (author), de Lille, C.S.H. (author)In order to become more innovative, corporations are increasingly turning to design-driven innovation capabilities. These capabilities are dynamic: they influence the way companies run their business and how companies create, capture and deliver value. Building design capabilities has proven difficult, given the tacit nature of design practice...conference paper 2018
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den Heijer, A.C. (author), Curvelo Magdaniel, F.T.J. (author)In the global knowledge economy, attracting and retaining talent is the most important mutual goal of universities and cities. They work together in the worldwide competition for talent. The locations of universities play an important role in the competitive profile of cities and regions because they concentrate this human capital....book chapter 2018
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Ooms, Ward (author), Werker, C. (author), Caniëls, Marjolein (author)The proximity framework serves to analyse and understand how collaborations form and develop over time, and how these affect innovation and learning. The framework has inspired and informed empirical studies in several contexts, contributing to our understanding of the dynamics of dyadic collaborations, industrial clusters and districts, and...journal article 2018
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Hoogewerf, Liselotte (author)Context - After the recession of 2008, the real estate market is picking up again. Amongst others due to the urbanisation and the increasing world population the real estate demand is growing. However, the current scarcity of workforce in the construction industry might become a huge issue in the future. In order to deal with the future real...master thesis 2017
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Dietz, Suzanne (author)With the help of a qualitative case study and existing literature from scientific fields like social sciences, psychology, policy studies, and innovation studies a research framework was compiled for studying imagination as a driving force for innovation fueled by its social context. A try-out of this research framework suggested the result of...master thesis 2017