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Van der Kooij, B.J.G. (author)This case study is a historic analysis of the developments that resulted in the electric telegraph. It describes a fascinating development in the early nineteenth century. It is a story about communication. Long distance communication, that had already developed with the optical semaphore system created by Claude Chappe in revolutionary France....book 2015
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Van der Kooij, B.J.G. (author)This case study is a historic analysis of the developments that resulted in the electric telephone. It is a story about human communication. Long distance communication that had already developed with the electrical telegraph system created by Samuel Morse in America and Cooke & Wheatstone in Britain. But now electricity became—next to its...book 2016
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de Koning, J.I.J.C. (author)Co-creation for sustainable products and actions is a new approach to most of Vietnamese enterprises and consumers. The co-design workshop between companies and customers is an innovative way to bring them together, create mutual understanding and put the spotlight on sustainability. Through the GetGreen Vietnam project promoting sustainable...book 2017
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Curvelo Magdaniel, F.T.J. (author)The relationship between (technology) campuses and cities was a central theme in Flavia Curvelo Magdaniel’s doctoral research, which was defended and published in September 2016. During her PhD study she collected data of thirty-nine technology campuses, which has been considered worth a spin-off publication. <br/><br/>This publication contains...book 2017
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Brody, Samuel (author), Kothuis, B.L.M. (author), Lee, Yoonjeong (author)In the field of flood risk reduction, comparative international work is rare. Even more so are book-length treatments that look not only across international boundaries, but disciplines as well. Coastal Flood Risk Reduction does just that and more. This book is the most systematic, integrated, and detailed study of flooding ever produced...book chapter 2022
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Baldini, Luca (author), Calabretta, G. (author), de Lille, C.S.H. (author)In the past decades, universities’ involvement in socio-economic development, which goes along with their teaching and researching activities, has defined a new role for them in society’s ecosystem. This new role is often referred with the term of “entrepreneurial” university, whose objectives are positive societal, economic and environmental...conference paper 2017
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Goss, H. (author), Tromp, N. (author), Schifferstein, Hendrik N.J. (author)In recent years, more designers have been engaging in transitions for which design activity is used to develop innovations that steer change. However, little is known about how designers develop innovations to foster change along a desired transition path. In this short paper, we explore how designers can develop joint innovations that steer a...conference paper 2023
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Rukanova, B.D. (author), Zinner Henriksen, Helle (author), Heijmann, F. (author), Arman, S.A.A. (author), Tan, Y. (author)Whereas in market-driven situations the private parties have an interest in driving innovations towards implementation, in the case of public concerns, it is often the public concern that initiates the innovation process. The issue for the public funding agencies is then to stimulate idea generation and the process towards implementation and...conference paper 2018
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Marche, B. (author), Boly, V. (author), Ortt, J.R. (author)As a new technology impacts both the company itself and its ecosystem, the aim of this study is to visualize the influence of SME's new products on its supply chain. We adopted a case study approach to explore how products can affect the structure of a supply chain. Using data about the organization of the company and its external supply...conference paper 2016
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Matheus, R. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author)Governments are often putting their efforts in the operation and execution of existing services without having the means to innovate. Ambidexterity is the ability to operate existing services and to innovate at the same time Ambidexterity is a concept originating from organizational studies in the private sector and is hardly used in the public...conference paper 2016
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Listyaningrum, E. (author), van Geenhuizen, M.S. (author)Science and Technology Parks (STPs) have fueled many debates on their effectiveness in policies to enhance innovation and regional economic growth. Some authors put emphasis on advantages of physical proximity between on-site firms and the university, while others pay increasingly attention to benefits from social capital between the...conference paper 2019
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Rukanova, B.D. (author), Post, Suzanne (author), Tan, Y. (author), Migeotte, Jonathan (author), Slegt, Micha (author), Wong, Susana (author), Hintsa, Juha (author)Our society is facing big challenges and public organizations have a key role in addressing these, as well as providing public funding for innovation. Many innovation projects however result in a proof-of-concept and deliver initial results but experience issues with upscaling further to realize impact. In the EU, innovation networks are...conference paper 2020
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Smulders, F.E.H.M. (author), Broekhans, B. (author), Kamp, A. (author), Hellendoorn, J. (author), Welleman, J.W. (author)At Polytechnics design & engineering students are taught about state-of-the-art technical knowledge. Students become qualified engineers and learn to innovate artifacts related to their domain. Not taught is how to develop new engineering knowledge within a multidisciplinary context of stakeholders, companies and regulations. In short,...conference paper 2019
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Hoppe, T. (author), Butenko, Anna (author), Heldeweg, Michiel (author)The European energy sector is an important economic sector that is also traditionally highly regulated. With the increasing tempo in which innovations in technology and markets occur, catalysed inter alia by the energy transition and accompanied by new formats of innovation (disruptive and bottom-up), the question arises whether existing...contribution to periodical 2018
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Kar, Arpan Kumar (author), Ilavarasan, Vigneswara (author), Gupta, M. P. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author), Kothari, Ravi (author)The next step after smart cities is the creation of digital or smart nations. A digital nation requires a national transformation across diverse institutions including the urban and rural areas of a society. Besides diverse social innovation initiatives, sustainability is a key aspect, so that rather than greenfield projects, long-term...contribution to periodical 2019
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Wassink, C.H.P. (author)In many established companies the pace of innovation is low. The Non-Destructive Testing sector is an example of a sector where the pace of innovation is very slow. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) refers to the set of non-invasive activities used to determine the condition of objects or installations without causing any damage. Many of the...doctoral thesis 2012
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Van den Hende, E.A. (author)Really New Stories typically describe a use setting and a main character - the hero - who is using a really new product. In this doctoral thesis, Ellis van den Hende explains why early consumer input during the development of really new products can be remarkably frustrating to new product managers and product developers. Ellis elucidates how...doctoral thesis 2010
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Van den Noort, J.A.R. (author)Global poverty is still an ongoing problem, leading to human tragedies and various related problems. Rich nations become rich faster than the poor nations develop. As a result, despite large efforts in the development aid sector, inequality in the world has increased over the last decades and the absolute share of poor nations in a growing...doctoral thesis 2011