Improving Document Exploration for Students as Novice Researchers During their Literature Review

Capabilities and limitation of topic modeling were explored through a literature review. A design opportunity was recognized in literature review for students as novice researchers. Interviews were held with master students to gain insight in their literature review process. Students reported issues with the process of related document...

Building mental resilience for young adults: Exploring strategies to support the wellbeing of young adults in the overwhelmed society of 2032

Mental health among young adults is in sharp decline, with over 68% of young adults in Europe reporting signs of burnout in the past year (Strava, 2021). This increasing prevalence of mental health problems among young adults, including burnout, anxiety, depression and feelings of hopelessness, has been exacerbated by factors such as the COVID...

A strategic design of a data-driven, in-vehicle service system: ‘A strategic design of a new, data-driven, in-vehicle service system for long-distance Battery Electric Vehicle trips, for Ford Motor Company’

The goal of this thesis was to design a way for Ford to provide users more value during long-distance Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) trips. Users tend to buy their vehicle for the 95th percentile of use-cases. In the Netherlands, the average amount of km driven per day is 32 km, which is easily covered by any BEV currently on the market, without...

Don't let the box out!: A holistic approach to capturing material with recycling potential in the e-commerce sector

The explosion in e-commerce has been undeniable. Our current global situation has urged the different industries to adapt the way they provide their services & products, creating a higher demand for home delivery. With 66% of Europeans claiming to have shopped online more since the initial lockdown in March 2020 and 82% planning to shop...

From Prototype to Proposition: a Design Perspective on Scaling The Box: Framing Design Opportunities for Scaling while Supporting an Efficient Workflow that Reduces the Burden on Healthcare Professionals

The Box contains monitoring devices patients can use to perform monitoring activities in the comfort of their home. The success of the service relies on active patient participation. With The Box, the treating medical team now has insights in the patient’s health condition from a distance. It doesn’t require the patient to be physically present...

Peri-operative care of major gastrointestinal surgeries through telemonitoring: A strategic design approach to the integration of telemonitoring services in peri-operative care

This project envisions the future of telemonitoring for peri-operative care. Through an extensive literature research and further expert and context exploration, a design strategy is created, as a starting point for the development of new services and technologies in healthcare around surgical environments. The design process with a strong focus...

ExPEERience: Designing for Patient Empowerment for Head and Neck Cancer Patients in the Follow-up Phase

In this graduation thesis I investigate how to design for patient empowerment in the context of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients in their follow-up phase (the first 5 years after treatment). This project is set up with the Erasmus MC and was initiated to elaborate on their current service called the Healthcare Monitor (HM). The HM is a...

Design interventions at a systemic level; a provocative concept for the music industry

This master thesis was executed in collaboration with marketing agency Maak. Maak expressed an interest in offering services to independent music artists. The objective of this thesis is to show stakeholders how value can be reinterpreted and distributed to balance value streams in the music industry. This goal is achieved by developing a...