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M.F. Beets

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Society is facing a critical point of unsustainability, urging the need to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy (CE). This transition not only addresses pressing issues but also unlocks new business opportunities. However, the lack of clarity around its specifics ...
This thesis is result of an assignment set up by Pan Oston. Pan Oston is a company who makes steel product like checkouts and kiosks for the retail market. A sizable part of Pan Oston’s revenue are checkouts and self-checkouts (SCOs). It is expected that in the future of retail t ...

Retail areas in the city

From a place to buy to a place to be

The goal of the project is ‘to make retail areas go from a place to buy to a place to be’. Retail environments have the potential to become a place to be and add value for visitors, the local community and society as a whole. After performing research on various different levels, ...
Hyperthermia is becoming a bigger problem with higher temperatures. It has gotten more attention in the news for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, and for big marathons where this is becoming an increasing problem. Whereas, able-bodied persons are able to dissipate heat by mea ...

Marketing for Makers

Developing a strategy for Makerting

Makerting is a company based in Den Haag that focuses on helping makers in marketing related challenges. Building their brand to exploit this on expositions and eventually make a living as an artist. Every year 7290 graduates from creative studies enter the professional world (Ve ...
This thesis presents a circular innovation strategy for Miscanthus based packaging. In the wold, more and more plastic packaging is being used. A large part of the used plastics is single-use plastic packaging that is only used for a couple of minutes and then discarded. The disc ...

Changing mindsets

Changing mindsets: Museums as inspiration for fashion retailers to adopt a purpose-driven mindset

Despite the rise of digitalization, and consequently e-commerce, the physical fashion store remains relevant in the retail environment. Still generating almost all sales. However, stores are shifting from a place to buy to a place to be. Where experiences are more important than ...
Radiation is increasingly used to treat otherwise dangerous operations such as valve replacements with minimal consequences for the patient using live X-ray and catheters. These minimal invasive interventions are beneficial for the patient but physicians are exposed to high doses ...

Hidden Gems

Unlocking Relevance in Small Museums

In this Master’s graduation thesis, the goal was to develop three distinct design concepts that address the problems that small museums are facing in attracting young visitors and relaying their relevance to this hard-to-reach target group. The design challenge was approached wit ...