Across European cities local entrepreneurs are joining forces in new ways, forming collectives to stimulate business growth and innovation and to create a more attractive business environment. The value of such collectives is increasingly recognized by local governments and policy measures to stimulate …

Een gezonde jeugd is een belangrijke voorspeller voor gezond gedrag op oudere leeftijd. Helaas beweegt de jeugd steeds minder vaak. Zo voldoet maar 31% van de 12-18-jarigen aan de beweegrichtlijnen en zitten kinderen maar liefst acht uur per dag. Daarnaast zijn kinderen ook steeds minder vaardig geworden. …

The workshop aims to understand how a living lab network structures contribute to system innovation. Living labs as system innovation initiatives can substantially alter established network structures. Moreover, structures can undergo alterations through subtle interventions, with impact on the overall …

We, humans have our roots in pre-Anthropocene eras where we gathered skills for survival and establishing our culture. The cumulated tacit knowledge, the skills, ideas and experiences that can only be shared by personal contact and mutual trust, is evolved and cumulated during this pre-Anthropocene era. …

Prolonged sitting time in adults has become a major societal issue with far-reaching health, economic, and social consequences. The objective of this study is to reduce sedentary behaviour in office workers by integrating physical activity with work. In this case study, we present Workwalk, a concept …

The Living Lab Upper Citarum mini symposium, held at ITB, Bandung, dealt with the subject of creative strategy activities based on citizen participation in the form of mapping, painting and poetry. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Science lecturer Loes Witteveen attended the symposium.

The actual non-sustainable way of living has to be changed fundamentally. Despite all efforts to create a better environment, to improve building designs and to ameliorate existing buildings, often contradictory factors are faced which make it difficult to decide what the best solutions are. The discussion …