With Brexit looming, start-ups in the London ecosystem may ask themselves whether they are still in the right place for their business. Are they considering a move to the continent due to the ambiguous Brexit developments? This research analyzes the probability of international start-ups based in the …

Moving away from the strong body of critique of pervasive ‘bad data’ practices by both governments and private actors in the globalized digital economy, this book aims to paint an alternative, more optimistic but still pragmatic picture of the datafied future. The authors examine and propose ‘good data’ …

Companies use crowdsourcing to solve specific problems or to search for innovation. By using open innovation platforms, where community members propose ideas, companies can better serve customer needs. So far, it remains unclear which factors influence idea implementation in crowd sourcing context. With …

Issues of race and discrimination towards the ethnic minorities have always existed in the United Kingdom. With the initiation of the EU referendum and Brexit, these issues have increased. Following the referendum, the media published news of hate crimes against Indian and Pakistani citizens. During …

The goal of this research is to examine the differences between the Netherlands and Germany, when it comes to European integration. The central question in this thesis is: “Why do the Netherlands and Germany differ on further European integration?”. Through desk research and field research, in the form …

Lector Martijn van der Linden hield een lezing op Betweter Festival. In 15 minuten vertelt hij over hoe het geldsysteem anders kan én moet. Want heeft geld nu wel of niet zijn beste tijd gehad?

This report contains: Implementation of social media in business strategies in the retail sector in The Netherlands. The central question is: In what ways has the implementation in 2016 of a new communication strategy with a focus on social media influenced the market share of supermarket PLUS? This …

This speech discusses how the professorship intends to support practitioners in the nursing domain and contribute to shaping nursing leadership and each person's professional individuality. The title of the speech, “Notes on Nursing 2.0,” is particularly intended to emphasize the need for these changes …

SNN (Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland) is verantwoordelijk voor het verstrekken van subsidies in Noord-Nederland. In dit kader is een pitch gehouden omtrent grasverwaarding, want "Intensivering, schaalvergroting en professionalisering nodig om potentie van gras te bewerkstelligen". En om hier naartoe …

I am proud to present the preface I wrote for Silvio Lorusso’s book, which came out in November 2018, in Italian, published by Krisis Publishing in Brescia, Italy. Here is the link if you want to know more about this title and order it. This is critical design theory at its best–Made in Europe. The text …