Tag Archives: social-design

Naples 2.0

Written by . Posted on September 15, 2011. Filed under work. Tagged , , , , . No comments.

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On Open Space and design thinking

Written by . Posted on March 6, 2011. Filed under work. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.

During an Open Space session initiated by The Learning Lab l was invited to participate as space holder/facilitator. Open Space Technology in short is a way of organizing self-managed meetings. It took place at a school in Roosendaal (NL) which is about to face a huge reorganization. Commitment to change/innovation was high.

All stakeholders of the school (teachers, students, parents, local government, companies) participated in the session which was meant to generate the ‘collective intelligence’ of the group, thereby offering a wide scope at possible innovative solutions for the school and all its stakeholders for a new future.
What made it extra challenging Read More »

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Social Innovation Safari

Written by . Posted on February 24, 2011. Filed under wander. Tagged , , . No comments.

During the Social Innovation Safari organized by Kennisland/ Knowledgeland (KL) multidisciplinary teams worked on a variety of cases by different private and public organisations in the Amsterdam area. One of those cases and the outcomes is highlighted below.

Ijburg, being one of Amsterdam’s recently developed areas experienced a bumpy expansion. The administration of the area is quite complex, different private and public bodies being stakeholders, and also the community is shaped by a bright collage of commuters, young families, elderly, teenagers, immigrants, tourists and business and social, private and public housing. Over the years this lead to several complexities, like:
- an increase in so called ‘mallification’ and decrease in small shops
- fragmented social cohesion
- a shortage of public provisions (because of a delay in the development of Ijburg due to economic circumstances)
- feelings of unsafety

The Safari team dealing with this case decided, after extensive fieldwork and interviews Read More »

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KL Studio

Written by . Posted on February 12, 2011. Filed under work. Tagged , , , , , , , , . No comments.

For this event organised by  Kennisland, Who cares? turned the venue (Studio K, Amsterdam) into a Knowledgeland.

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