Applied design research thrives in and even flourishes in complexity. It is more than just a methodology, a lens or a problem-solving approach—it is a transformative practice that shapes, nourishes and intertwines technology, societal structures, and professional knowledge ecosystems. Rather than avoiding …

This study investigated the role of professional youth workers in tackling financial scarcity by identifying what preventive support services they deploy on this topic. Through an online survey, data were collected from the directors and managers of 15 professional youth work organizations operating …

There is growing interest in agent-based debates that combine multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) to increase robustness. Still, their coordination dynamics and vulnerability to disinformation remain unclear. We present an experiment in which LLM-based agents position Dutch political parties along …

This research illustrates how cities use different forms of governance to increase circularity in construction and demolition sector. Using circular economy and city governance frameworks, we present multiple case studies of four European cities namely Riga, Tartu, Barcelona, and Kavala, based on qualitative …

Examining Polish-English bilingual speakers, we investigate the degree of phonetic synchronicity between C1 and C2 in stop-sonorant and /s/-initial clusters. In the first experiment, articulatory data – gathered with electromagnetic articulography (EMA) – reveal longer target-to-target lags in Polish …

Purpose – This study examines how different consumer motivations for interacting with collective retail agglomeration digital touchpoints (e.g. websites, social media pages, mobile apps) influence the customer experience of the agglomeration visit, satisfaction and patronage intention. While prior research …

Het RIVM heeft voor de Volksgezond- heid Toekomst Verkenning 2024 (VTV-2024) een Bur- gerraad opgezet. Dertig burgers brachten nieuwe perspectieven, reflecteerden op gezondheidsthema’s en formuleerden oplossingsrichtingen. Dit leverde voor de onderzoekers nieuwe ideeën, bredere inzich- ten en relevante …

Decarbonising aviation is a growing priority in global climate mitigation, yet research in this domain remains fragmented across disciplines and themes. This study offers the first comprehensive bibliometric analysis of aviation decarbonisation research over the past 25 years, using the Bibliometrix …

In het Nederlandse activeringsbeleid zijn stimuleringspremies een van de instrumenten die gemeenten kunnen inzetten om de overgang van bijstand naar betaald werk te bevorderen. Deze premies zijn bedoeld om werk financieel aantrekkelijker te maken en zo de bestaanszekerheid. van bijstandsgerechtigden …

Applied design researchers are at the forefront of initiating and executing projects to catalyze societal change. But how exactly do they accomplish this? What are the various ways in which design research can contribute to societal transitions? How do these researchers bridge different system levels …