Dit onderzoeks- en adviesrapport is ontwikkeld voor Smarter Talents, een organisatie die coworking spaces aanbiedt in Amersfoort. Op dit moment zijn er geen gebruikers van de coworking spaces, wat het ontstaan van een stabiele (workplace) community verhindert. De hoofdvraag van dit onderzoek is daarom: …

This thesis was written for Defence for Children -ECPAT and Better Care Network. The thesis researches in what way Dutch voluntourists can be influenced using communication through an online tool.  The advice report gives a clear indication of what should be used (communication wise) to influence potential …

Culture of the Selfie is an in-depth art-historical overview of self-portraiture, using a set of theories from visual studies, narratology, media studies, psychotherapy, and political principles. Collecting information from various fields, juxtaposing them on the historical time-line of artworks, the …

At the end of the 20th century, hacking was bleeding edge. When the ideas, practices and pranks of this experimental niche of technophiles attracted the attention of a handful of activists in Italy, they understood that information and communication were what would give shape and voice to social, political, …

Listen to the third episode of the podcast of the Institute of Network Cultures, in which Miriam Rasch and Geert Lovink discuss the politics of the database with Kenneth Werbin and Nikos Voyiatzis, zooming in on the power of listing technologies and the need to crack open the list.

For creating sports innovations we need tools to collect data on physical activity behaviour. Collecting data is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, sharing data and using it to answer multiple research questions is desirable. Especially in larger multidisciplinary research projects, it is beneficial …

Introduction: Visually impaired people experience trouble with navigation and orientation due to their weakened ability to rely on eyesight to monitor the environment [1][2]. Smartphones such as the iPhone are already popular devices among the visually impaired for navigating [3]. We explored if an iPhone …

Rent Your Room is a company in the pre-start phase.Rent Your Room will focus on rent intermediary for students. The idea was invented by Duco Kanij and based on his knowledge. The purpose of this report is to create a marketing plan for Rent Your Room. The problem statement is: ‘What mix of marketing …

This report has been established within the Flexiheat project. Flexiheat has focused on increasing flexibility in district heating systems. The intelligent district heating network is a dynamic network: an open network where different waste heat and renewable energy sources are connected, that has multiple …