Rural regions are facing specific challenges, such as demographic ones. For example, younger people often move towards more urban regions, which results in an older and dwindling population, which could lead to less facilities and broad prosperity. These challenges ask for specific sets of policies focused …

Introduction By 2050, the global population aged 60 and older is projected to more than double, underscoring the need for programs that promote healthy aging (World Health Organization (WHO), 2024). In Cabo Verde, the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) program, implemented in 2021, emphasizes …

By 2050, the proportion of the world’s population that is over 60 will nearly double from 12% to 22%, representing nearly 2 billion older people worldwide. In response, the United Nations declared 2021–2030 to be the Decade of Healthy Aging, aiming to improve the lives of older people, their families, …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology and offers opportunities for developing innovative products and services. Traditionally, innovation process models are tools to support innovation. However, existing innovation process models are criticized for being generic, rigid, and resource-intensive, …

Precarity and budget cuts plague arts and culture while they are still recovering from the damages of the pandemic. Meanwhile, extreme right wing politics spreads across the world and increases censorship and repression on artists and cultural practitioners. How can creatives come together and build …

Binnen het partnerschap Samen Opleiden in en rond Amsterdam is aan de hand van de bekwaamheidseisen een methodiek ontwikkeld om de kloof tussen theorie en praktijk te verkleinen en om studenten inzicht te geven in de eigen ontwikkeling: de Amsterdamse Leer-Kracht-Lijn (ALKL). Als eerste stap hebben we …

This paper aims to reconsider our cultural - and industry wide - reliance upon authentic identity in terms of fashion. Clothing has come to signify our personal beliefs and values, allowing for incessant (but acceptable, even honourable) consumption and change. Inadvertently, the shaky foundations of …

Nederlandse gebiedsontwikkelingen hebben te maken met meerdere complexe opgaven. Natuurinclusiviteit biedt hierin oplossingen door verschillende vraagstukken met elkaar te verbinden. Gebiedsontwikkelingen starten vaak met hoge natuurinclusieve ambities, maar eindigen met groen dat geen toegevoegde waarde …

This paper explores the construction of self-narratives through a synthesis of two frameworks: Designing Your Life (DYL) and Theory U. Using close reading methodology, it analyzes how these approaches inform personal and professional development. The study highlights three key dimensions: doing (prototyping …