Kleine en grote productinnovaties beginnen bij het besef dat verbeteringen nodig zijn aan de huidige producten van een bedrijf. Product Architecture Mapping (PAM) is een systematische methodiek om de zwakke punten in de huidige productarchitectuur te ontdekken en te specificeren. Het is een goed startpunt voor productinnovaties. Waarom PAM? Doelgericht innoveren is lastig. Vaak worden doelen van productinnovatie niet zorgvuldig in kaart gebracht en worden de consequenties van productinnovaties niet tijdig onderkend. Een goede analyse methodiek is essentieel. PAM is zo'n methodiek. Eerdere deelnemers van PAM workshops gaven het volgende aan: · “PAM begint met het analyseren van klantwaarde. Het is een sterke methodologie dat helpt om klantwaarde te koppelen aan productontwikkelbeslissingen”. · “PAM geeft focus. Het wordt duidelijk wat de richting moet zijn van productontwikkeling moet zijn en welke ontwikkelactiviteiten uitgevoerd moeten worden”. · “PAM zorgt voor een gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid voor productontwikkeling. Alle afdelingen participeren in het proces van PAM”. · “PAM is een systeembenadering. Het is theoretisch gefundeerd, maar ook erg praktisch”. · “PAM leidt tot nieuwe inzichten. De visuele elementen van PAM zijn overtuigend en helpen om op nieuwe ideeën te komen”. Waarom PAM? Doelgericht innoveren is lastig. Vaak worden doelen van productinnovatie niet zorgvuldig in kaart gebracht en worden de consequenties van productinnovaties niet tijdig onderkend. Een goede analyse methodiek is essentieel. PAM is zo'n methodiek. Eerdere deelnemers van PAM workshops gaven het volgende aan: · “PAM begint met het analyseren van klantwaarde. Het is een sterke methodologie dat helpt om klantwaarde te koppelen aan productontwikkelbeslissingen”. · “PAM geeft focus. Het wordt duidelijk wat de richting moet zijn van productontwikkeling moet zijn en welke ontwikkelactiviteiten uitgevoerd moeten worden”. · “PAM zorgt voor een gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid voor productontwikkeling. Alle afdelingen participeren in het proces van PAM”. · “PAM is een systeembenadering. Het is theoretisch gefundeerd, maar ook erg praktisch”. · “PAM leidt tot nieuwe inzichten. De visuele elementen van PAM zijn overtuigend en helpen om op nieuwe ideeën te komen”. Wat is PAM? Er is een parallel tussen PAM en de lean tool Value Stream Mapping (VSM) dat in vrijwel alle lean verbeterprojecten gebruikt wordt. VSM brengt de sterke en zwakke punten van een proces in kaart. PAM doet dit van de huidige productarchitectuur. Inzicht vanuit PAM helpt bij het ontwikkelen van doelgerichte uitdagingen voor productontwikkeling. In Product Architecture Mapping worden linken gemaakt tussen vier kernvariabelen: (i) de klantwaarde, (ii) de verschillende functies van en in het product, (iii) de componenten van het product en de processen die nodig zijn in de voortbrenging en (iv) de productvarianten waarin componenten en/of de processen gebruikt worden. Bij het maken van die linken is het van belang om systematisch te werk te gaan. Deze systematiek helpt om tot verstandige keuzes te komen in productontwikkeling. Wat doen we in de workshop? In de workshop wordt de systematiek van PAM besproken plus een aantal belangrijke onderliggende analyse tools. We zullen oefenen met een aantal van deze tools. Deelnemers mogen hun eigen product meenemen als casus. Hiervoor zal tevoren doorgegeven worden welke informatie meegenomen moet worden.
Background and aim – Challenging behaviour, such as aggression towards oneself, others, or objects, arises in interaction with the environment and may prevent individuals from participating in society and enjoying a high quality of life (QoL). Literature suggests that architects can contribute to prevention, by influencing challenging behaviour before rather than after its occurrence. The objective is to explore how architecture can contribute to the quality of life of intellectually impaired (and autistic) individuals showing challenging behaviour (CB). Methods – The case study is based on interviews with residents and care providers, and direct observations of their daily life. Results – Residents turn out to be dependent on the (visual) connection with the care provider and may experience stress from the behaviour of fellow residents. They also may experience stress when faced with unexpected situations and by sensory overload. Originality – The relevance of architecture for CB reduction is new to this particular field of healthcare. Practical or social implications – If these preliminary findings can be confirmed, they provide a basis for developing guidelines to design better environments for intellectually impaired individuals showing CB. Architecture might promote choice in interpersonal distance, by generous floorplans, a variety of spaces, and escape possibilities. Predictability might be enhanced by providing visual overview and previews into rooms. Finally, architecture that promotes sensory adjustment might improve the QoL of individuals showing CB by preventing sensory overload, and by doing so, mitigate related behaviours.Type of paper – Research paper.
Abstract Healthcare organizations operate within a network of governments, insurers, inspection services and other healthcare organizations to provide clients with the best possible care. The parties involved must collaborate and are accountable to each other for the care provided. This has led to a diversity of administrative processes that are supported by a multi-system landscape, resulting in administrative burdens among healthcare professionals. Management methods, such as Enterprise Architecture (EA), should help to develop and manage such landscapes, but they are systematic, while the network of healthcare parties is dynamic. The aim of this research is therefore to develop an EA framework that fits the dynamics of network organizations (such as long-term healthcare). This research proposal outlines the practical and scientific relevance of this research and the proposed method. The current status and next steps are also described.
Designing cities that are socially sustainable has been a significant challenge until today. Lately, European Commission’s research agenda of Industy 5.0 has prioritised a sustainable, human-centric and resilient development over merely pursuing efficiency and productivity in societal transitions. The focus has been on searching for sustainable solutions to societal challenges, engaging part of the design industry. In architecture and urban design, whose common goal is to create a condition for human life, much effort was put into elevating the engineering process of physical space, making it more efficient. However, the natural process of social evolution has not been given priority in urban and architectural research on sustainable design. STEPS stems from the common interest of the project partners in accessible, diverse, and progressive public spaces, which is vital to socially sustainable urban development. The primary challenge lies in how to synthesise the standardised sustainable design techniques with unique social values of public space, propelling a transition from technical sustainability to social sustainability. Although a large number of social-oriented studies in urban design have been published in the academic domain, principles and guidelines that can be applied to practice are large missing. How can we generate operative principles guiding public space analysis and design to explore and achieve the social condition of sustainability, developing transferable ways of utilising research knowledge in design? STEPS will develop a design catalogue with operative principles guiding public space analysis and design. This will help designers apply cross-domain knowledge of social sustainability in practice.
The postdoc candidate, Giuliana Scuderi, will strengthen the connection between the research group Biobased Buildings (BB), (collaboration between Avans University of Applied Sciences and HZ University of Applied Sciences (HZ), and the Civil Engineering bachelor programme (CE) of HZ. The proposed research aims at deepening the knowledge about the mechanical properties of biobased materials for the application in the structural and infrastructural sectors. The research is relevant for the professional field, which is looking for safe and sustainable alternatives to traditional building materials (such as lignin asphalt, biobased panels for bridge constructions, etc.). The study of the mechanical behaviour of traditional materials (such as concrete and steel) is already part of the CE curriculum, but the ambition of this postdoc is that also BB principles are applied and visible. Therefore, from the first year of the programme, the postdoc will develop a biobased material science line and will facilitate applied research experiences for students, in collaboration with engineering and architectural companies, material producers and governmental bodies. Consequently, a new generation of environmentally sensitive civil engineers could be trained, as the labour market requires. The subject is broad and relevant for the future of our built environment, with possible connections with other fields of study, such as Architecture, Engineering, Economics and Chemistry. The project is also relevant for the National Science Agenda (NWA), being a crossover between the routes “Materialen – Made in Holland” and “Circulaire economie en grondstoffenefficiëntie”. The final products will be ready-to-use guidelines for the applications of biobased materials, a portfolio of applications and examples, and a new continuous learning line about biobased material science within the CE curriculum. The postdoc will be mentored and supervised by the Lector of the research group and by the study programme coordinator. The personnel policy and job function series of HZ facilitates the development opportunity.
First Virtual Reality Museum for Migrant Women: creating engagement and innovative participatory design approaches through Virtual Reality Spaces.“Imagine a place filled with important stories that are hard to tell. A place that embodies the collective experience of immigrant women during their temporary stay”. In this project the first museum around immigrant women in Virtual Reality is created and tested. Working with the only migration centre for women in Monterrey, Lamentos Escuchados, project members (professional developers, lecturers, and interior design, animation, media and humanity students) collaborate with immigrant women and the centre officials to understand the migrant women stories, their notion of space/home and the way they inhabit the centre. This VR museum helps to connect immigrant women with the community while exploring more flexible ways to educate architects and interior designers about alternative ways of doing architecture through participatory design approaches.Partners:University of Monterey (UDEM)Lamentos Escuchados
