In the Ems-Dollart-region in the North of the Netherlands and North-West Germany, startups are contributing to the region’s economy. In principal, well-developed startup and entrepreneurship ecosystems are an important factor for prosperity. Such ecosystems consist of companies, regional policy institutions, universities and other private or public organisations. In a functioning entrepreneurship ecosystem, these players optimally interact with each other. In January 2019, the project “Startup Perspectives” (Bakker et al., 2019) explored the opportunities and possibilities that a cross-border startup scene would bring to the Ems-Dollart-region. Based on this research, the Startup Ems-Dollart-region project emerged. Within the Interreg V A scheme, the project is funded by Interreg/EDR and runs from June 1st 2019-June 30th 2022. The aim of the Startup Ems-Dollart-region project is to facilitate a cross-border startup ecosystem between the three provinces of Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen on the Dutch side and the WeserEms region in Germany. This will entail the formation of a (digital) network for the startup scene, tailored mentoring programs for young entrepreneurs and the development of entrepreneurship education programs with a cross-border focus. Overall, a sustainable and long-lasting entrepreneurship ecosystem shall facilitate cross-border activities among young entrepreneurs and startups.To gain an understanding of the current entrepreneurship environment in all the regions, a mapping of the relevant stakeholders took place at the beginning of the project. This report will summarize the key findings of this mapping exercise.
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Reflections: Systemic (Co) Design is still relatively unknow to practitioners As well as to academics in the economic domain Dialogue requires active involvement and experiencing diverse perspectives through a variety of methods/tools Artifacts contribute to the continuity of the dialogues Gathering data (and interpreting data) remains complex The insights generated by the workshops connect practice and research guiding both learning and research Designers play an essential role in reflexivity and thus promote learning
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1e alinea column: Oproep aan de Dutch Cowboys Talenten om de werkelijke maatschappelijke uitdagingen te blijven benoemen, deze agenda te occupy'en en concrete bijdragen te formuleren als ode aan de nieuwe wereld met zijn vele nieuwe mogelijkheden! Hans Keilson overleed in mei 2011. Het kan gek lopen en ik gebruik Hans Keilson even als metafoor. Nog geen twee jaar geleden was een kort artikel in de New York Times genoeg om deze schrijver en psychiater te herontdekken en opnieuw te agenderen in Nederland nadat er pakweg 60 jaar niets met zijn boeken gebeurd was. De complete schrijvers- en uitgever scene had hem gedurende 60 jaar 'even gemist'. Nederlandse media hadden de euvele moed te spreken van een 'late doorbraak'. Eén zin in de NYT was genoeg om het circus in beweging te zetten.
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