Aan de basis van die wedergeboorte stond de vraag centraal hoe het werk relevant kon worden gemaakt. Gerrit: ‘De technologie heeft sinds 2015 niet stilgestaan en het oorspronkelijke idee om de pilaren tweets te laten uitspreken vonden we al wat achterhaald. Toen zijn we gaan nadenken over het gebruik van artificial intelligence (AI). Kunnen we dit werk zelflerend maken en de pilaren met elkaar in gesprek laten gaan? Onder de vleugels van Andy Docket van het Visual Methodologies Collective van de HvA leerden we meer over AI en besloten we dat dit de nieuwe invalshoek van het project moest worden.’
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For environmental governance to be more effective and transformative, it needs to enhance the presence of experimental and innovative approaches for participation. This enhancement requires a transformation of environmental governance, as too often the (public) participation process is set up as a formal obligation in the development of a proposed intervention. This article, in search of alternatives, and in support of this transformation elaborates on spaces where participatory and deliberative governance processes have been deployed. Experiences with two mediated participation methodologies – community art and visual problem appraisal – allow a demonstration of their potential, relevance and attractiveness. Additionally, the article analyzes the challenges that result from the nature of these arts-based methodologies, from the confrontational aspects of voices overlooked in conventional approaches, and from the need to rethink professionals’ competences. Considering current environmental urgencies, mediated participation and social imaginaries still demonstrate capacities to open new avenues for action and reflection.
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The visual representation of Information System (IS) artefacts is an important aspect in the practical application of visual representations. However, important and known visual representation principles are often undervalued, which could lead to decreased effectiveness in using a visual representation. Decision Management (DM) is one field of study in which stakeholders must be able to utilize visual notations to model business decisions and underlying business logic, which are executed by machines, thus are IS artefacts. Although many DM notations currently exist, little research actually evaluates visual representation principles to identify the visual notations most suitable for stakeholders. In this paper, the Physics of Notations framework of Moody is operationalized and utilized to evaluate five different DM visual notations. The results show several points of improvement with regards to these visual notations. Furthermore, the results could show the authors of DM visual notations that well-known visual representation principles need to be adequately taken into account when defining or modifying DM visual notations.
To decrease the environmental impact caused by the construction sector, biobased materials need to be further developed to allow better integration and acceptance in the market. Mycelium composites are innovative products, with intrinsic properties which rise the attention of architects, designers and industrial companies. Until now, research has focused on the mechanical properties of mycelium products. The aim has been improving their mechanical strength, to achieve wider application in the construction sector. Alongside this, to introduce mycelium composites to a wider market, the aesthetic experience of the public also needs to be considered. In the context of this proposal, it is argued that users of biobased products can shift their attitudes towards their surroundings by adjusting to the visual aesthetics within their environment or products they surround themselves with (Hekkert, 1997). This can be further attributed to colours which can be experienced as warm or cold, aggressive or inviting, leading to experiences that may include pleasure or displeasure indicating the future success of the bio based product. Mycelium composites can be used as building materials, but also as interior design materials, therefore visible to its user. It is to determine the appropriate methodologies to confer colour to mycelium composites that the companies Impershield and Dorable came together to form the consortium for the present project. The investigated ways are: 1. Through the preliminary colouring of fibres and their use as substrate for mycelium growth 2. The surface treatment of the final product. The Centre of Expertise BioBased Economy (CoEBBE) and the Centre of Applied Research for Art and Design (CARADT) will be guiding the research through their experience with mycelium composites. This project will lay the basis to enhance visual appearance of mycelium composites, with the utilization of natural pigments, natural paints and coatings.
In order to stay competitive and respond to the increasing demand for steady and predictable aircraft turnaround times, process optimization has been identified by Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) SMEs in the aviation industry as their key element for innovation. Indeed, MRO SMEs have always been looking for options to organize their work as efficient as possible, which often resulted in applying lean business organization solutions. However, their aircraft maintenance processes stay characterized by unpredictable process times and material requirements. Lean business methodologies are unable to change this fact. This problem is often compensated by large buffers in terms of time, personnel and parts, leading to a relatively expensive and inefficient process. To tackle this problem of unpredictability, MRO SMEs want to explore the possibilities of data mining: the exploration and analysis of large quantities of their own historical maintenance data, with the meaning of discovering useful knowledge from seemingly unrelated data. Ideally, it will help predict failures in the maintenance process and thus better anticipate repair times and material requirements. With this, MRO SMEs face two challenges. First, the data they have available is often fragmented and non-transparent, while standardized data availability is a basic requirement for successful data analysis. Second, it is difficult to find meaningful patterns within these data sets because no operative system for data mining exists in the industry. This RAAK MKB project is initiated by the Aviation Academy of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Amsterdan, hereinafter: HvA), in direct cooperation with the industry, to help MRO SMEs improve their maintenance process. Its main aim is to develop new knowledge of - and a method for - data mining. To do so, the current state of data presence within MRO SMEs is explored, mapped, categorized, cleaned and prepared. This will result in readable data sets that have predictive value for key elements of the maintenance process. Secondly, analysis principles are developed to interpret this data. These principles are translated into an easy-to-use data mining (IT)tool, helping MRO SMEs to predict their maintenance requirements in terms of costs and time, allowing them to adapt their maintenance process accordingly. In several case studies these products are tested and further improved. This is a resubmission of an earlier proposal dated October 2015 (3rd round) entitled ‘Data mining for MRO process optimization’ (number 2015-03-23M). We believe the merits of the proposal are substantial, and sufficient to be awarded a grant. The text of this submission is essentially unchanged from the previous proposal. Where text has been added – for clarification – this has been marked in yellow. Almost all of these new text parts are taken from our rebuttal (hoor en wederhoor), submitted in January 2016.
Dit project richt zich op het in kaart brengen van de rol van servicedesignbureaus in het versnellen van de transformaties die nodig zijn om de problemen in Nederlandse stedelijke kernen aan te pakken. De creatieve industrie is bij uitstek in staat oplossingen voor stedelijke kernen te ontwikkelen en in dit project onderzoeken hoe zij met Key Enabling Methodologies bezoekersbelevingen in steden kunnen orkestreren en ontwerpen. Zij ondersteunen hierbij niet alleen individuele retail- en cultuurorganisaties in hun functie, maar dragen daarbij ook bij aan het oplossen van meer algemene problematiek van stedelijke kernen, zoals leegstand en verminderde leefbaarheid. We richten ons in het bijzonder op: 1) De rol van servicedesign in de orkestratie en vormgeven van een gezamenlijke bezoekersbeleving van cultuur- en retailorganisaties om de kwaliteit en leefbaarheid van stedelijke gebieden en de noodzakelijke innovatie te realiseren. 2) Verkennen en uitwerken van passende sleutelmethodologieën (KEM’s) om deze orkestratie en vormgeving en samen met stakeholders (in het bijzonder retail en cultuur) uit te voeren. 3) Opbouwen van het consortium voor een SIA-RAAK-aanvraag. Dit project levert een set van ontwerpeisen om servicedesignbureaus optimaal in staat te stellen de gezamenlijke orkestratie van de bezoekersbeleving van cultuur- en retailinstellingen vorm te geven. Tegelijkertijd brengt het project in kaart hoe een innovatie-ecosysteem waarin cultuur en retail samenwerken met servicedesignbureaus gestructureerd kan zijn. Dit project vormt de opmaat naar een SIA-RAAK-aanvraag met dezelfde of vergelijkbare stakeholders. De deliverables van het project zijn: 1. Visualisatie en rapport met overzicht van KEM’s en de toegevoegde waarde. 2. Visueel overzicht verschillende soorten stakeholders, belangen en posities in het winkelgebied voor een drietal binnenstedelijke gebieden. 3. Visualisatie van het orkestratie proces en de benodigde KEM’S 4. Toolkit cultuur/retail: methodieken en tools voor samenwerking cultuur en retail in winkelgebied 5. Verslag van kick-off en vraagarticulatieproces 6. Concept RAAK-aanvraag 7. Blog op platformdenieuwewinkelstraat.nl
