In this response to Diamond is a scientist's best friend, Ron Oostdam argues that diamond open access is morally worth striving for, but may be difficult to achieve.
Designing solutions for complex behaviour change processes can be greatly aided by integrating insights from the behavioural sciences into design practice. However, this integration is hampered by the relative inaccessibility of behavioral scientific knowledge. Working in a multidisciplinary of design researchers and behavioural scientists may bridge the gap between the two fields. This paper shares our experiences in working as such a multidisciplinary group on a large project, amongst others consisting of the design of interventions for workplace safety. Our cooperation was fruitful, both for design researchers – being able to better structure the messiness of the design process –, behavioural scientists – gaining in ecological validity of their methods –, and commissioners – increased trust in potential outcomes of the design process. However, difficulties preventing synergy also transpired.
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Designing solutions for complex behaviour change processes can be greatly aided by integrating insights from the behavioural sciences into design practice. However, this integration is hampered by the relative inaccessibility of behavioral scientific knowledge. Working in a multidisciplinary of design researchers and behavioural scientists may bridge the gap between the two fields. This paper shares our experiences in working as such a multidisciplinary group on a large project, amongst others consisting of the design of interventions for workplace safety. Our cooperation was fruitful, both for design researchers – being able to better structure the messiness of the design process –, behavioural scientists – gaining in ecological validity of their methods –, and commissioners – increased trust in potential outcomes of the design process. However, difficulties preventing synergy also transpired.
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A unique testing ground where the creative sector and education work together to better understand the possibilities around volumetric video capturing. Within a volumetric studio, dozens of cameras capture all the movements of a living subject simultaneously. These recordings are converted into a fully moving and digital image, which results in an image that is barely distinguishable from reality. Chronosphere gives content creators and scientists the unique opportunity to experiment with volumetric capturing, using the newest volumetric studio within De Effenaar. There is room for a total of twenty projects, and proposals can be submitted.Partners:De Effenaar 4DR Studios Wildvreemd Natlab 360 verbeelding Dutch Rose Media Hyperspace Institute Fontys Hogescholen TU/e Center for Humans & Technology
Biodiversiteit is de basis van een gezonde en toekomstbestendige leefomgeving, maar de drang van de mensheid naar economische groei en ontwikkeling ondermijnt deze basis. Om biodiversiteitsverlies te kenteren zijn een goed begrip van de waarde van biodiversiteit, een breed gedragen gevoel van urgentie voor herstel ervan en praktisch toepasbare, effectieve, maatregelen voor biodiversiteitsherstel cruciaal. Herstel van biodiversiteit vraagt ook om samenwerking tussen partijen wiens belangen en perspectieven kunnen verschillen, en dus om ‘over grenzen heen’ te kunnen kijken en denken. In dit project gaan leerlingen, studenten en docenten samenwerken met wetenschappers om biodiversiteit te herstellen op schoolterreinen en vervolgens te monitoren via citizen science methoden, gericht op planten en insecten. We doen dat met het voorbereidend en middelbaar beroepsonderwijs omdat de meeste jongeren in Nederland onderwijs op (v)mbo-niveau volgen en in deze doelgroep de potentie voor biodiversiteitsherstel nog onvoldoende wordt benut. Onze hypothese is dat theoretische en complexe begrippen als ecologie en biodiversiteit effectiever geleerd worden als deze aangeboden worden in een betekenisvolle context middels authentieke opdrachten waarbij ervaren, onderzoeken en handelen centraal staan. De doelstellingen van dit project zijn: (1) een leeromgeving creëren voor (v)mbo citizen science m.b.t. biodiversiteitsherstel op schoolterreinen; (2) validatie van biodiversiteitgegevens verzameld met (v)mbo citizen scientists; en (3) onderzoeken hoe (v)mbo citizen science effectief ingezet en geïntegreerd kan worden in het curriculum van het (v)mbo. Deze nieuwe aanpak werkt als een vliegwiel voor herstel van biodiversiteit omdat kennis en bewustzijn van (v)mbo-studenten en -leerlingen m.b.t. biodiversiteit wordt vergroot en praktisch handelingsperspectief wordt ontwikkeld waarmee studenten en leerlingen in hun toekomstige loopbaan én als burger kunnen bijdragen aan het verduurzamen van de maatschappij.
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.
