Urban Innovation

Exchange programme
Autumn & spring
Zwolle
5 Months

Engage citizens for sustainable innovation

Cities are where the future happens first. They’re full of opportunities and challenges: sustainability, energy transition, housing, social wellbeing, and more. Usually such probplems are so complex that your research skills are being put to the test. Oftentimes, you also need to add new research skills, that are better suited for Urban Innovation. In this hands-on module, you’ll work on a real urban challenge from an ongoing project in Almere (a growing city near Amsterdam). By the end of the module, you’ll deliver a working prototype or concept that could actually make a difference.

This module is scheduled at the same time as Dutch Society, Economic Mindsets in the age of AI, Drama and Improvisation, Youth and Media Literacy, Behaviouoral Change in Organizations and Personal Leadership. They can therefore not be taken simultaneously.

Module description

What's this module like?

- Urban Innovation (5 ECTS credits)
  If you'd like to work on real-world problems, not just theory, this module is for you. You will design and deliver a small-scale urban innovation concept that improves the wellbeing and welfare of citizens and visitors of Almere, a new town in the vicinity of Amsterdam. Your concept will be backed by practice-based research and will fit the specific needs of the city. Our experienced Urban Innovation lecturers will help you develop your innovative idea through a well-structured learning path in which creative and innovative techniques for doing practice-based research are learned.
  
  Learning outcomes
  
  Creative problem-solving
  
  Conducting an iterative design process
  
  Develop and expand research competences, applied to societal challenges
  
  Cross-cultural contact within a diverse society
  
  Conducting participative, design-based research
  
  Presenting results in a tangible, visually appealing format
  
  More information
  
  Want to know more about the module Innovation Research Competences for Urban Development? Check the course catalogue for more information about matters such as assessment and teaching methods.
  
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