Universities have the potential, and the responsibility, to take on more ecological and relationa... more Universities have the potential, and the responsibility, to take on more ecological and relational approaches to facilitating learning-based change in times of interconnected socioecological crises. Signs for a transition towards these more regenerative approaches of higher education (RHE) that include more place-based, ecological, and relational, ways of educating can already be found in niches across Europe (see for example the proliferation of education-based living labs, field labs, challenge labs). In this paper, the results of a podcast-based inquiry into the design practises and barriers to enacting such forms of RHE are shown. This study revealed seven educational practises that occurred across the innovation niches. It is important to note that these practises are enacted in different ways, or are locally nested in unique expressions; for example, while the ‘practise’ of cultivating personal transformations was represented across the included cases, the way these transforma...
Study level/applicability Teaching formats for both BA/MA students and MBA/PhD students in sustai... more Study level/applicability Teaching formats for both BA/MA students and MBA/PhD students in sustainable entrepreneurship and strategic management are offered in the teaching notes. Subject area This case juxtaposes the company’s core values of gender equality, sustainability and inclusivity, with the financial pressures of expanding global operations in COVID-19 times. Case overview This case illustrates the founding and growth of i-did in the broader context of the global circular textile industry. Being the first company that reclaims value of discarded textiles by making design products out of felt, the dilemma is on how i-did can create a blueprint for sustainable leadership in a scalable (financial) business case. Expected learning outcomes The learning outcomes of this case are as follows: to understand the concepts of circular economy and social impact and how they can be translated to business; to apply their knowledge of strategy and entrepreneurship for sustainable business...
Upon channel bars or point bars within the lows of the Yellow River, a new sedimentary structure,... more Upon channel bars or point bars within the lows of the Yellow River, a new sedimentary structure, named 'silt mushroom', has been observed. The process of their formation is interpreted to be via the ice process. The name, the silt mushroom comes from their figurative form. This is because they look somewhat similar to mushroom's in size and shape; being in the range of 1 to 10 cm in diameter, with the medium 3-5 cm, and on average 10 cm in height, occuring generally in groups, and occasionally in isolation in relatively soft silt. They develop in the transition from winter to spring, and are convincingly related to ice processes. Ice-induced silt mushrooms are best examined in association with the many other newly discovered ice-induced sedimentary structures (over 20 kinds). Clearly, up to now, ice processes have been significantly underestimated. With the substantial discovery of the ice-induced silt mushroom, it opens up new questions. This is because its structure mirrors the same sedimentary structures found in rocks, questioning their genesis, and sedimentary environment analysis. This achievement is significant not only in sedimentology, but also in palaeogeography, palaeoclimate, geological engineering, hydraulics and fluviology. The Yellow River, is the second largest river in China, and is well known for the highest levels of mud and silt in the world 1-3. It has therefore attracted an increasing amount of attention since the late 1990s, because of its interruptions of flow. These interruptions cause a lot of unusual sedimentary environments and sedimentary structures to be formed. In the early 2000's, many sedimentologists undertook a large degree of research upon the Yellow River, obtaining many accomplishments 4-16 , including the discovery some ice-induced sedimentary structures 17-24. However since that period, because of low economic profits, few studies have been undertaken on the Yellow River. Nevertheless in the last two decades, following from a series of discoveries upon new sedimentary structures, we engaged a fresh study on the Yellow River. This study led us to discover a unique ice-induced sedimentary structure that has not been documented yet. As it looks the similar to a mushroom in its shape, this new sedimentary structure is termed an ice-induced silt mushroom. More remarkably, this exquisite and peculiar sedimentary structure, formed through natural processes, has hardly been documented in the major sedimentologic publications 25-32 or papers 33-53. Consequently, we believe that these newly discovered ice-induced silt mushrooms are a novel sedimentary structure, which is of great scientific significance and aesthetic value. This is especially so, at present, as the majority of sedimentologists' attentions are attracted towards general sedimentary structures, with only few ice-induced sedimentary structures having been recognized. Hence, in this paper and to address this academic imbalance, we will intensively focus on ice-induced sedimentary structures. As the ice-induced sedimentary structures from the lower of the Yellow River may involve up to more than 20 new types, our discussion in this paper will be specific to the silt mushrooms, situated in the river's lower, from Lijin to the estuary of the Yellow River. Being the second largest river in China, and 1 of the 10 largest rivers in the world, the Yellow River has a drainage basin covering ~752,443 km 2 (Fig. 1), a length of ~5464 km and a mean discharge of ~58.0 × 10 9 m 3 /year. The Yellow River is especially known for its tremendous sediment load of ~16.0 × 10 9 m 3 /year, which consists mainly of silt and clay, derived from the loess plateau 1,2. A quarter of the sediment load is deposited in the channel, within the lower part of the drainage basin, whilst approximately half is deposited in the estuary region, and the final remainder deposited in the shallow waters of the Bohai Sea 3. Due to the heavy silt deposits, the main channel is
Handbook of Research on Improving Engineering Education with the European Project Semester, 2022
This case study describes a special edition of the European Project Semester at the course Sustai... more This case study describes a special edition of the European Project Semester at the course Sustainable Packaging Design and Innovation at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Fall Semester 2017). In this special edition, unique cooperation took place between 12 parties. The parties were three research institutes, six universities, and three companies. Some parties have developed an educational module focused upon sustainable and circular packaging design, including the use of a dedicated tool for life cycle assessment. This module was embedded in the regular EPS. At The Hague University of Applied Sciences, an international class of 16 students worked in four teams on a real-life design assignment. They were offered a wide range of lectures, workshops, pitches, and presentations. The chapter concludes with a review of the followed processes and organizational, managerial, and practical concerns. Although run as a unique edition, a...
Many countries signed the Paris Agreement in order to mitigate global average temperature rise. I... more Many countries signed the Paris Agreement in order to mitigate global average temperature rise. In this context, Dutch authorities also decided to realize a maximum of 35% residual waste by 2020 for its own operations. So, 65% of the total waste should be recyclable or re-usable and only a maximum of 35% should be not. This current paper explores how changes in automatic behaviours, facility operations and related practice-oriented research can contribute to this aim of the authorities.
This paper aims to answer the question what practices entrepreneurs use to construct their ventur... more This paper aims to answer the question what practices entrepreneurs use to construct their ventures. Academic research often focuses on one sensory modality as a route to knowing (Pink 2009). We take a holistic approach by involving all the senses as it is the 'experiecing, knowing and emplaced body' (Pink 2009: 25) that can make us understand best. We have distilled nine practices that entrepreneurs use to venture in a glocal economy. Emotive practices consist of translation, connection and support. Aesthetic practices include metaphorization, authenticity and sensorization. Economic practices refer to exposure, place-making and commercialization.
This paper represents an attempt to examine and evaluate ethical fashion. It will use a combinati... more This paper represents an attempt to examine and evaluate ethical fashion. It will use a combination of primary as well as secondary sources of information to provide some plausible answers to the questions surrounding the field of ethical fashion. The Ethical Fashion Forum (EEF) suggests that ethical fashion represents an approach to the design, sourcing and manufacture of clothing which maximises benefits to people and communities while minimising impact on the environment. However, in practice these definitions do not always apply to every garment made under the ‘ethical’ label. Therefore, the EEF believes that the application and integration of the triple bottom line concept at the core of the business practices and policy throughout the organisation would be crucial (www.EEF.com).
The objective of this chapter is to understand innovative processes of resource redeployment taki... more The objective of this chapter is to understand innovative processes of resource redeployment taking place during consumption. We label this as consumer entrepreneurship. We define consumer entrepreneurship as the process of sharing and recombining resources innovatively to seek opportunities for self-creating user value. Through the illustration of heterogeneous forms of consumer peer-to-peer sharing, we argue that consumer entrepreneurship: (1) differs ontologically from a view of entrepreneurship as creation of exchange value; (2) bridges the notion, established in marketing studies, of consumers as value creators with the field of entrepreneurship; (3) develops mostly when the process of sharing is regulated informally, based on trust relationships; and (4) thrives as groups of sharing consumers discover and enact their values through the experimentation of multiple forms of product and service procurement. On the basis of these points, consumer entrepreneurship contributes to pr...
This paper challenges the current discourse on social and ecopreneurship and existing typologies.... more This paper challenges the current discourse on social and ecopreneurship and existing typologies. Through examining 39 ecopreneurs within the ethical fashion movement, the paper aims to contribute to a process-based view of ecopreneurship. The method used explores possibilities to study the organization of the movement which the paper poses as a 'rhizomatic network'.
This dissertation investigates ethical fashion businesses through studying the narrations and per... more This dissertation investigates ethical fashion businesses through studying the narrations and performances of the founder-entrepreneurs. The main purpose is to explore the interplay between design of clothing, self, organization and society and to figure out how to reveal those dynamics. To examine what this interplay looks like, a social-relational, affirmative approach is adopted that views entrepreneuring as a practice of creatively connecting and fashioning history, rather than a reasoned exercise of gathering facts and assets. To answer the how, the study adopts a mixed-method approach of combining a narrative/discursive analysis with a multi-sensorial ethnography. Through philandering with these theoretical and methodological positions, the study offers two distinct perspectives to venturing in the ethical fashion industry. First, the premise of embodied multi-discursivity is that discourses become materialized through practices at the interface of entrepreneuring and design o...
This case illustrates the founding and growth of Veja, the first eco sneaker company in the world... more This case illustrates the founding and growth of Veja, the first eco sneaker company in the world in the broader context of the emergence of the ethical fashion movement.
Universities have the potential, and the responsibility, to take on more ecological and relationa... more Universities have the potential, and the responsibility, to take on more ecological and relational approaches to facilitating learning-based change in times of interconnected socioecological crises. Signs for a transition towards these more regenerative approaches of higher education (RHE) that include more place-based, ecological, and relational, ways of educating can already be found in niches across Europe (see for example the proliferation of education-based living labs, field labs, challenge labs). In this paper, the results of a podcast-based inquiry into the design practises and barriers to enacting such forms of RHE are shown. This study revealed seven educational practises that occurred across the innovation niches. It is important to note that these practises are enacted in different ways, or are locally nested in unique expressions; for example, while the ‘practise’ of cultivating personal transformations was represented across the included cases, the way these transforma...
Study level/applicability Teaching formats for both BA/MA students and MBA/PhD students in sustai... more Study level/applicability Teaching formats for both BA/MA students and MBA/PhD students in sustainable entrepreneurship and strategic management are offered in the teaching notes. Subject area This case juxtaposes the company’s core values of gender equality, sustainability and inclusivity, with the financial pressures of expanding global operations in COVID-19 times. Case overview This case illustrates the founding and growth of i-did in the broader context of the global circular textile industry. Being the first company that reclaims value of discarded textiles by making design products out of felt, the dilemma is on how i-did can create a blueprint for sustainable leadership in a scalable (financial) business case. Expected learning outcomes The learning outcomes of this case are as follows: to understand the concepts of circular economy and social impact and how they can be translated to business; to apply their knowledge of strategy and entrepreneurship for sustainable business...
Upon channel bars or point bars within the lows of the Yellow River, a new sedimentary structure,... more Upon channel bars or point bars within the lows of the Yellow River, a new sedimentary structure, named 'silt mushroom', has been observed. The process of their formation is interpreted to be via the ice process. The name, the silt mushroom comes from their figurative form. This is because they look somewhat similar to mushroom's in size and shape; being in the range of 1 to 10 cm in diameter, with the medium 3-5 cm, and on average 10 cm in height, occuring generally in groups, and occasionally in isolation in relatively soft silt. They develop in the transition from winter to spring, and are convincingly related to ice processes. Ice-induced silt mushrooms are best examined in association with the many other newly discovered ice-induced sedimentary structures (over 20 kinds). Clearly, up to now, ice processes have been significantly underestimated. With the substantial discovery of the ice-induced silt mushroom, it opens up new questions. This is because its structure mirrors the same sedimentary structures found in rocks, questioning their genesis, and sedimentary environment analysis. This achievement is significant not only in sedimentology, but also in palaeogeography, palaeoclimate, geological engineering, hydraulics and fluviology. The Yellow River, is the second largest river in China, and is well known for the highest levels of mud and silt in the world 1-3. It has therefore attracted an increasing amount of attention since the late 1990s, because of its interruptions of flow. These interruptions cause a lot of unusual sedimentary environments and sedimentary structures to be formed. In the early 2000's, many sedimentologists undertook a large degree of research upon the Yellow River, obtaining many accomplishments 4-16 , including the discovery some ice-induced sedimentary structures 17-24. However since that period, because of low economic profits, few studies have been undertaken on the Yellow River. Nevertheless in the last two decades, following from a series of discoveries upon new sedimentary structures, we engaged a fresh study on the Yellow River. This study led us to discover a unique ice-induced sedimentary structure that has not been documented yet. As it looks the similar to a mushroom in its shape, this new sedimentary structure is termed an ice-induced silt mushroom. More remarkably, this exquisite and peculiar sedimentary structure, formed through natural processes, has hardly been documented in the major sedimentologic publications 25-32 or papers 33-53. Consequently, we believe that these newly discovered ice-induced silt mushrooms are a novel sedimentary structure, which is of great scientific significance and aesthetic value. This is especially so, at present, as the majority of sedimentologists' attentions are attracted towards general sedimentary structures, with only few ice-induced sedimentary structures having been recognized. Hence, in this paper and to address this academic imbalance, we will intensively focus on ice-induced sedimentary structures. As the ice-induced sedimentary structures from the lower of the Yellow River may involve up to more than 20 new types, our discussion in this paper will be specific to the silt mushrooms, situated in the river's lower, from Lijin to the estuary of the Yellow River. Being the second largest river in China, and 1 of the 10 largest rivers in the world, the Yellow River has a drainage basin covering ~752,443 km 2 (Fig. 1), a length of ~5464 km and a mean discharge of ~58.0 × 10 9 m 3 /year. The Yellow River is especially known for its tremendous sediment load of ~16.0 × 10 9 m 3 /year, which consists mainly of silt and clay, derived from the loess plateau 1,2. A quarter of the sediment load is deposited in the channel, within the lower part of the drainage basin, whilst approximately half is deposited in the estuary region, and the final remainder deposited in the shallow waters of the Bohai Sea 3. Due to the heavy silt deposits, the main channel is
Handbook of Research on Improving Engineering Education with the European Project Semester, 2022
This case study describes a special edition of the European Project Semester at the course Sustai... more This case study describes a special edition of the European Project Semester at the course Sustainable Packaging Design and Innovation at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Fall Semester 2017). In this special edition, unique cooperation took place between 12 parties. The parties were three research institutes, six universities, and three companies. Some parties have developed an educational module focused upon sustainable and circular packaging design, including the use of a dedicated tool for life cycle assessment. This module was embedded in the regular EPS. At The Hague University of Applied Sciences, an international class of 16 students worked in four teams on a real-life design assignment. They were offered a wide range of lectures, workshops, pitches, and presentations. The chapter concludes with a review of the followed processes and organizational, managerial, and practical concerns. Although run as a unique edition, a...
Many countries signed the Paris Agreement in order to mitigate global average temperature rise. I... more Many countries signed the Paris Agreement in order to mitigate global average temperature rise. In this context, Dutch authorities also decided to realize a maximum of 35% residual waste by 2020 for its own operations. So, 65% of the total waste should be recyclable or re-usable and only a maximum of 35% should be not. This current paper explores how changes in automatic behaviours, facility operations and related practice-oriented research can contribute to this aim of the authorities.
This paper aims to answer the question what practices entrepreneurs use to construct their ventur... more This paper aims to answer the question what practices entrepreneurs use to construct their ventures. Academic research often focuses on one sensory modality as a route to knowing (Pink 2009). We take a holistic approach by involving all the senses as it is the 'experiecing, knowing and emplaced body' (Pink 2009: 25) that can make us understand best. We have distilled nine practices that entrepreneurs use to venture in a glocal economy. Emotive practices consist of translation, connection and support. Aesthetic practices include metaphorization, authenticity and sensorization. Economic practices refer to exposure, place-making and commercialization.
This paper represents an attempt to examine and evaluate ethical fashion. It will use a combinati... more This paper represents an attempt to examine and evaluate ethical fashion. It will use a combination of primary as well as secondary sources of information to provide some plausible answers to the questions surrounding the field of ethical fashion. The Ethical Fashion Forum (EEF) suggests that ethical fashion represents an approach to the design, sourcing and manufacture of clothing which maximises benefits to people and communities while minimising impact on the environment. However, in practice these definitions do not always apply to every garment made under the ‘ethical’ label. Therefore, the EEF believes that the application and integration of the triple bottom line concept at the core of the business practices and policy throughout the organisation would be crucial (www.EEF.com).
The objective of this chapter is to understand innovative processes of resource redeployment taki... more The objective of this chapter is to understand innovative processes of resource redeployment taking place during consumption. We label this as consumer entrepreneurship. We define consumer entrepreneurship as the process of sharing and recombining resources innovatively to seek opportunities for self-creating user value. Through the illustration of heterogeneous forms of consumer peer-to-peer sharing, we argue that consumer entrepreneurship: (1) differs ontologically from a view of entrepreneurship as creation of exchange value; (2) bridges the notion, established in marketing studies, of consumers as value creators with the field of entrepreneurship; (3) develops mostly when the process of sharing is regulated informally, based on trust relationships; and (4) thrives as groups of sharing consumers discover and enact their values through the experimentation of multiple forms of product and service procurement. On the basis of these points, consumer entrepreneurship contributes to pr...
This paper challenges the current discourse on social and ecopreneurship and existing typologies.... more This paper challenges the current discourse on social and ecopreneurship and existing typologies. Through examining 39 ecopreneurs within the ethical fashion movement, the paper aims to contribute to a process-based view of ecopreneurship. The method used explores possibilities to study the organization of the movement which the paper poses as a 'rhizomatic network'.
This dissertation investigates ethical fashion businesses through studying the narrations and per... more This dissertation investigates ethical fashion businesses through studying the narrations and performances of the founder-entrepreneurs. The main purpose is to explore the interplay between design of clothing, self, organization and society and to figure out how to reveal those dynamics. To examine what this interplay looks like, a social-relational, affirmative approach is adopted that views entrepreneuring as a practice of creatively connecting and fashioning history, rather than a reasoned exercise of gathering facts and assets. To answer the how, the study adopts a mixed-method approach of combining a narrative/discursive analysis with a multi-sensorial ethnography. Through philandering with these theoretical and methodological positions, the study offers two distinct perspectives to venturing in the ethical fashion industry. First, the premise of embodied multi-discursivity is that discourses become materialized through practices at the interface of entrepreneuring and design o...
This case illustrates the founding and growth of Veja, the first eco sneaker company in the world... more This case illustrates the founding and growth of Veja, the first eco sneaker company in the world in the broader context of the emergence of the ethical fashion movement.
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