scholarly journals Una experiencia de aprendizaje basado en proyectos de alto contenido tecnológico

2016 ◽  
pp. 43-61
Author(s):  
Juan José López Berrio
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
On Line

Nuestra propuesta consiste en activar el mayor talento de los centros (sus alum­nos), convirtiéndolos en el motor de cambio que su centro necesita. ¿Cómo lo hacemos? Atrayéndolos a través de un programa disruptivo y apasionante, de alto contenido tecnológico, que les propone un reto de emprendimiento real y social, guiándoles y empoderándoles para que alcancen los objetivos que les planteamos. El vehículo que da sentido al programa es el Laboratorio de Innovación, donde los alumnos, de manera voluntaria, deciden participar atraídos por el emprendi­miento y la tecnología. Es un programa de carácter permanente, en el que los alumnos, a través de una metodología de aprendizaje basado en proyectos, tra­bajan con las tecnologías y metodologías más actuales, tales como cloud compu­ting, design thinking, gamification, etc., combinando los modos on-line y off-line. La idea es probablemente la más ambiciosa del panorama actual. Es revolucio­naria e innovadora, pero perfectamente alineada con lo establecido por la Unión Europea en su informe Horizon 2020-Schools Edition. No solo se ha mostrado como realizable, sino que los resultados obtenidos son sorprendentes, como podrán comprobar a lo largo de este artículo.

scholarly journals User-Centred Design of a Final Results Report for Participants in Multi-Sensor Personal Air Pollution Exposure Monitoring Campaigns

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12544
Author(s):  
Johanna Amalia Robinson ◽  
Rok Novak ◽  
Tjaša Kanduč ◽  
Thomas Maggos ◽  
Demetra Pardali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Personal Exposure ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Draft Report ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
User Centred Design ◽  
Exposure Monitoring ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Using low-cost portable air quality (AQ) monitoring devices is a growing trend in personal exposure studies, enabling a higher spatio-temporal resolution and identifying acute exposure to high concentrations. Comprehension of the results by participants is not guaranteed in exposure studies. However, information on personal exposure is multiplex, which calls for participant involvement in information design to maximise communication output and comprehension. This study describes and proposes a model of a user-centred design (UCD) approach for preparing a final report for participants involved in a multi-sensor personal exposure monitoring study performed in seven cities within the EU Horizon 2020 ICARUS project. Using a combination of human-centred design (HCD), human–information interaction (HII) and design thinking approaches, we iteratively included participants in the framing and design of the final report. User needs were mapped using a survey (n = 82), and feedback on the draft report was obtained from a focus group (n = 5). User requirements were assessed and validated using a post-campaign survey (n = 31). The UCD research was conducted amongst participants in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the results report was distributed among the participating cities across Europe. The feedback made it clear that the final report was well-received and helped participants better understand the influence of individual behaviours on personal exposure to air pollution.

scholarly journals From Radicals to Community Builders: Reframing the Roles of Women through Design Thinking

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Patricia Huion ◽  
Handan Sayer ◽  
Raquel Pinto-Bello Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Community Project ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Blind Spots

In this paper, we problematise the concept of radicalisation, more in particular female radicalisation. First, we define radicalisation, differentiate between the types of radicalisation, and how it is enabled through both societal and personal factors and discuss gender-specific drivers through a literature review. Next, we discuss our methodology combining wicked problems and design thinking.This methodology allows us to tap into the tacit knowledge of the grass-root change agents organising arts-based activities to prevent female radicalisation. It facilitates uncovering and working with blind spots within the arts-based activities and the training sessions held within the “CommUnity Project” (Horizon 2020, n. 871056). In our final critical reflection, we discuss the urgency of working with these unknown female radicalised roles as these societal blind spots enable radicalism.

How to best involve different stakeholders in the design process of products and services to communicate multi-hazard information?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Dallo ◽  
Michèle Marti
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
The Public

<p>In order to have an impact in practice, research approaches should reflect real conditions as much as possible and generate user-oriented findings. To this end, we need an interdisciplinary exchange among experts and authorities considering institutional structures. Moreover, a combination of innovative methods is required to assess the diverse public’s needs and to generate useful findings for the design of products and services to communicate multi-hazard information. Furthermore, the findings should be communicated to the scientific community as well as to the authorities and the public. Our contribution demonstrates a successful approach for involving different stakeholders in the design process of products and services in a multi-hazard context.</p><p>For our research, we are using a participatory and user-centred systemic approach with a major emphasis on user requirements driving future developments. It can be understood as a multi-perspective bottom-up approach, involving not only scientists from different disciplines but also authorities (e.g. decision makers) and the public. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods thereby allows to understand the wider social and structural context and thus to implement sustainable and suitable services and products.</p><p>A combination of various methods is used in this approach to assess the needs of the scientists, the public and the authorities. With surveys, we assess general patterns and needs and identify challenges and potentials. To compensate for the artificial setting questionnaires establish, we include experiments (e.g. conjoint choice experiments) into the surveys to test different options. With interviews or focus group discussions, we further deepen aspects that we quantitatively assessed in order to better understand people’s beliefs behind their choices. Moreover, we apply interactive methods from the design thinking toolbox, such as user-driven prototyping. This methods allow an understanding of users’ thinking and reveals needs and features that developers may not have thought of. Furthermore, we used the actor constellation – a role-play for jointly sorting out the relevance of various involved actors – to map the connections between the actors and to identify potential conflicts. To gain further insights and to contentiously enhance our products and services, we maintain a constant dialogue with different stakeholders.</p><p>An important aspect of this dialogue is the transparent and active communication of the findings to the scientific community as well as to the authorities and the public. For this purpose, we use the following mechanisms: co-creation of knowledge with key stakeholders, open-access papers for scientific journals, personal contact with actors involved, presentation at conferences, non-scientific reports for authorities (in the national languages), blog posts, social media posts, and exchange of knowledge and experience via project platforms. In order to be successful, the information communicated should meet the target audiences’ expectations.</p><p> </p><p><em>This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 821115.</em></p>

Assessment of on-line and off-line instruments for the measurement of polyfunctional oxygenated organic volatile compounds (OVOCs) under controlled conditions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Munoz ◽  
Mila Rodenas ◽  
Alexander Brenan ◽  
Inmaculada Colmenar ◽  
Julian Dellen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Project Work ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Instrumental Performance ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Controlled Conditions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
On Line ◽  
Advanced Analysis

<p>The photooxidation and ozonolysis of a wide range of anthropogenic and biogenic compounds results in the formation of polyfunctional oxygenated organic volatile compounds (OVOCs), which are ubiquitous intermediates and important source of radicals, as well as a significant contributor to the organic fraction of aerosol, playing an important role in the air quality and in the health.</p><p>With the aim of ensuring a good quality of the measurements, an intercomparison campaign on instruments and techniques to measure OVOCs was held at the EUPHORE atmosphere simulation chamber (Valencia, Spain), allowing the simultaneous sampling from the same air mixture under controlled conditions and facilitating the characterization of the instrumental performance. This intercomparison is part of the activities within the EUROCHAMP-2020 project (www.eurochamp.org) and is aligned with the ACTRIS objectives.   </p><p>On-line and off-line techniques were employed. These comprised different approaches of mass spectrometers and optical devices as on-line systems and a suite of commercial and non-commercial cartridges as off-line. Some of the experiments were also modeled. The intercomparison included three types of scenarios, the two later simulating typical urban and semi-urban conditions: 1. Synthetic mixture of carbonyls, 2. Products from photooxidations of biogenic and anthropogenic VOCs and 3. Products from ozonolysis of biogenic VOC and monoterpenes, under different relative humidity conditions.</p><p>This work represents a step forward in the evaluation and conclusions of the data obtained. An overall good agreement was found among the techniques with good correlations, especially in the synthetic mixtures, as expected, while these parameters worsen under more realistic conditions with complex gas samples. Regarding off-line techniques, good practices on sample storage and use are discussed. Advanced analysis using clusters was also applied to group instruments with similar behaviour, indicating similar performance among the on-line instruments although partitions revealed certain discrepancies. The role of the gas mixture, the calibration set-up and the humidity conditions are discussed in this work.</p><p><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p><p>This project/work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme through the EUROCHAMP-2020 Infrastructure Activity under grant agreement No 730997. CAPOX from the Spanish R+D program, Ref RTU2018-097768-B-C21 and PROMETEO from the GVA excellence R&D program, Ref PROMETEO (2019/110) are acknowledged. F. CEAM is partly supported by Generalitat Valenciana.</p>

scholarly journals PEMBUATAN PIRANTI “URUP-URIP” PENYINARAN UV BERTENAGA SURYA: UPAYA STERILISASI BAKTERI PADA HASIL PANEN TANAMAN SAYUR DI CIANJUR, JAWA BARAT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Wegig Murwonugroho ◽  
Setia Gunawan ◽  
Astri Rinanti
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Hygienic Standard ◽  
On Line ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
And Training ◽  
Irradiation Technology ◽  
Irradiation Facilities

<p>The problems generally faced by farmers are that vegetables easily rotting due to delayed selling time and higher hygienic standard of vegetables. Based on an interview, we acknowledge that the farmers are unable to understand the utilization of ultraviolet irradiation technology. UV irradiation facilities - which help kills various types of bacteria, spores, protozoan viruses and algae - should be placed near vegetable harvest location. The physical part of vegetables requires special attention and they should not be moved on a regular basis to prevent damages. However, the harvest location is quite distant from electricity sources. As a solution to overcome this problem, a solar powered UV irrayer facility equipped with a portable bag is required. Besides that, the tool should be fitted with branded plastic casings to hold the vegetable to improve selling value, safety, and readiness of the vegetables. The objective of the utilization of this appropriate technology is to improve the quality of the harvested crops. Vegetables will be free from bacteria and risks of Covid-19 exposures. The target of this program is to improve vegetable selling sales rate and to improve the prosperity of the farmers better, or at least as high as pre-pandemic era. The method used to procure this appropriate technology is a design thinking method that covers empathy, define, ideate, prototype, and testing. The implementation of the counseling and training activities were conducted on-line and off-line whilst also applying a strict health protocol. The activity was conducted for 4 months.</p>

The communication and the organization of events in a scientific multidiscipinary community: the SeaDataNet experience

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leda Pecci ◽  
Michele Fichaut ◽  
Dick Schaap
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Data Interoperability ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
On Line ◽  
Marine Data

&lt;p&gt;The pan-European SeaDataNet marine and ocean data infrastructure started in early 2000, by means of a European funded project to create a framework for the management of large and diverse sets of data deriving from in situ measurements. It has been improved thanks to different European projects, it represents the joint efforts of several marine institutes around the European and the Mediterranean seas. The current project that is improving the infrastructure is the SeaDataCloud Horizon 2020 project; it involves a network of 56 partners across 29 countries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to our main objectivest he project designed and implemented actions which can spur a response on an international level, creating the basis to reinforce the pan-European SeaDataCloud community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Information Technology (IT) has an important impact on how people work together. In the SeaDataCloud project the following web communication tools are used:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;SeaDataNet website and Extranet;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Partners&amp;#8217; websites;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Mailing lists;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Electronic newsletters;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;On line educational materials;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Videos and video tutorials;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Twitter;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Articles in e-journals;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Members of the SeaDataCloud and SeaDataNet I and II, have had the opportunity of face to face meetings, the norm is to travel even for meetings of short duration. This investment in time and money allows direct contact between the partners of the projects. This creates an opportunity for people across Europe to meet each other, to work together and to speak openly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The IMDIS (International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems) conferences have been organized in the framework of the European funded projects that have allowed the SeaDataNet infrastructure to be developed and upgraded. The meetings started in 2005 with the first conference organised in Brest (France), to share knowledge and best practices on marine data management. IMDIS is a unique platform and has the following goals:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Raise awareness of the SeaDataNet infrastructure, new development and standards;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Share experiences in ocean data management;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Enable synergies between data providers and data managers.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It has been a breeding ground for inspirational ideas, for example the project ODIP (Ocean Data Interoperability Platform) that led to its successor ODIP II project was conceived during one of the conferences. The challenges and objectives of the projects were to find common interoperability solutions to problems in ocean data sharing, in collaboration with institutions from Europe, USA and Australia. In this case the IMDIS series of conferences have represented an opportunity not only for knowledge exchange in ocean data management but they have led to significant results in terms of new synergies that made it possible to find new partners and projects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The direct interactions during the meetings as well as the on line tools have had a positive impact on reinforcing the development of a large SeaDataNet community across Europe and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The SeaDataCloud project has received funding from the European Union&amp;#8217;s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N&amp;#186; 730960.&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals INOVAÇÃO ABERTA COMO UM INSTRUMENTO PARA A GERAÇÃO DE BENEFÍCIOS GLOBAIS: UM ESTUDO NA PLATAFORMA OpenIDEO

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4(Out-Dez)) ◽  
pp. 495
Author(s):  
Maríndia Brachak Dos Santos ◽  
Kalien Alves Klimeck ◽  
Maria Carolina Serpa Fagundes De Oliveira ◽  
Flavia Luciane Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
On Line

A inovação configura-se como um dos fatores fundamentais para a competitividade e para a sobrevivência das empresas no mercado global. Neste contexto, emerge a necessidade de implantar novas formas de inovação, nas quais as empresas têm o desafio de migrar da inovação fechada para novos conceitos, como inovação aberta, cocriação, design thinking e crowdsourcing. Nesta lacuna, insere-se o presente estudo que objetiva realizar um mapeamento dos desafios lançados na plataforma OpenIDEO no período de 2012 a 2013. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa e análise de conteúdo do caso OpenIDEO, que consiste em uma plataforma de inovação aberta cujas pessoas do mundo todo participam por meio do envio de ideias para solucionar problemas globais. Verificou-se que no período analisado foram lançados 10 desafios a comunidade on-line. Estes desafios encontram-se alocados em 6 áreas temáticas, que são: inovação, sustentabilidade, jovens, violência contra civis, bem-estar ao envelhecer e acessibilidade. As atividades colaborativas lançadas contaram com 86 ideias vencedoras, sendo que 62 delas referem-se a 7 desafios que estão em fase de realização. Com base nos resultados, pode-se constatar que há um significativo envolvimento da comunidade on-line com os desafios lançados, visto que todos tiveram ideias, aplausos e seguidores.

scholarly journals Agile Entrepreneurship Innovation in Fashion Design Thinking During COVID-19 and Beyond: Reimagine Education to Create Skills for Fashion Business

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Vasiliki A. Basdekidou
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
University Education ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
On Line ◽  
Green Entrepreneurship ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
On Line Learning

Purpose: The COVID-19 crisis had a severe impact on University education (on-line learning, off-campus examinations). In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic raises questions about the quality of education and training in a number of disciplines, like fashion design, where social entrepreneurship opportunities and in-situ functionalities are essential for a quality curriculum. Hence, to remain relevant and innovative, fashion design thinking will need to reimagine education in order to create skills for e-entrepreneurship and prepare fashion entrepreneurs for e-business. Therefore, new concepts for fashion design thinking for innovation and e-entrepreneurship have to introduce in an e-classrooms curriculum. Methodology: This study employed the use of questionnaires to collect quantitative data and structured interviews to compile qualitative data (opinions) of two main groups of fashion design professionals: (a) clothing merchants and manufacturers, (b) fashion design green entrepreneurs. In particular, linear regression used to analyze the quantitative data (SPSS functionality) and data analytics software (QSR NVivo) adopted to encode the answers from the interviews. Findings: Findings obtained in this study show that &ndash;with the admission of agile entrepreneurship superiority and functional solution in crises like COVID-19- the green entrepreneurs are better positioning are better prepared to withstand the current COVID-19 or future crisis. Hence the requirement to integrate green entrepreneurship courses into the fashion d esign curriculum will be proposed to create innovation and value in fashion design thinking. Originality and value: This study inserts itself in a multidisciplinary field, mainly composed of four disciplinary areas: &ldquo;fashion design thinking and education&rdquo;, &ldquo;digital transformation&rdquo;, &rdquo;green entrepreneurship&rdquo;, and &ldquo;work-from-home entrepreneurship&rdquo;. The introduction of the new term &ldquo;Agile entrepreneurship&rdquo; as a new disciplinary concept in fashion design curriculum is also crucial.&nbsp; Research limitations: The main limitation of this study is related to the definition of &ldquo;Agile entrepreneurship&rdquo; itself in COVID-19 and beyond work-from-home era, as bibliography still diverges on this subject.

scholarly journals User-Centred Design of a Final Results Report for Participants in Multi-Sensor Personal Air Pollution Exposure Monitoring Campaigns

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Amalia Robinson ◽  
Rok Novak ◽  
Tjaša Kanduč ◽  
Thomas Maggos ◽  
Demetra Pardali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Personal Exposure ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Draft Report ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
User Centred Design ◽  
Exposure Monitoring ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Using low-cost portable air quality (AQ) monitoring devices is a growing trend in personal exposure studies enabling a higher spatio-temporal resolution and identifying acute exposure to high concentrations. Comprehension of results by participants is not guaranteed in exposure studies. However, information on personal exposure is multiplex, which calls for participant involvement to maximise communication output and comprehension. This study describes a user centred design (UCD) approach for preparing a final report for participants involved in a multi-sensor personal exposure monitoring study performed in seven cities within the EU Horizon 2020 ICARUS project. Using a combination of human-centred design (HCD), human-information interaction (HII) and design thinking approaches, we iteratively included participants in the framing and design of the final report. User needs were mapped using a survey (n=82), and feedback on the draft report was obtained from a focus group (n=5). User requirements were assessed and validated using a post-campaign survey (n=31). The UCD research was conducted amongst participants in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the results report was distributed among the participating cities across Europe. The feedback received made it clear that the final report was well-received and helped participants better understand the influence of individual behaviours on personal exposure to air pollution.

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