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Building Creative Capacity....

We follow the promise from a first idea to a feasible opportunity, for a better future.

Innovation Power

Eduventure Eduventure
Eduventure Eduventure

Goal: increase impact

For transformations, it is necessary to connect science to art and culture, and to build bridges between sectors. Transdisciplinary teams work on important solutions, but their implementation will only succeed if there is broad support for them. Creative professionals play an essential role in this. Through participatory research and co-creation, behavioral change becomes part of the solution. This is central to a design approach, focused on creative processes and shaping their results. In this way, transformations become attractive, tangible and accessible. How can we strengthen the innovative power of? The issues are complex and concern the interests of large groups of people. To find a way in this, professional choices, practical experience and an expansion of the skill set are necessary. EDUventure has years of experience in professionalizing the creative sector with the aim of increasing their impact on complex social challenges.

Design Power

Eduventure Eduventure
Eduventure Eduventure

Goal: increase resilience

Social and sustainable transitions require the thinking and making power of a strong creative sector. The context is complex and the stakes are high. Additionally there is often a challenging dynamic in the team processes, in which the creative role expectation is not clear, too vague or unrealistic. These aspects effect the experienced stresslevels of creative professionals. Too much stress can reduce creativity and the quality of work, but also undermine the well-being of this professional group. The result is that these professionals do not reach their full potential and, in the worst case, are absent for a short or long period of time. How can we increase the resilience of this professional group? EDUventure conducts a multi-year research and develops interventions in co-creation with the target group itself. The aim is for them to recognise their stressors, regulate their energy and maintain control over their work and free time.

Approach

Design Research

Design research is a process in which conducting research and designing possible solutions are intertwined. Together with partners, we are working on a multi-year research project to strengthen the resilience of the creative sector. The goal is to help them manage the increasing burden of major societal challenges, thereby maintaining control over their work and personal time.

Training

A design-oriented approach is a powerful method for tackling transitional challenges. It provides the necessary structure to develop well-founded, appropriate solutions and is increasingly adopted by governments, businesses, and NGOs. Many professionals are still unfamiliar with the design-oriented approach but are eager to develop their skills in this area. Through customized training and coaching in the design-oriented approach, EDUventure helps to realize these ambitions.

Coaching

We coach socially driven makers in their entrepreneurship. This allows us to have a direct impact and contribute to inspiring examples. Successful projects point the way to good practices and offer answers in a broader context on how the creative sector can optimally contribute to social challenges.

 

Cases

Organisation

Supervisory Board

Chairman: Peter van Asten

Secretary: Robert Jan Marringa

Director: Jos Hardeman

Foundation EDUventure is a Public Benefit Organization (ANBI).

Contact

Our foundation is situated in the Klokgebouw, located in the heart of an innovation region that places a high value on the creative industry. This is where we develop solutions for the societal challenges of tomorrow. If you are inspired by our work and interested in learning more about us, please do not hesitate to get in touch. You can contact us at jhardeman@eduventure.nl or call Jos Hardeman at +31 6 41051186. We look forward to hearing from you.