DesignLab develops and collaborates in projects and communities in which collaboration between academia and external partners has a central place. Our community of students, partners from science, industry and society uses the Responsible Futuring approach in projects shaped by urgent societal challenges, with the aim of co-creating futures we want to want to live in. Have you got a societal challenge that needs the (responsible) use of technology and that could benefit from research insights and creative disruption? Whether you're a researcher, student, business or societal partner: contact us for the possibilties.
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A Safer National Police
A SAFER NATIONAL POLICE | IMPROVING SAFETY WITH USE OF ROBOTICS
Due to new technological developments, autonomous systems are becoming more viable for performing heavy and dangerous tasks. In respons…ChallengeLAB Twente
CHALLENGELAB TWENTE | WHERE TWENTE MEETS TALENTS
Formerly known as EnschedeLab. The Twente consortium, composed of five educational institutions and the municipalities of Enschede and Hengelo, has w…Citizen Science NL
CITIZEN SCIENCE NEDERLAND | A NATIONAL NETWORK FOR PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
Citizen Science Nederland (CS-NL) is a national initiative to strengthen participatory research in the Netherlands by buildin…Connecting Worlds for a Better Future
CONNECTING WORLDS FOR A BETTER FUTURE | REFLECTING ON THE PAST AND PRESENT TO CREATE POSSIBLE FUTURES
This project was part of Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2022. It aimed to help visitors reflect on the p…CurioCities 2025
CURIOCITIES | FUTURES UNLOCKED*
Overconsumption, from plastic waste and fast fashion to the overuse of digital technologies, is a global challenge that requires systemic, collaborative solutions. Cur…Direct-DCIS
DIRECT-DCIS | DYNAMIC INTEGRATIVE RISK FOR ECASTING TO CONQUER OVERTREATMENT OF DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU
The DIRECT DCIS consortium aims to develop a self-learning methodology combining eXplainable …ECIE
ECIE | ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY ON EMPOWERING, INCLUSIVE, AND EQUITABLE CITIZEN SCIENCE WITHIN ECIU
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Led by the University of Twente, ECIE is a Citizen Science pilot project funded und…Energy Vision 2050
ENERGY VISION 2050 | PROVINCE OF OVERIJSSEL
The Province of Overijssel is developing a long-term energy vision for the year 2050, addressing resources, electricity supply, and green energy. To suppor…Enhance
ENHANCE | EMPOWERING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE FUTURE-ORIENTED LEARNING STRATEGIES
This project brings together universities from across Europe to tackle the growing sen…INCENTIVE
INCENTIVE | ESTABLISHING CITIZEN SCIENCE HUBS TO DRIVE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Citizen Science is a rapidly growing field where citizens, civil society, and researchers collaborate on scientific researc…Moral Smart Cities
MORAL SMART CITIES | BUILDING ETHICAL AND INCLUSIVE SMART URBAN FUTURES
The Moral Smart Cities project is a four-year research initiative led by Fontys, aimed at addressing the ethical and societal i…Preventing collisions with deer
PREVENTING COLLISIONS WITH DEER | PROVINCE OF OVERIJSSEL
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Overijssel is home to an estimated 10,000 roe deer, and the number of traffic collisions involving them is rising, especiall…Proposal on establishing a monitoring system and analysis protocol to estimate the population of wild boar in Overijssel
ESTIMATING THE POPULATION OF WILD BOAR IN OVERIJSSEL | PROVINCE OF OVERIJSSEL
DesignLab served as the project coordinator, ensuring smooth collaboration and communication between all partners and sta…RAS: Co-ownership of Cleaning Robots
RAS | CO-OWNERSHIP OF CLEANING ROBOTS
Automation and robotics are increasingly used across industries, including professional office cleaning. The cleaning sector faces multiple interconnected challe…RRI2SCALE
RRI2SCALE | RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS AT REGIONAL SCALE FOR INTELLIGENT CITIES, TRANSPORT AND ENERGY
RRI2SCALE was a European project designed to help four regions, including Ove…Safety Region
SAFETY REGION | ENOUGH TALK, NOW LET'S DO IT.
The Medical Assistance Organization in the Region (GHOR Twente), responsible for coordinating public health responses during crises, sought to improve t…Senior Maker Movement
SENIOR MAKER MOVEMENT | HELPING THE ELDERLY WITH MAKER TECHNOLOGY
The Dutch healthcare system is under growing pressure, especially in elderly care. ActiZ, the national association for elderly care,…Spongeworks
SPONGEWORKS | IMPLEMENTING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR WATER RETENTION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN EUROPE
Spongeworks is about Co-creating and Upscaling Sponge Landscapes by Working with Natural Water R…Transforming Policy
TRANSFORMING POLICY | INCREASING THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF RESEARCH AND ENHANCING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR REGIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Transformeren met Beleid (Transforming Policy) was a collaborative pr…ULALABS
ULALABS | CONNECTING LABS, CREATING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
The ULALABS project aims to define a theoretical and practical framework for the implementation and operation of a European distributed Living La…University Innovation Fellows
UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FELLOWS | THE CHANGEMAKERS OF THE FUTURE
The University Innovation Fellows (UIF) program, former led by Stanford University's d.school (now taken over by UT (DesignLab), is a wo…Wetropolis
WETROPOLIS | DEVELOP INNOVATIVE METHODS AND SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL AND AUGMENTED HYDROLOGICAL MODELS
Wetropolis is a regional collaboration project focused on tackling climate …