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What is the key to innovation's success?
Creating a funky-looking innovation seems like a good idea, but will it sell?Whenever a ‘sensitive’ innovation comes about, for example genetic modification or sending humans one a one-way trip to Mars, people freak out. This negative attitude towards radical changes can have truly damaging effects, for example the hydrogen cell powered car being an innovation failure due to the bad public reception. Therefore, one must consider the societal mindset before setting off to… -
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Column 7 ‘Number #1 Value; don’t waste more time’
I really like talking about values because of this; it is so diverse. Everyone has different values and opinions. You can learn or not… -
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Is it possible to attach various conflicting values to only one design?
The value of a design is what it stands for and reflects within its direct environment. What if one design stands for multiple conflicting… -
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Is providing Value Sensitive services, always a safe and ethical thing to do?
S ince January till August 2015, 17115 people in the Netherlands apply for asylum. 6096 Syrians and 5090 Eritreans. In July there has been a sharp grow in refugees from Syria, see figure 1. Worldwide there are 19,5 billion refugees, including 3,9 billion Syrians (VluchtelingenWerk, 2015). We are dealing with a difficult ethical situation. We’re all human, we all have feelings and a need for… -
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Trusting moral values
There are so many different people with different values. These values are influenced by different factors and can so be influenced by…
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