Hi there, I'm Ariana Da Costa Gomez! I'm currently a student at Leiden University,finishing my bachelor in Chinese Language and Culture. Born and raised on the Caribbean island Curacao and currently living in Leiden. People fascinate me the most, especially finding out what the true meaning of being a person is. I pass my days mostly by running around and balancing a thousand "important" things at the same time, but I always find time to relax at the end of the day with a cup of tea and some Q-time with my pet turtle Pablo.
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We want more!
Our values need a facelift. We are losing sight on what is really important.In an ever changing world we treat innovation as if it is the mythical Fountain of Youth that can rejuvenate and save our companies. The problem is that in that same changing world, we are starting to run out of things to create, resulting in a whole lot of junk that is claimed to be the next best thing. Greed is the inordinate desire to possess wealth, goods, or objects to keep it for one's self… -
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Pool party anyone?
How do we perceive risk?Our daily lives are full of dangers, from driving our cars to cholesterol in our food. But how good are we really at assessing these risks? And when do we feel safe making these decisions? It appears our emotions are back in the picture when we make these judgments, surprise! Take for example, parents : a social group that takes danger very seriously but often worries about the wrong things. A… -
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Risky Business
What are risks and how can we deal with them?Understanding risks seems like an easy tasks. When we speak of risk we think about the likelihood of being harmed or better said the possibility of losing something of value. Thousands of experts are paid to study and report on how risky chemicals, treatments, drugs or threats really are. So, you might expect that effective risk communication is just a matter of explaining what they know in a… -
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The Supermarket Of The Future
Frugal innovations come in all shapes and sizes. Why not tackle the Supermarket Industry?Supermarkets are parts of our daily lives; we all visit them multiple times a week, sometimes every day. Buying fruits, yoghurt, meats and fish, anything we crave we can find in the aisle s and aisles of packaged produce. Now take a step back and notice the word “packaged”. Do we realize that every time we buy something from the supermarket, that same pack of yoghurt or can of tuna, creates waste. -
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Please swipe left or right
Tinder has created a new order for creating applications, the swipe left or right feature! A strong incremental innovation, that has taken… -
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You know the truth by the way it feels
What is that strange gut feeling and why do we listen to it?We make decisions by thinking long and hard, looking up every piece of evidence and analyzing all aspects. Science and proof is what we want to see, facts, facts and more facts. Only then can we make a rational well thought out decision, only then do we make the right choice. Emotions on the other hand are not welcome to the decision making table, they are not rational and too subjective. Only… -
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The Core of Human Nature
Values create the standard of a persons behavior, they influence how we make decisions and effectively run our lives. They can be instilled in us or we can choose to adopt them from our social environment such as family, religion, friends etc. One thing is certain, our values are constantly changing. When we have strong and positive values, they will be integral to achieving what we want in this…