Authors:Saku J. Mäkinen Pages: 1 - 2 Abstract: The papers presented in this issue have multiple implications for Universities wishing to innovate their offering to respond to new and pressing societal challenges; for policymakers that have the responsibility to promote more impactful open science and open innovation activities; for researchers interested in improving and fostering challenge-based innovation programs to improve our planet; and for all designers involved in the fuzzy front-end phase of innovation. PubDate: 2021-12-21 DOI: 10.23726/cij.2021.1340 Issue No:Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021)
Authors:Alberto Ciampaglia, Dario Fontanel, Gianluca Colaianni, Stefano Dozio, Alessandro Mancinelli, Chiara Perri, Alessia Toscano Pages: 3 - 8 Abstract: Customers are getting more interested in the quality and the environmental impact of food. Even when producers provide detailed information on the food supply chain, consumers feel overwhelmed by the amount of information to process. A questionnaire delivered to 1,000+ respondents in Italy revealed that customers look for quick information on their sustainability while grocery shopping. However, 23% of respondents don’t have time to read labels. As a result, we propose a platform capable of facilitating customers’ choices for high quality food. This includes a decision-making algorithm which takes into consideration all of the information provided by producers, delivering an immediate rating of the food based on its environmental and social impact. PubDate: 2021-05-27 DOI: 10.23726/cij.2017.1057 Issue No:Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021)
Authors:Matteo Vignoli, Marco Di Norcia, Fabiola Bertolotti Pages: 9 - 17 Abstract: This research proposes a set of design principles that designers and managers responsible for the design of organizational support services could adopt to improve employees' wellbeing. Through a qualitative study, based on semi-structured interviews, we carried out a cross-context analysis of wellbeing initiatives developed in three organizations. Adopting the perspective of science-based design, we drew seven design principles. We emphasize the importance of including these principles in the process of designing services oriented to employees' wellbeing in organizational contexts using the Design Thinking approach, as well as their application in broader contexts where services may play a crucial role. PubDate: 2021-05-26 DOI: 10.23726/cij.2021.997 Issue No:Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021)
Authors:Paolo Pino, Nasim Fallahi, Davide Buccheri, Emanuele Alberti, Samuel Salini, Alessandro Bettuzzi, Giacomo Luddeni Pages: 18 - 27 Abstract: Disinformation and misinformation have been around since the advent of the media. Many solutions have been developed to contrast this phenomenon such as automated fact-checking tools, media literacy programs, or content moderation strategies. However, these endeavours are limited in scope and easily succumb to the ever changing online information landscape. In addition to that, the human brain is extremely susceptible to fake contents due to frequent biases and illusory effects. On this basis, the present paper describes the application of slightly readapted design thinking methodologies in tackling information disorder as an unconventional approach to global challenges. PubDate: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.23726/cij.2021.1053 Issue No:Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021)
Authors:Susanne Beck, Janet Bercovitz, Carsten Bergenholtz, Tiare-Maria Brasseur, Pablo D’Este, Amelie Dorn, Michael Doser, Clio Dosi, Agnes Effert, Riold Furtuna, Melinda Goodyear, Christoph Grimpe, Carolin Haeussler, Fabian Hans, Barbara Heinisch, Nóra Katona, Harald Kleinberger-Pierer, Olga Kokshagina, Marcel LaFlamme, Cornelia Lawson, Patrick Lehner, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Wolfgang Lukas, Silvia Marchini, Markus Mitterhauser, Francesco Moscato, Markus Nordberg, Maria-Theresa Norn, Marion Poetz, Marisa Ponti, Gernot Pruschak, Janet Frances Rafner, Angelo Kenneth Romasanta, Alexander Ruser, Muhammed Sameed, Henry Sauermann, Julia Suess-Reyes, Christopher L. Tucci, Philipp Tuertscher, Rubén Vicente-Saez, Matteo Vignoli, Samantha Zyontz Pages: 28 - 49 Abstract: Co-producing scientific research with those who are affected by it is an emerging phenomenon in contemporary science. This article summarizes and reflects on both the process and outcome of a novel experiment to co-develop scientific research proposals in the field of Open Innovation in Science (OIS), wherein scholars engaged in the study of open and collaborative practices collaborated with the “users” of their research, i.e., scientists who apply such practices in their own research. The resulting co-developed research proposals focus on scientific collaboration, open data, and knowledge sharing and are available as an appendix to this article. PubDate: 2021-12-21 DOI: 10.23726/cij.2021.1328 Issue No:Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021)
Authors:Jelmer Mulder, Saraf Nawar, Joelle De Groot, Marco Zambello Pages: 50 - 55 Abstract: In this paper, creativity of students in interdisciplinary (ID) teams during the divergent (brainstorming and idea generation) phase is studied. The background of the students varied between undergraduate and graduate studies, and the creativity was stimulated amidst a discussion involving innovative solutions for the future of existing technologies In addition, the effect of knowledge heterogeneity and -synthesis is discussed. The study is conducted via a survey among the participants of the Delft/CERN IdeaSquare eSummer School 2020, held online from June 2020 to August 2020. The surveyed cohort was asked about the quantity of the generated ideas and their agreement to different statements, regarding size of the knowledge gap, effort to communicate and provide feedback, enjoyment, productivity and composition of their teams. The majority of the responding students believed they would produce the same or more ideas in ID teams, compared to that during monodisciplinary team work. We compared the agreement (between 0% and 100%) with the number of individual ideas and found a correlation for each mentioned category. This study is a first step to show that ID teams in a technological setting can be more productive. Further research should be done to repeat the experiment in a more controlled environment and solidify the hypothesis. PubDate: 2021-12-21 DOI: 10.23726/cij.2021.1309 Issue No:Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021)
Authors:Achim Gerstenberg, Martin Steinert Pages: 56 - 60 Abstract: Desirable difficulties such as generating one’s own solution instead of replicating a provided solution is associated with improved long-term memory. Disseminating misleading information has shown improved learning in science education over consuming concise and clear learning instructions. We describe an experimental setup aimed at quantifying if a tutorial about programming a mobile autonomous robot that requires having to correct misleading instructions leads to better problem-solving capabilities than providing correct and clear tutorial instructions when asked to solve a complicated open-ended robotics task. The presented experimental setup is aimed towards a controlled comparative human-subject study that compares the effect of desirable difficulties on participant’s performance in solving a complicated open-ended task after completing an introductory tutorial. We explain the experiment timeline, the tasks of the tutorial, as well as the open-ended task including the robot and how this experiment can be executed under very controlled, repeatable and as unbiased as possible conditions. We share and qualitatively discuss some observed problems in this setup from early trials with 8 participants. PubDate: 2021-12-21 DOI: 10.23726/cij.2021.1077 Issue No:Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021)
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