Survival

Political economy: Poly-centricity
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Political economy: Poly-centricity

For over 40 years Elinor Ostrom studied how rural communities in different places in the world…
The strive for survival and well-being
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The strive for survival and well-being

Having identified that the sense of ‘being-here’ and the sense of ‘being-there’ are merging, the…
Example 3: Presence as value in Design for Values
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Example 3: Presence as value in Design for Values

Presence as a value in Design for Values positions our ‘strive for well-being and survival’ centre
Comparison and critical evaluation
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Comparison and critical evaluation

Presence design requires the involvement of different scientific and design disciplines. This in…
Design for experience
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Design for experience

Design for presence needs to include the complex notion of design for experience. We make choices…
Bromelia based design
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Bromelia based design
Of Community Gardens and Conscience
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Of Community Gardens and Conscience

For us to completely understand the cyclical concept of Food and Waste, we believe in the concept…
Smart insulation using pinecones
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Smart insulation using pinecones

Yes! even something as simple as a pinecone can inspire you
Bromelia and spider web inspired water collection system.
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Bromelia and spider web inspired water collection system.

Water is everywhere if you know how to obtain it efficiently
Biomimetics - Planning and Design, Day 3
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Biomimetics - Planning and Design, Day 3

The first day of full fledged planning and designing of the Shelter aspect of the Bio-inspired…
Biology and Engineering - Day 2
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Biology and Engineering - Day 2

Biology and Engineering speak different languages but when brought together, they may prove be the…
Availability of Rainwater
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Availability of Rainwater

Rainwater is a local resource we should harness to provide potable water in our building. But it is…
How much water do we need ?
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How much water do we need ?

To begin at the begining, we need to know how much water we need to collect to match the daily…
Exploring the WaterPhone
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Exploring the WaterPhone

Lipika (PhD candidate at TUDelft, Participatory Systems) and Ankur, Society in Alternatives in…
Notion of ‘presence’
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Notion of ‘presence’

Developments in the four companies appear to show that at least some employees (non-managers…
Transferring initiative
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Transferring initiative

The fifth stage sees employees starting to communicate with fellow victims of the managerial…
Reinforcing change
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Reinforcing change

The third stage refers to the development of new strategies: managers starting to emphasise higher
Periodicity, synchrony, and entrainment
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Periodicity, synchrony, and entrainment

It is becoming evident from these various studies that periodicity, synchrony, and entrainment…
Interlocking rhythms
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Interlocking rhythms

Human behaviour is dominated by ‘complex hierarchies of interlocking rhythms’, and in studies…
Rhythm in embodied interaction
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Rhythm in embodied interaction

Research suggests that synchronizing with others may be fundamental to human survival (Cross 2006
Space of places, space of flows
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Space of places, space of flows

This special issue shows that new bridges between the space of places and the space of flows are…
Trauma and Witnessing
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Trauma and Witnessing

Stephanie Bezanquen, a French philosopher focusing on cultural representations of genocide and mass…
Presence
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Presence

In this research presence refers to the presence of a human beings who breathes and has a heart…
Saving Face, by Karen Lancel en Hermen Maat
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Saving Face, by Karen Lancel en Hermen Maat

When defining our identity and the identity of others, our sensory abilities are increasingly…