Working together on transitions and security: an experimental project using systemic co-design

Working together on transitions and security: an experimental project using systemic co-design

By:
Dr. ir. Wina Smeenk, Lecturer Societal Impact Design and Founder of the Expertise Network Systemic Co-design (ESC)
Ing. Johan van Middelaar, program manager Innovation Safety Delta Netherlands

The Dutch (chemical) industry is working hard on innovations for a sustainable, safe, circular and climate-neutral society. These innovation processes involve new safety risks. Stakeholders such as local residents, employees, company suppliers and regulators are important parties who make these innovation processes possible. New ways of cooperation and knowledge sharing about (un)safety between industry employees, local residents, visitors and/or regulators can accelerate and thus create impact, both socially and economically. The core of multiple value creation and social earning power. Safety Delta Nederland (SDN) and the program team of the KIA Maatschappelijk Verdienvermogen (KIA MV) have commissioned an experimental project on new forms of participation and knowledge sharing, the results of which will be published shortly. In the experimental project, Universities of Applied Sciences and industry worked together to find (new) tools for transitions and innovations in the chemical industry, and how systemic co-design in particular can make a concrete contribution to cooperation between companies and its stakeholders around safety issues. Results of this experiment, such as concrete tools in the form of a toolkit, will be published shortly.

Background information can be found at. the expertise network Systemic Co-design, the lectorate, ClickNL About Socially Deserving and Innovation Projects of the Safety Delta Netherlands Innovation Center - Safety Delta Netherlands (SDN)