Social Innovation

Effectively organizing for social innovation needs the development of proven concepts, systematic study in best practices, research based methods and tools for implementing the combined knowledge on technical and social innovation. This theme concentrates on four aspects:

  • Support of companies in the process of Open Innovation and to practice producer, user and community involvement.
  • Social-cultural aspects of adoption of innovation and methods to forecast and improve adoption.
  • Integration of knowledge of human aspects (brain-machine interaction, cognitive- emotional functioning and learning) in the development of new products, services and processes.
  • Methods to release the creative and innovative powers of staff.

Researchers working on this theme:

  • Fietje Vaas (Coordinator)

    Fietje Vaas works as Program Manager at TNO Quality of Life, Business Unit Labour.

  • Bas Kotterink

    Bas Kotterink works for TNO as Senior Consultant Information and Communication Technology Policy.

  • Jan de Leede

    Jan de Leede is senior researcher/ consultant at TNO Quality of Life and Assistant Professor Human Resource Management at the University of Twente.

  • Marielle den Hengst

    Mariëlle den Hengst is Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Delft and and affiliated with TNO Quality of Life as researcher and consultant in the Department Work and Employment.

  • Patrick Punte

    Patrick Punte is Product Manager & Senior Research Scientist at TNO Defence, Security, and Safety.