Strengthen entrepreneurial capacity
€ 20,00The professorship Entrepreneurship in Transition has developed a philosophy to strengthen the entrepreneurial capacity of individuals, companies and regions. The philosophy assumes that successful entrepreneurship is both a personal and a collective assignment exploring possibilities. The Critical Friend Method is a working method that takes shape in multi-level and multi-disciplinary settings and can be applied to innovation, connection and entrepreneurship issues.
People are challenged to take self-direction, think critically, and take the next step.
Companies with innovation challenges can successfully use the Critical Friend Method to share knowledge bypassing potential hierarchical constraints.
Regions in the world are facing challenging transitions. Such as from linear to circular creation processes. This method contributes to the current transitions in society by promoting knowledge sharing, stories and exchange.
Strengthen entrepreneurial capacity Strengthen entrepreneurial capacity is a handbook that provides all the tools to support this process and offers instructions that have been tested in practice for students, entrepreneurs, teachers and workplaces.The professorship Entrepreneurship in Transition is a collaboration between Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen and Alfa-college.
De melkveerevolutie
€ 22,50Terwijl de stikstofcrisis Nederland in de greep houdt en de melkveehouderij onder het vergrootglas ligt, zetten de boeren van Schiermonnikoog een rigoureuze stap. Ze geven een derde van hun melkkoeien op om de stikstofdepositie op de omringende natuur te beperken. De veehouders van Schiermonnikoog omarmen een natuurinclusieve bedrijfsvoering die de biodiversiteit moet verbeteren en zorgt voor een veerkrachtig ecologisch voedselsysteem. Om de krimp in productie te compenseren, produceren de boeren nu hun het eigen kaasmerk ‘Van Schier’, waarmee zij de eilander melk een lokaal gezicht geven.
De melkveerevolutie is een leerzaam en verhelderend voorbeeld voor de transitie naar een duurzame landbouw, voor alle boeren, ondernemers in de agrobusiness, landschapsspecialisten, bestuurders, beleidsontwikkelaars in heel Nederland.Jan Willem Erisman is hoogleraar milieu- en duurzaamheid aan de Universiteit Leiden en was directeur van het Louis Bolk Instituut. Koen van Wijk is freelance journalist, gespecialiseerd in de land- en tuinbouwsector.
Victor Horta and the Frison House in Brussels
€ 19,90In the middle of the Lebeaustraat in Brussels, sandwiched between neo-Renaissance and neo-Gothic houses, stands an Art Nouveau jewel designed by Victor Horta: the Frison House. It was
commissioned by Maurice Frison, a lawyer and friend of the architect, and was built in 1894-1895. Horta designed not only the house, but also all its furniture and decoration, right down to the smallest detail: from door handles to marble fireplaces, from mosaic floors to elegant banisters, from wall lamps to the gratings for the cellar openings. The absolute eyecatcher is the winter garden, whose elegant design allows soft yellow light to flow subtly into its perfectly proportioned space.Nupur Tron is the author of this book and owner of the house. In recent years, she has breathed new life back into Horta’s masterpiece. She pieced together bits of the old chandeliers she found in one of the cellars. She had items of furniture designed by Horta lovingly restored. With great passion, she continues to search for the funds that will allow her to restore the entire house to its former glory, one step at a time.
Horta and the Frison House in Brussels is an ode to the architect and his creation.
Nupur Tron is from India. She studied Design, Marketing & Merchandising and Fine Arts at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She designs jewellery, in which the different styles of east and west meet in harmony.