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The Cinema wants to maximize its B2B potential and optimize its space utilization. The challenge was to assist the cinema in developing strategies to attract corporate clients, expand its customer base, and enhance the overall experience for all stakeholders. +
FYLM wants to create an online platform that connects elderly individuals and enables them to engage in games and activities that promote socialization and mental stimulation. FYLM faces challenges in developing a user-friendly platform that supports multiple types of games and activities, fosters a sense of community, and attracts new users.As 90% of senior people are already immobile, it is important to address their needs and figure out how we may meet them through the Flym app to resolve this problem. Currently, FYLM does not have enough needed insight into elderly behaviour on the internet. +
Surf & Durf is a foundation which has the goal of reaching as many vulnerable children & young adults as possible in the region of Walcheren to provide them “Growth on the waves”, an important program to help children’s personal development. At their location in Domburg, they receive many applications for surf therapy every year and they are having trouble meeting that demand. They have little insight into where they can find potential volunteers. +
VVW De Schelde, Marina harbour, faces the challenge of attracting reoccurring guests and wat to encourage longer stays. Additionally, the city center of Vlissingen requires increased foot traffic and engagement for the harbour in order to thrive and attract more visitors. +
Architects, construction managers, and homeowners struggle with finding reliable information and resources on biobased materials. The frictions can best be explained as: lack of accessible, comprehensive information and resources on biobased materials, and concerns about costs and practicality There is a need to create an easily accessible platform with detailed information, resources, and support for biobased construction. But obstacles include industry resistance to change, limited funding, and misconceptions about biobased materials' cost and durability. +
Camping de Paardenkreek offers several places to stay, however the Dijksuites (one of the options to book as a stay) are not booked frequently enough. The challenge is to increase the occupancy rate with the target group while increasing awareness for sustainability in the Paardenkreek. +
The FBI program is a two-year course that trains students to become broadly employable professionals in the food and/or hospitality sector. The FBI program started out as nine students and is currently at six. Due to the lack of students, the FBI program must market to the correct personas. The garage team has been asked by the lead of the FBI program to come up with three personas in food retail, restaurant, and hospitality industry in hopes to obtain more students by Fall 2024. +
The project is for the Municipality in Goes, specifically the department of the Municipality that works on the management of waterways in and around Goes. The problem occurred in 2022 during a particularly hot summer when high temperatures and thunderstorms in led to a radical increase in water temperature and algae growth, which in turn resulted in a harmful algal bloom and the death of wildlife in the lake. There is a need for a sustainable and realistic solution to prevent similar situations from happening in the future. However, due to the lakes' proximity to housing areas, a solution must be found that satisfies the requirements while keeping the lake a feasible recreational area for the general population. +
The mission of Het Groene Strand is to protect the beaches in the Netherlands and the local ecosystems related to these areas. Volunteers carry out most of the project. There are several frictions experienced by volunteers participating in different groups; there is a noticeable gap between active and passive volunteers, a need to raise more awareness between beach goers and tourists. And there is a need to improve internal and external communication. +
The client wants to be a part of the creation of a big leisure hall, consisting of ice skating, bouldering, indoor surfing and gym. As he already overtook most of the obstacles for the past 5 years, there are still plenty of challenges. The challenge now is to find the ROI for the investors and to assess the impact on the region in terms of sustainability. +
In the North Sea region, particularly in Vlissingen’s Kenniswerf, intermediate and rural areas struggle with sustainable mobility due to limited public transport and shared mobility options. This has led to heavy reliance on personal cars, negatively impacting climate change, air quality, road safety, and overall livability. To address these challenges, the Mobility Makers project aims to develop user-centered mobility solutions by understanding users’ needs and encouraging changes in daily mobility practices. +
The MVI Platform is dedicated to making sustainability integral to procurement strategies. The platform empowers buyers to navigate the complexities of sustainability in their purchasing decisions. However, there are some frictions which can best be explained as PFAS is becoming more and more common everywhere and there are almost no actions taken to reduce its usage. There is a need to create awareness in Zeeland to make people stop with the consumption of products containing PFAS. +
Pennywafelhuis in Middelburg is an art-based community initiative that runs art and language workshops for community members free of charge. There is a need to find a new leader to future proof the Pennywafelhuis as the two leaders of the Pennywafelhuis are going to retire in a few years, but they are worried about what will happen to the Pennywafelhuis when they do. +
The provincial government is committed to economic development, growth and innovation in Zeeland. Frictions are experienced by residents of the Province of Zeeland. The frictions can best be explained as residents need to change their behavior and participate in more smart mobility solutions. There is a need to create a new and innovative smart mobility solution that could be used by the students and faculty of HZ. +
The SSV is responsible for the management, maintenance and operation of the beaches in the municipality of Veere and Vlissingen. They want to have creative methods and services to reinforce and maintain beach properties and facilities, while reducing the CO2 and becoming neutral by 2030. But also, to make sure residents, tourists and other stakeholders from the region are still able to enjoy the beaches sides from Vlissingen and Veere in a safe manner but still make it futureproof. +
Entrepreneurs in Middelburg regularly encounter customers/tourists who would like to purchase larger products, but do not have the ability to take it with them all day. Customers find it inconvenient that they have to return to pick up the product they bought after their stay in Middelburg. In addition, they notice that during the season tourists must bring their suitcase directly to the car after spending the night and then leave directly. Therefore, the research is about finding a solution to implement a storage hub option that works effectively for both tourists and entrepreneurs in Middelburg and make sure it is visible and accessibl for everyone. +
The Westerschelde Ferry is a Zeeland ferry service that operates passenger and cyclist only boats between its two terminals,Vlissingen and Breskens. Many passengers view the ferry simply as a transportation service, however management wants to change this perspective to an experience. To do so, it was asked to create an in-terminal giftshop for the Westerschelde Ferry that would provide locally made sustainable products +
Zeeuws Klimaatfonds is an organization that subsidizes sustainable projects. Frictions are experienced by the ZKF, its partners and the people of Zeeland. They experience frictions that consist of a communication deficit between ZKF and its partners and a lack of brand awareness amongst the public in Zeeland. There is a need to streamline communication with partners and to gather more visibility in Zeeland but the time and resources ZKF has available are limited. +
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Het blokkeren van migratieroutes door waterwerken. +
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The booklet “Circular entrepreneurship: from residual flow to added value” from Symbiosis4Growth examines 6 practical examples of successful implementations of circular practices +