Innovating for Resilience
In 2020 the Open University started the multidisciplinary research programme Innovating for Resilience. This programme focuses on tackling some of the global modern challenges in order to build resilient social systems. All disciplines that are represented within the Open Universiteit contribute to this programme.
Phase II: Four societal challenges, one focus
In 2023 the programme entered a new phase. In order to strenghten the interdisciplinary nature of the research and to add further focus to the programme, four specific societal challenges were defined:
Central theme for all research on these challenges is 'turning points'.
Phase I
Before 2023 the programme Innovating for Resilience focused on themes that can be grouped along three lines.
- Safety and Resiliency in Urban Environments
- Innovation in Education
- Learning and Innovation in Resilient Systems
In 2021 and 2022 a series of projects within these themes have started.
