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6. aspirations and partnerships
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Colophon Despite the conferences, the blogs, the meetups, the hackathons, the jams, the DSS states that there is no real culture of sharing in the innovation field. We do not openly re-use insights nor ideas. We want to do our own thing, we want to make that method our own, we want to look autonomous and authentic. As a result, valuable insights from design and innovation processes are lost. The DSS calls this loss innovation waste and initiated a mission to fight it. The DSS believes in the power of locality to solve global issues. Cities are a perfect context for creating small-sized eco-systems where innovation waste is reduced. From there, we think that intensifying collaborations between creatives between cities is vital to tackle innovation waste on a global level and build on each other’s work. Real innovation is more frequently speeding up within city contexts rather than national contexts. The DSS believes cities should therefore take up on the responsibility to not only design the city of the future, but rather tomorrow’s society. This is not a solitary mission, therefore, the DSS is calling for partners to join us, join our community, join our mission.
6.2 Partners The DSS builds upon tight relationships with international universities, institutions and labs that already exist within its current networks. All partners stress the need for a disruptive educational initiative such as the DSS on a global scale. The DSS now invites students, learners, professionals, companies and public organisations to join, collaborate, learn, share and invest in the growth of the Digital Society School. Become part of this growing community and have direct impact on the future of the digital society: Host students, invest in the development of new knowledge and expertise and use the DSS as a testbed for the latest technology. Above all, learn, work and grow with the digital talent of the future. Your and your organization’s future. www.digitalsocietyschool.org
This is a publication of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Sanne Veenenbos Katinka van Vuure Harry Zengerink
Authors
With support of the Amsterdam Municipality and Amsterdam Economic Board
Gijs Gootjes Marco van Hout Geleyn Meijer
with contributions by Frank Aldershoff Henri Bal Stephanie Beckers Matthijs ten Berge Robert van Boeschoten Willem Brouwer Pavel van Deutekom Gerlof Donga Twan Eikelenboom Felipe Escobar Vega Tim Jacobs Leon Janssen Geert Lovink Marian McLaughlin Marie Meeusen Casimir Morreau Charlie Mulholland Sabine Niederer Maren Pannemann Bas Pijls Irshad Rampersad Kees Rijsenbrij Maarten Rottschafer Yanti Slaats Esther Smit Irene Sparreboom Nancy Tuhuteru
Sjoerd Arlman Viktor Bos Willem Koeman Karen van der Kolk Justyna Krajewska Didier Manjoero Rian Muijsers Ruben Nieuwenhuis Hugo Niezen Lizann Tjon
Photography Bauke Bakker Fred van Diem Bibi Veth
Final editing Communications Department Faculty Digital Media & Creative Industries, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Design & Illustrations Fresqo
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