Mining the Mind

In our work, we constantly generate new knowledge and insights about sustainable development. Below, we share articles based on our work and research introducing new ways of thinking. We imagine what a sustainable society can look like, as well as publish tools and guides to help us get there.

All material is free to share and open source under Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA).

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Articles archive

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Nominated for Buckminster Fuller prize!

Two weeks ago we told you we were nominated for a very special prize, but couldn’t tell you which one yet. Now we’re thrilled to share with you that we’ve been nominated for …

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The Future of Air travel

This article is meant as an impression of how air travel could develop beyond the next generation of aircraft. The functionality of air travel as it is today is very importan…

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Cogs

The cog in the machine

Climate change has become one of, if not the most prominent issue in our world, with global policymakers and companies seemingly fixated on it across the board. The fate of o…

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Urban Evolution: the case of Schiebroek-Zuid

Our world is littered with the physical remnants of past ideologies calcified in the form of buildings, plazas, and streets. One of the most ubiquitous of these is the result…

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Symbiosis in Development (SiD)

Symbiosis in Development (SiD) is a systemic sustainability framework, developed by Except since 1999 with the help of dozens of experts in the field. It's a powerful, agile,…

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