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).

Highlights

Articles archive

City of the future

Venice Biennale

Sep 2018

Designing The City of the Future

Except Integrated Sustainability is part of a multidisciplinary team INCITY working on a design study initiated by BNA titled ‘De stad van de toekomst’ (The city of the futur…

City of the future

Sep 2018

Designing The City of the Future

Except Integrated Sustainability is part of a multidisciplinary team INCITY working on…

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How to accelerate natural value systems

Jan 2018

Natural Capital & new innovation strategies

The land where we grow our food on, the water that flows through it, and our vast oceans are the birthplace of all life on earth. These landscapes and all animal and plant li…

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Jan 2018

Natural Capital & new innovation strategies

The land where we grow our food on, the water that flows through it, and our vast ocea…

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Reanne Boersma (TU Delft) and Bart Stoffels (Except)

Jan 2018

What can we do with the self-driving car?

De opkomst van de zelfrijdende auto gaat steden veranderen. Dat is de verwachting die Except uitsprak bij de start van het onderzoek ‘Self-Driving City’ en waar onderzoekers …

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Jan 2018

What can we do with the self-driving car?

De opkomst van de zelfrijdende auto gaat steden veranderen. Dat is de verwachting die …

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How autonomous driving benefits sustainable urban society

Mar 2017

The Self-driving City

Self-driving vehicles will change the urban environment drastically. The Self-driving City Research uncovers insights into the major changes, and how to adopt to them. Who wi…

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Mar 2017

The Self-driving City

Self-driving vehicles will change the urban environment drastically. The Self-driving …

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Dawn of the urban micro community

Feb 2017

UN Sustainability goal 11: Cities

This article was published in the UN Magazine Forum, as a response to the question on how to approach the UN's 11th sustainability goal concerning cities. It was published …

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Feb 2017

UN Sustainability goal 11: Cities

This article was published in the UN Magazine Forum, as a response to the question on…

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How a systems approach catalyzes small interventions into global impact

Oct 2016

How the IKEA Catalogue Changed the World of Print

In 2017, the IKEA catalog produced over 200-million-copies each year. At the time, it was the world's most printed book. Recognizing this impact, IKEA worked to reduce the ne…

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Oct 2016

How the IKEA Catalogue Changed the World of Print

In 2017, the IKEA catalog produced over 200-million-copies each year. At the time, it …