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Pauli's idea of the Neutrino: how models in physics allow to revive old ideas for new proposes Ghent University
Models have proven themselves to be the key catalyst of many new ideas in science. However, it is not yet fully clarified why models can fulfill such an important heuristic role. The two main reasons stated in the literature U+2013 the mental simulation of various scenarios and the wide cross-fertilization across various disciplines U+2013 seem to leave out one of the most obvious features of models: they are designed for a purpose. Therefore I ...
Buried Ideas: Legends of Abdication and Ideal Government in Early Chinese Bamboo-Slip Manuscripts KU Leuven
Asymptotic ideals (ideals in the ring of Colombeau generalized constants with continuous parametrization) Ghent University
Identifying new product ideas : waiting for the wisdom of the crowd or screening ideas in real time Ghent University
Smart ideas for smart cities: investigating crowdsourcing for generating and selecting ideas for ICT innovation in a City context Ghent University
Within this article, the strengths and weaknesses of crowdsourcing for idea generation and idea selection in the context of smart city innovation are investigated. First, smart cities are defined next to similar but different concepts such as digital cities, intelligent cities or ubiquitous cities. It is argued that the smart city-concept is in fact a more user-centered evolution of the other city-concepts which seem to be more technological ...
Travelling ideas in the long nineteenth century : on the waves of cultural transfer Ghent University
Travelling Ideas in the Long Nineteenth Century is about how ideas travel on the waves of cultural transfer. The volume focuses in particular on the exchange of ideas, knowledge and culture between the Nordic countries and continental Europe. It includes reflections on travelling and transmitting ideas through various forms, and takes a step further in scrutinising how new theories in literary, cultural and historical studies, as well as new ...
Identifying and assessing Lead User ideas in order to foster ICT-innovation: case study digital TV Ghent University
This paper describes an exploratory approach to Lead User-idea identification. This issue is tackled by means of a case study regarding digital TV, an ICT-innovation currently heading for mass market adoption, but lacking in use diffusion. By means of a large-scale survey, the Lead Userness of 11.802 respondents was assessed with an open question, gauging at unfulfilled needs with regards to digital TV. This resulted in 13 unique possible Lead ...