Ravelijn

prof.dr.ir. K. Visscher (Klaasjan)

Full Professor
BMS-TPS-KiTeS
Ravelijn 5117
k.visscher@utwente.nl
+31534893489
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Klaasjan Visscher is full professor and chair of Innovation in Higher Education & Society. He has a background in ‘Industrial Engineering & Management’ and ‘Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society’ and obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Twente. Klaasjan is an engaged teacher and an educational innovator. He works on transdisciplinary education and studies innovation processes in organizations, ecosystems and society, in particular in the field of higher education. Klaasjan won a Comenius teaching and senior fellowship and obtained funds for various research and innovation projects. His work has been published in academic journals and books.

Klaasjan is head of the Knowledge, Transformation & Society section (KiTeS). Besides, he is scientific co-director for Educational Innovation of DesignLab and Programme Director of the Transdisciplinary master-insert 'Shaping Responsible Futures', which won the Dutch Higher Education Award. 

Expertise

  • Computer Science

    • Innovations
    • Transitions

  • Social Sciences

    • Innovation
    • Ecosystems
    • Students
    • Project
    • Organizations
    • Learning

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • ComeniusNetwerkCo-chair
  • TechYourFuturemember of the Academic Board

Publications

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2024

Governing the mission-oriented transition towards a circular infrastructure sector: From ideals to new socio-technical systems (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. Coenen, T. B. J.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036560252

2023

A Responsible Futuring Approach to Create Spaces of Transdisciplinary Co-Speculation (2023)Journal of Futures Studies (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Matos-Castaño, J., Zaga, C., Visscher, K., Baibarac-Duignan, C., Wildevuur, S. & van der Voort, M.https://jfsdigital.org/a-responsible-futuring-approach-to-create-spaces-of-transdisciplinary-co-speculation/Circular infrastructure in terms of institutional logics (2023)In ARCOM Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference 2023: September 4-6: Proceedings (pp. 731-741). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). Coenen, T. B. J., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.https://www.arcom.ac.uk/conf-archive-indexed.phpTransdisziplinäre Lehre als Change Agent der Hochschulen im Anthropozän (2023)Forschung, 16(1), 3. Kuhlmann, S., Visscher, K. & Visscher-Voerman, I.Collaboration and innovation beyond project boundaries: exploring the potential of an ecosystem perspective in the infrastructure sector (2023)Construction management and economics, 41(6), 457-474. Vosman, L., Coenen, T. B. J., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2023.2165695Experiencing complex stakeholder dynamics around emerging technologies: a role-play simulation (2023)European journal of engineering education (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Visscher, K.https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2023.2196940Ecosystemen in de infra-sector: innovatie door projectoverstijgende samenwerking (2023)[Book/Report › Report]. University of Twente. Vosman, L., Coenen, T., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.A systemic perspective on transition barriers to a circular infrastructure sector (2023)Construction management and economics, 41(1), 22-43. Coenen, T. B. J., Visscher, K. & Volker, L.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2022.2151024Circularity in the Built Environment: A Goal or a Means? (2023)In SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization: The 11th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation (CREON) (pp. 253-267). Springer. Coenen, T. B. J., Visscher, K. & Volker, L.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25498-7_18Develop an Interdisciplinary Course using the Interdisciplinarity Toolbox (2023)In SEFI 2023 - 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education: Engineering Education for Sustainability, Proceedings (pp. 3212-3217). Societe Europeenne pour la Formation des Ingenieurs (SEFI). MacLeod, M., Johnson, C., Visscher, K. & van der Veen, J. T.https://doi.org/10.21427/2PA3-AW82Mission-Oriented Transition Assessment (2023)[Contribution to conference › Paper] Eu-SPRI Annual Conference 2024. Coenen, T., Wiarda, M., Visscher, K., Volker, L. & Penna, C. C. R.

2022

Multi-, inter- and transdisciplinarity in challenge-based engineering education (2022)In SEFI 2022 - 50th Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education, Proceedings: SEFI Proceedings (pp. 1786-1794). Societe Europeenne pour la Formation des Ingenieurs (SEFI). Visscher, K., Johnson, C., MacLeod, M. A. J. & van der Veen, J.https://doi.org/10.5821/conference-9788412322262.1176“Het ComeniusNetwerk is een broedplaats voor innoverende docenten.” (2022)[Non-textual form › Web publication/site]. ComeniusNetwerk. Visscher, K. & Zweers, J.https://www.comeniusnetwerk.nl/nieuws/2166247.aspxBarrières voor een circulaire infrasector: Analyse met het missie-gedreven innovatiesysteem (2022)[Book/Report › Report]. Coenen, T., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.Circular Economy or Circular Construction? How circularity is understood by construction practitioners (2022)In Proceedings of the 38th annual ARCOM conference (pp. 552-561). Coenen, T. B. J., Visscher, K. & Volker, L.

Research profiles

Current projects

Transdisciplinary learning for societal transformations

Scaffolding Transdisciplinary Learning in Responsible Challenge-based Education

Finished projects

Structuring Interdisciplinary Projects for Engineering Students (STRIPES)

Machine-based Mapping of Innovation Journeys

Bringing Technology and Society Together in Class

This project develops and tests a novel didactic method, based on Constructive Technology Assessment, which helps students to reach higher levels of interdisciplinary learning related to emerging sustainable technologies and their embedding in society.

Industrial Innovation in Transition

European Market for Climate Services

Theatrical Technology Assessment

Experiencing stakeholder perspectives and societal implications of quantum and nanotechnologies

Address

University of Twente

Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 5117
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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