Design Thinking — Kreativität als Methode

Zusammenfassung  Gute Ideen sind kein Zufall. Als neue kreative Methode zur Innovationsentwicklung gilt Design Thinking. Dieser Ansatz wird erfolgreich von Agenturen wie IDEO und Frog Design betrieben und findet zunehmend an Universit?tsinstituten wie den D-Schools in Stanford und Potsdam Verbreitung. Design Thinking setzt auf interdisziplin?re Teams, Visualisierung und klar umrissene Schritte zur Ideenfindung — und bleibt dabei ganz flexibel. Alexander Grots Gründer und Gesch?ftsführer der Innovationsagentur gravity, ehemaliger Gesch?ftsführer IDEO Deutschland Margarete Pratschke, M.A. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik der Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin sowie Mitglied des Teaching-Teams der School of Design Thinking des Hasso-Plattner-Instituts an der Universit?t Potsdam     

Pflegerische Bildungswege in Europa

Attraktive Besch?ftigungsverh?ltnisse, Verwirklichung individueller Pr?ferenzen und pers?nliche Mobilit?t sind wichtige Stichworte, wenn es um die Frage geht, wie Pflegende ihren Beruf im Kontext des europaweiten Bildungs- und Besch?ftigungsmarkts gegenw?rtig und zukünftig wahrnehmen und ausgestalten k?nnen.     

Fundraising and public relations: a comparison of programme concepts and characteristics

This study compares characteristics of successful academic unit fundraising programmes and successful public relations programmes. Using interviews and surveys it explores whether academic unit fundraisers value the roles and responsibilities that align with identified strategic‐managerial and historical‐technical characteristics in public relations, whether demographic differences affect the role perception of the fundraisers, and whether the universities provide support for programme excellence. The results indicate that the fundraising programmes exhibit most of the characteristics of successful public relations programmes and that the academic units in which these fundraisers work provide support for them to do excellent fundraising. Demographics do not affect the results significantly. The data lead to questions for further study, including: How should fundraisers balance the benefit of having donors involved in programmes they support, with the university's need to retain autonomy and set its own priorities? Do excellent fundraising programmes strengthen relationships between alumni and universities? Do alumni with stronger relationships with the university contribute more, or more often, than those with less strong relationships? Copyright © 2002 Henry Stewart Publications     

COPD – chronisch und progredient

Kaum Chancen auf Heilung - Die Behandlung bei COPD zielt darauf ab, das Fortschreiten der Erkrankung aufzuhalten und die Lebensqualit?t der Patienten zu verbessern. Neben der medikament?sen Behandlung gibt es eine Reihe nicht-medikament?ser Therapieans?tze. Gerade hier er?ffnen sich für die Pflege interessante Aufgabengebiete.     

Bayesian data augmentation methods for the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research findings

The possible utility of Bayesian methods for the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research has been repeatedly suggested but insufficiently investigated. In this project, we developed and used a Bayesian method for synthesis, with the goal of identifying factors that influence adherence to HIV medication regimens. We investigated the effect of 10 factors on adherence. Recognizing that not all factors were examined in all studies, we considered standard methods for dealing with missing data and chose a Bayesian data augmentation method. We were able to summarize, rank, and compare the effects of each of the 10 factors on medication adherence. This is a promising methodological development in the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research.     

A Crook is a Crook … But is He Still a Crook Abroad? On the Effect of Immigration on Destination‐Country Corruption

This paper analyzes the impact of migration on destination‐country corruption levels. Capitalizing on a comprehensive dataset consisting of annual immigration stocks of OECD countries from 207 countries of origin for the period 1984–2008, we explore different channels through which corruption might migrate. We employ different estimation methods using fixed effects and Tobit regressions in order to validate our findings. Moreover, we also address the issue of endogeneity by using the Difference‐Generalized Method of Moments estimator. Independent of the econometric methodology, we consistently find that while general migration has an insignificant effect on the destination country's corruption level, immigration from corruption‐ridden origin countries boosts corruption in the destination country. Our findings provide a more profound understanding of the socioeconomic implications associated with migration flows.