{"id":1570,"date":"2022-04-28T12:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T12:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/over-ons\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:20:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Design as a bridge between theory and practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

8D supports researchers in every design-oriented and co-creative aspect of their work. This includes contributing to design-focused research proposals, facilitating co-creation sessions, creating creative interventions of all types and sizes, developing and executing test protocols, and assisting with the implementation and sustainability of project outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our core values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We are connectors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We like to connect people, ideas, theory, practice and everything in between. Thus, from our experience with serious game development, we started thinking in ever broader solution forms. Especially now that AI is developing at lightning speed and the creation process is becoming increasingly efficient. This makes it all the more important to make the right thing for the target group<\/em> – and to think about strategies for implementation and safeguarding already during the design process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are content-driven<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We fight for meaningful use of public money. One example: we were asked to develop a VR training course for healthcare workers. However, contact with the target group already showed that the professionals did not want or could not work with this at all. So we pitched <\/em>a card game – a form that did match the target group’s needs. We lost the assignment, but we consciously took that risk. After all, we only want to make things we believe in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are adventurers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rapidly and fearlessly testing assumptions is a key part of design thinking. We excel at visualizing ideas and rapid prototyping, enabling you to test results with your target group quickly and pragmatically. This saves both time and money. And no, we don’t mind being the ones boldly proposing and testing ideas that may seem destined to fail? Because sometimes that’s exactly what it takes to move the project forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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