{"id":481699,"date":"2024-07-11T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=481699"},"modified":"2024-07-11T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T04:30:00","slug":"gerard-anton-winner-dembrane-aims-to-make-democratic-processes-accessible-to-all-types-of-organizations-at-all-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/gerard-anton-winner-dembrane-aims-to-make-democratic-processes-accessible-to-all-types-of-organizations-at-all-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerard & Anton winner Dembrane aims to make democratic processes accessible to all types of organizations at all levels<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Whether it\u2019s a business, neighborhood, or sports club, to innovate and grow, it\u2019s essential to know what\u2019s going on. There are the usual ways to do that. Think of a factory tour, an extensive online survey, or the classic brainstorming session. Social media has also become popular to keep stakeholders informed and gather opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s algorithm is not aimed at making communities stronger,\u201d Evelien Nieuwenburg emphasizes. She studied innovation science at TU\/e, and together with Jorim Theuns, she founded Dembrane<\/a> in 2023: a platform that seamlessly and efficiently extracts insights from structured dialogues. For this purpose, they developed their methodology. The tool allows organizations to collect and leverage their members\u2019 knowledge. \u201cWe want to take participation to the next level. We do this through workshops, visualizing data, and smart deployment of digital elements,\u201d explains Nieuwenburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two thousand post-its, and then? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through partners in the Brainport ecosystem – think The Gate, RoudnOne, Drinks, Pitches, and Demos – the startup got in touch with business partners and potential customers where it conducted pilots. For example, they helped the Municipality of Eindhoven and Helmond with a climate conference. A workshop – resulting in two thousand post-its – was digitized by Dembrane and linked to existing projects, making it clear to municipalities what citizens care about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In our latest magazine – IO Next: Gerard & Anton Awards<\/a> – you read about the 10 winners of the 10th edition of our own Awards Show. We look back at the 90 winners before them and look ahead to the impact these 100 winners together are making on the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Being constantly engaged in communicating an abstract vision in a field that has yet to develop is a significant challenge, says Nieuwenburg. \u201cBut, partly because of an increasing awareness of the value of participation to the community, the DemTech (Democratic Technology) sector will develop strongly. In five to 10 years, there will be more and more tools that make quality participation processes available to communities and organizations. The opportunities for Dembrane lie in the development of tools based on the intersection between high-tech, human-centered community thinking and collective superintelligence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ultimately, the goal is for Dembrane to become a central point where a civil servant can look up what Eindhoven residents think about constructing bicycle highways, for example. But also where concerned citizens who want to contribute can see where their help is needed. \u201cWe want to add a dynamic piece of data that tells us something about people in smart cities. With the help of digital technologies, we make it clear what a community is struggling with and where the solutions lie,\u201d Theuns clarifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen people feel involved in their community, and their voices are heard, we all benefit. It leads to better decision-making and involvement and ultimately a better quality of life for everyone,\u201d concludes Nieuwenburg.<\/p>\n\n\n

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G&A winner SCIL-Nano: ‘We enable mass production of nanostructures’\u00a0<\/div>
Using patented lithography technology, SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions (SCIL-Nano) offers cutting-edge solutions for patterning nanostructures on large wafers. <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

The Gerard & Anton Awards are supported by EY, Rabobank, V.O. Patents & Trademarks, TWICE, Kadans Science Partner, Braventure, Lumo Labs, Gemeente Eindhoven, High Tech Campus, Philips, Goevaers & Znn. B.V. and DeepTechXL.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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