{"id":486228,"date":"2024-09-01T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=486228"},"modified":"2024-09-01T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T08:59:00","slug":"ios-week-its-all-about-drachten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/ios-week-its-all-about-drachten\/","title":{"rendered":"IO’s week: It’s all about Drachten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each week, in our Sunday newsletter, we look back on the past seven days. Regarding content, we always do so at the initiative of our cartoonist, Albert Jan Rasker<\/a>. He chooses a subject, draws a picture, and we take it from there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something beautiful happens when men in blue overalls take their plastic lunch boxes under their arms to the cafeteria. We are talking about Drachten, the innovative hotspot Fred Bakker chose as an example for Europe. And where indeed no train will ever come – sorry hipster! This is where multinationals and local companies create an environment where competition is complemented by smart forms of cooperation. Education and government also play a role. Fred Bakker demonstrates the importance of this model, as well as the potential benefits on a local and national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Drachten, as a visitor, you won’t find beanbag chairs, table football games, hipster bars, or other exponents of today’s startup mentality. Drachten takes you 50 years back in time. But behind that traditional facade is a new world of collaboration and knowledge sharing.\u201d Want to know more about this exciting model? Then, first, read\u00a0our article<\/a>\u00a0about the Drachten case study\u00a0here and\u00a0order your ticket<\/a>\u00a0for the public interview our editor-in-chief, Aafke Eppinga, has with him on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IO and Jakajima: Agrifood Innovation Event 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can already register for another event (one more week with an early-bird discount): our\u00a0Agrifood Innovation Event<\/a>. On December 3, we are organizing this first event together with Jakajima. It will be a full-day program<\/span> with two main topics: Beyond 3D Food Printing and Vertical Farming. In preparation, read\u00a0this interview<\/a>\u00a0with Peter Nieuwkerk, CEO of Gastronology and one of the speakers at the Agrifood Innovation Event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s what else caught our eye last week:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n