Nowadays, talking about design thinking in business is increasingly usual. And it is not surprising given design’s role in how we approach addressing present and future directions in our digital world. However, many business professionals experience confusion and frustration when participating in implementation projects of design thinking for the first time. This annotated bibliography is an initial attempt to pull together sources when we need to understand design thinking a

A love of research, a passion for learning, a drive for self-development or career development – these are all common motivations for someone to embark on a PhD. However, you’ll rarely hear someone say they’re in it for the love of academic writing. Despite how integral it is to the PhD process, writing is something I think we all have complex feelings about – from exhaustion and frustration to satisfaction and enjoyment I’m currently finishing up writing a scoping review and

After two years doing the PhD, I can confirm and affirm that it is a very hard process of learning, knowledge, iteration, failures, sleepless nights, dream of research... many hours reading and writing and many others trying to obtain wellbeing and balance in my body and mind. #catchitn #EU #H2020 #MSCA #PhD #ESR #research #career #SDU

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It's been almost 3 years, and you only realize everything we've experienced when you review the photos during this time. Taiwan, Qatar, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Ireland, England, many countries, many friendships, much effort and learning so far. All puzzle pieces begin to take shape and fit #catchitn #MSCA #EU #H2020 #ESR #PhD #SDU #life #career #education

Even doing an industrial PhD, which involves spending time outside academia, a PhD is mainly a research-based educational program, and it is mandatory to earn credits from educational modules at your host university. In my case, I’m based outside academia, in a Private Oncology Clinic (Oncoavanze, Seville, Spain), as part of a European Industrial Doctorate and my secondment is in Academia, in my case, University College Dublin, UCD. Being involved in an educational program me

Attending and presenting at the World Confederation of Physical Therapists (WCPT) Congress 2019 has been a true highlight of my PhD studies so far. This biennial event brought 4,300 physiotherapists from all over the world together in Geneva for three days of presentations, seminars and CPD. As you can see, it was also a good chance for members of the Irish Society of Physiotherapists to meet each other and catch up! At the conference opening ceremony WCPT president Dr Emma S

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In the beginning of November 2018, The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) published their annual trends report for next year. Since 2006, ACSM has been researching trends in the fitness market with professionals. By 2019, more than 2,000 people answered the questionnaire that had the 25 major tendencies of the previous year plus 14 new ones indicated by ACSM journal’s editors. There were few changes compared to the previous year, nevertheless some improvements in nome

Sharing knowledge has long been a cornerstone to advancing scientific fields. Traditionally, knowledge exchange has been achieved through peer reviewed publications and academic conferences. However, conferences are fast becoming the new method for sharing valuable information. Conferences are formal gatherings of people with a shared interest and these individuals are generally experts in their field. This provides an excellent learning opportunity for those who attend, as

If your project is viable, you are at a good starting point, but this is not the target. As discussed in my previous blog, SME Instrument grants look for investable projects, and projects with traction of private investment. Some big projects are conceived for solving problems, give value and create work for lots of people but, if it does not have the capability of high growth, preferable in an international market and therefore able to pull private investment, then it is no

No matter how good an idea is, no matter how disruptive it is in the market, no matter the proven high interest of the market on your product or service - there will be always a barrier to overcome, and one predominant issue is to find resources and money. If we don’t have enough in-house resources, and we must look for public grants or private investors, there is always something we first have to build… credibility. Credibility is something you must work on and it makes the

Doing a PhD provides the opportunity to work at the frontiers of scientific innovation by contributing to ground breaking research. As such, the over-arching aim of a PhD is to lead (directly or indirectly) to impactful outcomes on human life and the world we live in. However, working to discover and understand the unknown by enhancing knowledge, practices and technologies, is inevitably coupled with a degree of uncertainty. A PhD is a journey of learning and personal growth.

I have been very fortunate to be funded throughout my studies by the European Commission. It all started during the 2nd year of my bachelors. A project specific to engineering, mathematics and the sciences was offering scholarships to students from all over the world to study at some of the best universities in Europe. I was accepted and 1 year after, I was determined to follow the same path for my masters as well. I started my masters almost 3 years ago, the program had a lo