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People First

How can the knowledge and practice of the University and partners contribute to solving immanent social problems by understanding people and context? New technologies may play an important role in solving these problems; we help find develop early experiments to find their uses and impact.

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Data Responsibility: The Difficulties of Achieving Transparency

It is no secret that in the realm of data responsibility, there is much debate about transparency and how to achieve it. What does true transparency look like? How do you communicate about data to ensure data subjects understand what is happening? And in the end, how does this relate to the legal obligations around informed consent, transparency and the ability of users to protect their privacy?

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What is failure if not the opposite of success?

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Demystifying Innovation Methodology: Six principles for navigating innovation

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Funding Small Scale Innovation for Collaboration and Problem Solving

Beginning in 2020, Leiden University’s Centre for Innovation created an innovation fund. The initiative provides startup funds to CFI employees, often partnering with other University staff, researchers or lecturers to create innovative projects. The projects address educational, systemic or technological challenges staff face in their day to day work.

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Three changes to help create a hybrid, virtual-friendly workplace (and how to make them)

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Three recommendations to help transform your office into a hybrid and virtual-friendly workplace

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Towards a virtual-friendly and hybrid model of work at CFI

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What is Productivity when Working from Home?

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Values in Action Character Strengths Habit

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New: A Very Mindful Podcast

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Top Tips for Remote Working: How to Detox your Relationship with Tech

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Report: Secure Communication Platforms

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Using Social Network Analysis to Explore International Criminal Court Cases

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Government Innovation Series: Adapting Innovation Canvases with UBR and Algemene Bestuursdienst

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AgroChatea: helping Peruvian farmers make better deals

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Healthy Working Habits: Creating Mindful Green Spaces

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Creating Green Spaces in a University

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Virtual Exchange, Genetic Privacy and the Evolving Role of the Humanities

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Using data to analyse WFP’s digital cash programme in Lebanon

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Genetic Privacy: Interview with Robert Zwijnenberg

Projects

ChitChat: A Chatbot to support WFP

Projects

ChitChat: Radio Dabanga, Free Press Unlimited

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CFI Chatbot to support humanitarian organisations

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Capturing the news from 2,000 daily messages from Sudan

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A Survey of Refugee Connectivity

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Data-informed programming in combating AIDS

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Building links between NL’s faith communities and the wider society

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What would it take for a company like Palantir to become an acceptable ally?