As innovation becomes the cornerstone for new problem solving and creation of private and public value, this paper introduces the design thinking approach as a new means of systematic innovation. We introduce the approach with two short examples from programs to graduate students. We illustrate the setup of a design thinking program by using the HPI School of Design Thinking as a case study in ...

We present algorithmic and hardness results for network design problems with degree or order constraints. The first problem we consider is the Survivable Network Design problem with degree constraints on vertices. The objective is to find a minimum cost subgraph which satisfies connectivity requirements between vertices and also degree upper bounds Bv on the vertices. This includes the well-stu...

The angle resolution and accuracy of magnetic position encoders with a diametric magnet and central scanning Hall sensor IC are limited by the feasible depth of interpolation and available field quality. By scanning many sine periods per revolution, the resolution of optical position encoders is much higher. If magnetic pole wheels are used, this approach can also be applied to magnetic systems...

FOR WARD MANAGERS trying to balance the demands of financial and clinical governance, any report that offers potential benchmark information and a critique of both strengths and weaknesses across a range of specialties must be a good thing. Well, per- haps not.

Environmental colour is multifaceted, playing a variety of roles in our everyday lives. However, is colour considered important in the design of our built environment by those who practice design, such as architects and interior designers? Prototypes and massing models for designs are often presented in white or monochromatic combinations, irrespective of the materials incorporated and the colo...

3. System 14. Document Identifier DOE Spent Nuclear Fuel CAL-DSD-NU-000007 Rev OOA 5. Title Intact and Degraded Mode Criticality Calculations for the Codisposal of ATR Spent Nuclear Fuel in a Waste Package 6. Group Criticality 7. Document Status Designation I8J Preliminary 0 Final 0 Cancelled 8. NotesJComments This document does not impact any other organization outside Criticality, therefore a...