
Peter Joore is professor of Open Innovation at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. He is chairing the Network of Applied Design Research. His research focuses on the relationship between new incremental innovations on the one hand, and long-term societal transition processes on the other. Peter has an Industrial Design Engineering background and started his career in industry, working on innovations ranging from the design of aircraft interiors to the development of airport signage. He worked as senior researcher and business consultant at TNO, the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, where he worked on sustainable system innovation, mass customised solutions, and wearable sensor systems. In parallel to his work at TNO, he supported the start-up of the new faculty of Industrial Design of the Eindhoven University of Technology. Peter holds a PhD from the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of Delft University of Technology, where he is still a visiting researcher at the Design for Sustainability group.