BIP Schedule — Hack Yourself into a Sustainable (Business) Design

Windesheim

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Blended Intensive Program · September 2026

Hack Yourself into a Sustainable (Business) Design

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1. Home | Hostel & Bar De Basis | Zwolle

Near the city centre and in between the Windesheim Campus and De Makersfabriek.

2. Lumen Hotel & Events Zwolle | Hotel, Congres & Vergaderen

Close to the Makersfabriek, but about 1 kilometer from the city center.

Learning outcome (5 EC)

The student largely autonomously designs and prototypes a sustainable (business) intervention in a complex, real-world challenge with an international, multidisciplinary team. They apply and integrate design and leadership methods to create and validate solutions, and critically evaluate their own and others' intercultural collaboration under pressure to formulate evidence-based improvements for future professional practice.

Assessment framework

Word assessment	Grade equivalent
Insufficient	4
Nearly sufficient	5
Sufficient	6
More than sufficient	7
Good	8
Very good	9
Excellent	10

Conditions for assessment

The professional context in which the student operates is complex, multidisciplinary, and international. Guidance is limited to coaching on demand. The student acts with autonomy and professional responsibility.

Rubric criteria

Dimension	Insufficient	Sufficient	Good	Excellent
1. Autonomy & Complexity Management	Depends on continuous guidance; struggles to act in an open, complex setting. Initiative and problem-structuring are limited.	Works largely independent within own role; takes initiative when prompted. Manages ambiguity with limited coaching.	Operates largely autonomously in a complex, uncertain context; proactively structures the process and supports effective collaboration.	Demonstrates full ownership; anticipates complexity, acts strategically, and guides others with confidence and flexibility.
2. Application & Integration of Design and Leadership Methods	Uses methods in isolation without clear rationale or coherence; limited understanding of method–goal connection.	Selects and applies appropriate design and leadership methods to define, ideate, and test solutions.	Integrates and adapts methods coherently; decisions are well-reasoned and improve process and outcomes.	Creatively combines and justifies methods based on evidence and context; innovations are well-founded and effective.
3. Sustainable (Business) Intervention & Validation	Prototype or concept lacks a clear sustainability focus, feasibility, or user validation.	Develops a feasible intervention incorporating relevant sustainability principles and stakeholder feedback.	Designs and tests a prototype that demonstrates sustainable value creation and stakeholder engagement.	Creates an innovative, evidence-based, and scalable intervention that generates tangible sustainable impact.
4. Intercultural & Collaborative Effectiveness	Collaboration is inconsistent; limited awareness of intercultural dynamics or ineffective under time pressure.	Collaborates constructively with diverse team members; manages basic intercultural communication challenges.	Fosters an inclusive team environment and leverages cultural diversity to enhance creativity and results.	Acts as a facilitator for high-performing intercultural collaboration; strategically uses diversity as a driver for innovation.
5. Critical Reflection & Professional Growth	Reflection is descriptive and lacks analysis of behavior, decisions, or cultural dynamics.	Reflects on personal role and collaboration outcomes; identifies learning points for improvement.	Critically evaluates own and team performance under pressure; translates insights into actionable professional improvements.	Demonstrates deep, evidence-based reflection on personal and intercultural effectiveness; formulates concrete, future-oriented development strategies.

Rubric parameters

Parameter	Level / Description
Complexity (ZelCom)	High — operates in open, authentic, and multidisciplinary challenges with uncertain outcomes.
Guidance (ZelCom)	Limited — student works independently; coaching on demand.
Autonomy (ZelCom)	High — self-directed professional responsibility for process and outcome.
Cognitive level (Bloom)	Apply → Analyse → Evaluate → Create
Assessment type	Performance-based: active participation in hackathon, prototype development, stakeholder validation, and individual reflective report/presentation.