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Collaborate

Your challenge, our creative solution.

Partnering with Creative Business means fresh perspectives on your challenge, delivered by motivated students with a coach at hand. Concrete, efficient and no-nonsense.

Partner and students collaborating on a brief in the studio
01In three steps
  1. 01

    Introduction & brief

    You bring a challenge. After a brief alignment with the partner team, we determine which semester, profile or research chair it fits.

    Timeline

    1–3 days

  2. 02

    Brief & matching

    Students work on your challenge throughout the semester. The coach guides the process and ensures quality.

    Timeline

    1–3 weeks

  3. 03

    Delivery & fresh perspective

    You receive a delivered result that you can use immediately, along with a fresh perspective on your organization.

    Timeline

    10–20 weeks

02Who does what

Collaboration works when you know who to talk to at each stage. Three roles, one trajectory — no unclear hand-offs.

[Partner team]

Partner team

Your first point of contact. The team listens to your brief, guards planning and matches you to the right semester, profile or research chair.

[Coach]

Coach

A lecturer or industry professional guides the student team. Ensures quality, milestone reviews and a realistic delivery.

[Students]

Students

Students execute and contribute at a strategic level. You speak to them directly at checkpoints.

03How we work

Learning through real impact

Design-Based Education is our method. Students learn by designing — for real people, with real impact. No simulations.

Students working hands-on on a partner brief in the studio
03bCases

Proof from the field

Two recent cases published with partner consent. Browse the full case library for more.

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04Contact

Interested in partnering? Get in touch.

Send us a message. The partner team will get back to you as soon as possible.

1. We get back to you as soon as possible · 2. Short introduction by email or call · 3. We match your brief to the right team

Prefer email? partnerteam@nhlstenden.nl

Workspace with students in discussion