7-week internship at Rijkswaterstaat
The Xperiment
What – RIjkswaterstaat Xperiment is a 7-week innovation program in which 25 students from a variety of higher-level education and countries are brought together in multidisciplinary teams to work on challenges faced by Rijkswaterstaat.The subjects of the challenges are very differ- ent, but they all have a common focus on innovation and sustainability.
Process – The teams are put together based on 3 criteria: The group must contain relevant knowledge to comprehend the challenge The group must contain the necessary diversity to facilitate innovation All participants must really want to take part in the Xperiment
During the 7-week program the participants will work at Rijkswaterstaat’s LEF future centre, so that they can make use of the vast knowledge and facilities available at Rijkswaterstaat.
To ensure the innovation process the participants will have weekly lectures/workshops/coaching on innovation related topics as well as weekly coaching sessions on the innovation process with a partner from 370-Degrees and a vast array of external and internal experts connected to the Xperiment.
What happened after the Xperiment?
Each Xperiment is followed up by extensive evaluation in order to further develop the form of the Xperiment and to ensure the successful continuation of the work started during the program.
The results so far include: Xperiment participants being hired by Rijkswaterstaat The implementation of projects developed during the Xperiment A growing network of experts and organizations connected to Rijkswaterstaat through the Xperiment Inspiration in terms of work methodology