As a primer to the book's four navigating points, we briefly introduce the five theoretical domains that we base our practice on and refer to throughout the book.

We are practitioners, not academics, and our practice is based on a sometimes haphazard process of piecing together bits of theory, methodology and thinking from across different disciplines and compiling them in a patchwork way of working. The domains we share here are academic fields we keep bumping into that continue to challenge and inspire us so we can convert the thinking into practice. In some academics’ opinion, our way of working and applying theory may come off as a bit messy, as we pragmatically and agnostically apply and adapt to whatever works in the specific context.

We are, however, biased when it comes to the design domain. As two designers, one by education and another by practice, we have a special connection to this domain. It is the offset for our practice and the professional lens from which we explore and gain inspiration from other theoretical domains.

The domains are the following:

• • Design: Design is the intentional process of creating concepts, solutions, objects, systems, or experiences with a specific purpose or function in mind.

• • Mission-oriented innovation: an economic and political new paradigm that puts solving societal challenges at the heart of innovation and collaboration across society.