Marit HoefslootConcept Developer

Marit is a concept developer at Waag Academy, where she works on the development and running of the Public Stack Academy. 

In projects such as ACROSS, Mobifree and Responsible Business Models, Marit researches value-driven digital platforms and their underlying business models. In doing so, she builds on the Public Stack model and puts the values of inclusion and equity at the heart of the design process. In the Public Stack Academy, she translates these theoretical values into practical principles, where she likes to use methods in co-creation and Art of Hosting. As a certified yoga teacher, she enjoys starting her workshops with a yoga exercise and gives weekly yoga classes in the office. In addition, Marit applies her enthusiasm and commitment to the Works Council. 

At Amsterdam University College, Marit developed an affinity for philosophy of technology. She continued this during the MSc Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society and the UTwente. During her studies, Marit helped found educate., an NGO for grassroots education projects in Honduras.