News
Lessons for measuring and realising impact
How should we define impact in the cultural and creative sector?
Future Internet Lab
A step towards combating fake news
How do you recognise fake news in a digital age oversaturated with information? In the Proof of Provenance project, Waag worked in a coalition of Dutch partners to develop a system for checking the authenticity of media statements.
Commons Lab
A stray for the neighbourhood to interpret
Can you speed up the inhabitation of a new housing estate that lacks a sense of life? Part 3 of the series on Wielemaatjes on Zeeburgereiland.
Game changer #8: Open knowledge by and for the city
In this eighth episode of Game changers, Sandra Sijbrandij and Harmen Zijp expand on their citizen science measuring network and successful public-civil collaboration.
Video series: What if we changed the rules of the game?
What if we changed the rules of the game? In this year's expedition to planet B, Waag explored alternatives to Earth's current system.
Commons Lab
Inspiration from permaculture
Can you speed up the inhabitation of a new housing estate that lacks a sense of life? Part 2 of the series on Wielemaatjes on Zeeburgereiland.
Maker Education Lab
Maker education for better spatial awareness
Marten Westerhof researches how spatial awareness can be enhanced by using maker education.
Maker Education Lab
Maakplaats of the future: creating art with DALL-E
Librarian Maker Camp is a two-day training course aimed at gaining inspiration and discovering new making techniques. This year, LMC's theme was future thinking.
Listen to the podcast: racist technology and inclusive platforms
The Planet B-podcast (NL) by Waag, in this episode we talk about racist technology with Naomi Appelman from the Racism and Technology Center.
Future Internet Lab
Huffelen's work agenda offers opportunities for Code for Children's Rights
Waag is pleased to see that the protection of (digital) children's rights has been given a prominent place in the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations' Work Agenda for Value-Driven Digitisation.
Commons Lab
Breathing life into an 'intensely boring' new housing estate
Can you speed up the inhabitation of a new housing estate that lacks a sense of life? Part 1 of the series on Wielemaatjes on Zeeburgereiland.
Spelbreker #7: Misplaced self-evidence in architecture
Afaina de Jong is an architect advocating for circularity and inclusive design. Read more about her work in this Game Changer blog!
Waag at Dutch Design Week 2022: a recap
Like previous years, Waag could be found at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. If case you missed us: read a recap of our activities.
Open Design Lab
How to establish environmental commons
During the S+T+ARTS Talk at Dutch Design Week, we discussed with artists and researchers how to establish environmental commons. Find out more about their work. Plus: learnings from the panel talk!
Waag announces the appointment of Simone van der Burg as Head of Programme Code
Game changer #6: Squat the cloud
Lukas Engelhardt squats online and offline spaces. 'During Museum Night, our guided visualisation invites you to enter the digital workspace and envision what you would like it to be.'
TextileLab
TextileLab's co-founder Ista Boszhard says goodbye
She worked more than seven years at Waag, and it doesn't go unnoticed: as co-founder of the TextileLab Amsterdam, Ista Boszhard leaves a permanent trace. A talk on sustainability, transformation and female leadership - with tips to consciously deal with textiles and clothing.
Twitter and Elon Musk, what to do?
Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Where can we go to? How to shift to an alternative?
Good Game
GOOD GAME performance: an ode to gaming and gamer
A musical theatre performance created with young gamers giving their own insight into the added value and pitfalls of gaming.
Musical chairs, but different
What if we changed the rules of the game of musical chairs? At Dutch Design Week 2022, Waag and Arne Hendriks will make you re-think our economic system.
Better Future Now Festival: the highlights
Check out the highlights of the Better Future Now Festival 2022!
TextileLab
Join Fabricademy's thematic modules
This year’s Fabricademy has kicked off at TextileLab Amsterdam! Did you know you can still register to follow a weekly workshop or a module? Take a look at the three modules and explore the intersection of textiles, digital fabrication and biology with us.
Game changer #5: We need to take activism more seriously
Hanane Abaydi changes systems from the inside through her work. 'Activism is a sign of engagement.'
Maker Education Lab
Diary of a Quantum Novice
The gap between quantum experts and non-experts is no longer tenable. The dialogue on possible applications and impact of quantum computers on our society should be broader.