Research

Our public research comprises of labs. A lab is a group of researchers, designers and developers organised around a research theme - related to relevant social developments.

  • Saturnus visual
    Waag
    AI Culture Lab
    The AI Culture Lab sets out to explore the role and potential of AI in our shared futures.
  • MakeHealth Lab
    We care
    Care Lab
    Care facilitates cooperation to collectively design and share innovative healthcare solutions, and researches the role of technology in healthcare.
  • Public stack co-creation on top
    We learn
    Co-creation Lab
    The Co-creation Lab is responsible for research into, and development and improvement of co-creation and related methods.
  • Commons Lab
    We code
    Commons Lab
    The Commons Lab works towards the understanding of present-day commons and implements new forms of commoning.
  • reSITE Festival Prague
    We learn
    Future Heritage Lab
    The Future Heritage Lab sees heritage as a dynamic concept, where people interact freely with objects, stories and associations.
  • Screenshot uit de Intro video Staat van het internet 2021
    We code
    Future Internet Lab
    The Future Internet Lab democratises the access to technology and critically follows and designs the technology for democratisation.
  • Maker education at Maakplaats 021
    We learn
    Maker Education Lab
    Learning from a maker perspective is learning through making and connects ours heads and hearts.
  • Citizen science at Waag
    We make
    Open Wetlab
    The Open Wetlab is a leading place for bio-art, biodesign and do-it-together biology in the heart of Amsterdam.
  • Smart Citizens
    We code
    Smart Citizens Lab
    The Smart Citizens Lab explores tools and applications that help make sense of the world around us.
  • Extracting colours from bacteria
    We make
    TextileLab
    The TextileLab combines digital fabrication processes, crafts techniques, textiles knowledge and material research.