Research

Waag organises its research labs in three research groups: Code, Life, and Make. Code cracks open the black box of engineering, Life empowers people and nature in their living environment, and Make touches on making-practices and materials. The perspectives of the labs and groups are all intertwined and collectively form our research practice. Ultimately, Waag’s research is oriented towards having a positive, lasting effect on our societies.

The labs use research methods to empower as many people as possible to help design our future. We call this Public Research.

Public Research methods

• Art-science: A transdisciplinary approach, linking art and science to create hybrid forms of knowledge and experiences.
• Citizen Sensing: Enables residents to map their own living environment with open hardware and sensors.
• Commoning: Focuses on social skills and resource management by communities.
• Critical Making: Brings together critical reflection on technology, crafts and creative ability surrounding the practice of making.
• Futures Literacy: Develops the ability to imagine and design different futures.
• Maker Education: Brings art and technology together and activates learning by doing.