Learning & research design

As more analytical and mechanical work is automated, what becomes most valuable is the capacity to clarify what truly matters. That capacity is relational, perceptual, and embodied: sensing what a situation actually requires, holding complexity without collapsing it, acting from something more than a model.

In the Collective Futures MSc programme at the University of Amsterdam, which I co-design and co-lead, students, researchers, and societal partners collaborate across disciplines on issues such as democratic resilience, climate adaptation, and PFAS pollution.

This is the kind of environment I work to create more broadly. I work with universities and organisations to design curricula, workshops, and research processes that bring together systems thinking, problem framing, prioritisation, and embodied dialogical practices. So that people can draw on both careful analysis and lived experience to make grounded decisions in ambiguous, value-laden situations.