Waag operates at the intersection of science, technology and the arts, focusing on technology as an instrument of social change, and guided by the values of fairness, openness and inclusivity.
WaagAcademyIn 2019 it is again possible to follow the Fab Academy for five months at Fablab Amsterdam in the Waag.
- We learnDigital Curation Lab17-11-2018On November 17 it was thirty years ago that the Netherlands was connected to the internet.
- We learnCreative Learning Lab16-11-2018With 'AI AI Barbie' we design new frameworks for responsible use of AI in toys with parents, children and experts from different disciplines.
We makeOpen Design Lab07-11-2018Students of the Master Industrial Design (MID) programme at the KABK have followed a BioPlastics workshop in the Waag.
WaagProducts01-11-2018A fine two-page portrait of Eva Couwens and Bas van Abel of Fairphone in the Dutch newspaper Trouw.
We codeFuture Internet Lab29-10-2018Tomo Kihara graduated on the use of 'smart' security cameras in the city. He developed a game that makes us aware of all that supervision.
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Next events at the Waag:
22NovWe learnFuture Heritage Lab08-10-2018During this workshop, we will explore the role of the facilitator during the co-creation process. How much control can you give away?
29NovWe makeOpen Design Lab05-11-2018In this trash hacking workshop on 29 November we will try to recycle an impossible type of waste: cigarettes butts.
01DecWe learnMaker Education Lab24-10-2018The Maakplaats 021 Fellowship programme is a unique training for primary and secondary education teachers from Amsterdam.
We codeFuture Internet Lab21-11-2018Paris has a digital participation platform called Budget Participatif. Access to the platform is simple. But is this user-friendliness desirable?
We makeOpen Design Lab21-11-2018Ista Boszhard took part in a roundtable discussion during the Budapest Central European Fashion Week.
We learnFuture Heritage Lab21-11-2018What is co-creation? How can the Co-creation Navigator facilitate this? Just two of the questions discussed during a first workshop at Waag.
WaagInterface14-11-2018What is the effect of algorithms on our society? Intern Mark van Koningsveld did research with Tinder chatbots that put users in a box.
We learnMaker Education Lab07-11-2018"We see pupils as inventors who learn to design and implement their ideas using modern technology", says Karien Vermeulen on the topic of maker…
We codeFuture Internet Lab02-11-2018A lawsuit filed against Facebook in the US because of sexist job ads exposes the discriminatory nature of online marketing.
