More room for design thinking at ministry of Justice and Security

Design-based thinking is increasingly playing a role in policy making at the Ministry of Justice and Security.

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Embassy Tour: On the basis of water

Anouk van der Poll takes you along in the Embassy of Water

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Embassy Tour: Learning and unlearning in the

Shay Raviv shows you around the expo

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Read the latest WDE Spotlight!

In WDE Spotlight, we give the floor to several designers from the Embassies. This time we speak with Bertrand Burgers, part of the Embassy of Health at Dutch Design Week 2023. What is his background? What inspires him? What does he hope to achieve with his work? You can read about it in this Q&A!

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Jetske van Oosten and Tabo Goudswaard in De Correspondent

Lex Bohlmeijer talks to Van Oosten and Goudswaard about a new approach to complex issues. Why do we need the thinking and working methods of designers? Van Oosten and Goudswaard share inspiring and concrete examples of how social design stimulates social change.

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    Making (amends)
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    Health as wealth
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    Cities for people
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    Possible Landscapes
  • Embassy of Water

    On the basis of water
  • Embassy of Food

    The farm of the future
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Embassy of Inclusive Society

Spaces for learning and unlearning

Embassy of Safety

Making (amends)

Embassy of Health

Health as wealth

Embassy of Mobility

Cities for people

Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building

Possible Landscapes

Embassy of Water

On the basis of water

Embassy of Food

The farm of the future

Maakruimte voor Mooi NL

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2023 Retrospective: Embassy of Inclusive Society

2023 Retrospective: Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building

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What the power of making can mean for staff shortages

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Maakruimte voor Mooi Nederland well on its way to a ‘minor revolution’

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Embassy of Inclusive Society Conference: Vulnerability and Connection

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