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Teije Terhorst, door Jimena Gauna.

Teije TerhorstHead of New Business

Teije is Head of New Business at Waag. He is responsible for the development and realisation of relevant new research projects. To this end, he leads Waag's team of project developers. Teije aims to enable research that contributes to a just and sustainable society.

 

Previously, Teije worked at a large municipality building programmes on inclusive digital education. He received his bachelor's degree in Media Studies and a master's degree in Political Theory from the University of Amsterdam. In addition to his work at Waag, Teije is a board member at Voedselpark Amsterdam, a grassroots initiative aiming at regenerative urban agriculture in Amsterdam.

Labs

Current projects

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Urban Ecology Lab

Werkplaats voor de toekomst

Werkplaats voor de toekomst is a national network, programme and platform to strengthen the role of the creative sector in societal challenges.
Hackathon de groene stad
Smart Citizens Lab

New plan for work

What does the future of work look like? In the project New plan for work, Waag Futurelab and Michiel Zonneveld explore how to design a new perspective on the future of work.
Mensen zijn met elkaar in gesprek aan een tafel in een bibliotheek.
Smart Citizens Lab

Kenniscloud 2.0

In the project KennisCloud 2.0, Waag, Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant and VPRO are updating the platform KennisCloud by making it open source and based on public values.
Co-creatie public stack summit Waag
Smart Citizens Lab

Science in the Cloud

The project Science in the Cloud researches how online platform KennisCloud should be designed for scientists, citizen scientists and knowledge institutions to collaborate on social and scientific issues.
Thermo-staat
Smart Citizens Lab

Thermo-staat

Together with citizens, investigative journalists and scientists, Waag research heat stress in the Netherlands.
NWA route Smart Liveable Cities
Smart Citizens Lab

NWA Route Smart Liveable Cities

Waag organises the route management around public programmes relating to ‘Smart, liveable cities’, aiming to better connect science with society.
Woman with sensor
Smart Citizens Lab

Hollandse Luchten

Hollandse Luchten is a citizens science project where we involve citizens in measuring air quality in their environment in the Province of North Holland.

Closed projects

FabLearn onderwijsconferentie
Smart Citizens Lab

Imagining public connectivity

The lack of meaningful imaginaries about 5G and the knowledge concentration within industries are catalysts of public distrust. We aim to create a shared knowledge base among citizens and governments to include citizens in official local decision-making processes around 5G.