My focus has always been on making sense of the world around me, with the goal to figure out how we make things better. I want to understand what is going on ànd imagine what we can do about it.

I started my career in social sciences and qualitative research: what drives people? At IDEO and the Institute of Design I got into design thinking, wondering: how can we not only identify a problem but also articulate an opportunity, and come up with a solution? At Philips Healthcare I coached and consulted on human centered design methods, triggered by the question: how do you apply all this in a corporate environment?

Over time I became convinced that tackling the biggest challenges of our time -organising our economy, energy, food, mobility, education, health and care in more regenerative ways- require a radically different approach, taking the system as a whole into consideration. I went back to school at DRIFT's Transition Academy to dive into the theory and practice of societal transitions. ‘On the side’ I studied yoga - believing that our ability to focus our energy and attention is an essential element in addressing these big-ass, complex problems.