Connector of Ideas, People, and Possibilities, she combines sharp thinking with a sense of warmth to create spaces where big ideas turn into actionable solutions in academia, start-ups and small & medium enterprises. Known for fostering collaboration and execution in projects. Whether she is organizing workshops, facilitating knowledge exchange, or managing complex projects, she approaches each challenge with curiosity, creativity, and a touch of wit.

With a background in Innovation Management at a Technical University and Industrial Design, she has an eye for connecting the data and dots. Linking people, disciplines, and content to spark meaningful changes for transitions our society is in need for. She balances the seriousness of academic rigor with an approachable, human- and user-centered perspective, ensuring that my work is not only effective but also engaging, viable and sustained.

She currently focuses on her academic journey at the Hague University of Applied Sciences as Project Manager, Researcher and an Entrepreneurship & Retail Management lecturer. Working on topics of systemic co-design, value chain management, business model innovation and development of entrepreneurial skillsets. In addition, being an entrepreneur in the field of graphic and webdesign, mostly for (sustainable) foundations.

Outside of her professional endeavors, she can be found overthinking her next creative project, sipping coffee, or crafting plans to make the impossible possible. Because, as she believes, good ideas deserve great execution (and maybe a good laugh along the way).

Lectures

Tips and tricks of appreciative enquiry

03 Feb, 18.00-18.30, @Aula Magna, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment

Prototyping expedition workshop

5 Feb, 15:00-16:00, @Podere La Chiesa 

Do you know that 95% of the knowledge we have is concentred on the tip of our fingers and despite our efforts to verbalize it or bring it into creative motion, it doesn’t always come across. So, why not reframing the above and start with action before reflection? Lego® Serious Play® is the methodology that enables you to subconsciously arrive at new worlds, co-design, listen, engage and have all voices heard, while of course having fun and trusting the flow of the process!
Let us embark on this expedition together and prototype the sustainable future of wine!

Sip & Tell: crafting captivating Stories along the Wine Routes

06 Feb, 10:30-11:30, @Centro Avanzi

Interested in bringing your message across and engaging the audience to think along with you? Curious on what it takes to have the participants of your presentation in an awe? And how to make this interactive? Then this shall be the workshop to immerse yourselves in tools and techniques to make that happen.
Stories are the magic that makes people remember something forever since they do not just touch and open your mind but also plant seeds in your heart and speak to your emotions, let us see together how this happens in practice.