Athena Institute

Transdisciplinarity experts at VU Amsterdam

The Athena Institute addresses complex societal issues, like climate change, health inequality and social injustice. We do this by designing, facilitating and studying multi-stakeholder processes. Together with all actors involved, we investigate how to instigate system transformation.

Through a transdisciplinary approach, the Athena Institute includes the knowledge and expertise of a wide variety of actors in the design, conduct and evaluation of research and innovation. Think of citizens, professionals, policymakers, NGOs, and scholars. We particularly focus on including voices that often remain unheard. By learning from each other's perspectives, we jointly generate new ideas and anticipate potential barriers, thereby enabling sustainable change.