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CHANGENCY is a creative agency for societal change.<\/strong> We help accelerate transitions by connecting artists and designers with frontrunners in the public and private sectors.
Together, we explore and design solutions for urgent social and ecological challenges..

Our mission<\/strong> is to bring art and design into policymaking and spark imagination in everyone working toward change.

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The future
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It’s too late for pessimism<\/strong>. To keep the planet habitable, we must radically change our way of  life. What we eat, what we wear, how we build and furnish our homes, how we move from A to B. In short: how we produce and consume. This requires courage and imagination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courage to take bold measures to protect all life on earth, imagination to envision a better future. What do we really need? What can we say goodbye to? And what do we need to redesign completely?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changency believes artists and designers are crucial in this transformation. They dare to challenge the status quo, come up with new ideas, and can make a more sustainable future imaginable and tangible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Read our whole story<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


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Organisation<\/h2>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Changency does not strive for profit or growth but for societal value. That’s why we are a foundation and operate as a network. This means the agency consists of a small core team and has a broad network of creative thinkers and doers. From researchers and project leaders to artists and designers in various disciplines: visual artists, writers, film and theater makers, product designers, architects, and others. Depending on the challenge, we assemble teams that best fit the project.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Core team<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Dagan Cohen<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Laura Losse<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Jan Willem van den Ban<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Leroy Niemel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Clair Williams<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Adam<\/strong> Murphy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Designer\/ Facilitator<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Jens Kimmel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Foundation Board<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Mieke Gerritzen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Ivar van der Zwan<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Sandra van Beers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Principles<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Committed to the public good<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Changency is dedicated to the public good. We collaborate with governments, businesses, and organizations on projects aimed at improving the well-being of people and ecosystems. Greenwishing <\/em>can be a starting point, but not greenwashing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Economic transformation<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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We don’t believe that the current economic story of limitless growth, consumption, and profit maximization has a happy ending. In our work, we draw inspiration from alternative economic models such as Doughnut Economics, which sets clear social and ecological boundaries to balance the well-being of people and the planet.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Courageous<\/strong> partners<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Change is never easy. There is no seamless transition from the old to the new. This requires courage and agility. Courage to accelerate and make bold choices. Agility to deal with uncertainty, resistance and absorb setbacks. Without its courageous partners, Changency cannot carry out its work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Room for experimentation<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Exploring new perspectives and solutions for societal challenges demands space for  experimentation, reflection and play. For Changency these elements are not luxuries or nice-to-haves , but are an integral part of our approach. We believe that critical research, prototyping, playing, and testing are essential for innovation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Value of creativity<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Changency’s mission is to elevate the importance of art and design in addressing societal challenges. We envision a shift away from desks drawers filled with expensive, unread advisory reports towards collectively designed visions of the future and solutions that inspire.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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