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Marco van Hout is co-founder and Creative Director of Digital Society School in Amsterdam, where hundreds of life-long learners and trainees are trained to become ‘digital transformation designers’. He initiated the widely used Design Method Toolkit, the global Design Across Cultures programs and the growing social movement of the Global Goals Jam, in conjunction with the UNDP: 90+ cities and over 5000 design activists that use their creative skills for the benefit of the SDG’s and society.
In the past Marco co-founded and headed a digital agency and strategic design consultancy and took seat in the board of the international Design & Emotion Society for over 10 years.
Marco is a community liaison for World Design Organization, an advisory board member for DOT in Spain, and a visiting professor at IE University in Madrid. As a frequent invited speaker and facilitator, Marco addresses topics such as (digital) transformation design, digital society, human(ity) centered/ UX design, cross-cultural collaboration and sustainable development.