This initiative investigates the role of mobility in society and explores its potential for the future.
Our mission21 June 2022
Join the Movers and Shakers of Mobility
Register now for Mobility|Society LIVE
Car designers, culture, capitalism and contemporary dance. Explore the fundamental role of mobility in shaping society at our midsummer mobility event together with BMW’s Adrian van Hooydonk; writer, Kader Abdolah; economist, Mariana Mazzucato; Nederlands Dans Theater and more.
Nederlands Dans Theater
NDT 2 will open Mobility|Society Live with a rare performance of ‘The Most Fascinating Problem in the World’ by Tom Weinberger. Choreographed to the lecture ‘Myth of Myself’ by philosopher Alan Watts, the performers will give life to that all that exists is related to, and is a part of one whole cosmic wave.
Ruben Terlou
on mobility and its geopolitical consequence
Adrian van Hooydonk
industry’s perspective on shaping future society
Emily Molnar
on the fundamental of movements\
Carolyn Steel
on how mobility feeds society
Kader Abdolah
on stories that move us
Annelien de Dijn
Mariana Mazzucato
on public purpose within the flow of capital
Laurens van den Acker
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What’s next?
Unleashing the Potential of Mobility for all
Evening event
21 June 2022
Designers, technologists, economists, historians and environmentalists will share their expert knowledge and discuss new perspectives on the topic with the expressed aim of disentangling the relationship between mobility and society
A Guide to Critically Assessing Mobility
Book launch
Early 2023
What do we know? What can we learn? What can we do? Our collective knowledge of the relationship between mobility and society will be bundles in this future forward, thought-provoking book.
Latest news & Podcast
On this page you will find our podcast series – interviews with experts, data analysis and the latest discoveries in the field.
Movement Roadmap
Mobility|Society is a three-act initiative. Act one was the online kick-off workshop. Act two is the 2022 live event. And Act 3 will take the form of a book, which will serve as a vehicle for sharing inspiring discoveries and ideas. Between the first two acts, there will be multiple occasions to get involved, so stay tuned.
What moves us
As we look at the world around us through the ‘mobility lenses’ and refocus our understanding of mobility for the future, we are inspired by the diverse works coming from all disciplines on mobility, in its myriad of forms. Take a peek at a selection to get inspired.
Coming soon in 2022
Who we are
Mobility|Society is initiated by a group of design researchers from Delft University of Technology and industry professionals. At the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, we bring together a diverse pool of thought leaders in the field of mobility. The goal? To understand society as a sum of mobility relations and steer design research and practice towards a future society that is an intended consequence of mobilities that are consciously set in motion.